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How to Make a Restaurant Menu

July 26, 2013 | Filed Under: Blog | By Ghem Sanders
How to Make a Restaurant Menu

How to Make a Restaurant Menu

Tips to Get You Started With Your Restaurant Business

Making a restaurant menu is not as difficult as it may sound. You don’t need to be a professional chef. You don’t even have to have a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management. All you need is a little creativity and a dash of organizational skill. The following are some tips on how to make a restaurant menu to get you started.

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1. Theme -The first thing you should consider is the type of food you plan to serve in your restaurant. The “look” of your menu depends on this. Are you opening up an all-American, diner-type restaurant? Then you the type of paper and binding you would need for your menu shouldn’t be too fancy.

2. Categorize. – Separate your food and drinks into categories: appetizers/starters, soups, salads, entrées/main courses, beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), dessert. Having a well-thought out menu will help your customers have a hassle-free and enjoyable dining experience.

3. Describe. – Consider writing short descriptions under each and every dish on your menu. This will inform your guests of exactly what they’re ordering. You can even opt to specify the main ingredients used in the recipe.

4. The Name Game. – Finally, give each dish and beverage a creative and gastronomically-alluring name. Surely, “Grandma’s Homemade Hash” sounds infinitely better and more interesting than just plain “Hash.” Be imaginative. If your restaurant is French or Spanish, for example, you can have dishes named after popular French or Spanish songs, poetry or movies. You can also name dishes after the people who created or inspired them.

Now, you’ve seen how simple it really is to create a restaurant menu of your own. All you need is some originality and imagination. Hopefully, these tips help you launch into a successful career in the food industry. Good luck!

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