Getting your digital menu designed and live on your screens is faster than most restaurant owners expect. At Zenith Digital Menus, the typical timeline from initial consultation to live menus is 1 to 2 weeks, depending on the complexity of your menu and how quickly you provide feedback.
The Design Process Step by Step
- Consultation (Day 1): We start with a free consultation to understand your restaurant, brand, menu items, and goals. This can be done over the phone or in person if you're in the Sacramento area.
- Initial Design (Days 2–5): Our designers create your custom menu layout, incorporating your branding, colors, food photography (if available), pricing, and item descriptions. We optimize the layout for readability so customers can quickly find what they want.
- Revisions (Days 5–8): We send you a proof for review. You tell us what you'd like changed — rearrange items, adjust colors, swap photos — and we make revisions until you're 100% satisfied. We include revisions as part of the $750 per screen design fee.
- Installation & Go-Live (Days 8–14): Once you approve the final design, we schedule installation. Our team arrives, mounts your screens, installs the media players, loads your content, and ensures everything looks perfect. Hardware and installation is $500 per screen.
Factors That Affect Timeline
Several things can speed up or slow down the process:
- Menu complexity: A single-page coffee shop menu is faster to design than a multi-page restaurant menu with dozens of items.
- Number of screens: More screens with different content take more design time.
- Photography: If you already have professional food photos, design moves faster. We can work with what you have or create attractive layouts without custom photography.
- Feedback speed: The faster you review proofs and provide feedback, the faster we can finalize your design.
Rush Orders
Need your digital menus sooner? Let us know. We can often accommodate expedited timelines for restaurant openings, rebrands, or time-sensitive launches. Just reach out to discuss your timeline or call 916-960-3519.
Check out our portfolio to see examples of menus we've designed for restaurants, cafes, and bars across California.