Restaurant starter · live industry site
A website that makes people hungry.
Restaurant is the industry operating system for this vertical. The $2,500 Launch stands your version of it up on your Replit at $0/mo, against the AI-approved checklist.
Live industry OS (your Launch uses your name, not this NVC story): Ember & Salt Ember & Salt
The whole machine
Public site. Customer account. Staff admin.
The live industry site is an operating system, not a brochure. Launch stands your version of this up against the AI-approved checklist. Below is what the working model already does on the front, after login, and in the back office.
Front
Public site
12 capabilities
Cinematic home
Tonight’s specials, live service signal, intent cards that prefill reservations.
Live service signal
Filling quickly / late seating / fully booked from real reservation counts.
Seasonal menu
Courses, prices, dietary tags, wine pairings, tonight’s special.
Drinks
Cocktails by spirit, wine by the glass.
Reservations
Date, time, party, table energy, occasion, waitlist when full.
Chef’s Table application
Manual review. Not an instant book.
Private events
Proposals, corporate, buyouts — budget and guest count.
The kitchen / sourcing
Chef story and suppliers they named.
Press
Reviews they can prove.
Delivery & ordering
Zone check first, then the delivery subset of the menu.
Gift cards
Digital cards with recipient message.
Restaurant twin
No invented wait time or sold-out flag.
My account
Customer account
5 capabilities
Reservations
Past and upcoming bookings.
Orders
Delivery history and status.
Loyalty
Visit count, anniversary, pending comps.
Form prefill
Logged-in diners skip retyping across the site.
Preferences
Occasions and table energy they like.
Operating system
Staff admin
8 capabilities
Tonight’s dashboard
Covers, fill %, active deliveries, waitlist.
Reservations desk
Update bookings, assign tables, arrival notes.
Chef’s Table inbox
Approve or decline applications.
Events
Private-event inquiries.
Delivery board
Placed → preparing → out → delivered.
Menu manager
Seasonal menus, toggle availability.
Gift cards
Issued cards ledger.
Loyalty
Visit tracking and comps.
Audience
Who it’s for
Restaurants, cafes, bakeries, food trucks, catering companies, and any food service business that needs a modern web presence with menu display and ordering capabilities.
Direction
What this industry site is built around
Your restaurant site does more than display a menu — it drives covers. Live service signals create urgency. Intent-carrying CTAs pre-fill reservation forms. Delivery validates addresses before orders. Loyalty tracks visits automatically. We build it live so you control every detail. The surface map above describes the reference build; implemented behavior for your site is confirmed by the Launch checklist and your accepted order scope.
Launch
$2,500 USD
$2,500 Launch against the fixed AI-approved checklist. We sit on your Replit at $0/mo. Network and Paradise stay optional.
Included in the base build
Fixed AI-approved Launch checklist
Grok may only mark pass, fail, or needs_customer. The appointed Viber closes Launch when every row is pass or a waived needs_customer.
Legal name and tagline on the site
The customer’s real identity. New Vibe City fiction is forbidden.
Practice areas or services they sent
The list matches intake, or the row stays needs_customer until they send it.
Real names they provided
No invented credentials, biographies, or outcomes.
Live contact facts matching intake
Phone, email, address, and hours on the customer host.
Working evaluation or contact form
Submissions notify WeVibe or the inbox they named.
Required disclaimers present
Jurisdiction and not-legal-advice language for law, or the equivalent for other editions.
Results stay hidden without consent
Testimonials and case results publish only with copy and consent they supplied.
Logo and brand colors
Applied from what they sent, or a documented fallback.
Mobile pass on home, contact, and the form
Those three surfaces must work on a phone.
Their Replit (default) or Network URL live
DEMO bar removed on the customer host. Replit sit is $0/mo to us.
Export zip and git URL delivered
They own the repo and can leave. Login to Replit or Network is part of done.
Personal or business digital twin
WeVibe trains the twin on facts they supplied. House Paradise Brain. Launch does not create a customer Paradise account.
Talking avatar they consented
Portrait and consent they supplied. Paradise house avatar APIs. Not IdentitySites.
Site chatbot visitors can talk to
Answers from approved site facts only. Not the retired /api/chatbot surface.
Two hours of live session with your operator
One of our operators builds with you, live. The concepts are examples: the session can produce a completely new design. More time is sold by the hour.
Forms, lead capture, and email routing
The forms you need, with spam control. Every submission is saved as a contact and sent to the inbox you name once your mailbox is connected.
Online booking and scheduling
Clients book against your availability, with reminders, reschedule links, a waitlist, and an intake form or signed waiver. Calendar sync needs your Google or Microsoft account.
Payments, invoices, and memberships
Quotes, signed agreements, invoices, deposits, payment plans, and membership plans. Card payments need your own Stripe, PayPal, or Square account; offline payments work without one.
Client accounts and a private portal
Clients sign in to see their own bookings, quotes, invoices, and private files.
AI, automation, dashboards, and admin tools
Contacts, pipeline, tasks, one inbox, analytics, automations, and a connection for your own AI assistant. AI that writes or builds for you runs on your own AI key.
Migration, integrations, and languages
We bring over your current site’s pages and your contact list. English, French, and Spanish are built in. Each third-party connection is switched on when you give us access to that account.
Beyond the included session
Design or set-up beyond the two included hours
Anything you want built that does not fit in the included session is done in added session time, sold by the hour.
Software the platform does not have
A function that Freeholder does not provide is new development. It is named and priced before any work starts.
Not included by default
Unlisted demo functionality
A capability shown or named in a concept demo that the platform does not provide is excluded unless the written order scope explicitly includes it.
Third-party accounts and recurring fees
Domains, hosting, payment fees, email, text messages, AI usage, stock media, licenses, and other provider charges remain the customer’s responsibility unless stated otherwise.
Legal, regulatory, security, or accessibility certification
The base package does not include legal advice, regulated-workflow approval, penetration testing, or formal conformance certification.
Content production, data entry, and ongoing operations
Copywriting, translation, photography, bulk catalog entry, SEO ranking, maintenance, and support retainers require separate scope.
Paradise toolset, pixel, Shield, or CAPI
Launch does not attach Paradise. Attach is a later opt-in.
WeVibe Network hosting
Default sit is their Replit at $0/mo. Network is an optional $12/mo add-on.
Customer branding is the visual direction.
Domain registration, provider accounts, DNS access, and third-party integrations are not included unless separately written into scope.
Scope manifest 2026-10-08.1
FAQ
Common questions
Yes. Your site is built as real, portable code, and we'll show you exactly how to update prices, add items, and swap seasonal menus.
Describes the reference build. What ships for you is confirmed by the Launch checklist and your accepted order scope.
Full delivery with address validation, zone checking, order tracking, and special instructions. Or we can link to your existing platforms.
Describes the reference build. What ships for you is confirmed by the Launch checklist and your accepted order scope.
Dedicated events page with inquiry form, budget ranges, guest count, and event type selection — all customizable to your space.
Describes the reference build. What ships for you is confirmed by the Launch checklist and your accepted order scope.
Live desk
Ready to put your restaurant site online?
Review the exact base scope, identify the integrations you need, and confirm a realistic delivery plan before checkout.