Why a bakery site works differently
A restaurant sells an evening out. A bakery sells something people grab on the way to work, or order once a year for a christening. That changes what the website has to do. Someone checking a pastizzeria at 6am wants to know one thing: are you open yet, and how do I get there.
Someone planning a birthday wants to see your cakes and know how to order one. We build the page around those two visits. If you also serve sit-down meals, our restaurant and cafe page covers that side.
Opening hours that match your real day
Bakery hours are odd. You might open before sunrise, close at lunchtime on Sunday, sell out of ricotta pastizzi by ten, and shut for a week in August. We put all of that on the site in plain words, and the same hours go on your Google Business Profile so Maps shows the right times.
When the hours change for a feast or a holiday, send us the new times and we update the site. A small change like that is €25.
- Weekday, Saturday and Sunday hours shown separately
- A note for public holidays and the village festa
- A clear line when popular items tend to sell out early
- Directions button that opens Google Maps on the customer's phone
A price list people can actually read
Lots of small bakeries keep prices on a board behind the counter, which nobody can see from home. We write your range out as text: pastizzi with ricotta or peas, qassatat, ftira, Maltese bread, pastries, tarts and whatever you're known for.
Seasonal items get their own short section. Figolli before Easter, qagħaq tal-għasel and mince pies around Christmas, prinjolata at carnival. When the season ends we take them down, so the list stays honest.
Custom cake orders through WhatsApp
Cake orders are where a website earns its keep. A gallery of past cakes shows people what you can do: wedding tiers, kids' birthday cakes, holy communion cakes, cupcake boxes for the office.
Under the gallery sits a button that opens WhatsApp with a message already started. It asks for the date, number of people, flavour and any design ideas, so you don't spend three messages getting the basics. You reply when the oven allows.
- Photo gallery sorted by occasion
- Starting prices or "price on request", your choice
- Notes on how much notice you need
- Allergen information you provide, shown next to each item
Order ahead and pick up
Some bakeries want customers to order trays of pastizzi for a party, or reserve bread for Saturday, then collect at a set time. A simple order form with pickup slots can handle that. Because every shop bakes and packs differently, it's quoted after we talk it through. Our booking system page shows the kind of tools we build.
If you'd rather sell boxed items for delivery, see the online shop page. Any change after launch is on the full price list.