Squarespace restaurant website: what it costs, what it does and where it stops
A Squarespace restaurant website costs about $19 to $25 a month on the entry plan (cheaper billed yearly) and more on the plans that sell online with no store fee, plus a domain. It handles a menu, hours, photos and reservations well. It does not come with a restaurant order system: for pickup orders you add a separate service or pay for a commerce plan, and the sources disagree on exact prices [1] [2] [3]. For a restaurant that mainly needs to be found and show its menu, it is a good fit.
If what you need most is a menu that takes pickup orders, you can build a free menu site with pickup ordering from a photo of your menu. Below: the plans and what they cost, how the menu block works, how to take orders, a year worked out, and who Squarespace suits.
Squarespace plans for a restaurant, and the conflicting prices
Squarespace changed its plans in 2026, and sources use two sets of names (the old Personal, Business and Commerce, the new Basic, Core, Plus and Advanced) with different prices [1] [2]. Two lists from the same month:
| Plan | One source: month / year billing | Another source: monthly |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $25 / $19 | $25 |
| Core | $39 / $29 | $36 |
| Plus | not listed | $56 |
| Advanced | $65 / $49 | $139 |
The entry price is the one that matches. The top plan does not, so check Squarespace's own pricing page for the figure you will actually pay [1] [2]. A domain is often free for the first year on an annual plan, then about $20 a year.
Which plan does a restaurant need?
For a site with a menu, hours, photos and a reservations button: the entry plan. For direct sales (gift cards, merchandise, pre-paid items), a plan with commerce tools, because transaction fees differ. One source lists a 2% fee on online sales on the entry plan and 0% on the higher ones, with card processing separate at about 2.9% + 30¢ [2]. That means the plan that looks cheaper can cost more if you sell much through it.
The menu block
Squarespace's own restaurant page says its Menu Block lets you paste your menu and formats it for you, and that menu text on the page can be indexed by search engines, unlike a PDF [4]. That matters. A PDF menu is hard to read on a phone and Google reads it poorly. A menu in text, with prices and a section for each course, can show up in search. Tips for a menu page that works:
- Use real text, not a picture of the menu.
- Keep the sections short: starters, mains, desserts, drinks.
- Put prices next to items and update them on the date they change.
- Mark vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free items in plain words and say how you handle allergies.
Our guide on editing a restaurant menu online shows how to keep it current, and a free menu online lists the ways to do it without a plan.
Reservations, hours and the rest
Squarespace has a native Tock block and an OpenTable block for tables, and Acuity for appointments is a separate paid add-on, not part of any plan [3]. Hours, map, contact form and photo galleries come with the templates. A restaurant site also needs the basics Google reads: your name, address and phone on the page, matching your Google profile. See Google Business Profile for restaurants and SEO for a restaurant website.
Taking orders on a Squarespace site
Squarespace is a general site builder, and the sources we found describe a menu, a reservation button and a store, not a restaurant ordering system [3] [4]. For pickup and delivery orders owners add one of:
- A third-party ordering service that embeds a button or a page (for example AllDay Ordering publishes a Squarespace setup guide [5]). These have their own monthly fee or per-order fee.
- A link to a marketplace such as DoorDash or Uber Eats. This costs 15% to 30% a delivery order; see DoorDash commission for restaurants.
- A commerce plan and the store tools, selling set items for pickup. This works for a short menu and not for modifiers and kitchen tickets.
Compare the options in commission-free online ordering and online ordering website for restaurants.
A year on Squarespace, worked out
Take the entry plan at $25 a month billed monthly, or $19 billed yearly, and a domain at $20 after the first free year. Add a third-party ordering service at an example $50 a month, since services vary; this number is an assumption, not a quote.
| Item | Site only | Site plus ordering service |
|---|---|---|
| Plan, yearly billing ($19 × 12) | $228 | $228 |
| Plan, monthly billing ($25 × 12) | $300 | $300 |
| Domain, year two | $20 | $20 |
| Ordering service (assumed $50 × 12) | $0 | $600 |
| Year total, yearly billing | $248 | $848 |
Card fees come on top of any orders. The site alone is cheap. Ordering is where the cost sits, which is also true on every builder. See what a restaurant website costs.
