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Roadhouse menu with prices: make yours free

A menu for a roadhouse, a diner or a casual stop: burgers and toasted sandwiches, hot and cold drinks, shakes and chips.

Also free: your specials on Weekly Eats.

Step 1 of 4

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 with yellow tabs and checks, A4 to print
  • Black board under an awning, square
  • Red with yellow tabs and checks, A5 to print
  • Cream card in dark green, A5 to print
  • Navy board under a striped awning, tall shape
  • Flat black with red labels, square

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

How it works

  1. Type your diner and your burgers and toasties.

    Example. A phone showing the step "What do you sell?" for Byway Diner: 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 Byway Diner 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 Byway Diner is in that colour.

  4. Share it on WhatsApp, or print it.

    Example. The finished menu for Byway Diner 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?

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.

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 roadhouse menu

1Burgers and toasties side by side
A roadhouse sells burgers and sandwiches as its main food. Start with burgers, then toasties, then extras and drinks. The menu keeps this order, so a customer coming for a burger reads it first.
2Single and double on one line
Burgers come single or double. Under All options, tick "Two prices on each line, like Small and Large" for the Burgers section. Type Single and Double in the boxes "First price is" and "Second price is".
3What is in each toastie
Put what is in the toastie in brackets after its name, such as "Bacon and egg toastie (streaky bacon, egg, cheddar, sauce)". Keep the brackets short.
4Extras in their own section
Chips, onion rings, bacon strips: give them a section called "Extras" with one price each, so a customer can add them to a burger.
5Shakes and hot and cold drinks
A roadhouse serves milkshakes, cold drinks and hot coffee. Put them in one section. A shake or a cold drink with a burger can have its own line with a single price.
6A roadhouse combo
A burger, chips and a cold drink is one line: type the items in the name and the price after it.
7A diner photo
A burger on a plate, cut to show the fill, in daylight, on a clean background, fills the frame better than a menu of words. Under All options is a box for your photo and your logo.
8Breakfast, lunch and dinner on one board
A roadhouse open all day can run breakfast, lunch and dinner from one board. Start with what sells first in the day, then the rest, and put the hours in the line at the foot.
9Sauce choices in brackets
Sauce choices such as mayo, BBQ or peri-peri can go in the name in brackets: "Chicken burger (peri-peri mayo)". Keep them to two or three words.
10Where the menu goes
Post the tall picture on WhatsApp Status when a new burger goes on. Print the printer page (A4) for the wall above the till and the half page (A5) for each table.

Roadhouse menu design ideas

Six ways one roadhouse menu can look: a black board with yellow tabs, a black board under a lime awning, a red and yellow diner, a cream card in dark green, a navy board under a striped awning and flat black slate with red labels. Tap one to start from it.

Black with yellow tabs and checks, A4 to print
Black with yellow tabs and a check border. The Single and Double price columns are in yellow, so the eye lands on the numbers. A4 for the wall above the till.
Black board under an awning, square
A black board under a striped awning, with a lime strip along the foot for where you are and when. On a square it posts whole.
Red with yellow tabs and checks, A5 to print
Red and yellow with a row of checks, a bright diner look that reads from the road. A5 for each table.
Cream card in dark green, A5 to print
A cream card in dark green, the look of an old-style diner sign. A5 for a table holder.
Navy board under a striped awning, tall shape
Navy with a striped awning, the look of a food truck board. Tall for WhatsApp Status.
Flat black with red labels, square
Flat black with a red label for each section, the plain way many roadhouses post a special. Square for a post.

A roadhouse menu, step by step

The menu has four sections. Burgers has three lines with two prices each, single and double. Toasties has three items with one price each. Extras has three add-on items. Shakes and drinks has four items. The burgers come first because most orders start there, and the line at the foot says the diner is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Tips

  1. Write "burger and chips" only when chips really come with it; otherwise list chips as an extra.
  2. Keep burger names to two or three words and let the brackets carry the fillings.
  3. A photo of a burger cut to show the fill reads better than a list of items.
  4. When a special ends, take its line off the menu and save a new picture.
  5. Name the patty and the bun in brackets, so the customer knows the burger they order.
  6. Write the single and double sizes in the same order on every burger line.

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 single and double prices for each burger?
Yes. Under All options, tick "Two prices on each line, like Small and Large" for the Burgers section, then type Single and Double in the two price boxes.
What goes in a toastie name?
Put what is inside in brackets after the name, such as "(streaky bacon, egg, cheddar)".
Can I list a burger and chips combo?
Yes. Type the items in the name, "Burger and chips", and its single price.
What size does a printed roadhouse menu come out at?
An A4 menu is the size of a normal printer page, and an A5 menu is half of that for a table. The print option is in the Get your picture step, and the file you get is a picture.
Can I add my logo or a photo of a burger?
Yes, both are optional. The box for a photo of a burger and the box for your logo are under All options, and neither is sent to us.

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.

  • 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

    If burgers are most of the board, the burger menu sets a single and double price on each line.

  • 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

    Burgers, toasties and shakes fit the wider takeaway menu with six sections.

  • Chicken shop menu on a black board with an orange double keyline on A5: a flame under the name, four sections in orange capitals, the chicken sizes with Grilled and Fried prices in orangeChicken shop menu

    Flame-grilled chicken for a shop that also sells burgers and toasties.

  • Food truck menu in the Truck board look: a black board under a lime and white striped awning with scalloped ends, the name in white capitals, nine items in capitals with lime prices, and a lime strip along the foot saying where the truck stands on Saturday and SundayFood truck menu

    Burgers and toasties from a hatch want the shorter truck board, with a strip for where you are and when.

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