Websites for restaurants & caterers
One link with your menu, prices, hours and where to find you.
Preview within 24 hours • Everything on WhatsApp • No sales calls
Live Just1 customer sites: myeaterylounge.co.za · mbheles.just1.co.za
What’s the cheapest way for a restaurant or caterer in South Africa to put its menu online?
A free Google Business Profile plus a one-page site with your menu, prices, hours, map and a WhatsApp button covers most small restaurants and caterers. Just1 builds that page over WhatsApp for R97 once-off, with the first 3 months online included, then R97 every 3 months; on R199/month you WhatsApp us new prices and we change them. The page has no cart or card payments, so customers order on WhatsApp or through your Uber Eats or Mr D link. If you want an online ordering shop, Resto lists R1,000/month.
Compare the options and pricesYour one-page website
- Your menu with prices and specials
- Photos of your food and your place
- Trading hours, delivery areas or catering options
- Tap-to-call and WhatsApp buttons for orders and quotes
- Google Maps so people can find you
Option 1
R97 once-off
On yourbusiness.just1.co.za. 3 months hosting included, then R97 every 3 months.
Option 2
⭐ RecommendedR199/month, no R97 fee
Your own yourbusiness.co.za and email. WhatsApp us changes anytime. Cancel anytime, or R1,990/year.
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Website options for restaurants and caterers in South Africa
Compiled by Just1, which sells one of these options. Prices checked 29 September 2026 on each provider’s own website; if one has changed, tell us on WhatsApp.
What each option costs and who it suits
| Option | Examples and prices | Good for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Google listing | Good for: Every restaurant and caterer. Hours, photos, reviews and directions on Google Maps. | Watch out for: Menus there are short and Google decides the layout. Link it to your own menu page. | |
| DIY website builder (South African) |
HostAfrica AI Builder: R29/month for the first year, then R96.67/month |
Good for: You want to update the menu yourself, often. | Watch out for: After the first year it is R96.67/month, and you do the menu layout and photos. |
| DIY website builder (international) |
WordPress.com Personal: US$4/month billed yearly Hostinger Website Builder: US$2.99/month if you prepay 48 months, renews at US$10.99/month Wix, Squarespace, GoDaddy: see their sites (the price shown depends on your country) |
Good for: You want built-in online ordering or bookings and will set them up yourself. | Watch out for: Billed in US dollars. Ordering and bookings usually need a higher plan. |
| Online ordering shop | Good for: You want customers to order and pay online from your own shop. | Watch out for: R12,000 a year, and you still need to keep the menu and stock up to date. | |
| Freelancer, once-off | Good for: You want several pages: menu, catering, events and a gallery. | Watch out for: Ask what each menu change will cost you later. | |
| Just1 (us) |
R97 once-off: one page on yourbusiness.just1.co.za, first 3 months online included, then R97 every 3 months R199/month (or R1,990/year), no R97 fee: your own .co.za and email, changes on WhatsApp |
Good for: A one-page menu with prices, hours, map and WhatsApp ordering, done over WhatsApp. | Watch out for: No online cart, payments or table bookings. Menu changes after delivery are included only on R199/month. |
What SA customers do online when they need a restaurant or caterer
Figures from Stats SA, Dineplan, Eat Out and Yoco, and Google Trends on how South Africans find, book and order food.
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Most formal food businesses already have a web page
Stats SA found that in 2022, 74.0% of restaurants and coffee shops, 69.0% of takeaway and fast-food outlets and 68.6% of caterers had a web page. When someone compares you with the place down the road, they can already see the others online.
New restaurants are found on social media and search
In Dineplan’s 2024 findings, 36% of South Africans discovered a new restaurant on social media and 22% through internet searches. Only 0.5% found one by walking past. Put your link in your Instagram, Facebook and TikTok bios so people land on your menu.
Source: Dineplan, July 2024
Most diners don’t have a name in mind
Over summer 2025/26, 79% of diners on Dineplan didn’t search for a specific restaurant. They started with area, availability, cuisine or specials. Name your dishes, your suburb and your specials on your page so a broad search can land on you.
Source: Dineplan, Summer 2025/26
The phone still rings, but orders move online
Walk-ins (91.6%) and phone calls (76.7%) are still the most common ways formal food businesses take bookings and orders, and 65.2% also take them over the internet. Dineplan saw online bookings rise 9.3% in 2023 while phone bookings fell 7.5%.
Source: Stats SA, Food and beverages industry 2022; Dineplan Industry Trends Report 2024
Reviews matter to diners more than owners think
In the Eat Out | Yoco 2025 report, 72.51% of diners said online reviews and ratings would get them to try a restaurant, but only 31.91% of owners use reviews to attract customers. Put a few real customer comments on your page.
December is the big month
Google searches for “restaurants near me” in South Africa scored 68 in December 2025 against 42 in November, and December is the top month every year in the data. Yoco saw food and drink card spend at small merchants rise about 68% from November to December 2025 in the Eastern Cape.
Source: Google Trends, “restaurants near me”, ZA; Yoco Seasonal Spend Report, February 2026
Two sites we built
My Eatery Lounge
myeaterylounge.co.zaA traditional food and drinks lounge in Marlboro, Johannesburg. The page shows the full menu with prices (mogodu, cowheels, livers, hardbody chicken, sides) and the drinks list, the Monday to Friday free Castle Lite special, trading hours for every day, the address and nearby areas. Customers tap to call, send a WhatsApp with the question already typed, or open the Uber Eats listing,.
Mbhele’s Kitchen
mbheles.just1.co.zaA ghost kitchen in Witbank with no storefront, cooking for families, churches, events and businesses. The page lists event catering, corporate and contractor meals, dinner pre-orders, platters and lunch packs, and sets out ordering in five steps. Prices are quoted per order, so the WhatsApp buttons open a message that asks for the date, number of people and area. Links to Instagram and TikTok let people see the food first.
Four simple steps
Order your Just1 Website.
Send your details and photos on WhatsApp.
See your preview and approve it.
We publish it online for you.
What to send us on WhatsApp
- Your menu with prices, even a photo of the printed menu or the board on the wall
- Photos of real plates, your counter, kitchen or seating
- Trading hours for every day, and public holiday hours if they differ
- Your address, or the areas you deliver to or cater in
- Your call and WhatsApp numbers, and your Uber Eats or Mr D link if you use them
- Your current specials and how they work
- Your Instagram, Facebook or TikTok links, and a few customer comments
Questions
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