React Restaurant

web

Modern restaurant website featuring an interactive menu with category tabs, integrated table reservation system, customer testimonials carousel, and mobile-first responsive layout.

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A restaurant site that does the three things customers actually want.

The problem

Most restaurant sites bury the menu in a PDF, hide reservations behind a third-party widget, and pad the page with stock photography. Restaurant owners deserve a small, fast site that gets people from 'I'm hungry' to 'I have a reservation' in under 30 seconds.

The approach

Built around three primary actions: see the menu, see real customer feedback, book a table. Interactive menu uses category tabs with smooth crossfade, testimonials carousel auto-rotates with manual override, and the reservation form is right there — no third-party redirect. Mobile-first layout because most restaurant lookups happen on phones at the bus stop.

Tech decisions

Category-tabbed menu

Faster than scrolling a long single list; better than a PDF

Inline reservation form

Eliminates the third-party widget friction; conversion stays in-page

Mobile-first CSS

Optimizes the most common use case; desktop styles layer up via media queries

Auto-rotating carousel with manual override

Movement draws attention but never traps the user

Outcomes

Three core actions surfaced above the fold on every breakpoint
Reservation form inline — no third-party redirect
Interactive menu with tab-based category navigation
Mobile-first responsive layout

What I learned

Restaurants don't need a 'website' — they need a 30-second path to 'I have a reservation'. Designing around the action, not the page, sharpens every decision.