Restaurant menu boards your team can keep accurate.
A menu board is a sales tool that has to be right. Wrong prices cost money and trust. Restaurant screens show the menu, switch by time of day and promote specials, and they can be updated without reprinting anything.
Where the screens go and what they show.
These are the usual places to start. We confirm them with you on the site walk.
Behind the counter
Menu boards with items, prices and photography.
Drive-thru lane
Menu and promotions a driver can read from the lane.
Dining room walls
Specials, events and brand content while guests wait or eat.
Entrance and queue line
Today's specials and combos for people still deciding.
Which services carry the most weight here.
You get all three. They are listed in the order we expect to matter most for restaurants.
Content development
Menu boards are mostly design: layout, photography and prices that read from across the room. We build templates in your brand and animate promotions.
More about content developmentManaged services
Prices and items change, and menus switch between dayparts. You send the change, and we update the screens and keep the schedule running.
More about managed servicesHardware
The counter, the drive-thru and the dining room each need a different size and brightness. We choose and mount displays for each location.
More about hardware
Things to plan for.
Settle these early and the install and the content both go more smoothly.
Prices must match the register
A board that disagrees with the register causes arguments at the counter. Decide who owns price changes, and update the screens at the same time as your point of sale.
Plan by daypart
Breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night menus each need their own content and a schedule for when they appear. List them before design starts.
Check the light and the conditions
Windows, kitchen heat and drive-thru weather all affect which display works. We look at glare and conditions on the site walk before choosing hardware.
Common questions.
How do restaurants update digital menu boards?
You send the change to ChannelSay, and we update the screens. Items and specials change inside the same design, so nothing is reprinted. Decide who owns price changes, so the boards change at the same time as your point of sale.
Can a digital menu board switch from breakfast to lunch automatically?
Yes. We design a layout for each daypart, and scheduling switches between them. List your breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night menus before design starts, so each has its own content and a schedule for when it appears.
How do you keep digital menu board prices accurate?
Make one person responsible for price changes, and update the screens whenever the register changes. A board that disagrees with the register causes arguments at the counter. ChannelSay updates the boards when you send us the change.
What kind of screen works for a drive-thru menu board?
The right screen depends on the lane, the light and the weather. A driver has to read the menu from the lane, and drive-thru weather affects which display works. We look at glare and conditions on the site walk before choosing hardware.
Who designs a restaurant's digital menu board?
ChannelSay's in-house designers do. They build templates in your brand and set up the layout, photography and prices so they read from across the room. They also animate promotions.
How much does a digital menu board cost?
It depends on how many screens you need, where they go and how much content they need. ChannelSay gives you one clear price after a site visit, with the screen layout, hardware spec and content plan. Content updates, monitoring and support continue on a simple monthly plan.
Walk us through your space.
Tell us where the screens would go and what they need to say. We'll come see it and show you what's possible.