Choosing the right menu screen for your restaurant
A menu screen for a restaurant is any display that shows your menu digitally, behind the counter, at the drive-thru, or in the dining room. The right one depends on where it hangs: brightness matters near windows, orientation (portrait vs landscape) depends on your layout, and size scales with viewing distance.
You don't need specialist hardware to start. A commercial-grade TV plus a small media player runs a professional menu screen for a fraction of what dedicated signage displays used to cost.
What hardware you actually need
Three pieces: the display, a media player to drive the content, and the software that manages what's on screen. Consumer TVs work for a single location; commercial displays are worth it for long daily run times and multi-site fleets.
Keeping the screen's prices right
The most common menu-screen mistake is manual updates that drift from reality. Connect the screen to your point of sale and prices update automatically the moment they change at the register. No ladders, no reprints, no mismatches.
Get a screen live fast
- Mount the display where customers naturally look.
- Pair a media player and connect it to your menu software.
- Pick a template and drop in your items.
- Connect your POS so pricing stays in sync.
Start free on one screen
Try MenuPi free on a single menu screen, connect your POS, and see how fast a price change reaches the display.