SoBha Restaurant

Outcome

Delivered a booking-ready digital presence that connects the restaurant's visual identity, food content and direct reservation journey in one responsive experience.

Overview

SoBha is an authentic Turkish restaurant in London. The project focused on translating the in-person dining experience into a polished digital presence that works equally well for discovery, menu exploration, visual storytelling and direct booking enquiries.

Problem

The restaurant needed a site that felt premium rather than generic, loaded quickly on mobile and reduced friction between discovering the venue and contacting the team to reserve a table.

My contribution

• Owned the end-to-end web build, from page structure and visual direction through implementation and launch.
• Built the component-driven front end and connected dynamic content areas for menu, gallery and brand storytelling.
• Implemented direct phone/WhatsApp booking journeys and local-search content structure.
• Optimised the responsive experience for diners browsing primarily on mobile devices.

Technical approach

Used a visual-first architecture with video, photography and clear information hierarchy while keeping calls to action close to the content that drives booking intent. Next.js supports the front-end experience, with Laravel/MySQL providing the dynamic application layer behind the site.

Engineering highlights

• Video-led, image-rich restaurant experience without sacrificing mobile usability.
• Direct low-friction booking actions positioned throughout the user journey.
• Dynamic content structure suitable for ongoing menu and brand updates.

Key features

• Immersive video-led homepage.
• Food photography gallery for signature dishes and dining atmosphere.
• Dedicated menu and brand-story sections.
• Direct phone and WhatsApp reservation flow.
• Responsive layout optimised for mobile diners.
• Local SEO structure for London restaurant discovery.

Result

The live site gives SoBha a professional, booking-focused digital presence that better reflects the physical dining experience and gives visitors a clear path from discovery to enquiry.

Development timeline

• Brand
  Defined content hierarchy and visual direction around Turkish culinary identity.
• Build
  Developed the Next.js interface and dynamic restaurant content.
• Convert
  Added direct booking actions and mobile-first interaction patterns.
• Launch
  Completed responsive, performance and local-search refinements.