PrintingCenterUSA has the best options for your restaurant menu printing. With a wide variety of standard and custom menu sizes, folding or binding, and paper options, you can quickly print exactly what you need at an affordable cost. Trifold is the most popular folding option for take out menu printing.
Due to Covid-19, there are new rules for restaurants and businesses to help prevent further spread of the disease. Disposable menus are a part of the new normal. Our menu printing services are fully recyclable, allowing for your business to do your part at a low cost. You can order 5000 8.5” x 11” full color half fold menus for as little as 6¢ each or 5000 full color 11” x 17” half fold disposable menus for as little as 14¢ each! Learn More
Brochure Booklet
A Brochure Booklet is a saddle stitched book that is used as marketing material for organizations. A lot of our customers opt to order a brochure booklet, because they believe their flyer, leaflet, or brochure has become too crammed full of information and difficult to read. Since these booklets are saddle stitched, there is a minimum page requirement of 8 pages (including the front cover, back front cover, individual inside pages, inside back cover, and back cover). We also offer Perfect Binding, Spiral, and Wire-O binding options.
Folding Options
Our Most Popular Paper Options are
Gloss paper has a shiny and lustrous smooth coated gloss finish. Excellent for making full color printing appear more vibrant.
Matte paper is a dull coated sheet that exhibits low gloss finish. Paper has minimal glare, making it easier to read text.
Uncoated paper is easy to write on and should be used in projects such as a workbook or coloring book.
Most Popular Types of Menus
While custom menus are most common for restaurants to print, they are a handy tool for many other businesses and occasions. From wedding menu cards to service menus, our menu printing services will surely accommodate your needs. Menus can take form as flyers, cards, folded brochures, and booklets. They come in standard and custom menu sizes and can be mailed directly to your customer base if desired. Take a look at some of the most common types of menus below to get ideas for your next menu printing project.
Take Out Menu
Offering delivery or take out? Make sure your customers stay up-to-date on your menu with a trifold brochure.
Memory Books
Have your wedding attendees select their food option ahead of time with wedding menu cards.
Menu Booklets
Have a larger menu and need more room to fit your content? Make it an 8-page saddle stitched menu booklet!
Service Menus
List out your businesses service offerings and prices in a service menu so customers can browse their options.
Flyer Menus
To limit folding costs, create a flyer menu! These are great for temporary menu changes or additions and can be mWeailed directly to your customer.
Drink Menus
Create a stunning lineup of cocktail, wine, and other beverage offerings with a drink menu. Add UV Coating to add water resistance!
Catering Menus
Detail your catering packages and menu items for businesses to easily select what they want for their catered event.
Pocket Men us
Need something small? Create a custom size of 4” x 10” on the pricing tool and add trifold for the perfect small menu that can fit in a wallet!
Page Count
We require that any multi-page PDF files be sent as single page images, not spreads. In the files, page 1 should be the front cover and the last page should be the back cover (see left). Learn More
Color
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Resolution
PrintingCenterUSA recommends that the resolution of your images and document be 300 dpi or more. Learn More
Folding Options
- No Fold: 3.5 x 8.5 | 5.5 x 8.5
No fold brochures are similar to a flyer in that they are a single sheet of unfolded paper. Since folding is an additional charge, no folding will save you money.
- Half Fold: 8.5 x 11 | 8.5 x 14 | 11 x 17
A half-fold brochure, also called a bifold Brochure, is composed of one sheet of paper folded in half to create a front panel, two inside panels, and a back panel.
- Trifold: 8.5 x 11 | 8.5 x 14 | 11 x 17 | 11 x 25.5
Trifold Brochures are our most popular folding option. Trifold brochures divide a single sheet of paper folded into three panels (on the front and back) to create a front panel, a right inside wing panel, a spread of three inside panels, and a back panel (back panel lies between the front panel and inside wing panel)
- Z Fold: 8.5 x 11 | 8.5 x 14 | 11 x 17
A Z-Fold brochure is similar to a trifold brochure, the only difference being the folding direction of the last panel. The z-fold is a single sheet of paper folded into three panels (on the front and the back) that are folded in a “Z” direction. This folding option is great for product or service presentations and it allows you to provide information to a customer in a particular sequence.
- Double Parallel Fold: 8.5 x 14 | 11 x 17
A Double Parallel Fold is one sheet of paper folded in half, and then in half again, to form two parallel folds that go in the exact same direction. This gives you four front and back panels that you can put information on.
