Olive & Ember Kitchen
The phone rang through dinner service and the menu was invisible. Now tables book themselves online.
⏱ Built in 26 minutes Illustrative build
01 · The problem
What was going wrong
A well-loved neighbourhood kitchen whose reservation system was the phone next to the pass, answered mid-service, and whose menu existed only on paper inside the door.
- Booking calls came exactly at dinner rush; unanswered calls became tables filled somewhere else.
- Diners choosing where to eat couldn't find the menu, hours, or photos, so they picked the place that showed all three.
- No-shows on busy nights left empty tables that had turned other diners away.
This problem isn't unique. The research says so:
- 83% of diners review a menu online before visiting a restaurant
- 77% of diners visit a restaurant's website before dining in or ordering
- Nearly 70% of diners say a poor website has discouraged them from visiting
02 · What we built
The solution, in 26 minutes
One 26-minute build: the menu, the tables, and the kitchen's story, working front-of-house on the internet.
The menu, beautifully online
Every dish with photos and prices, updated by chat when the season (or the chef) changes it.
Table reservations
Diners pick a date, time, and party size; the booking lands on WhatsApp for one-tap confirmation.
Advance deposits for peak nights
A small deposit on weekend and festival bookings turned no-shows into committed covers.
Found when diners decide
Built for "restaurants near me", with hours, photos, and reviews where diners look first.
03 · The value
What changed
The kitchen didn't change a single recipe. It changed who found a table.
The phone stopped mid-service
Reservations book themselves online while the team plates dinner.
The menu converts browsers
Diners arrive already knowing what they're ordering, parties already agreed.
No-shows stopped hurting
Peak-night deposits mean an empty table is now the rare exception.
“The phone used to ring through dinner service. Now the tables book themselves while we cook.”
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