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New on the blog: website design that doesn't become your second job
A new post for the owner who already runs staff, suppliers, food costs, and payroll: what a website looks like when the project isn't yours.
Changelog
What’s new in Remi — product updates for restaurant owners, written in plain English.
Latest updates
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The legal landscape, stated plainly — with sources
Our WCAG guide and barrier guide now say the quiet part with numbers: lawsuits against restaurants up 82% in a year, restaurants the most-targeted category, 72% of cases aimed at New York.
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New on the blog: four plain-English guides for restaurant owners
Four new posts: what WCAG 2.2 AA actually asks of your site, why your PDF menu is invisible to Google, why overlay widgets don't work, and what a restaurant website really costs.
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New on the blog: three more guides — ordering without commissions, reservation pricing, and alt text that works
Three new posts: the real math on commission-free online ordering, what per-cover reservation systems actually cost, and how to write alt text for food photos.
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Brand colors now keep white button text legible
A light brand accent put white button labels at 2.4:1 contrast on two sites. The theme builder now deepens the fill until labels clear 4.5:1 — hue preserved, brand color intact.
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Your guest emails now land in the inbox, not the spam folder
Campaign emails to your guest list now send from a dedicated, fully authenticated address — so diners actually see what you send them.
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New: a plain-language guide to the barriers hiding on your website
33 common website barriers — grouped, explained in plain English, and each one named for the guests it shuts out. Free to read, no signup.
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New: the true cost calculator — what a restaurant website stack really costs
Add up what the typical website stack actually costs — platform, accessibility widget, reservations, online ordering — and compare it to Remi's flat pricing.
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Online ordering through Square is live — Toast is next
Connect your Square account and your menu syncs to your own site: commission-free ordering, order-ready emails with ticket numbers, and emails you can personalize.
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Founding pricing: free with online ordering, or $99/mo dine-in
Simple, honest pricing: $0/mo if you take online orders through Square, or $99/mo flat founding pricing (regular $149) for dine-in restaurants. Migration is always free.
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The accessibility toolbar: a comfort layer, not a fix
Every Remi site ships with an accessibility toolbar — dark mode, high contrast, bigger text, calmer colors. Here's what it does, and why it's not what you think.
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New essay: why accessibility overlay widgets don't work
The little blue widget promising instant accessibility is a script pasted onto a broken site. Our new essay explains what overlays actually do — and what works instead.
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A reservation page your guests can actually use
We rebuilt the booking page from the ground up: real buttons for time slots, keyboard-friendly throughout, and it skips straight to the first day you're open.
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Take Remi for a test drive — a live demo restaurant, open to everyone
Poke around a real Remi site: browse the menu, book a test table, place a test order, and try the accessibility toolbar. No signup, no sales call.
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Scan your website free — and get a report you can actually read
Our free accessibility scan checks your current website against WCAG and sends back a plain-language report: what's wrong, how serious it is, and who it turns away.