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.