Digital menu for bars and pubs

What should a bar's digital menu include?

Group drinks the way guests choose them: cocktails, beer on tap and in bottles, wine by the glass and bottle, spirits, alcohol-free drinks, then bar snacks. For each drink give the price, serve size and a short tasting note, plus ABV for beers, so guests can order without asking.

• Cocktails. Name the base spirit and two or three key ingredients.

• Draught and bottles. Style, ABV and serve size, for example “Pale ale, 4.6%, pint”.

• Wine. Glass and bottle prices as separate items, or both in the description.

• Alcohol-free. Give low and no-alcohol drinks their own category so they are easy to find.

• Snacks. With vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free labels.

How do I keep a changing tap list up to date?

Edit the menu from your phone when a keg changes: rename the tap, update the price and save. Mark finished beers as sold out instead of deleting them, so you can switch them back on when the next keg arrives. Guests see changes at once, and the printed codes stay the same.

Does a dark menu work better in a bar?

Usually. A dark theme is easier on the eyes in a dim room and doesn't light up the table like a white screen. Tablemenu.Link offers dark and light themes and keeps text contrast readable on either, whatever brand colour you choose.

How do I show happy hour and specials?

Create a Happy hour category at the top of the menu, add each offer as an item with its deal price, and put the times in the category description. When the offer ends, mark the items sold out or edit them for the next one; the printed codes never change.

Where should a bar put its QR codes?

On every table, along the bar top and anywhere guests wait for a drink, such as the beer garden or a standing area. Put a larger code in the window so passers-by can see the cocktail list, and keep a few printed copies behind the bar for anyone without a phone.

• Tables. A tent card or a sticker; one per table so nobody has to pass it round.

• The bar top. Stickers or drip-mat style cards every couple of metres.

• Outside areas. Weatherproof stickers on beer-garden tables.

• The window. A code big enough to scan from the pavement, with “Drinks menu” above it.

How do I set up a bar menu?

Start from the bar template, replace the drinks, prices and tap list with yours, choose the dark theme and your brand colour, and publish. Put a code on every table and one at the bar, and share the link on your Instagram and Google listing.

1. Open the template

   The bar template has cocktails, draught beer, wine and snacks.

2. Fill in your list

   Your drinks, serve sizes, ABV and prices.

3. Style it

   Dark theme, your logo and colour.

4. Publish and print

   Table codes, one on the bar and one in the window.