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María Trifulca · Branding

Restaurant menus that raise the average spend at a glance

A well-designed menu sells. María Trifulca’s had to live up to its cooking.

  • SectorHospitality · Restaurant
  • ServiceGraphic design · Menus
  • Year2023
Graphic design · Menus for María Trifulca — Auve Nico
Betterexperience at the table
In shortThe three key points of this case
01The challenge

A badly designed menu hides the dishes you most want to sell and confuses diners.

02The process

I designed the menus as a sales tool: hierarchy, highlights and a look true to the brand.

03The result

The menu went from a list of dishes to a tool that guides the choice and raises the spend.

The challenge

The menu sells more than you’d think

A badly designed menu hides the dishes you most want to sell and confuses diners. It leaves money on the table.

María Trifulca’s food was excellent, but its menu neither showed it off nor guided diners’ choices.

The process

Designing to guide the choice

I designed the menus as a sales tool: hierarchy, highlights and a look true to the brand.

  1. Dish hierarchy — highlight what you want to sell.
  2. A look true to the brand — the menu as part of the experience.
  3. Descriptions that whet the appetite — words that sell the dish.
  4. Practical format — easy to use and to keep up to date.
The result

A menu that works for front of house

Consistencywith the brand
Betterexperience at the table

The menu went from a list of dishes to a tool that guides the choice and raises the spend.

Diners enjoy a more polished experience from the moment they open the menu.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

About this type of project.

Does menu design affect sales?
A lot: it steers the choice towards the most profitable dishes and improves the diner’s experience.
How often should you redo the menu?
Whenever the offering or the restaurant’s image changes. An outdated menu takes something away from good cooking.
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