WeeklyEats

Pub specials poster: the week, day by day

A poster of the week at a pub, tavern or bar and grill: Monday burgers, a midweek pizza, fish on Friday, a roast on Sunday. Each day sits on a tab of its own colour with the price beside the dish.

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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.

  • Menu board in navy and amber, tall shape
  • Blue chalkboard, square
  • Dark and serif look in slate and silver, tall shape
  • Menu board in bottle green, A4 to print
  • Kasi look in blue, A4 to print
  • Big headline look in blue, tall shape

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

How it works

  1. Type your pub and the special for each day.

    Example. A phone showing the step "What is the special?" for Dumi's Corner Pub: the special being typed, and the specials poster beside it with the place name on it.

  2. Pick how it looks.

    Example. A phone showing the step "Pick how it looks": the specials poster for Dumi's Corner Pub on the left and the same words in other looks on the right, one of them chosen.

  3. Add a photo of your food, if you like.

    Example. A phone showing the same step after a photo was added: the specials poster for Dumi's Corner Pub now has a photo of a steak on it.

  4. Share it on WhatsApp, or print it.

    Example. The finished specials poster for Dumi's Corner Pub 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.

Run a weekly deal? Put it on a free page people can open.

Listing is free. Nothing goes on the page until you have checked it and published it.

To make sure it is really your place, we set it up with the email address your place shows publicly, on its website, Google or Facebook. If it shows no email, we phone the number it lists and ask you to confirm by email. A phone call alone is not enough. So we can only set up a page when we can check the place is yours from something it already shows publicly. If your place has nothing online yet, we cannot set one up from here, and the poster maker stays free to use. If you message us on WhatsApp, message from the number your place shows publicly.

Add your place name and a special to send them to us.

WhatsApp opens with your message ready, and the form opens filled in. Nothing is sent until you press send. 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 pub specials poster

1One special a day
A pub week is a row of days, each with one plate or one drink: burgers on Monday, wings midweek, fish on Friday, a roast on Sunday. Add a special for each day you run one and leave out the days you do not. A day with nothing on is not a gap; it is just not there.
2Tap the day
Under each special, press Change the days and tap its day. The poster writes the day in words over the dish, and in the Menu board look in navy each day gets a tab of its own colour. Two days tapped are written as a pair, and a run as "Mon to Thu".
3The price, or the deal in words
The price box takes an amount, or a deal in your own words: a percentage off, two for the price of one, kids eat free. Words are drawn whole and never cut, on a badge or line sized to them.
4Happy hour and the hours it runs
A special has days but no hours of its own. Put the time in the name, "Draught, 4 to 6", or use the box for the words at the top (under All options) for "Happy hour 4 to 6". Say only the hours you will keep.
5Drinks on a poster
If the poster carries alcohol, many bars add a line that it is not for sale to persons under 18. The maker does not add one for you and gives no legal advice: if you want the line, type it in the box for where you are and when you are open.
6Sit down only, and the kitchen hours
The same box takes conditions in a few words: "Sit down only", "While stocks last", "Kitchen open 12 to 9". It holds two rows, so choose the one or two that matter.
7A quiz, a match or live music
An event is its own poster. Type the event as the special, the date in the box for the words at the top, and a cover charge or "Free entry" as the price. Save it as a separate picture and keep the week poster as it is.
8Where it goes
Post the tall picture on Status at the start of the week. Print A4 for the door and the wall by the bar, and A5 to stand on each table.

Pub specials poster design ideas

Six ways one week of pub specials can look: two painted boards, a chalkboard, a dark card and two loud ones for the window. Tap a picture to start from it.

Menu board in navy and amber, tall shape
The week as a board: navy with an amber line round the edge, each day on a tab of its own colour and each price in amber on the right. Each day can be told from the next by its colour.
Blue chalkboard, square
A chalkboard with ringed prices, the board by the door of a pub. On a square it is ready for a post.
Dark and serif look in slate and silver, tall shape
Dark slate with serif names and silver figures is the calm one, for a bar that lists drinks and plates more than it shouts a deal.
Menu board in bottle green, A4 to print
Bottle green with gold, the colours of an old pub sign, on A4 for the wall by the bar. Here every day has the same gold tab.
Kasi look in blue, A4 to print
Kasi gives each day a tilted white label and each price an orange tag. It is the loud one for a window.
Big headline look in blue, tall shape
Big headline shouts the words at the top. Change the box for the words at the top (under All options) to "Happy hour" or "Quiz night" and that is what fills the block.

A week of pub specials, step by step

The poster comes from five specials, each with one day tapped: any burger and chips on Monday, two tacos on Tuesday, a pizza and a soft drink on Wednesday, fish and chips on Friday and a roast on Sunday. Thursday and Saturday have no special, so they are not on the poster. The foot says the specials are for sitting down and gives the kitchen hours.

Tips

  1. Keep each dish to three or four words, so the day, the dish and the price fit on one row.
  2. Five or six specials fill the tall shape. Eight is the most it holds, and a square holds five.
  3. If a deal needs a condition, put the condition at the foot, not in the dish name.
  4. Use the same poster every week and change only the line that changes.
  5. Take last week's picture off Status when the new one goes up.

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 each day of the week have its own special?
Yes, up to eight specials on the tall shape or a print, and five on a square. Add one special for each day and tap that day under it.
Can I show the hours of a happy hour?
A special has days but no time box. Type the hours in the name of the special, or in the box for the words at the top (under All options).
Does the maker add an under-18 line to a drinks poster?
No. It adds nothing you did not type. If you want such a line, type it in the box for where you are and when you are open. This is not legal advice.
Can the price be "2 for 1" or "half price"?
Yes. The price box takes words as well as an amount, and the words are drawn whole.
Can I choose the colour of each day's tab?
No. In the navy colours of the Menu board look each day of the week has a fixed colour. In its other colours every day has the same tab.

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.

  • Lunch special poster in the Sunday lunch look: a cream card with a green frame, a Monday mogodu special, a Sunday lunch special and a cold drink offerLunch special poster

    One special on one day needs less: the lunch special poster draws a single dish large.

  • Steakhouse specials poster in the Steakhouse card look: a cream card with a maroon bar at the top and foot, the name in maroon slab capitals, four specials each with its day and its price on a round maroon badgeSteakhouse specials

    A pub with a grill can give its steak nights a card with weights and badges.

  • 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

    The burgers behind a Monday special can have a full menu, singles and doubles.

  • Pizza menu in the Pizza night look: a near-black ground with a red and cream check cloth along the top and foot, the words Pizza menu in yellow script, seven pizzas with medium and large prices in yellow, then toppings and sidesPizza menu

    Pizza night has a menu too, each pizza in medium and large.

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