| The color and design of your restaurant menu | | | | But you may opt to reduce or enlarge it a little bit |
| cover speak a thousand words. A haphazard, | | | | depending on the number of dishes, drinks and |
| run-of-the-mill cover may suggest that the dishes | | | | desserts.. If you want to put many pictures |
| inside are bland and uninspired. In contrast, a | | | | alongside the dishes, choose a larger cover. When |
| nicely-done cover with a great color scheme could | | | | choosing what materials to use, go for plastic as |
| entice the diners to check out the specials and | | | | you can easily wiped off stains from it. For a |
| spend more money on a hearty meal. | | | | more elegant style, you can choose leather or |
| The history of menus being handed out to diners | | | | vinyl. If you are planning to give them out as fliers |
| dates back to the early 1700s when | | | | or brochures, the 9x12 size would be a perfect |
| entrepreneurs realized that it is important to give | | | | fit. |
| diners plenty of choices. Before this development, | | | | The design would depend on the type of |
| there wasn't much too choose from in terms of | | | | restaurant you have. If it's an upscale restaurant |
| dishes. Customers would simply order whatever | | | | with a formal ambiance, simply put the name and |
| the cook had fixed for the day. But soon the | | | | logo in the front cover. If the environment is |
| competition increased, and this led to variety. To | | | | more of an informal one with menus for children, |
| this day, restaurant owners view menu covers as | | | | then you can embellish the cover with pictures of |
| one of the major aspects in determining business | | | | burgers and chili fries. Make sure that the dishes |
| success. | | | | are neatly arranged so as not to confuse your |
| The normal size for a menu cover is 10x13 inches. | | | | patrons. |