- Right-Angle Half Fold: 11 x 17 | 11 x 25.5
A Right-Angle Half Fold is a large sheet of paper folded in half, then folded again in the opposite direction. This creates four large front and back panels. Right-Angle Half Folds are great for presenting information on outside panels and opening to reveal a full poster or artwork.
- Right-Angle Tri-Fold: 11 x 17 | 11 x 25.5
A Right-Angle Tri-Fold is a large sheet of paper folded in half, then folded into three panels (like a trifold). This creates six large front and back panels.
What Weight of Paper is Best for Brochures?
100# Gloss Text (5 pt) This shiny and lustrous coated sheet is excellent for full color printing making photographs stand out and look rich and beautiful. It is about 25% thicker and heavier than 80# text, giving a more upscale, sharp and appealing look with a higher end feel. This premium paper features high opacity for two-sided printing that will have minimal show through the opposite side.
*Recommended*
Saddle Stitch Printing
Saddle stitched books are, simply put, folded, and stapled together. Saddle stitch is basically single sheets of paper, printed on both sides, collated in page number order, folded in half, then stapled through the fold with staples made of thin wire securing the sheets together and then trim the 3 sides to the desired, finished size. Because of the way a booklet is produced, you can’t have a random number of pages. It has to be a multiple of 4. Products can be saddle stitched along the left edge or top edge, depending on how the project is planned out. Softcover and self-cover are available. Does not have a flat or square spine. They can lay flat and stay open when you are flipping through the pages, which makes it easier to read.
This is most commonly used for picture books, portfolio books, and coloring books.
Saddle Stitch Printing
With the saddle stitch method, the pages of the booklet are printed on large sheets of paper and then folded in half, which is why you must have a page count that is evenly divisible by 4. Each sheet of paper will contain 4 of the booklet’s pages.
For example, if you are printing an 8.5” x 11” saddle stitch book, it’s pages and cover would be made from 11” x 17” sheets that are folded in half to the size of 8.5” x 11.”
We can print saddle stitch orders that are 8 - 96 pages. In other words, your document (counting the front and back cover) should be one of the following page counts:
8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 40 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92
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Creep
When saddle stitching, there is a term called “page creep,” which refers to the inner-most pages being pushed out further than the pages closer to the outside of the booklet. This is most noticeable when there is a large number of pages or thicker paper. Generally, booklets under 40 pages total will not require adjustments for creep.
Diagram A below shows how the pages stick out (creep) from the book and Diagram B shows how the pages are trimmed after being stitched. PrintingCenterUSA makes every effort to adjust for creep when necessary.
Available Sizes
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Perfect Bound Printing
Perfect binding booklet printing is single sheets (text weight) paper printed on both sides and collated in page number order, one on top of the other, and gathered into a book block. The spine edge is ground off. The softcover (a thicker cardstock) is placed over and around the book block (interior pages) and attached by the application of a strong yet flexible PUR glue along the binding edge, creating a professional looking square spine that can be printed on. The other three sides of the book are then trimmed to the desired finished size to give them that clean “perfect” edge, thus the name “perfect” bound.
An open perfect bound book does not lay flat like a saddle stitch, wire-o or spiral bound book.
Number of Pages Accepted
The minimum number of pages is 28 pages to 2” thick maximum. 2 page increments are required when ordering.
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Perfect Bound Design Tips
- Gutters:because perfect bound books cannot lay completely flat without breaking, there is a portion of each inside page that will lose visibility into the spine. This inside gutter can take up between ¼” and 3/8” of each page. Be mindful of this while designing and add an extra ½” cushion to the binding-side margins of each page of your perfect bound book.
- Crossoversor images that span two adjacent pages, inside of perfect bound books are not recommended.
- Spine Width A unique feature of perfect bound books is the ability to design the spine if it is larger than 1/8th inch (2" thick maximum). You can keep it a solid color, add text or have one continuous image covering the front cover across to the back cover. Determining your spine width depends on your number of pages and the paper stock you have selected. click here to download our spine calculator.
Available Sizes
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PDF File Checklist & ResourcesIf you do not submit print-ready PDF files, your order may be rejected. For more information on how to create print-ready PDF files, click here for our 24/7 Help Center.
Spiral Bound Printing
Spiral bound printing is single sheets of paper printed on both sides, cut down to trim size and collated in page number order. Then a continuous plastic coil loop shaped like a long spring passes through a row of punched holes at the edge of the printed piece the binding can be on the left or top of the project depending on how the project is designed. Spiral Bound Books are easier to handle and will lie flat (180 degrees) for easy reading reference materials. Pages turn easily, lack spinal tension, and can fold or wrap back around themselves (360 degree).
