Guides · 7

Menu basics

The basics for turning a list of dishes into a menu that reads well and sells: the order, the templates, the tools and how to translate it.

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How to make a restaurant menu, from dish list to print

A good menu can be read in a minute, sells what you want to sell and is easy to update. Here is the method, from your list of dishes to the printed page.4 min · 16 Oct 2026

Restaurant menu templates: why they fail and what to use instead

A pretty template with twelve sample dishes looks nothing like your menu with forty. MenuDesign's designs work differently.3 min · 16 Oct 2026

Create your restaurant menu online, right from your phone

Nothing to install, no account and nothing to pay. Take a photo of your current menu and in a few minutes you have a print-ready PDF.3 min · 16 Oct 2026

Design editor or menu maker: which one suits your menu

General design tools such as Canva are good for almost anything. A restaurant menu has very particular needs. Here is the comparison, with no tricks.3 min · 16 Oct 2026

Menu templates in Word: the usual problems and how to escape them

Almost every menu starts life in a word processor, and almost every one ends with the prices wandering about. It isn't your fault: it's the wrong tool for the job.2 min · 16 Oct 2026

How to translate your restaurant menu

A good translation doesn't rename your dishes: it explains them. That's how you get a menu visitors understand and you're not embarrassed by.3 min · 16 Oct 2026

QR code menu or printed menu: what suits your restaurant

QR codes are here to stay, but they don't replace paper for everyone. The sensible answer is usually to have both, with the same content.3 min · 16 Oct 2026