Web design, Leeds LS1
Web Design in Leeds for Restaurants, Cafés, Bars and Pubs
Websites, local search and branding for the restaurants, cafés, bars and pubs of the arcades, Briggate, Call Lane, Greek Street, the Calls and the villages, built by a twenty-year hospitality operator who comes up from London by train.
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The bays: County Arcade to Kirkgate Market
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County Arcade
mosaic floors, mahogany and the glass roof of the Victoria Quarter
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Thornton's Arcade
the oldest, with the clock and the narrow shops
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Queens Arcade
the quiet one between Briggate and Lands Lane
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Grand Arcade
the clock with the knights, cafés underneath
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The Corn Exchange
the dome, the independents and the cafés
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Kirkgate Market
the halls, the stalls and the street food
Leeds as a market
Leeds eats under glass roofs and along the river
Leeds is a Victorian city that kept its arcades. Briggate is the spine, and off it the County, Thornton's, Queens and Grand arcades run under their glass roofs with cafés and restaurants in the bays; the Corn Exchange and Kirkgate Market hold the independents and the street food; Call Lane and Greek Street carry the bars and the Friday night; the Calls runs along the river Aire with its warehouse restaurants; and Park Square and the legal quarter feed the business lunch. Out of the centre, Headingley is students, cricket and rugby, Chapel Allerton and Horsforth are the villages, and the station brings the north and London alike.
- The Christmas market in Millennium Square
- Test matches and rugby at Headingley
- Leeds Festival weekend, August
- Graduation week, July
- Saturday in the arcades
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Briggate and the arcades
the spine and the glass roofs
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Call Lane
the bars and the Friday night
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Greek Street
restaurants and bars by the Town Hall
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The Calls
warehouse restaurants on the river
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Kirkgate Market and the Corn Exchange
the independents and the street food
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Headingley
students, cricket and rugby
What a Leeds restaurant website has to do
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Say which arcade, which lane or which village
A search for dinner in Leeds could mean the Victoria Quarter, Call Lane or Chapel Allerton, and they are a different walk from the station.
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Saturday in the arcades, booked by Thursday
The arcades fill on Saturday and the tables go first.
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Match days and term time, each a page
Headingley brings a crowd that eats early on match days and a student trade all term.
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Rank for Leeds, by street
Searches name Briggate, Call Lane, the Calls or Headingley.
What we do, how we do it, what you get
Built from the kitchen outwards by someone who has run one
EDC's founder spent twenty years running hospitality operations before founding the consultancy in June 2024. A Leeds site starts with the menu, the sittings and the margin, and only then with the design that sells them under the glass roof.
Side 01On the floor
Menu and margin
The menu costed line by line and priced against your margin before it is designed.
Service flow
Sittings, turn times, the Saturday rush and the match-day plan decided before the booking system is switched on.
Allergens and specs
An allergen matrix and recipe spec sheets the kitchen works from and the website can quote.
Team and standards
Opening checklists and service standards written for the people who will run the room on a Saturday.
Side 02On the screen
The website
Mobile first, fast on the train, a menu Google can read, the table bookable in two taps.
Local search
The Google Business Profile corrected to the arcade or the street, listings matched to it, reviews answered.
Brand
A logo, palette, type, menus and signage files that look the same on the door, the table and the phone.
Email and social
A customer email system and a social plan that say what is on this week, kept current by someone who knows the kitchen.
- A written scopemapped to a figure on the pricing page before anything is built
- A site you ownon your own domain, with the files and the logins
- A menu Google can readnot a PDF: dishes, prices and allergens as text
- A profile that matchesthe Google Business Profile corrected to the site, street by street
- A booking paththat works on a phone between the station and the arcades
- One person to callAli, the founder, from the first call to launch and after
Website packages, in pounds
- Starter£1,650one-offPerfect for small businesses just getting started online
- Pro£2,950one-offIdeal for established businesses needing more features
- Standard£5,800one-offMid-range option for growing businesses
- Premium£6,500one-offMulti-location or high-end venues
The same in every area EDC works. What each package includes is on the pricing page.
The boardThe rest of the list
- Local VisibilityGoogle Business Profile, local pages and reviews, reported monthly£850per month
- Growth SEOLocal Visibility plus content and link work£1,550per month
- Full Brand KitLogo, palette, type, menus and signage files£1,850one-off
- Menu EngineeringCosted, laid out and priced against your margins£2,500one-off
- Quick ZoomA recorded walk through your site and listings, with a written list£450one-off
- Social Media – StarterThe entry social plan£850per month
How it works
- Step 01
A thirty-minute call
You talk to Ali about the venue, the trade you want more of, and what the current site does and does not do.
- Step 02
A written scope
What will be built, mapped to a figure on the pricing page.
- Step 03
The build
Structure, copy, menus, booking and the local search set-up, built mobile first and reviewed with you at each stage.
- Step 04
Launch and after
Go live, Google Business Profile and local listings checked, then the support period of the package you chose.
Questions people ask
Web design in Leeds: the questions people ask
How much does web design cost in Leeds?
The same as anywhere EDC works. Website – Starter is £1,650, Website – Pro £2,950, Website – Standard £5,800 and Website – Premium £6,500, one-off figures in pounds. The pricing page lists what each includes. Local SEO is separate, from £850 per month.
Do you design websites for businesses in Leeds other than restaurants?
EDC builds for the food and drink trade: restaurants, cafés, bars, pubs, bakeries and delis. That focus is the point; a site for a Call Lane bar is built by someone who has run one.
Who designs restaurant websites in Leeds?
Epicurean Digital Consultants, based in Wimbledon in London and working in Leeds by train and by video call, founded in June 2024 by Ali Solak after twenty years running hospitality operations. You deal with Ali directly, not an account manager.
Do you cover Headingley, Chapel Allerton and Horsforth as well as the centre?
Yes. The villages and the student streets are much of the city's trade, and the page is built around the road, the ground or the parade rather than the city name.
Do you need to visit the restaurant?
Usually once, and Leeds is a direct train from London. The first thirty-minute call is by phone or video and costs nothing.
How long does a restaurant website take?
It depends on the package and on how fast menus, photography and copy come back from you. The written scope after the first call gives a date.
Where this page's design comes from
Solace Estates, one of the concept sites in the Web Portfolios
This page shares its architectural idiom with that demo: a building in stone and brass that the scroll walks you through. The glass roof, the bays and the mosaic floor are this page's own. It is a concept site with a fictional brand, built to show what a site can feel like; it is not a client and no business on it is real.