Mobile Site for a Restaurant - How do I do the Menu?

Ideology · 28th Dec 2011, 02:08 PM

Any suggestions for how to display a menu on a mobile website? Do I type it all out? would a pdf work? Thanks.

HypeText · 28th Dec 2011, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by Ideology

Any suggestions for how to display a menu on a mobile website? Do I type it all out? would a pdf work? Thanks.

I would steer away from a PDF on a mobile phone because it will require a download and they will be right back into the same issues dealt with as they would be on a Desktop Version of the site.

You would be much better off actually typing it out, even if it is more work

bhuff85 · 28th Dec 2011, 04:04 PM

I would honestly break down the menu into individual pages. A little more work upfront, but it would result in much faster viewing for the end-user. Plus, they won't have to do the "pinch/expand" stuff to read the PDF.

mobilemarketer2012 · 28th Dec 2011, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by bhuff85

I would honestly break down the menu into individual pages. A little more work upfront, but it would result in much faster viewing for the end-user. Plus, they won't have to do the "pinch/expand" stuff to read the PDF.

I agree, PDF's suck on mobile. Do tabs for each section, appetizers, salads, etc.. It's more work but it will be a better experience for the user.

rlhurst · 28th Dec 2011, 06:37 PM

What I also did recently was link a food item to an actual picture of the dish. Then a simple "back to menu" link to return to the exact spot on the menu when the person was finished viewing the food dish. I didn't do all the items on the menu, but did do a higher ratio when it came to the dessert menu

. Again, more work, but more value as well!

HypeText · 28th Dec 2011, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by rlhurst

What I also did recently was link a food item to an actual picture of the dish. Then a simple "back to menu" link to return to the exact spot on the menu when the person was finished viewing the food dish. I didn't do all the items on the menu, but did do a higher ratio when it came to the dessert menu

. Again, more work, but more value as well!

Guess that would vary depending on the size of the restaurants menu. If its a simple family style restaurant with a limited menu then that makes sense, but if their physical menu is 7 to 10 pages long that could get pretty time consuming!

rlhurst · 28th Dec 2011, 06:46 PM

Yeah, but if they're willing to pay........

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