I am designing a website for a local restaurant in Edmonton, Alberta. I am
wondering if any of you have come across any exciting restaurant websites,
if so, what was it that caught your eye? What do you look for when you surf
for a restaurant online?

"Tamara Lim" > a écrit

> if so, what was it that caught your eye? What do you =look for when you
surf
> for a restaurant online?

i often travel to other cities in québec to see junior hockey games and go
to good restaurants... and often, in preparation for those little trips, i
surf websites online for those restaurants. I also frequent chats and ask
the locals.

The best sites i've seen are simple, with very good pictures, directions and
history. If the restaurant has a rich and old tradition, it's important to
put the emphasis on it on the site.

It's hard to explain, but here's the one i thought was the best one i've
been to: http://www.aubergedumangegrenouille.qc.ca/

it's in "Le Bic", which is right outside of Rimouski Québec, and i've only
been there once, but it is simply perfect in terms of what people look for.

The website is in french, but i'm sure you can get around.

"Tamara Lim" > wrote in message news:<J20ac.43735$R27.6312@pd7tw2no>...
> I am designing a website for a local restaurant in Edmonton, Alberta. I am
> wondering if any of you have come across any exciting restaurant websites,
> if so, what was it that caught your eye? What do you look for when you surf
> for a restaurant online?
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Full menus with descriptions
Photos of food
Printable coupons/discounts

Lynn from Fargo

"Tamara Lim" > wrote in message
news:J20ac.43735$R27.6312@pd7tw2no...
> I am designing a website for a local restaurant in Edmonton, Alberta. I am
> wondering if any of you have come across any exciting restaurant websites,
> if so, what was it that caught your eye? What do you look for when you
surf
> for a restaurant online?
>
>

I look for an online [food] menu, first and foremost, with some brief
descriptions of each item. That way I can get the feel for what the
restaurant is all about. Some pictures of the dining area are helpful too,
but not nearly as important to me. A wine/beer list would be handy too, so
I'm not jonesing for some local microbrew and find out it's all bud light,
zima and (ugh) corona. Last but not least, I like to see directions AND a
map.

Jack Patron

"Jack Schidt®" > wrote in message
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>
> "Tamara Lim" > wrote in message
> news:J20ac.43735$R27.6312@pd7tw2no...
> > I am designing a website for a local restaurant in Edmonton, Alberta. I
am
> > wondering if any of you have come across any exciting restaurant
websites,
> > if so, what was it that caught your eye? What do you look for when you
> surf
> > for a restaurant online?
> >
> >
>
> I look for an online [food] menu, first and foremost, with some brief
> descriptions of each item. That way I can get the feel for what the
> restaurant is all about. Some pictures of the dining area are helpful
too,
> but not nearly as important to me. A wine/beer list would be handy too,
so
> I'm not jonesing for some local microbrew and find out it's all bud light,
> zima and (ugh) corona. Last but not least, I like to see directions AND a
> map.
>
> Jack Patron
>
>

How about a large notice to the effect that noisy kids, smoking, and cell
phones are NOT PERMITTED!!!!


--
Peter Aitken

Remove the crap from my email address before using.

"Peter Aitken" > wrote in message
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> "Jack Schidt®" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "Tamara Lim" > wrote in message
> > news:J20ac.43735$R27.6312@pd7tw2no...
> > > I am designing a website for a local restaurant in Edmonton, Alberta.
I
> am
> > > wondering if any of you have come across any exciting restaurant
> websites,
> > > if so, what was it that caught your eye? What do you look for when you
> > surf
> > > for a restaurant online?
> > >
> > >
> >
> > I look for an online [food] menu, first and foremost, with some brief
> > descriptions of each item. That way I can get the feel for what the
> > restaurant is all about. Some pictures of the dining area are helpful
> too,
> > but not nearly as important to me. A wine/beer list would be handy too,
> so
> > I'm not jonesing for some local microbrew and find out it's all bud
light,
> > zima and (ugh) corona. Last but not least, I like to see directions AND
a
> > map.
> >
> > Jack Patron
> >
> >
>
> How about a large notice to the effect that noisy kids, smoking, and cell
> phones are NOT PERMITTED!!!!
>
>

Noisy kids are fun, because you can traumatize them with tales of ghosts and
snakes under their beds, even tell them that they're butt ugly and will
never be loved.

