How to set up a digital menu board for your restaurant
Step-by-step guide to replacing your printed menu with a screen that updates instantly. No hardware or software to install.
A digital menu board is a screen — usually a TV or monitor — mounted in your restaurant that displays your menu, prices, and daily specials. When the soup of the day changes, you update it from your phone. The screen refreshes automatically.
What you need
A TV or monitor (any size, any brand — if it has a browser, it works), a Wi-Fi connection, and an account on Screens by thosekids.studio. That's it. No special hardware, no apps to install, no IT department required.
Step by step
1. Create a screen. Log in, click "New Screen", and pick the Announcement or Stats template. The Announcement template works well for daily specials. Stats works for price boards.
2. Add your menu items. Fill in the title, description, and prices. You can include an image URL if you want to show food photography.
3. Pick a theme. Dark themes work well for restaurants — they feel more premium and the text pops. Try "Default Dark" or "Bold".
4. Publish and display. Hit "Go Live", copy the URL, and open it in the TV's browser. The menu fills the entire screen, edge to edge.
Updating on the fly
Ran out of the fish special? Open the editor on your phone, change the text, hit save. The screen updates in seconds. No need to touch the TV. No need to reprint anything.
Pro tips
Keep text large — people read menu boards from a distance. Use the subtitle field for prices so they're visually separated. Update your content at least weekly to keep regulars engaged.