--- title: Menumigo Restaurant Guides description: Practical guides for independent restaurant operators. canonical: https://menumigo.com/guides source: Menumigo --- # Menumigo Restaurant Guides > Practical, source-backed guides for independent restaurant operators. - [130+ Restaurant Social Media Captions (Plus a Formula to Write Your Own)](https://menumigo.com/guides/restaurant-social-media-captions.md): 130+ ready-to-use restaurant social media captions for dishes, specials, new menus, events, reviews and openings, plus a caption formula and hashtag tips. 12 min read. - [150 Café Name Ideas (and How to Choose One You Can Actually Use)](https://menumigo.com/guides/cafe-names.md): 150 café and coffee shop name ideas in 10 styles, including names from Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian and Turkish coffee culture, plus trademark checks. 11 min read. - [20 Restaurant Design Tips That Attract Guests and Make Service Easier](https://menumigo.com/guides/restaurant-design-tips.md): 20 restaurant design tips on concept, layout, lighting, colour, acoustics, accessibility, terraces, restrooms and QR menus, with a budget priority table. 12 min read. - [36 Restaurant Menu Ideas to Plan, Write and Design a Menu That Sells](https://menumigo.com/guides/restaurant-menu-ideas.md): 36 restaurant menu ideas covering formats, structure, dish descriptions, design and QR menus, with examples from Spain, Portugal, France, Italy and Turkey. 12 min read. - [45 Restaurant Event Ideas (With a Planning Checklist and Event Calendar)](https://menumigo.com/guides/restaurant-event-ideas.md): 45 restaurant event ideas for slow nights and holidays, with a calendar for Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Turkey and the US, a pricing formula and checklist. 14 min read. - [Cheapest Restaurant Franchises to Open in 2026: Real Costs, Fees and Disclosure Rules](https://menumigo.com/guides/cheapest-restaurant-franchises.md): The cheapest food franchises to open in 2026: initial investment, fees and royalties from US disclosure documents, Spanish examples and disclosure laws. 13 min read. - [Free Restaurant Ordering Apps in 2026: What's Actually Free](https://menumigo.com/guides/free-restaurant-ordering-apps.md): An honest look at free restaurant ordering apps in 2026: GloriaFood, Square Online, MENU TIGER, WhatsApp Business and marketplaces, with real fees and limits. 11 min read. - [Menu Engineering: How to Build a Restaurant Menu That Sells](https://menumigo.com/guides/menu-engineering.md): Menu engineering ranks every dish by popularity and profit. Learn the formulas, the stars, plowhorses, puzzles and dogs matrix, and a worked example in euros. 13 min read. - [Restaurant Digital Marketing: A Beginner's Guide for Independent Restaurants](https://menumigo.com/guides/restaurant-digital-marketing-guide.md): A beginner's guide to restaurant digital marketing: brand, goals, Google Business Profile, website and menu, reviews, social media, email and a 90-day plan. 14 min read. - [Restaurant Order Taking Apps: Types, Costs and How to Choose One](https://menumigo.com/guides/restaurant-order-taking-app.md): The five types of restaurant order taking app, from server handhelds and QR ordering to marketplaces and kiosks: what they really cost and how to choose. 11 min read. - [Restaurant Recruiting: How to Hire and Keep Great Restaurant Staff](https://menumigo.com/guides/restaurant-recruiting.md): A practical restaurant recruiting guide: why hiring is hard, a job ad template, where to post by country, interviews, paid trial shifts and retention. 13 min read. - [Restaurant Steps of Service: The 12-Step Sequence for Great Table Service](https://menumigo.com/guides/restaurant-steps-of-service.md): The 12 restaurant steps of service from greeting to table reset, with target timings, allergen checks and how service differs in Europe, Turkey and the US. 12 min read. ## About Menumigo Menumigo is a free digital menu platform for restaurants. Guests scan a QR code and the menu opens in their browser — no app download, no sign-up. Owners update prices, mark items sold out, and publish daily specials in seconds from a phone. The Free plan covers one restaurant: unlimited menu items, one menu QR code, 2 menu languages, AI menu import from photo or PDF (5/month), AI translation (10/month), 14 EU-standard allergen tags, and WiFi password display. Free menus carry a small "Powered by Menumigo" credit. The Pro plan (€19/month or €15/month billed annually, with one venue included and extra venues at €9/month each) adds up to 6 menu languages at a time, unlimited AI usage, brand colours, real-time analytics, loyalty stamp cards, bundle offers, smart pairings, AI item descriptions, AI market reports, an announcement bar, review and social buttons, and removes the Menumigo branding. Every new restaurant starts with 7 days of Pro, then moves to the Free plan unless it subscribes. ## Get started - [Create a free account](https://menumigo.com/sign-up) — no credit card required - [Pricing](https://menumigo.com/pricing.md) — plan limits and prices - [Machine-readable plan data](https://menumigo.com/api/public/plans) — live JSON --- *Canonical HTML page: https://menumigo.com/guides* *Site overview for agents: https://menumigo.com/llms.txt · full index: https://menumigo.com/llms-full.txt*