Modern African Restaurant
A modern African restaurant wanted to establish a comprehensive online platform to develop its takeout and delivery sales. The goal was to provide a smooth and professional digital experience, from menu discovery to order receipt, while automating management, payment, and customer relationship processes.
My mission was to design and develop this "all-in-one" e-commerce site using Python tools, integrating all the features necessary for a restaurant's daily operations. This included:
- Creating an attractive showcase presenting the restaurant and its universe.
- Developing a complete online ordering system with dynamic catalog, cart, secure payment, and tracking.
- Automating PDF invoice generation and email delivery.
- Implementing a personalized customer area and robust back-office management.
- Allowing customers to submit reviews and ratings to build trust.
This project is based on a modular architecture combined with a structured PostgreSQL database to manage users, products, orders, invoices, and reviews, supported by dedicated Django applications for catalog management, cart, payments, invoicing, and customer reviews.
The user experience was designed around a responsive and aesthetic front-end interface showcasing the restaurant's identity, with an optimized purchasing journey integrating simplified registration, a filterable catalog, a persistent cart, and a clear checkout funnel including delivery options, time slots, and Stripe payment.
Automation plays a central role with automatic PDF invoice generation sent by email, a comprehensive back-office allowing menu, inventory, orders, and customer management with data export capabilities, as well as an integrated moderated review module to strengthen social proof. Security and performance are ensured through data encryption, CSRF protection, form validation, image optimization, and caching, all accompanied by a configuration facilitating maintenance and seamless updates.
The result is an operational, autonomous, and centralized e-commerce platform, offering a smooth and professional customer experience that improves conversion rates and promotes loyalty, while providing considerable time savings through process automation. The administration tool provides a comprehensive view of activities and facilitates strategic decisions, while the solution remains scalable and adaptable to other restaurants or food businesses wishing to digitalize.
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