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Restaurant menu board templates

Three free menu board layouts: a five-zone landscape board with two menu columns, a four-zone portrait board and a single-zone portrait slide for the daily special.

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The three templates

Restaurant Menu Board landscape signage template guide, 5 numbered zones

Restaurant Menu Board

Landscape / 1920 x 1080 / 5 zones

A counter-service board with two menu columns and a daily special.

  1. 1. Header. Logo and hours.
  2. 2. Column 1. Starters and sides.
  3. 3. Column 2. Mains.
  4. 4. Feature. Daily special photo or video.
  5. 5. Ticker. Promotions and allergen notes.
Layout guide Clean background
Portrait Menu Board portrait signage template guide, 4 numbered zones

Portrait Menu Board

Portrait / 1080 x 1920 / 4 zones

A tall board beside the door or the order counter.

  1. 1. Header. Logo and hours.
  2. 2. Menu list. Items and prices.
  3. 3. Special. Today's special photo or video.
  4. 4. Ticker. Combos and notices.
Layout guide Clean background
Daily Special Slide portrait signage template guide, one full-screen zone

Daily Special Slide

Portrait / 1080 x 1920 / Single zone

One finished slide for the special of the day.

  1. 1. Slide area. Dish photo, name and price.
Layout guide Clean background

How to use the two files

The layout guide shows the numbered zones and their pixel sizes, so you can match them in your own signage software. The clean background has the same panels with no text, so it is the one to use behind your content. For a single-zone slide, design on the clean background in any image editor and export a JPEG or PNG at the full screen size (1920 x 1080 or 1080 x 1920).

Tips for restaurant screens

Viewing distance.
Typically, guests read a menu board from 8 to 20 feet away while standing in line. Keep item names large, and drop descriptions once a column gets crowded.
What goes where.
Use the columns for categories such as starters and mains. Use the feature zone for the daily special, use the ticker for combos and hours, and keep allergen notes on a fixed part of the board.
Prices.
Align prices in one column and use the same number format everywhere. Round numbers and no currency symbol on every line keep a board calm.
Food photos.
Show one or two dishes at a time in the feature zone. Bright, tightly cropped photos read better from across the room than wide shots.

More from Adaptive

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Other markets: Retail, Healthcare, Hospitality, Airports and Transportation, Corporate, Education, Gas Stations and C-Stores.

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