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Chicken shop menu template: make yours free

A chicken shop menu with prices: quarter, half or whole chicken, grilled or fried, family meals with sides, plus extras and a cold drink.

Also free: your specials on Weekly Eats.

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For example: Corner Cafe

See how it works

What you type stays on your phone. We only see it if you press "Send these to us on WhatsApp" or "Send them by email form" further down. It is kept on this phone, so it is here when you come back.

  • Black board with orange headings, A5 to print
  • Red with yellow tabs and checks, A4 to print
  • Dark wood with orange lettering, A4 to print
  • Cream card in red, A5 to print
  • Black with mustard tabs and checks, A5 to print
  • Navy board with amber prices, A5 to print

Made-up places. Prices are examples, not a guide to charge.

How it works

  1. Type your shop and your chicken.

    Example. A phone showing the step "What do you sell?" for Central Chicken Spot: a line and its price being typed, and the menu beside them with the lines typed so far.

  2. Pick how it looks.

    Example. A phone showing the step "Pick how it looks": the menu for Central Chicken Spot on the left and the same words in other looks on the right, one of them chosen.

  3. Change the colours, if you like.

    Example. A phone showing the same step with "More colours" open and another colour chosen: the menu for Central Chicken Spot is in that colour.

  4. Share it on WhatsApp, or print it.

    Example. The finished menu for Central Chicken Spot filling a phone screen, and the same picture printed on a page stuck to a wall.

The pictures show examples with made-up places and prices.

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How listing works

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How do we check it is your place?

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See an example page

You get a picture to post, and a bigger one to print on a normal printer page (A4) or half a page (A5), not a Word file. Free, no account, and nothing is uploaded: the picture is made on your device.

What goes on a chicken shop menu

1Chicken sizes: quarter, half and whole
A chicken shop sells by the piece: a quarter chicken, a half chicken and a whole chicken. Under All options, tick "Two prices on each line, like Small and Large" for the Chicken section. Type Grilled and Fried in the boxes "First price is" and "Second price is".
2What comes with the chicken
Write what comes with it in the name, like "Quarter chicken with chips". Each price on that line covers everything in the name.
3Family packs and party packs
A family meal for the weekend is two halves with sides, a party pack is a whole chicken with three sides. Write what is in it: "Family pack: 2 halves with 2 sides". Count the pieces in the name.
4Sides in their own section
Put sides such as chips, pap, salad and coleslaw in a section of their own so a customer can add to their chicken. One price per side, and keep the names short.
5How it is cooked
Flame-grilled, fried or rotisserie: if the cooking matters, say it in the box for where you are and when you are open.
6Extras and combos
A combo of chicken, chips and a cold drink can be one line with a single price. An extra side can be its own line.
7A photo of a cooked chicken
One chicken, whole or a quarter on a plate, in daylight, fills the frame better than a menu of words. Under All options is a box for your photo and your logo. On a square, or with more than twenty items, the menu is drawn without the photo.
8Where the menu goes
Post the tall picture on WhatsApp Status. Print the printer page (A4) for the window and the wall by the till, and the half page (A5) for the counter.

Chicken shop menu design ideas

Six ways one chicken shop menu can look: a black board with a flame, a red board with checks, dark wood with a flame, a cream card in red, a black board with mustard tabs and a black board with a gold frame. Tap a picture to start from it.

Black board with orange headings, A5 to print
Black and orange, with a flame under the name. Section names run over an orange rule and each price sits in orange on the right.
Red with yellow tabs and checks, A4 to print
Red and yellow with a row of checks along the top and foot, the bright look of a fried chicken counter. A4 for the window.
Dark wood with orange lettering, A4 to print
Dark wood with orange lettering and a flame, the look of a braai stand, for a chicken shop that grills over coal.
Cream card in red, A5 to print
The cream card in red slab capitals, the way a grill counter sign is painted. It reads quietly next to a bright board.
Black with mustard tabs and checks, A5 to print
Black with mustard tabs and a check border, the look of a diner counter. A5 for a table or the counter.
Navy board with amber prices, A5 to print
Navy with an amber double keyline and amber section names, in one column on an A5 page for the counter, so Family meals stays whole under its name.

A chicken shop menu, step by step

The menu has four sections. Chicken has three sizes with two prices each, grilled and fried. Family meals has two packs with their contents counted in the name. Sides has four options with one price each. Drinks has two sizes of cold drink. The line at the foot says you can have the chicken flame-grilled or fried, and that the shop is open daily.

Tips

  1. Say the piece: quarter chicken, half chicken, whole chicken, not just "chicken".
  2. Write what comes with the chicken: "with chips", "and pap".
  3. Keep side names short: chips, pap, salad, not "our special spiced chips".
  4. Count the pieces in a family pack: "2 halves, 2 sides", so the customer knows the size.
  5. If you have a good photo of a cooked chicken, add it. A photo reads better than words.

Sizes and printing

Tall, for WhatsApp Status
Tall like a phone screen. Best for WhatsApp Status and for Stories.
Square, for a post
Square. Best for a post on Facebook or Instagram.
Printer page (A4)
A4 is the size of a normal printer page. Print it at home or at a print shop. A home printer leaves a thin white edge.
Half page (A5)
A5 is half of a normal printer page. Good for a counter. A home printer leaves a thin white edge.

Questions

Can I show grilled and fried prices for each chicken size?
Yes. Under All options, tick "Two prices on each line, like Small and Large" for the Chicken section, then type Grilled and Fried in the two price boxes. Each chicken size then has two prices.
What goes in a family pack?
A family pack is two halves and two sides, or a whole chicken and three sides. Type what is in it in the name, such as "Family pack: 2 halves with chips and pap".
Can I list the sides in the chicken name?
You can, but it makes the name long. Better to have Chicken in one section and Sides in another, so the customer adds the sides they want.
What size does a printed chicken menu come out at?
The printer page (A4) is the size of a normal printer page, and the half page (A5) is half of that for the counter. The print option is in the Get your picture step, and the file is a picture.
Can I add my logo or a photo of chicken?
Yes, both are optional, and a photo of a cooked chicken suits the board. They are not kept for the next visit, so add them again when you make one.

What you type is kept in this browser on this device until you clear your browser data, so you can come back, change a price and save a new picture. A photo and a logo are optional and are not kept for the next visit.

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    Chicken, ribs and family packs to take away suit the grill house menu too.

  • Takeaway menu on a blackboard with six sections: burgers, rolls and wraps, chicken, combos, chips and drinks, with two price columns where there are two sizesTakeaway menu

    Chicken beside rolls and burgers fit the wider takeaway menu with sections.

  • Burger menu in the Burger bar look: black with a row of mustard checks along the top and foot, the name in white capitals over a mustard stroke, four sections on mustard tabs, single and double prices in mustardBurger menu

    Grilled chicken or fried chicken with singles and doubles can use the burger menu format.

  • Roadhouse menu on black on A4 with a yellow and black check border top and foot: section names on yellow tabs, burgers with Single and Double prices, extras, toasties and shakes and drinksRoadhouse menu

    Chicken beside burgers and toasties fit a roadhouse menu in sections.

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