Spiral bound book printing offers different coil colors, sizes, and diameters that are readily available and can accommodate a higher page count up to 2 3/4” thick. You cannot print on the spine or add or remove pages. Crossovers, or images that span two adjacent pages, inside of perfect bound books are not recommended.
Number of Pages Accepted
We can print spiral and wire-o orders that have 8 pages - 800 pages (or up to 2 ¾” inches thick) and we require them be in 2-page increments.
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Design Tips
You must leave extra space for the hole drilling on the binding-side of your Spiral or Wire-O booklet. Set your binding-side margins to be 3/8”. Refer to our free downloadable templates for a design guide.
While bleeding images are fully acceptable, PrintingCenterUSA does not recommend crossover images due to the substantial gap between pages.
Available Sizes
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PDF File Checklist & ResourcesIf you do not submit print-ready PDF files, your order may be rejected. For more information on how to create print-ready PDF files, click here for our 24/7 Help Center.
Wire-O Bound Printing
Wire-O Bound Printing is single sheets of paper printed on both sides, cut down to trim size and collated in page number order. The wire, often referred to as a wire comb or twin-loop / double-loop binding, has pre-formed pairs of two small loops of wire that run along a C-shaped spine that looks like a comb. These wire loops are inserted through each of the square holes that have been punched through the edge of the printed book’s cover and pages which allow the pages of your book to line up precisely. A wire closer squeezes the spine until it is round securing the cover and pages. the binding can be on the left or top of the project depending on how the project is designed. Wire-o binding will generally have a lower page count than spiral up to 1 ¼ “thick. The wire is available in different lengths for your bound books and calendars. The color of the standard wire we offer is black. You cannot print on the spine, add or remove pages. Crossovers, or images that span two adjacent pages are not recommended.
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Number of Pages Accepted
We can print spiral and wire-o orders that have 8 pages - 800 pages (or up to 1 ¼ inches thick) and we require them be in 2-page increments.
Design Tips
You must leave extra space for the hole drilling on the binding-side of your Spiral or Wire-O booklet. Set your binding-side margins to be 3/8”. Refer to our free downloadable templates for a design guide.
While bleeding images are fully acceptable, PrintingCenterUSA does not recommend crossover images due to the substantial gap between pages.
Available Sizes
While bleeding images are fully acceptable, PrintingCenterUSA does not recommend crossover images due to the substantial gap between pages.
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PDF File Checklist & ResourcesIf you do not submit print-ready PDF files, your order may be rejected. For more information on how to create print-ready PDF files, click here for our 24/7 Help Center.
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How Much Does it Cost to Get Menus Printed?
You can get 50 copies of an 8.5” x 11” Trifold Menu on 80# Gloss Text , Full Color, (4/4) printed and delivered to your doorstep in 4-11 business days with our Wait & Save Production Time option for only $85.77 ($1.72 each) or 1000 copies for only $278.71 ($0.28 each) plus shipping and handling at PrintingCenterUSA.com. Get an instant price on our cost calculator.
| Size/Qty | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500 | 1000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5 x 11 (No Fold) | $1.54 each $76.87 total | $0.96 each $96.15 total | $0.71 each $177.44 total | $0.41 each $203.22 total | $0.27 each $266.51 total |
| 8.5 x 11 (Tri Fold) | $1.72 each $85.77 total | $1.05 each $105.22 total | $0.75 each $187.04 total | $0.43 each $213.68 total | $0.28 each $278.71 total |
| 11 x 17 Poster | $2.56 each $127.91 total | $1.70 each $169.97 total | $1.14 each $284.40 total | $0.79 each $394.76 total | $0.52 each $515.51 total |
• These are examples of our everyday competitive prices.
*Prices are subject to change/shipping NOT included.
Learn MoreHow to Print Menus in 7 Easy & Affordable Steps
- Gather all of your Menu’s content, pricing, and images.
- Place and format your content and images in an Adobe Suite Program (InDesign or Illustrator) Use our free downloadable blank menu templates with folding and mailing guides to prepare your design. Click here for folding templates. Click here for Brochure Booklet Templates.
- Enter your Type of Menu (Single Page or Multi Page), Size, Paper Stock, Quantity, Ink Color, Folding Style, Mailing and/or In-Hand Delivery Date to get an Instant Quote.
- Upload your print-ready PDF.
- We will then run your files through our 43-point checklist and send you a PDF proof for you to approve or reject.
- When approved, we will schedule and print your menus.
- Your full menus will be mailed or delivered to your doorstep as promised for you to enjoy and distribute.
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