Interactive UI Elements - Smooth animations, hover effects, and transitions
Visual Menu Display - High-quality food images with detailed descriptions
Dark/Light Mode - Toggle between themes for comfortable viewing
🔧 Core Functionality Online Reservation System - Easy table booking with date/time selection
Menu Management - Categorized food items with filtering options
Admin Dashboard - Full CRUD operations for menu items, reservations, and orders
User Authentication - Secure login/registration system
Order Management - Track order status and history
Real-time Form Validation - Instant feedback on user inputsImage Galleries - Food and restaurant ambiance showcases
Dynamic Content Loading - Smooth AJAX-based updates
Interactive Navigation - Smooth scrolling and page transitions
Backend Django 5.2.3 - High-level Python web frameworkPostgreSQL - Production-ready database
Django REST Framework - API development
Gunicorn - WSGI HTTP Server for production
Frontend HTML5 - Semantic markup structure
CSS3 - Modern styling with Flexbox/Grid
JavaScript ES6+ - Interactive functionality
Prerequisites Python 3.9+PostgreSQL (or SQLite for development)
pip package manager
Step-by-Step Installation Clone the repository
bash git clone https://github.com/yourusername/restaurant-website.git cd restaurant-website Create virtual environment
bash python -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate Install dependencies
bash pip install -r requirements.txt Configure environment variables Create a .env file in the root directory:
env SECRET_KEY=your-secret-key-here DEBUG=True DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:password@localhost/restaurant_db Apply migrations
bash python manage.py makemigrations python manage.py migrate Create superuser
bash python manage.py createsuperuser Run development server
bash python manage.py runserver Visit http://127.0.0.1:8000 in your browser.
🏠 Home Page Hero section with call-to-actionFeatured menu items showcase
About restaurant section
Customer testimonials
📋 Menu Page Categorized food items (Starters, Mains, Desserts, Drinks)
Search and filter functionality
Detailed item descriptions with pricing
🎯 Reservation System Online table booking
Date and time selection
Party size configuration
Reservation confirmation email
Color Palette css --primary-color: #c9a96e; /* Gold accent */ --secondary-color: #1a1a1a; /* Dark background */ --accent-color: #d4af37; /* Light gold */ --text-color: #333333; /* Main text */ --light-bg: #f8f9fa; /* Light background */ Typography Primary Font: 'Playfair Display' (Elegant serif for headings)Secondary Font: 'Open Sans' (Clean sans-serif for body text)
Animations Fade-in transitions on scroll
Hover effects on interactive elements
Smooth page transitions
Loading animations
CSRF protectionXSS prevention
SQL injection protection
Secure password hashing
HTTPS enforcement in production
Session security
Render.com Deployment Steps Push code to GitHub repositoryCreate new Web Service on Render
Connect your GitHub repository
Set environment: Python 3
Build Command: pip install -r requirements.txt
Start Command: gunicorn restaurant.wsgi:application
Configure Environment Variables on Render
text SECRET_KEY = your-generated-secret-key DEBUG = False DATABASE_URL = render-provided-postgres-url ALLOWED_HOSTS = your-app.onrender.com Deploy and monitor logs
Alternative: Traditional Hosting bash
python manage.py collectstatic
python manage.py check --deploy
Caching - Database query and template cachingImage Optimization - Compressed and responsive images
Lazy Loading - Images load as user scrolls
Minified Assets - Compressed CSS and JavaScript
CDN Integration - For static assets in production
Icons from Font AwesomeImages from Unsplash
Fonts from Google Fonts
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