The other
five types of restaurant menus are:
1) A la Carte
menu
The A la Carte menu prices each food item separately; it
often contains greater choices for the customer. There are any number of combinations a customer
can choose for his/her meal from an A la Carte menu. Although the price of A la Carte items are
more expensive than those from a Table d'Hote menu, a customer is allowed greater flexibility
and is offered greater value in terms of food quality.
Some high-end
restaurants may allow their customers to order breakfast items A la Carte. So, technically, a
customer can order varied combinations of breakfast breads, specialty egg dishes, juices,
waffles, pancakes, and meat items from an A la Carte breakfast menu. Meanwhile, A la Carte lunch
and dinner menus can include varied entrees, appetizers, and ethnic dishes. A unique A la Carte
menu is the California menu, where customers can order any food item regardless of the time of
day.
2) Wine/Beverage Menu
Many restaurants offer a beverage and wine menu for their customers. These menus often
include specialty wines, teas, coffees, and cocktails. There may even be suggestions on which
wine best accompanies a particular meal.
3) Static
Menu
Static menus are offered all-year long. This type of menu
is most prevalent in fast-food restaurants like Macdonalds, Pizza Hut, and Burger King. For
example, Big Mac, Filet-O-Fish, McChicken, and Quarter-Pounder burgers are standard Macdonalds
fare. At Pizza Hut, specialty pizzas like the Meat Lovers, Vege Lovers, and Pepperoni Lovers are
standard fare. The Create-Your-Own pizza section comes with standard vegetable and meat
toppings. Over the course of time, however, fast-food chains have added new options to their
standard menus during special promotion periods and holidays. However, the static menu is still
the prime reason many customers frequent these fast-food restaurants.
4) Du Jour Menu
This type of menu
references a special dish for the day. The Du Jour menu can change daily and often depends on
the availability of seasonal items. Often, the du jour dish is offered at a discount to
customers. Some restaurants also like to offer a soup du jour or soup of the day.
5) Dessert Menu
Dessert menus offer
desserts that are specific to particular restaurants. Included in these dessert menus may be
specialty desserts the restaurants are famous for. Many steakhouses include separate dessert
menus for their guests. For example, Longhorn Steakhouse boasts a gourmet key lime pie and
molten lava cake on its dessert menu.
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