WeeklyEats

Takeaway menu template: make yours free

A takeaway menu for the window, the counter or WhatsApp Status: burgers, kotas, chicken, combos and drinks in sections, with two prices where you sell two sizes.

Start typing your menu

  • Chalkboard, Story size
  • Kasi look in blue, Story size
  • Shisa nyama look in plum, A4 to print
  • Cream card, the Sunday lunch look in charcoal, A5 to print, the first eight items
  • Cream card, the Sunday lunch look in teal, Story size
  • Blue chalkboard, A4 to print

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

Size
Story: 1080 by 1920 pixels, tall like a phone screen.A Chalkboard menu is written in the board's marker hand, not its handwriting, so every item stays readable at this size.

This is an example. Type your place name and what you sell, and your own picture takes its place.

What are you making?
Paste a list
Section 1

The picture

Look
Add a photo of your food to get the Photo, Circle and Split looks. They are for specials, so a menu uses the others.
Colours
Photo and logo (optional)

Nothing you type here is sent to us unless you press one of the buttons below. It is kept on this device so it is here when you come back.

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.

We put weekly deals on a page, not whole menus: a special with its price and the days it runs. If you run one, you can send it to us, and where we can check the place is yours we set it up for you to check and publish.

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 an item 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 (PNG) and a printable A4 or A5 picture, not a Word file. Free, no account, and nothing is uploaded: the picture is made on your device.

What goes on a takeaway menu

1Sections that match how you sell
Group the menu: Burgers, Chicken, Kotas, Chips and sides, Drinks, Combos. Three to five sections are enough for a picture the size of a phone screen.
2Combos get a section of their own
Name what is in each one, for example "burger, chips and cold drink". Two to four combos is plenty.
3Sizes and pieces on one line
Tick "This section has two prices" and name the two columns once: Small and Large, or Quarter and Half. Keep the same order on every line.
4Collection or delivery
The "Address, hours or a note" box can say "Collection only" or where you deliver, in one line at the foot of the menu. Say what is true today.
5A menu board for the window
Choose A4 to print and put the picture in the window, or A5 for the counter. To show it on a screen or a phone, use the Story or Square size.
6Your number
Add a phone number and tick the WhatsApp box if people can message it. It is drawn at the foot of the menu.
7Burgers, chicken and the two columns
Give burgers and chicken sections of their own and use the two price columns for the choices you sell, such as a burger alone or with chips, or a quarter chicken and a half. The two names you type, for example "With chips", are drawn above the columns.
8Names that fit on a line
A long name shrinks a little to fit, then wraps onto a second line. Keep names short: "Russian kota" rather than a whole description.
9Story or print
A Story holds the most items and suits Status. A square holds fewer, and A4 or A5 are for printing. If the menu is long, the note under the size buttons tells you when the size you chose holds fewer items than you typed.
10Photo and logo
A food photo and your logo are optional. The logo sits on a small round plate that the maker colours light or dark so it shows, and a menu on a square, or a menu of more than twenty items, is drawn without the photo so the type stays readable. Neither is uploaded or kept for next time.
11A menu you already have typed
A menu in your notes, or in a message someone sent you, goes in through Paste a list: one item to a line, price at the end. A line with two sizes, each with its own price, is read as one item with two prices and its own size labels, which you can correct before adding.

Takeaway menu design ideas

Six ways one takeaway menu can look, as a Story for Status or as a print for the window. Tap one to start from it.

Chalkboard, Story size
Chalkboard sets each section name in chalk and runs dotted lines to the prices. With two price columns per section it reads like a board behind the counter.
Kasi look in blue, Story size
Kasi has tilted white tabs for the section names and prices on the right. It copes with six sections and two price columns without crowding.
Shisa nyama look in plum, A4 to print
The Shisa nyama look in plum on A4 is a loud printed menu for a window.
Cream card, the Sunday lunch look in charcoal, A5 to print, the first eight items
A5 is the size for the counter. Only the first eight items are drawn here.
Cream card, the Sunday lunch look in teal, Story size
A cream card in teal is the quietest look here, for a takeaway that wants a menu that does not shout.
Blue chalkboard, A4 to print
Blue chalkboard on A4, for a menu board in the window printed on paper.

A takeaway menu, step by step

The example has six sections: Burgers and Chicken, each with two prices; Kotas; Combos; Chips with two prices; and Drinks. For a section with two prices, type the two prices side by side on each line. If your menu is already typed in a notes app, use Paste a list and check how each line was read before you add it.

Tips

  1. Put the items you most want to sell first: the picture keeps the order you type.
  2. Keep prices in the price boxes, in the same format on every line.
  3. Do not list items you often run out of. Make a new picture when the menu changes.
  4. Use the Photo and logo box for one clear food photo and your logo.
  5. Check the picture at the size your customer sees it: a phone screen for Status, a window for print.

Sizes and printing

Story
1080 by 1920 pixels, tall like a phone screen
Square
1080 by 1080 pixels
A4 to print
1240 by 1754 pixels, about 150 dots per inch
A5 to print
874 by 1240 pixels, about 150 dots per inch

Questions

Is the takeaway menu maker free?
Yes. Making a takeaway menu picture costs nothing and needs no account.
Is my takeaway menu uploaded anywhere?
No. The takeaway menu, any photo and your logo stay on your device, and the picture is made there. We receive something only if you press one of the send buttons at the bottom of the form.
Can I change a price on my takeaway menu next week?
Yes. Open this page, change the line and save a new picture. What you typed stays in this browser on this device until you clear your browser data or use another browser.
Can I print my takeaway menu?
Yes. Choose A4 to print or A5 to print next to the picture and press Download. You get a picture (PNG), not a Word or PDF file.
Can I put my own photo and logo on the takeaway menu?
Yes, both are optional. They stay on your device and are not kept for the next visit.
Can I show two sizes, such as small and large chips?
Yes. Tick "This section has two prices" for that section and name the two columns. Each item in it then has two price boxes, and the names are drawn above the columns.

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