A Sussex restaurant is introducing an online booking service after diners flocked to its website.

Peter Bench, owner of the Smugglers Restaurant in Sompting, near Worthing, saw turnover leap ten per cent after he launched a website in December.

Now he wants to make the most of the 1,500 people who visit the site every week. From August 1 diners will be able to reserve a table online.

He said: "We have been delighted with the response from our web site.

"Ultimately we intend to offer the opportunity to pre-order from the menu."