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WebsiteCaptain’s Rib Shack

bringing the spirit of the shack online

A website for a Caribbean barbecue restaurant on Kimsha Beach that pairs its character with the essentials: what to eat, where to find it and how to get in touch.

The Captain’s Rib Shack website homepage
Client
Captain’s Rib Shack
Where
Kimsha Beach, Sint Maarten
Role
Website design and development

the place and the practical details

A visitor may arrive ready to check the menu, or still be deciding whether the shack is their kind of place. The site has to serve both.

We designed and built it to introduce the food, people and atmosphere while keeping the menu, catering and visitor information within reach.

giving the shack a visual voice

Bold red and navy sections, oversized condensed headlines and photographs arranged like prints give the site a direct, informal voice. The opening line, “Come hungry, leave happy,” sets the tone.

The restaurant’s story has its own space, with the people behind the business shown alongside the food.

The navy story section, with a photograph of two people outside Captain’s Rib Shack and the heading The people behind the sauce
The story section uses the same bold type and print-like photographs.

from browsing to a visit

The menu has a prominent link and an invitation near the top of the homepage, and category links help visitors move through the food.

Catering has its own route for people feeding a group. The visit section brings directions, opening times, phone and WhatsApp together.

Captain’s Rib Shack’s menu page with category navigation and barbecue and combo meal prices
Category links keep the menu easy to explore.
The visit section showing directions, opening times, phone and WhatsApp links
Directions, opening times and contact options close the page.

the result

The finished website brings the menu, the people behind the shack, catering and contact information into one place.

It gives new visitors a sense of the restaurant and returning guests a useful reference, alongside our ongoing social and video work for the shack.

A plated fish dish photographed for the Baratié menu

Menu photography

Baratié

a closer look at baratié’s menu

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