Restaurant website accessibility: menus, ordering and reservations
A practical accessibility checklist for restaurant and cafe websites: menus, online ordering, reservations, maps and opening hours.
Restaurant sites have a few recurring problem areas. Fixing them helps guests who use screen readers, magnification or keyboards, and it often helps your search ranking too.
Top fixes
- Menus as text, not images or scanned PDFs. See accessible menus and PDFs.
- Opening hours and address as text, not only inside a map or image.
- Reservation and ordering widgets: test them with a keyboard. If a third-party widget fails, offer a phone number and email alongside it.
- Photos of dishes: short, appetising alt text. Decorative background photos get empty alt.
- Contrast on text over food photography: add an overlay.
- Allergen information in text, with clear headings.
- Pop-ups (newsletters, cookie banners) must be closable with the keyboard and must not cover focused elements.
Platform tips
Many restaurants use Squarespace, Wix or WordPress; our platform guides show where each setting lives.
Related guides
- Dental and medical practice website accessibility checklist
- Law firm website accessibility: a practical checklist
- Accessibility statement template (free) and how to write one
- How much does a website accessibility audit cost? (2026 small-business guide)
This guide is general technical information, not legal advice. Following it does not certify ADA or any legal compliance. Automated checks find only part of accessibility barriers.
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