Pub website design

Pub website design you can keep fresh

A good pub website is not a one-off brochure — it is where guests check menus, events, and how to book. My Place is a practical alternative to an expensive bespoke build you cannot update yourself.

Castle Inn pub website on mobile

Design is only half the job for pub websites

The best-looking site in the world fails if Sunday's menu is still last month's PDF.

Many pub operators start with an agency-designed site that looks great on launch day — then stalls when every menu tweak needs an email and a quote. A modern pub website should be easy for your team to update, read clearly on mobile, and make it obvious how to find you, see what is on, and book a table.

My Place combines hospitality-focused design with a dashboard you control. If you are comparing builders, see our website builder for pubs. For inspiration, browse pub website examples.

What good pub website design delivers

Outcomes guests notice — not agency jargon.

  • Menus guests can read on a phone

    Structured food and drinks pages instead of zooming into a PDF.

  • Events and offers in plain sight

    Quizzes, sport, and seasonal specials on pages regulars can bookmark.

  • Booking and contact without hunting

    Buttons for your reservation platform, phone, and map where people expect them.

  • Branding that feels like your pub

    Colours and theme options so the site matches your sign, not a generic template.

  • Updates without a change request

    Save a menu or hour change and it goes live — no developer in the middle.

How My Place approaches pub website design

You bring the venue identity; we provide the hospitality structure.

  1. 1

    Start from your venue

    Look up your pub for a draft with hours, contact details, and layout suited to hospitality.

  2. 2

    Tune the look and content

    Set colours and theme, add photos, menus, and events until it feels like yours.

  3. 3

    Launch and maintain

    Publish on a My Place link or your own domain. Keep design and content aligned as the offer changes.

Design-related features

Tools that shape how your pub looks and reads online.

  • Theme and branding

    Choose your colours, corner style, and light or dark mode. Your site should feel like your pub, not a generic template.

  • Photo gallery

    Show off your food, your beer garden, and your interior. Add photos whenever something new is worth sharing.

  • Menus that stay current

    Run several menus, move sections around, and attach a PDF when you need one. All live on the same menus page your guests already use.

  • Events and featured content

    Promote gigs, quizzes, screenings, and one-off nights on your events page, with a featured section for the highlights.

  • Opening hours

    Keep opening times accurate on your site and contact page. Set regular hours and special schedules for bank holidays.

  • Your own web address

    Start on a My Place link straight away, then connect your own domain when you are ready, with no rebuild required.

All features

Modern pub website examples

See how independents present menus, events, and visit information.

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Pub website design FAQs

For operators weighing a redesign against a builder they can run.

Not necessarily. My Place gives you a hospitality-focused starting point you customise yourself. Many independents prefer that to a one-off agency build they cannot easily change.

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Design a pub website you can actually maintain

Look up your venue, customise the preview, and try it free.