# Restaurant menu template with a chef’s special and set lunch > Restaurant menu template for bistros and cafés: covers, contents, chef’s special, set lunch and allergy notes, as a print PDF or QR code flipbook. Start free. - Template: Restaurant Menu (Campaign template) - Web page: https://www.easycatalog.com/catalog-templates/restaurant-menu - Designed pages: 15 - Cover designs: 3 - Best season: Any time - Outputs: PDF + flipbook - Made for: Shoppers and retail customers - Fonts: Playfair Display, Lato, Allura - Paper: A4, Letter or A5 · portrait or landscape - Output: Print PDF up to 300 DPI (CMYK, bleed) · online flipbook - Use it: https://www.easycatalog.com/app/register?template=c_restaurant_menu (free plan available; all templates are included on every plan) - Shopify app: https://apps.shopify.com/easy-catalogs ## About this template This restaurant menu template has the feel of a printed bistro card: cream pages, bottle green and paprika red, an olive motif, Playfair Display headlines, Lato for dishes and prices, and Allura script for flourishes. Three covers suit different uses, from a classic front with opening hours to an à la carte band cover and an “Eat slow.” poster. A contents page lists five courses with their starting prices. Use it as a dine-in menu, a takeout menu or a QR code menu. Add dishes as products by hand or from a CSV file and they fill cream menu pages that match the covers, each with photo, name, description and price; dietary tags can show too. Print A4, Letter or A5 PDFs for tables and the window, and share a showcase flipbook whose link comes with a QR code for table tents, receipts and your website. ## Best for - Bistros and wine bars with a seasonal à la carte menu - Cafés that want a printed menu and a QR code version - Restaurants adding a set lunch or chef’s special page - Caterers and private dining rooms presenting event menus - Farm-to-table kitchens whose menu changes with the market ## Pages in this template **3 cover designs**: Front cover, Cover · band, Cover · poster **12 campaign pages**: Welcome / About, Collection Divider, Featured Product, Best Sellers, Promo / Sale, How to Order, Notes / Terms, Contact / Info, Framed Blank, Back Cover, Brand Story, Contents **Product pages**: 3 × 3 grid — products are imported from Shopify, CSV, WooCommerce or a product feed and fill these layouts automatically. ## Highlights ### Contents page with starting prices (Contents page) The contents page lists five courses, from starters to wine and drinks, each with a “from” price and a line of example dishes. Guests see the shape of the meal at a glance, and the page works as a one-page menu on its own. ### Chef’s special with pairing and dietary notes (Featured Product page) A full page for tonight’s special shows the dish, its price, what is on the plate, a wine pairing by the glass and a gluten-free note. Swap in a weekly special, a tasting course or a seasonal dish while keeping the layout. ### House favorites with dietary marks (Best Sellers page) Under the House Favorites heading, four signature dishes appear with round photos, short ingredient lines, prices and a vegetarian mark. The page steers first-time guests toward the plates the kitchen is proudest of. ### Set lunch offer (Promo / Sale page) A bold page sells a three-course set lunch at a fixed price, with the days, hours and a two-course option underneath. Edit it into a happy hour, a weekend brunch deal or a holiday set menu. ### Allergy and house notes (Notes / Terms page) The “Good to know” page covers allergies, dietary marks for vegetarian and gluten-free dishes, a service charge for large tables, children’s portions and private dining. It answers common questions before they reach the server. ## How to make a restaurant menu that is easy to order from 1. **Order sections the way guests eat** — Run the menu in the order of a meal: starters, salads, mains, desserts, then wine and drinks. Give each course a clear heading or divider, and add a contents page with starting prices once the menu runs past a few pages. 2. **Write descriptions that name the ingredients** — Name the source and the method: line-caught fish, farm eggs, wood-fired, slow-braised. Three or four ingredients per dish is enough, and plain words beat adjectives. Many higher-end menus also drop the currency sign so guests focus on the food rather than the price. 3. **Mark allergens and dietary options clearly** — Use a short key, such as V for vegetarian and GF for gluten-free, and explain it once. Ask guests to tell the server about allergies, and keep a full allergen chart behind the bar, since many regions require allergen information on request. 4. **Put signature dishes where eyes land** — Guests tend to notice the first and last items in a section and anything boxed or set apart. Place a profitable signature dish there, give the chef’s special its own page, and avoid lining prices up in a column, which invites comparing on price alone. 5. **Explain takeout and delivery in four steps** — If you offer takeout, delivery or gift cards, explain how on one page: QR ordering, collection times, delivery radius and minimum spend. Keep it to four short steps, and repeat the phone number and web address on the back cover so the menu works on its own. ## How it works 1. **Pick this template** — Open Restaurant Menu in EasyCatalog and choose the cover and the pages you want — every page is optional and editable. 2. **Add your products** — Import from Shopify in one click, or upload a CSV, connect WooCommerce or a product feed. Your products fill the product pages automatically. 3. **Download or share** — Export a print-ready PDF (up to 300 DPI, CMYK and bleed for print shops) or share an online flipbook with a built-in order form. ## FAQ ### Can I make a QR code menu with this restaurant menu template? Yes. Share the menu as a showcase flipbook and its link comes with a QR code. Print the code on table tents, the window or receipts, and guests open the menu on their phones. The same design downloads as a print-ready PDF in A4, Letter or A5, with CMYK and bleed options for a print shop. ### Is the restaurant menu template free to use? Yes. The menu template comes with every plan, the Free plan included. Without Shopify, Free covers one catalog of up to five pages with a small watermark, enough for a short menu or a specials sheet. Paid plans start at $19.99 a month, and yearly billing costs less. ### How many dishes should a restaurant menu have? Fewer than most owners expect. Many bistros keep five to seven choices per course and about 25 to 35 dishes overall. A tighter menu speeds up ordering and the kitchen, cuts food waste and makes each dish easier to describe well. ### How often should a restaurant update its menu? Review prices at least twice a year, and change seasonal dishes as produce changes, often four times a year. Daily or weekly specials can live on their own page, so the core menu stays stable while the specials change around it. ## Design details - Colors: #f5eddc, #1f2a22, #a4432a, #e9dcc2, #1e3a2f, #6b6555 - Fonts: Playfair Display, Lato, Allura ## Related templates - [Chef's Table](https://www.easycatalog.com/catalog-templates/chefs-table) — Classic template set - [Food & Beverage Catalog](https://www.easycatalog.com/catalog-templates/food-beverage-catalog) — Campaign template - [Wine & Spirits](https://www.easycatalog.com/catalog-templates/wine-spirits) — Design kit - [Food & Beverage](https://www.easycatalog.com/catalog-templates/food-beverage-classic) — Classic template set - [Food & Beverage Premium](https://www.easycatalog.com/catalog-templates/food-beverage-premium) — Premium industry template - [Wholesale Price List](https://www.easycatalog.com/catalog-templates/wholesale-price-list) — Campaign template --- All catalog templates: https://www.easycatalog.com/catalog-templates · Site summary for AI tools: https://www.easycatalog.com/llms.txt · Updated 2026-10-13