Cooks - Restaurant WordPress Theme 1.9.1

Cooks is a robust, professional-grade WordPress theme specifically designed for the culinary industry—ranging from high-end restaurants and bistros to casual cafes and food bloggers. Developed by kayapati, it is highly regarded for its balance between high-end visual appeal and practical business utility.

In the 2026 restaurant market, where mobile speed and instant accessibility are non-negotiable, Cooks stands out with its 97% PageSpeed score and focus on conversion-driven features like reservation forms and structured menus.

## Specialized Restaurant Features

Cooks is engineered to eliminate the need for expensive third-party restaurant management plugins:

Dual Menu System: Offers two ways to display your offerings:

CPT Food Menu: Uses custom post types to show large images, detailed descriptions, and prices.

Tabular Food Menu: A clean, classic list view ideal for wine lists, drink menus, or lunch specials.

Integrated Reservation Form: A built-in, pre-styled booking system that allows guests to reserve tables directly on your site, sending instant notifications to the restaurant manager.

Full-Screen Slider: A cinematic hero section designed to showcase high-resolution videos of your kitchen or signature dishes, creating an immediate emotional connection.

Sub-Header Sections: Includes specialized bars below the main menu for crucial information like Opening Hours, Emergency Phone Lines, or Daily Specials.

Unlimited Sidebars: Allows you to create unique sidebars for different pages (e.g., a "Wine of the Month" sidebar for the dinner menu page).

### Technical Specifications

Feature

Details

Page Builder

Includes a Custom Widget Suite for drag-and-drop page building.

Performance

Optimized for 95%+ Google PageSpeed with lean HTML5/CSS3.

Framework

Built on Bootstrap for flawless mobile and tablet responsiveness.

Multilingual

WPML Ready, allowing you to serve international tourists with ease.

Typography

Supports 700+ Google Fonts for a custom, branded look.

Monetization

Fully compatible with WooCommerce for takeaway or delivery sales.

## Why Choose Cooks?

High Conversion: It places lead-generation tools (Booking/Menus) front and center, reducing the number of clicks a user needs to make a decision.

Speed & SEO: Because it's built with clean code and minimal bloat, it helps your restaurant rank higher for local searches like "best dinner near me."

Ease of Use: Includes an XML demo data import, allowing you to set up a professional restaurant site that looks exactly like the demo in just minutes.

## Your 2026 Niche Collection (31 Themes)

Cooks is the 31st addition to your library, completing your "Food & Beverage" toolkit alongside Steaque and Pome:

Category

Recommended Theme

Primary Value

General Dining

Cooks

Service Menus & Integrated Reservations

Steakhouse/Bar

Steaque

Dark Aesthetics & Mixology Focus

Food Retail

Pome

Supermarket Grids & Grocery Sales

Minimal E-Com

Trebol

Modular Speed & Scandi-Design

Web Agency

Ogency

Dark Mode & Modern Portfolios

Directory

FindAll

Maps & User-Generated Listings

Would you like me to help you set up the "CPT Food Menu" in Cooks, or are you looking for a comparison between Cooks and the "Grand Restaurant" theme?