5 DIFFERENT TYPES

OF RESTAURANT
MENUS
Static Menu

• This is the most common type of menu

which has been accepted widely. Different
food items will be categorized into
different groups and subgroups such as
appetizers, entrees, salads, soups, desserts
etc. This type of menu will be kept
laminated for easy cleaning and will
contain several pages. Most of the fast
food restaurants use this type of menu.
A’la Carte Menu

• When different food items are sold

individually, this type of menu will be
the best. For example, when you
order a steak, it will not accompany
salads and potatoes. You will have to
order them separately. In such
restaurants, the prices of each item
should be shown individually.
Table d’hote Menu

• In some restaurants where food items are

sold as multi course meals. Here the
choices will be less and the charges will be
for the meal not for individual items.
Customer will not have a choice to order
individual items. In such restaurants “Table
d’hote” type of menu will be the best
choice. This is also known as “Prix Fixe
Menu”.
Du Jour Menu

• When food items are being changed

constantly, this type of menu will be the
best choice. It is a practice of many
restaurants to offer special foods on
seasons or even daily. In such restaurants
Du Jour Menu can be used. This is also
known as “Chalkboard Menu” as making
changes in the menu will be easy in this
case.
Cycle Menu

• Several restaurants have the practice

of offering specific food items on
specific days. For example, fish will be
served on Fridays, Chinese will be on
Sundays, Continental on Mondays etc.
In this case, the best choice is Cycle
Menu Covers. A cycle can be weekly,
bi-weekly or monthly.