Menu template · menu board

A menu template that is already a menu.

Fern & Grain sells coffee and toast. Most menu templates hand you a layout and leave the typing to you. Here the typing is the whole job: write the items and prices, and the menu, the menu board and the item cards come out set in type.

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What the owner typed

“Fern & Grain in Austin, menu: espresso 3, flat white 4.5, cold brew 4.5, chai 4; toast: avocado chili lime 9, ricotta and honey 8, peanut butter banana 7; cardamom bun 4, cookie 3. Oat milk is free, wifi is not”

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Why it works

Twelve items in up to three sections. Leader dots take each price to the edge, so the eye never hunts.
The 16:9 version is a digital menu board: put it on the TV behind the counter and it reads from the door.
Each item with a description becomes its own square card, the same object photographed the same way, for a week of posts.

Questions

What makes a good café menu?

Few sections, short names, prices in one column. Up to twelve items fit one A3 poster; more than that belongs on a second board.

Can I show the menu on a TV?

Yes, every menu also comes as a 16:9 board for a screen, and each item can get its own square and story card for Instagram.

Can I use my own photos?

Yes, upload a photo for the poster or one per item; the poster frames your photo instead of a generated picture.

Is it free?

The preview is free, and your first poster is free without signing in, in every format, with a small "Made with actualtaste.com" in the corner. Sign in and the next one is free too, without it. After that one poster costs 49 kr (about €5 or $5).