Does the Restaurant Menu design influence your food choice?
Today I tried out a vegetarian restaurant for the first time in my life. I’m not vegetarian. I just wanted to see what healthy(er) options I have for my lunch. I walked in and my first thought was “This is not the most luxurious restaurant I’ve ever been to.” I was handed the menu and I started looking for something appealing. 5-6-7-…-15 pages of choices! Moreover, the menu was “designed” in a word document, regular white paper, no photos of the food. NOT the best-looking menu, either. To my surprise, the menu featured something I don’t see too often on a restaurant menu. Calories count! Did it bother me? Not really! Will I ever go there again? Only when I feel adventurous which in my case translates to “probably not.”
The very first thing you see in a café or restaurant after you take a seat at the table is the menu. The restaurant menu design is its business card and it determines what food or drinks we choose. The menu reflects the unique personality of a place and its atmosphere. Furthermore, menus have to include some tasty food photos along with refreshing or hot drinks. A well-designed menu can make a difference for your guests.
If we are talking about Menu design trends, we have to include these ingredients: “Super powders”, non-alcoholic “spirits”, plant-based food , mushroom coffee, various tea and Instagrammable foods.
The choice of colors, fonts, and white space is critically important and could influence client’s decisions. With this in mind we have collected 20 gorgeous restaurant menu ideas for inspiration below.
Look at this Restaurant Menu Design Ideas and get inspired!
1.Toast & Bacon branding by Tom Cavenau Menu Design
An example of Minimalist but Catchy Restaurant Menu
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1.2.jpg)
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1-1.jpg)
2. VOSTAN Restaurant Branding by Alexander Hovhannisyan Allergic Designer, Braind Branding Menu Design
Why not to include a bold realistic mouthwatering picture?
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2.jpg)
3. Rico Rico Paelleria by And A Half Menu Design
Simple & Colorful Restaurant Menu
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/3-1.jpg)
4. El Kapan by Marka Collective, Nuray Nuri, Petko Petkov Menu Design
Wood & Well-Designed Photos
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/4.1.jpg)
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/4.2.jpg)
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/4.3.jpg)
5. The Penny Drop Cafe by Pop & Pac
Artistic & Minimalist Restaurant Menu Ideas
![](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/5-1.jpg)
6. Cà Phê Con Leche – Brand identity by Véronique Lafortune, Heather Lynn Menu Design
One Page Restaurant Menu
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/6.1.jpg)
![](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/6.2.jpg)
7. Stories by Passport Design Bureau Menu Design
Use more Fade & Modern Colors
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/7.1.jpg)
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/7.2.jpg)
8. Cake Menu by Brian Rau
Vintage Desserts Menu
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/8-1.jpg)
9. The Clifford Pier by Foreign Policy
Book Menu
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/9.1.jpg)
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/9.2.jpg)
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/9.3.jpg)
10. Toko Downtown. Dubai by BrightHead Studio, Michael Chereda
Colorful & Interactive Restaurant Menu
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/10.1.jpg)
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/10.2.jpg)
11. Bottura by Foreign Policy
Bold & Simple with a Short Description of the Main Dish
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/11.1.jpg)
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/11.2.jpg)
12. The Pelican by Foreign Policy Menu Design
One Comprehensive Page Menu
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/12.2.jpg)
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/12.3.jpg)
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/12.jpg)
13. Holly Burger by Manuel Astorga
Simple Nature Themed Menu
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/14.1.jpg)
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/14.2.jpg)
14. Magno Brasserie by anagrams Menu Design
Document Aspect
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/doc-as.jpg)
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/doc-as1.jpg)
15. Da Pizza Project by Jerome and Zimmerman
Focus on One Color
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/15.1.jpeg)
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/15.2.jpeg)
16. Menus work by Lynae Hilton Menu Design
Simple Drawings
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/16.png)
17. Menu Guafres by Sabrina Lopez
Interactive & Innovative Restaurant Menu
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/17.1.jpg)
![](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/17-1.jpg)
18. Menu Exterior for Bistro Creep by Nick Sirotich
Funny & Childish Aspect
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/18-1.jpg)
19. LA CRÊPERIE – CRAMPOUS MAD – IDENTITY by Drach P. Claude Menu Design
Modern Aspect
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/19.1.jpg)
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/19.2.jpg)
20. SQUARE – IDENTITY by Drach P. Claude
Well-Designed Retro Aspect
![Restaurant Menu](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20.1.jpg)
![](https://www.hipsthetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20.2.jpg)