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Hollywood Bunny Bar

Durban's most-argued-about restaurant. The food is iconic. The website was not. I rebuilt it so walking in and clicking through felt like the same brand.

Role
UX Lead (with Kwandokuhle Sithole)
Tools
Figma · WordPress
Year
2023
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<em>Hollywood</em> Bunny Bar
The Challenge

A bold brand with a generic website

The Bunny Bar has a personality the moment you walk in. Loud, warm, food everywhere. The old website was beige. People were landing and leaving before they ever got to the menu.

The Approach

Make the brand feel as good online as it does in person

Make it feel like the restaurant. And get people to the Order button faster. WordPress was already in place so the build had to work within that.

Design Process

A bold brand with a generic website

Research
Define
Wireframe
Prototype
Test & Iterate
Hero Overhaul

'Eat. Share. Joy.' elevated to headline status. Full-width food photography, bold purple brand colours, and a prominent Order Now CTA, reduced time-to-first-action significantly.

Popular Dishes Section

'What You'll Love Us For', visual food cards linking directly to the menu. Replaces the previous text-heavy list, appetite-triggering and instantly scannable.

Mobile-First Redesign

Over 70% of restaurant web traffic is mobile. Sticky header with Order Now CTA, thumb-friendly card sizes, and performance-optimised imagery across the board.

Outcomes

Results & Impact

Designer's Reflection

Sometimes the design job is not to invent something. It is to stop the digital version from lying about what the place actually is. The Bunny Bar had everything it needed. I just got out of the way.

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