Restaurants and cafes
Digital menu boards and LED signs for restaurants and cafes
Put your menu on a digital menu board that switches from breakfast to lunch to dinner on a schedule, and tell passing traffic about the dish of the day on a bright LED sign outside. We build both at our workshop in Welshpool, Perth, and you update them from your phone.
Menu boards and signs
Venues that use menu boards and LED signs
- cafes, coffee shops and bakeries
- restaurants, bistros and takeaways
- lunch bars and food court shops
- cellar doors, breweries and caterers
Pubs and clubs have their own page: LED signs for pubs and clubs.
What to show
On the menu board
- breakfast until 11am, then lunch, then dinner
- the dish of the day and the soup of the day
- photos of your most popular dishes, and short videos
- gluten free, vegan and halal options
- “Order and pay at the counter”
- “Kitchen closes 9pm”
Change a dish in seconds from your phone, and you never pay to reprint a menu board again.
On a sign outside
- “Open 7 days from 6.30am”
- “Now taking Christmas bookings”
- “Open New Year’s Day”
- “Functions and catering. Ask inside”
- “Takeaway window open”
- “Now hiring: weekend barista”
Which sign suits your venue
Digital menu boards
An indoor LED screen above the counter shows your menu, photos and video, and changes through the day. Our FA3 wall panels are only 42 mm thick, so the board sits flat on the wall. Customers read a menu board from a few metres away, so it needs a small pixel pitch: a P2.5 screen looks smooth from roughly 2.5 metres. Try a food photo at different pitches on our pixel pitch planner.
Window and poster screens
Our AP2 indoor poster screens are slim, made for shopfronts and shopping centres, and several can join into one big screen. For a window that faces the street, the OA2 series is made for screens seen up close, like shopfront ads, and stays clear in direct sun.
Outdoor signs and pylons
A pylon sign by the road or a sign on the shopfront reaches people before they drive past. Single colour signs show red text, which suits opening hours and the dish of the day. Full colour signs show photos of your food and short videos. A double-sided pylon is seen by traffic from both directions.
If the menu board itself is outside, at a takeaway or drive-through window, it needs an outdoor screen. Our FA2 range is rated IP68 for dust and heavy rain. See outdoor LED signs and full colour LED screens.
Running the menu board
Set up breakfast, lunch and dinner once, and the board switches between them on its own schedule. Depending on the screen, you use a phone app such as LedArt or ViPlex Handy, a computer program or an online editor. We install the software and show you the basics, and step by step guides are on Brochures and guides.
Council approval for outdoor signs
Pylons and signs on the shopfront can need council approval, and a cafe on a main road may need Main Roads WA to approve its sign as well. Help with the application is part of our job, at no extra cost. Read our council approval guide.
What our customers say
“Best money we ever spent on advertising, best thing since sliced bread!” (Zac and Ryan, Kirkwood Deli)
Hire
Try a sign first
Hire a sign for an opening or an event before you buy one. A full colour trailer sign shows photos, logos and video, and a portable sign can be carried out to your shopfront each morning. Hire it for half a day or a few months. We can often deliver in Perth on the same day and send hire signs anywhere in Australia, and we set it up and show you how to change the message.
Buying and finance
When the sign is staying, buy it outright, or use Ledge Finance for fixed monthly payments with no large upfront payment. We can quote hire and buy side by side. The warranty is 1 to 5 years, depending on the product.
Talk to us about a menu board or sign
Tell us where it will go and what it needs to show. We will suggest a size and send a free quote.
Head office: Unit 2/328 Orrong Road, Welshpool WA 6106 · (08) 9335 7944