Nostra – An Elegant Cafe & Restaurant WordPress Theme Overview
Nostra – An Elegant Cafe & Restaurant WordPress Theme comes from freevision and is focused on the pages a café or restaurant actually uses, such as the menu, a photo gallery, events, booking, team profiles, testimonials and a blog. It skips needless extras.
The visual side is where Nostra stands out. It offers four distinct homepage designs, a vertical side menu that stays in view while visitors scroll, particle and parallax effects, a WebGL-based ripple effect for background images, the Velo slider with video support and full-screen video or Google Map backgrounds. A small music player with an animated control button is also available.
Reservations can be handled through OpenTable or through the bundled Booked appointment plugin, which the theme uses for its book-a-table feature. Pages are built with WPBakery Page Builder, using more than 30 custom components, and Revolution Slider is included. The theme is described as e-commerce ready and ships with a child theme and translation files.
Key Features of Nostra – An Elegant Cafe & Restaurant WordPress Theme
- Four distinct homepage designs to start from
- Optional vertical side menu that stays visible while scrolling
- Restaurant menu module built with WPBakery Page Builder
- Book-a-table feature powered by the bundled Booked plugin
- OpenTable support for restaurants already using that service
- Velo slider with video support and full-screen video backgrounds
- WebGL ripple effect, parallax backgrounds and entrance animations
- Pages for gallery, team, events, about, blog and testimonials
- Custom coming soon and maintenance mode pages
- Colour-customizable Google Maps and full-screen map backgrounds
Who Nostra – An Elegant Cafe & Restaurant WordPress Theme Is Suitable For
Nostra is a good match for Canadian cafés and restaurants that care about atmosphere and want a site that feels as considered as their dining room: a wine bar and small-plates restaurant in Toronto, a brunch café in Victoria, or a chef-driven bistro in Quebec City. The events page helps venues that run tasting nights or live music, and the team page suits kitchens that want to introduce their chefs.
Restaurants already on OpenTable can link their existing account, while smaller cafés can take table requests through Booked without a third-party service. Anyone needing a large shop should confirm the e-commerce features on the demo.
Important Notes About Nostra – An Elegant Cafe & Restaurant WordPress Theme
Demo images and videos are not included. Recent updates (latest February 2026) mostly refresh the bundled plugins; the log notes that an older Instagram feed had to be replaced. The Menu Card element appears only in the update log, so confirm it on the demo. Full-screen video and WebGL effects can slow pages on phones, and the licence covers one site.
Keep menu prices and allergen details current and avoid unsupported nutrition claims. If you serve alcohol, provincial liquor licensing, advertising and minimum-age rules apply. Reservations with deposits and prepaid events need a clear cancellation and refund policy, and reviews shown on the site must be genuine. The owner is responsible for compliance.
Setup & Ongoing Management by AppiAppi
You choose Nostra and buy its licence on ThemeForest, where freevision remains the developer and support provider. AppiAppi installs the theme with WPBakery, Revolution Slider and Booked, imports the homepage that best fits your concept and replaces the demo with your own photos, menu, prices, hours, events and location map. We set up table booking through Booked or link your OpenTable account.
Once the site is live, AppiAppi manages it under your subscription plan. We update seasonal menus and event listings, keep WordPress, the theme and its plugins current, tune heavy effects for mobile speed, and respond to reservation and private-event inquiries. Our AI-assisted SEO and content support helps your menu and event pages reach local diners.
Original design by freevision. This is the starting point — we customize it with your logo, colours, content, services and SEO structure. View original theme source