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Cafe menu template

Breakfast until two, lunch after, a bakery case, a coffee list in three sizes. Gaslamp’s Casual Café design stacks it in one easy column on kraft-toned paper, the price under each name.

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A Casual Café menu on a light wood table beside a latte and a croissant
Illustrative scene. The menu on the table is a real Gaslamp render.

The real menu, both pages

The sample is Butterbird Cafe, a fictional all-day café and bakery in Davis: Morning (served until 2pm), Sandwiches & Bowls, Bakery, and Drinks, after a cover page.

Casual Café cafe menu template, first menu pageCasual Café cafe menu template, second menu page
  • The filePDF, 75 KB
  • Pages4, with a coverThe cover carries the name and a QR code to the live menu.
  • PaperUS Letter, portrait
  • To download and printfree
Download the cafe template (PDF)

No signup, no email. It is a finished sample, so it carries sample dishes. Putting your own menu into it takes the free trial. The trial includes one published live menu with QR codes. PDF downloads and additional menus start when you pick a plan.

Dayparts and drink sizes

A café menu gets read standing up, in a line, by someone who has not had coffee yet. Make the dayparts obvious and the drink prices impossible to misread.

  1. Label the dayparts

    Put the hours in the note beside the heading: Morning, served until 2pm. That one line answers most of the “can I still get pancakes” questions before they reach the register.

  2. Or split the menu

    If breakfast and lunch are really different, make them two menus. Each gets its own QR code and its own printed page.

  3. Drinks by size

    State your sizes once in the note under Coffee. Then give each drink a labeled price per size, up to three, and put upcharges like oat milk in the description.

    • Latte12 oz 5.50 / 16 oz 6.25Oat milk add .75
    • Cold brew, 16 oz5.75

  4. The bakery case

    Short lines, low prices, and mark whatever sold out by ten.

    • Morning bun6
    • Banana bread6

Example lines and prices show format only. They are not pricing advice.

Set it up in Gaslamp

MORNING Butterbird Breakfast 16 two farm eggs, levain toast, herbed potatoes Buttermilk Pancakes 15 BAKERY Morning Bun 6 Banana Bread 6 COFFEE Drip Coffee, 12 oz 3.50 Latte, 12 oz 5.50 16 oz add .75, oat milk add .75 Cold Brew, 16 oz 5.75
The dishes behind the sample, as plain lines: section, dish, price, a short description. Type yours over them in the editor.
  1. 1

    Type over the sample

    Give each drink a labeled price per size (12 oz, 16 oz) and put upcharges in the description under it.

  2. 2

    Add the hours

    Type “served until 2pm” into the note beside the Morning heading.

  3. 3

    Pick Casual Café

    Kraft tones, sage and marigold accents, one stacked column that reads at a glance. Your logo goes in the header.

  4. 4

    Keep up with the case

    Out of morning buns at 10:40? Mark them sold out from your phone. The QR code on the counter opens the menu with them struck through.

Cafe menus, straight answers

Is this cafe menu template free?
Yes. The Casual Café PDF on this page is free to download and print, with no signup. It is a finished sample for Butterbird Cafe in Davis, a fictional restaurant, so it carries that restaurant’s dishes. To put your own menu into the design, start the 14-day free trial, no card needed. The trial includes one published live menu with QR codes. PDF downloads and additional menus start when you pick a plan.
How do I show drink sizes on a cafe menu?
State the sizes once, then give each drink a labeled price per size on one line (12 oz 5.50 / 16 oz 6.25). An item holds up to three prices, so small, medium, and large fit.
Can I have separate breakfast and lunch menus?
Yes. Gaslamp holds multiple menus in one account and each has its own QR code; additional menus start when you pick a plan. Or keep one all-day menu and note the hours beside each section.
Can I update the menu from my phone?
Yes. Change a price or mark an item sold out from your phone and the menu behind your QR code follows about thirty seconds after you save.
How much does it cost?
Start with a 30-day free trial, no credit card needed. Then it is $19 a month, or $190 a year (2 months free). No setup fee. Cancel anytime. The trial includes one published live menu with QR codes. PDF downloads and additional menus start when you pick a plan.

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A packed brunch patio on a sunny weekend

The morning buns sold out at 10:40. Take them off the menu at 10:41.

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