In this article, you’ll learn how to create and customize your restaurant website with Zenchef. You’ll discover how to build your online presence, showcase your restaurant, promote your offers and events, and make it easier for guests to find information and book with you online.
Contents
- Create and customize your website
- Add content to your website
- Configure your website
- Advanced settings
- Common cases & FAQs
- Support & Related articles
What You Need to Know
Zenchef provides a website creation tool specifically designed for restaurants. You can create a professional, responsive website without technical knowledge and customize it to reflect your restaurant's brand and offer.
To get started:
From there, you can customize the appearance of your website, add content, configure your restaurant information, and manage additional website settings.
1. Create and Customize Your Website
Start by choosing one of the professional templates available in Zenchef.
Once you have selected your template, you can customize your website to match your restaurant's identity:
- Choose your brand colors.
- Select the font you want to use on your website.
- Add and manage your restaurant's photo albums.
- Create events to showcase recurring or one-time events.
- Add press articles to share articles published about your restaurant.
Your website can then be enriched with the information and content that best represents your restaurant.
2. Add Content to Your Website
You can add different types of content to make your website informative and engaging for your guests.
Photos
Create photo albums to showcase your restaurant, dishes, atmosphere, and other experiences you want to highlight.
Events
Create event announcements to promote your recurring or one-time events. This allows guests to discover special occasions and experiences taking place at your restaurant.
Press Articles
Add press articles to share information about publications featuring your restaurant and highlight your media coverage.
Menus
You can also add your restaurant menus to your website. This allows guests to discover your offer before visiting your restaurant.
To learn more about creating and managing menus, see the dedicated menu management article.
3. Configure Your Website
Once you have customized the appearance and added your content, you can configure the information displayed on your website.
Go to Settings > Connect & Promote > Promote > Website, then access the Configuration section.
Here, you can add and update important information about your restaurant, including:
- Your restaurant description.
- Restaurant type.
- Type of cuisine.
- Spoken languages.
- Offered services.
- Payment methods.
Make sure this information is accurate and up to date so that your guests can easily find the information they need before visiting your restaurant.
You can also update your restaurant's practical information, such as your opening hours, from your general restaurant settings.
4. Advanced Settings
Once your website has been created, you can access additional options to further customize the content and features displayed on your site.
For more information about these options, see the advanced settings article.
The advanced settings allow you to:
- Add your Tripadvisor ID to display a Tripadvisor review snippet on your website.
- Add a YouTube video.
- Integrate a virtual tour.
- Add an HTML widget.
- Customize your website using a Personalized CSS sheet.
- Display your restaurant logo instead of its name.
- Display your Zenchef reviews on your website.
- Display your replies to reviews below the corresponding reviews.
- Add personalized links or buttons to your website.
Display your Zenchef reviews
Your Zenchef reviews are private by default, but you can choose to display them on your website.
You can enable “Show private reviews” and choose the review period you want to display, including all reviews or reviews from the last 12, 6, 3, or 1 month.
You can also enable “Show replies to reviews on your site” so that your responses appear below the corresponding reviews on your website.
This allows your website to showcase guest feedback and gives potential customers additional information when discovering your restaurant.
5. Common Cases & FAQs
Common Issues
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I want to change the information displayed on my website.
Go to Settings > Connect & Promote > Promote > Website and access the relevant configuration section. You can update your restaurant information, content, website appearance, and advanced settings from there. -
My menu is not showing on my website.
Check that the menu has been published. In the menu settings, enable the “Publish” option to make the menu accessible from the Menus page of your Zenchef website. -
I want to display my customer reviews on my website.
Your Zenchef reviews are private by default. You can display them by enabling “Show private reviews” in the advanced website settings. You can also choose the review period and whether your replies should be displayed.
FAQs
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Can I customize my website without technical knowledge?
Yes. ZenchefOS is designed specifically for restaurants and allows you to create and customize a professional website without technical knowledge. -
Can I add my restaurant's social media links to my website?
Yes. Your restaurant's general information can include your social media links, allowing guests to easily access your social profiles. -
I want to change my opening hours displayed on my site.
This information can be changed in Settings > General & Team > General Information > Contact & Hours. You can access the relevant settings here. -
Can I display my Zenchef reviews on my website?
Yes. Zenchef reviews can be displayed on your website by enabling “Show private reviews” in the advanced website settings. You can also choose the period of reviews to display and show your replies to reviews. -
Can I add online reservations to my website?
Yes. Zenchef websites integrate with Zenchef's online reservation tools, allowing your guests to book your restaurant online. The website can also integrate other Zenchef features such as Takeaway and gift voucher sales, depending on the solutions available to your restaurant. -
Can I add my menu to my website?
Yes. You can create and manage your menus in Zenchef and publish them on your website.
6. Support & Related Articles
Contact our Support Team
For further assistance, feel free to contact Zenchef Support via the Chatbot available in your client area or by visiting our Help Center.