DIGITAL MENU BOARD

Digital menu boards do the selling for you

Customers can’t resist your specials – and supersize their orders while they wait in line. Save money. Boost profits.

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86

Of restaurant business owners see sales increase with digital signage

35

Reduction in perceived checkout waiting times makes customers happy

30

Increase in average purchases because of ads on digital signage

Free digital signage templates
for restaurants, cafés, bars (and more)

Make your place THE place to be. Attract more customers with our free, fully customizable, and professionally designed screen layout templates for digital menu boards, events and more.

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Easy to add, dynamic and flexible. Show useful, attention-grabbing content from a huge range of popular services that people love and appreciate. A few clicks & it’s on screen.

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Why choose Yodeck

Run 1 screen, forever free, and access ALL our features

Just drag & drop to upload your photos and videos in seconds. Additionally, create droolworthy digital menu boards that boost sales with thousands of free stock images and videos from our Galleries.

Upload, edit and display content on all screens remotely, from your PC, using our digital menu software for TVs, no matter where you are.

Get an easy and professional signage solution with extremely affordable pricing plans that suit the budget of any business, large or small. Also, all our plans are feature-rich, which means you get great value for money.

Most importantly, you get free Yodeck Media Players when you subscribe to Annual plans.

Engineered for seamless playback of all media content, including videos, images, YouTube, doc files and scrolling text. Also, add free Yodeck Apps to your playlists and layouts, to show local weather forecasts, clocks, news and sports feeds.

Got a pub, diner or bar and your regulars want to see sports events while enjoying their beer? Switch from signage content to live TV, or simultaneously show live or cable TV along with your signage promos & ads inside a screen layout.

The Yodeck Media Player comes pre-configured with your Wi-Fi credentials, and also includes all the cables you need, too. So, just plug it in and get great digital menu boards on screen in minutes.

Your security is our priority. With enterprise-grade features such as SSL, firewall and password policies, as well as Player lockdown and storage encryption, your data is safe. So you know your digital signage deployment meets the highest security standards.

CASE STUDY

Domino’s pizza digital
menu boards

See why one of the world’s largest and most popular take-out pizza franchises chose Yodeck for their digital menu boards. Get tips and ideas from an industry leader on how to effectively use digital signage for your own restaurant, bar or cafe.

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Extra benefits that boost your profits

Upsell

Eye-catching media tempt customers while they wait in line. Let your screens do the selling while your staff focuses on keeping customers happy.

Attract

Use storefront menu boards to attract new customers. Entice them in, already eager to order your delicious food. Then use in-store TVs to upsell menu items.

Entertain

Engage people as they wait for their orders by showing future offers, product information, news and weather. Also, inform them of events & party services.

Advertise

Showcase loyalty programs to attract repeat business. Also, display customer reviews on an impressive social media wall.

Schedule

Schedule menu boards so you display breakfast, lunch and dinner items at the right time and to the right people.

Save money

Save money and help the environment. Update your digital menu board instead of spending on design and printing services.

Digital Menu Boards: FAQs

Digital menu boards influence buying decisions by highlighting bestsellers, combos, limited-time offers, and high-margin items visually. Movement, imagery, and layout guide attention better than static menus. Restaurants can adjust content by time of day or season, making digital menu board signage a proven tool for upselling without slowing service or pressuring customers.

Cafe digital menu board: Pastry spotlight, daypart drinks, QR codes
Restaurant digital menu board: Best-sellers, course sections, upsell strip
Drive-thru digital menu board: Daypart switching, combo builder, speed favorites
Food truck digital menu board: Today’s menu, sold-out toggles, short item notes
QSR digital menu board: Bundles, add-ons, limited-time offers
Bar digital menu board: Happy-hour countdown, tap list, pairings

Digital menu displays work best where customers naturally look when ordering. Typical placements include above counters, behind registers, drive-thru lanes, or pickup areas. In cafes, screens near the entrance help customers decide before reaching the counter. Proper placement improves visibility, speeds ordering, and reduces staff questions during peak hours.

Yes. Most popular digital menu board systems allow menus to change automatically by time and day. Restaurants can show breakfast, lunch, dinner, or late-night menus without manual updates. What Yodeck does better: Supports layered, priority-based Schedules. You can stack daily menus, weekly specials and seasonal campaigns, so the right menu always plays smoothly. One setup handles dayparts & changes automatically.

Yes. Digital menu board interactivity allows customers to browse items, filter options, or view details on Touchscreens. They’re commonly used in self-service kiosks and pickup areas where speed and accuracy matter. Interactive menus reduce ordering friction, cut repetitive questions, and improve order accuracy, while letting customers explore at their own pace without tying up staff.

Yes. Any modern TV or monitor with an HDMI input can be used for digital menu boards. You simply connect a media player (like the Yodeck Player) and publish your menu signage content from the cloud. This approach is more reliable than relying on smart TV apps, and it makes updates, scheduling, and multi-screen control much easier.

Yodeck is a top pick in digital menu board software recommendations because it combines reliability with ease of use. It’s top rated on Capterra & G2 due to its intuitive interface that allows restaurant teams to update menus without extra support. Paired with the trusted Raspberry Pi player, Yodeck delivers stable playback and centralized control, making it a leading digital signage menu board solution.

Digital menu boards’ price depends on the number of screens used. Yodeck uses simple per-screen pricing starting at $8 per screen, so it’s easy to begin with one display & scale as you grow. Over time, digital menu boards often cost less than repeated printing while delivering stronger control across locations. You can sign up for free to test before expanding.

Digital menu boards are most commonly found in industries where menus change often and reducing wait time matters:

Digital menu boards work best as part of a connected dining experience. Common solutions include:

Digital Notice Board: Store announcements, hours & promos
TV Dashboards: Order status, kitchen metrics & performance KPIs
Internal Communications: Shift updates, training & staff alerts
Social Media Walls: UGC, campaigns & community engagement
Wayfinding Signage: Navigation in large food courts & restrooms

DIGITAL MENU BOARD

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Free digital signage templates
for restaurants, cafés, bars (and more)