Palmer

Palmer is a free Squarespace 7.1 template built for a single-location restaurant, and for once the demo matches the pitch. It is styled as an Old West saloon in Austin, with four pages in the nav: Welcome (the homepage), Menu, Press and Reservations. The homepage carries a short introduction to the chef and the room, a Some of Our Favourites photo gallery, a View Our Full Menu link, three pulled review quotes, a Read More Reviews link and a Location, Hours and Contact block. The Menu page uses Squarespace's built-in menu block with breakfast, lunch and dinner sections and prices, Press is a run of six review excerpts, and Reservations pairs a short booking policy with a Tock reservations widget. Hours and social links sit in the footer. It belongs in our Squarespace templates for restaurants collection as the free option to try first.

Who it suits

Restaurants, bars, cafes and bistros that need a menu, a booking link and a bit of press on a dark, atmospheric layout. The press page is a nice touch for anywhere with reviews to show off, and the hours and location block is exactly what a hungry visitor wants without scrolling.

One honest caveat

Four pages and no custom code is a skeleton, not a finished site. There is no online ordering, no events page and no gift card shop in the demo, the Tock widget only helps if you use Tock (OpenTable and Resy need their own blocks), and the dark palette needs confident food and interior photography or it looks gloomy rather than moody.

Setting it up

Choose Palmer in Squarespace's template picker or start from the demo, rebuild the menu block with your own dishes, replace the gallery and press quotes, and swap the reservations widget for whichever booking system you use. Every page is built with Fluid Engine, so sections can be dragged, duplicated and resized without code.