Smoking...well, that's pretty much a given that there's no smoking in
restaurants. Cell phones...hmmm. Amtrak has recently made one car on each
Acela train a 'quiet' car, where cell phones are verboten. Might catch on
in other places too.

Jack Dinerama

"Jack Schidt®" > wrote in message m>...

> Smoking...well, that's pretty much a given that there's no smoking in
> restaurants. Cell phones...hmmm. Amtrak has recently made one car on each
> Acela train a 'quiet' car, where cell phones are verboten. Might catch on
> in other places too.

Sorry to followup like two weeks later, but...

You must live in Heaven, Jack. Here in Michigan we've got a powerful
tourism lobby that keeps buying off the legislature every time anybody
talks about forbidding smoking in restaurants. They've even got a
state law that says local jurisdictions can't forbid smoking in
restaurants.

On the plus side, several Ann Arbor restaurateurs and bar owners
have voluntarily made their establishments non-smoking. I
preferentially give them my business.

Cindy Hamilton

"Cindy hamilton" > wrote in message
om...
> "Jack Schidt®" > wrote in message
m>...
>
> > Smoking...well, that's pretty much a given that there's no smoking in
> > restaurants. Cell phones...hmmm. Amtrak has recently made one car on
each
> > Acela train a 'quiet' car, where cell phones are verboten. Might catch
on
> > in other places too.
>
> Sorry to followup like two weeks later, but...
>
> You must live in Heaven, Jack. Here in Michigan we've got a powerful
> tourism lobby that keeps buying off the legislature every time anybody
> talks about forbidding smoking in restaurants. They've even got a
> state law that says local jurisdictions can't forbid smoking in
> restaurants.
>
> On the plus side, several Ann Arbor restaurateurs and bar owners
> have voluntarily made their establishments non-smoking. I
> preferentially give them my business.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

I prefer non smoking restaurants, but barrooms are smoky places where people
drink, sometimes excessively. If you don't like that, don't go in there.
Stop legislating my life into a coma....

Jack Angst

In article <J20ac.43735$R27.6312@pd7tw2no>, "Tamara Lim"
> wrote:

> I am designing a website for a local restaurant in Edmonton, Alberta.
> I am wondering if any of you have come across any exciting restaurant
> websites, if so, what was it that caught your eye? What do you look
> for when you surf for a restaurant online?

Simplicity. Give me the basics -- a look at the menu would be nice.
Address and phone number; whether or not reservations are desired,
mandatory, or even accepted. :-) Nothing too complicated -- I'm still
on a dialup account and don't like stuff that's too flashy and takes
long to load JMO.
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-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> updated 3-29-04.

On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 22:20:52 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

> In article <J20ac.43735$R27.6312@pd7tw2no>, "Tamara Lim"
> > wrote:
>
> > I am designing a website for a local restaurant in Edmonton, Alberta.
> > I am wondering if any of you have come across any exciting restaurant
> > websites, if so, what was it that caught your eye? What do you look
> > for when you surf for a restaurant online?
>
> Simplicity. Give me the basics -- a look at the menu would be nice.
> Address and phone number; whether or not reservations are desired,
> mandatory, or even accepted.

I want to see an up to date menu with up to date prices. If
the menu changes daily, that shouldn't be too hard manage,
because it's probably written on a computer and published
from one too.

> :-) Nothing too complicated -- I'm still
> on a dialup account and don't like stuff that's too flashy and takes
> long to load JMO.

A properly designed website shouldn't take forever on
dialup! Of course, what's considered quick depends on what
your idea of quick is. If you're used to a T1+ connection,
anything slower is pure torture.

I'm not spoiled at work. I don't know what kind of
connection I have, but the number is 100. 100 "whats", I
don't recall. I can only say - it's not sooo much quicker
than my dial-up that I care one way or the other.



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