Who Squarespace suits, and who it does not
It suits a restaurant that wants a good-looking site, takes reservations through Tock or OpenTable, and does not take online orders. The templates are neat and the menu block is easy.
It does not suit a restaurant that wants pickup and delivery orders with modifiers, a kitchen printer and no per-order fee unless it adds one. For that, a restaurant tool is a better start. See the best website builder for restaurants and Squarespace vs Wix for restaurants and Wix Restaurants pricing.
A Squarespace restaurant site, page by page
A restaurant site that works for guests and for Google has a short list of pages. Here is what to build, and what each should say:
- Home. Your name, the kind of food, the town, today's hours, and two buttons: see the menu, and order or reserve. Photos of your real food and room, not stock pictures.
- Menu. The menu in text with prices, sections and allergy notes. One link at the top to order, if you take orders.
- Hours and location. Address, phone, map and parking, in text, matching your Google profile exactly.
- Reservations or order. The button to Tock or OpenTable, or your ordering service.
- About. Who cooks, how long you have been open, what makes the place yours. Our guide on a restaurant About us page shows what to write.
- Private events or catering, if you do them: capacity, a sample price and a contact form.
See restaurant website examples for how real places lay this out, and cafe website, bakery website and pizza website for the kind of place you run.
Mistakes to avoid on Squarespace
- A PDF menu. It loads slowly on phones and Google reads it poorly. Use the Menu Block [4].
- Template photos left in. Guests notice. Replace every one with your own.
- No order button on the first screen. A guest who is hungry will not scroll for it.
- Letting the free year lapse. The domain and the plan renew in one go; set a reminder so a price rise does not surprise you.
- Different details from your Google profile. A different phone number or hours on the site and on Google confuses guests and hurts how you show up.
How long it takes to build
Most owners get a first version live in a weekend: pick a template, paste the menu into the Menu Block, add hours, photos and the order or reservation button. The slow parts are always the same: finding good photos of your own food, writing a short About text, and keeping the details matching across Google, Instagram and the site. Plan a few hours to do the Google profile right after, and put the site link on it. Then check it on a phone, and ask someone who has never been to the restaurant to find the menu and the phone number in under ten seconds. If they cannot, move those two things higher.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a Squarespace restaurant website cost?
About $19 to $25 a month on the entry plan, more for commerce plans, plus a domain after the first year [1] [2].
Can a restaurant take online orders on Squarespace?
Through a third-party ordering service, a link to a marketplace or a commerce plan. There is no restaurant ordering system in the plans the sources describe [3] [5].
Does Squarespace have a menu feature?
Yes, a Menu Block that formats pasted text and can be indexed by search engines [4].
Does Squarespace charge a fee on sales?
One source lists 2% on the entry plan and 0% on higher plans, with card processing separate [2].
Is Squarespace good for a restaurant?
For a showcase site with a menu and reservations, yes. For ordering, you add a service.
Is there a cheaper way to put a menu online with orders?
Build a free menu site with pickup orders. More answers are in all our guides.
Sources
- Squarespace Pricing Guide 2026, Outfy, as shown in search results Nov 11, 2026 (plan prices, monthly and yearly).
- Squarespace Pricing: What You Actually Pay in 2026 and CostBench Squarespace Commerce, as shown in search results Nov 11, 2026 (second price list, 2% fee).
- Squarespace for Restaurants: What You Need to Know (2026), JPK Design Co, as shown in search results Nov 11, 2026 (Tock, OpenTable, Acuity).
- Build a restaurant website, Squarespace, as shown in search results Nov 11, 2026 (Menu Block).
- AllDay Ordering x Squarespace setup, AllDay Ordering help, as shown in search results Nov 11, 2026.
Plans and prices change. Confirm on squarespace.com before you buy.