Quick answer
- A professional restaurant website in India typically costs ₹12,000–₹25,000 for a menu + gallery + WhatsApp ordering + Google Maps site.
- Add online ordering, payments or table booking and it moves toward ₹25,000–₹45,000.
- The website pays for itself by cutting aggregator commission (often 18–30% per order) on direct orders.
- You can explore a real, working restaurant website concept below before deciding.
A restaurant website in India costs roughly ₹12,000 to ₹25,000 for a proper build — digital menu, photo gallery, table booking and WhatsApp ordering — and takes about five to eight days. That figure is for a site you own outright, not a template subscription.
You will find articles quoting ₹2,00,000 and up for the same description. Those are written by agencies selling enterprise builds to restaurant chains, and they are answering a different question than the one most owners are asking. What actually moves the price is covered below.
If you run a restaurant, your biggest hidden cost isn't rent or staff — it's commission. Every order through a food aggregator can carry 18–30% commission. A website you own turns repeat customers into direct, commission-free orders. So what does one actually cost in India in 2026?
A real example
Take a mid-size family restaurant in a Tier-2 city. They were paying heavy monthly commissions and still had customers calling to ask "are you open?" and "what's on the menu?". A simple website — digital menu, photo gallery, WhatsApp "Order now" button, Google Maps and table booking — fixed both problems. Walk-ins found them on Maps, and regulars started ordering directly on WhatsApp.
What a restaurant website should include
- A digital menu that's easy to update yourself (prices change often)
- WhatsApp order button on every page — direct, zero-commission orders
- Google Maps integration so walk-ins can navigate to you
- Photo gallery — your ambience sells before the food does
- Table booking or reservation enquiry
- Fast, mobile-first design — 90%+ of your visitors are on phones
Mistakes to avoid
- Paying for a heavy template you can't update — menus go stale fast
- Skipping Google Maps and a Google Business Profile (that's where "restaurants near me" traffic comes from)
- No WhatsApp button — you lose the easiest, most familiar way for Indian customers to order
- Slow, image-heavy pages that take forever to load on mobile data
Checklist before you start
- Final menu with categories and current prices
- 8–15 good photos (food + interior)
- Logo (if you have one) and brand colours
- Address, opening hours and contact number
- Whether you want online payment now or later
What it costs
Guide prices below. A clean menu + WhatsApp ordering site starts around ₹12,600; add online payments, a live ordering cart or multi-outlet support and it scales up. Compare any of these to a single busy month of aggregator commission.
Cost breakdown
- Starter — menu, gallery, WhatsApp order, Maps (up to 5 pages)
- ₹12,600+
- Standard — above + table booking, offers section, basic SEO
- ₹18,900+
- Premium — online ordering cart + payment gateway
- ₹30,000+
- Maintenance (updates, backup, uptime)
- from ₹1,999/mo
Guide prices. Your final quote depends on scope, features and integrations — always in writing before any payment. Domain, hosting and paid APIs are separate third-party costs.
Frequently asked questions
A professional restaurant website with menu, gallery, WhatsApp ordering and Google Maps typically costs ₹12,000–₹25,000. Adding online ordering with payments moves it toward ₹30,000–₹45,000 depending on features.
Yes. A WhatsApp order button lets customers order directly with zero commission. You can also add a full online ordering cart with UPI/card payments if you want a self-serve checkout.
A standard restaurant website is usually ready in 5–8 working days once you share the menu, photos and details.
Yes — we build the menu so you can edit items and prices easily, or we handle updates for you under a small monthly maintenance plan.
Aggregators are great for discovery. Your website is for profit and for owning your repeat customers. Most smart restaurants use both.
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