Food, as we all know, should be a treat for the eyes as well. The more appealing the design, the more appetising menus are. We have rounded up a selection of delicious free menu fonts for you.
A well-designed menu creates a powerful first impression and boost your patrons’ appetite. This means that the menus have to look appetising and should be designed to emphasise the flair of the place to achieve the desired impact.
Menu typography
Besides size and paper type, the graphic design of the menu is important to create a stunning look. Typography is crucial in this context. The fonts you use in your menu have to be consistent with the ambience of your restaurant to appeal to your guests. The Great Victorian font is ideal to advertise the offering of a British tea lounge and Pinyon Script is the right choice for a fine dining establishment. The patrons of a hip cocktail bar in contrast will prefer Mojito in June.
But besides looking stylish, there is another important aspect to pay attention to: The menus must be easy to read even in a dimly lit restaurant. Go to easy-to-read fonts for a roundup of fonts legible in a romantic candle light dinner setting.
Tip: We have checked the commercial availability of all fonts, but we cannot warrant this. So please check out the license information and notes on the website you are downloading your font from.
Fonts for menus
Flow Ext
- License: 1001Fonts Free For Commercial Use License (https://www.1001fonts.com/licenses/ffc.html), Readme file in the ZIP folder
- Download: .zip file
- Font format: OTF
- Design by Jovanny Lemonad
Great Victorian- License: Free for commercial use, readme file in the ZIP folder
- Download: .zip file
- Font format: OTF
- Design by Dharma Type (http://dharmatype.com/)
Herr von Muellerhoff
- License: SIL Open Font License (http://scripts.sil.org), readme file in the .zip folder
- Download: .zip file
- Font format: OTF, TTF
- Design by Alejandro Paul
Indie Flower
- License: SIL Open Font License (http://scripts.sil.org), readme file in the .zip folder
- Download: .zip file
- Font format: TTF
- Design by Kimberley Geswein (kimberlygeswein.com)
Mojito in June- License: Free for private use, commercial used must be paid, readme file in the ZIP folder
- Price (commercial): “make a PayPal donation”
- Download: .zip file
- Font format: TTF
- Design by Roland Huse (www.rolandhuse.com)
Pinyon Script- License: SIL Open Font License (http://scripts.sil.org), readme file in the .zip folder
- Download: .zip file
- Font format: TTF
- Design by Sorkin Type Co (sorkintype.com)
Klarissa
- License: 1001Fonts Free For Commercial Use License (https://www.1001fonts.com/licenses/ffc.html), Readme file in the ZIP folder
- Download: .zip file
- Font format: TTF
- Design by Typographer Mediengestaltung
Brush Script MT (font used in the title image)
- License: Free private use, preinstalled on many computers as part of the MS Office suite
- to be obtained/licensed for commercial use at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/font-list/brush-script-mt
- Download: .zip file
- Font format: TTF
- Design by Monotype
Image source: Larisa Blinova (Shutterstock)
