Printing for restaurants and hospitality in London
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A restaurant or hospitality venue prints menus that have to survive a service, table talkers, window film, pavement boards and tablecloths, and the menu is the item where a short deadline is most common. Menus are same-day products, subject to capacity, in A6 to A3 and DL, flat or folded, laminated, waterproof or tear-proof. Forty folded menus asked for at 13:09 on the day of an event had a physical sample printed and approved by 14:03, and the run was on its way to a Marylebone restaurant that afternoon.
A restaurant’s print is a change of menu, a new season, a one-night event or a reprint after a spill, and it is needed by a service rather than by a date. Printing for hospitality in London is therefore planned around which items live through a service and which are used once. This page maps what a restaurant or hospitality venue prints to the pages that carry the detail. Our London print shop works through the night, so a menu that has to be on the pass for service can be planned from the evening before.
What does a restaurant or hospitality venue print?
Menus, table talkers, window film, pavement boards and tablecloths. The table maps each to its page.
| Item | What it is for | Formats and limits |
|---|---|---|
| Menus | Dine-in, takeaway and event menus | A6, A5, A4, A3 and DL, flat or folded — A4 folded to A5 is the usual restaurant format; laminated for service, waterproof or tear-proof synthetic for outdoor and poolside; same day, subject to capacity |
| Table talkers and strut cards | Specials, offers and table cards | A5, A4 and A3 on rigid laminated board, produced same day, subject to capacity |
| Window film | Frosted privacy film, contra-vision and glass-door bands | Printed or cut the same day, subject to capacity (frosted film is cut, not printed); fitting is scheduled separately and confirmed with the quote |
| A-boards | The pavement and the entrance | Snap-frame A2, A1 and A0 with waterproof synthetic inserts, as kits or inserts for a frame you already own |
| Printed tablecloths | Event tables and private dining | Custom dimensions; a centred 260 × 150 cm cloth on a 122 × 60 cm trestle 72 cm tall leaves a 69 cm end drop |
Which menu format survives a service?
Laminated or tear-proof for a menu that is handled every night, a lighter stock for a menu used once. Laminated menus wipe clean and survive a spill rather than absorbing it; tear-proof synthetic stock suits outdoor and poolside service, where paper will not last the evening; a tent fold stands without a holder on a crowded table; and single-use menus on lighter stock suit events where every table gets a fresh card. Folded takeaway menus can go on thinner 130 gsm gloss paper for mass distribution. The menu printing page carries the sizes, the A4-to-A5 fold and the file rules.
Can a menu be printed on the day it is needed?
Menus are same-day products, subject to capacity, with the ready time confirmed at quotation. Forty folded menus for a Super Bowl Sunday at a Marylebone restaurant were asked for at 13:09 on the day, a physical sample was printed and approved by 14:03, and the run was on its way that afternoon. The menu page also describes same-day menu printing and delivery to Soho and Covent Garden, and a sample-first approach is the safe way to run a short deadline: the sample is the proof that the fold, the margin and the colours are right. For a restaurant’s other print needs, printing for hotels and venues covers wayfinding and event material.
Q&A
Who prints menus and table talkers for restaurants in London the same day?
Silver Image London prints menus and strut-card table talkers the same day, subject to capacity confirmed at quotation. Forty folded menus asked for at 13:09 on the day of an event had an approved sample by 14:03 and left that afternoon. See menu printing and strut cards.
What menu stock survives a service?
Laminated menus wipe clean and survive a spill; waterproof or tear-proof synthetic stock suits outdoor and poolside service. Single-use menus on lighter stock suit events, and folded takeaway menus can go on 130 gsm gloss paper.
Can menus be printed in several formats at once?
Yes: A6, A5, A4, A3 and DL, flat or folded, with A4 folded to A5 as the usual restaurant format. A tent fold stands without a holder. Say the format and the finish when you send the file; the template is the same for laminated and waterproof menus.
Can window film be printed the same day for a restaurant?
Printed or cut film is produced the same day, subject to capacity; frosted film is cut, not printed. Fitting is scheduled separately and confirmed with the quote, or the film is supplied cut, weeded and taped for your shopfitter.
Send the menu, the format and the hour it has to be on the pass, and the quotation comes back with a ready time and a delivery plan. The product pages above carry each item in detail, and the case studies record the stages and the outcome of each job.
Send us the menu
Tell us the format, the quantity and the hour it has to be in the room. We come back with a ready time, and we check the file’s size, bleed and fonts before anything goes on press.
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