Case Study

The Galleon

A responsive restaurant website for a family-run seafood bistro in Tobermory, created to feel atmospheric, easy to navigate and simple for the team to maintain.

Project overview

A focused rebuild shaped around real buyer decisions.

The Galleon needed a redesigned website that could communicate the character of the restaurant while making menus, opening information, booking details and contact routes easy for visitors to find.

We reviewed the existing content, refined what users needed most, and shaped a new website journey around simple navigation, visual atmosphere and clear restaurant information.

Interface moments

The details that make the experience feel useful.

The Galleon project detail screen from the case study — The Galleon main customer journey

The Galleon supporting interface screen from the case study — The Galleon responsive or supporting journey

Brand system

A restaurant site with atmosphere and simpler upkeep.

Dark hospitality tones, soft blue accents and stronger page hierarchy help the bistro feel distinctive while giving the team a site that is easier to update.

Harbour navy

#1f2635

RGB: rgb(31, 38, 53)
HSL: hsl(221, 26%, 16%)
CMYK: cmyk(42%, 28%, 0%, 79%)

Soft blue

#aebbd0

RGB: rgb(174, 187, 208)
HSL: hsl(217, 27%, 75%)
CMYK: cmyk(16%, 10%, 0%, 18%)

Ink

#050505

RGB: rgb(5, 5, 5)
HSL: hsl(0, 0%, 2%)
CMYK: cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 98%)

Results

What the work changed

Responsive restaurant website

Simpler content management

Clearer visitor information

Atmospheric visual design

The story

From friction to a clearer customer journey

The Galleon needed a site that did more than look refreshed. It needed to help real visitors understand the offer, make decisions, and take the next useful step.

What needed to change

The Galleon needed a redesigned website that could communicate the character of the restaurant while making menus, opening information, booking details and contact routes easy for visitors to find.

How we shaped the solution

We reviewed the existing content, refined what users needed most, and shaped a new website journey around simple navigation, visual atmosphere and clear restaurant information.

What changed afterwards

The finished site gave The Galleon a cleaner, more modern presence across mobile and desktop, with important visitor information easier to reach.

Design decisions

Built around the moments prospects actually care about

The site also needed to be easy for the team to maintain, so seasonal menu details, hours and visual updates could be managed without technical friction.

The site was built on an easy-to-edit website platform, giving The Galleon a tailored layout and a manageable editing experience for ongoing updates.

Delivery

The parts that made it work

Content review

Existing content was assessed and reorganised around what restaurant visitors needed to find quickly.

Editable website setup

The site was built on an editable platform so the team could manage updates more easily.

Responsive design

Layouts were shaped for mobile and desktop visitors researching the restaurant or planning a visit.

Proof points

Built around the moments that matter.

The finished site gave The Galleon a cleaner, more modern presence across mobile and desktop, with important visitor information easier to reach.

The team gained a more flexible website that could be maintained without technical expertise, making future content changes simpler.

Family-run bistro story made clearer
Mobile-friendly restaurant information
Editable site platform
Cleaner route to menu, booking and contact details