Client projectTaverna · Sternes, Chania
Barbantonis
A family taverna that answers “are you open?” and “what’s on the menu?” before anyone has to pick up the phone.
The brief
Barbantonis is a traditional Cretan taverna on Agios Antonios square in Sternes, on the Akrotiri peninsula outside Chania. Its guests are a mix of locals and visitors who find it on their phone, often in English, often on the way there. The taverna needed a site that answers the practical questions quickly and makes the place look as good as it is.
What I built
A light, bilingual site with Greek at the root and English at /en/. It opens on the facade and a single clear choice: see the menu or call to book. Below that sit the full menu, a photo gallery, guest reviews, opening hours and a map with directions.
Key features
- Greek and English versions of every page, sharing the same images
- Full menu written for people deciding what to order, not for the kitchen
- Opening hours that show whether the taverna is open right now
- Photo gallery served in two sizes so phones load the small ones
- Google and Tripadvisor reviews linked from the page
- Tap-to-call booking and one-tap directions to the square
Tech notes
- Hand-written HTML, CSS and a little JavaScript: no framework, nothing to update
- WebP images with small variants for mobile
- Sitemap, robots.txt, web manifest, app icons and an Open Graph image for link previews
