Read every price
HTML renders print your text exactly; AI-lettered boards usually do, but check each line before printing.
Menu design · ChatGPT · October 2026
How do I design a restaurant menu in ChatGPT?
A printable menu, a chalkboard and a menu board, with every price right.
In ChatGPT, add the Creative Claw plugin and paste your dishes, descriptions and prices. For print, an HTML render lays the menu out exactly in your colours and fonts (about 1 credit for ours). For a chalkboard look, Nano Banana 2 lettered our four specials and prices correctly (24 credits). For the screen above the counter, a 16:9 menu board loop shows the specials beside moving shots of each dish.
Start with 100 free credits. No card required.
By Itay Dressler, founder of Creative Claw · LinkedIn · Updated
Key takeaways
- An HTML render prints your exact text and prices: about 1 credit.
- Nano Banana 2 lettered every dish and price on our chalkboard correctly.
- A 16:9 menu board loop puts moving dishes beside the prices.
- Mark allergens and dietary tags, and check them against your recipes.
- Canva’s connector needs a paid Canva plan; Creative Claw has none.
Bring
Your dishes, descriptions, prices and allergen tags
Create
A printable menu, a specials board and a menu board video
Made with Creative Claw
What can you make with Creative Claw in ChatGPT?
Finished example
A menu board loop, a chalkboard and a printable menu.
We invented a restaurant, Brasa Azul, an Oaxacan-Californian grill in San Diego’s North Park, and started from three ordinary phone photos taken at the pass. FLUX Kontext Max retouched the light and background without touching the food, Gemini Omni Flash shot three reels, ElevenLabs v4 voiced the promo in English and Spanish, Lyria 3.5 sang a bilingual jingle, Nano Banana 2 lettered the chalkboard, and an HTML render made a printable menu with exact prices.
Voiceover script
“Brasa Azul specials: Mole Negro Chicken $24, Birria Tacos (3) $18, Blue Corn Quesadilla $14, Mezcal Naranja $15.”
| Step | Tool | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Three dish retouches that keep the food unchanged | FLUX Kontext Max | 48 |
| Three reel stills | Nano Banana 2, 2K | 72 |
| Three 6-second reels, 1080p | Gemini Omni Flash | 414 |
| Storefront photo with the neon sign | Nano Banana 2, 2K | 24 |
| Chalkboard specials board | Nano Banana 2, 2K | 24 |
| Printable menu with exact prices | HTML render | 1 |
| Bilingual jingle | Lyria 3.5 | 16 |
| English and Spanish voiceovers | ElevenLabs v4 | 8 |
| Lyric check on the jingle | Transcribe | 2 |
| Promo and menu board videos | HyperFrames (render_html_video) | 11 |
| Total for the finished example | 620 ($6.20) | |
The restaurant, dishes and phone photos are fictional and were generated for this page; with your own phone photos, skip nothing but the photos themselves. We also spent about 260 more credits testing which model keeps a dish unchanged (results on the food photos page).
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Menu photo · FLUX Kontext Max -
Storefront · Nano Banana 2
The workflow
How do I make a menu in ChatGPT?
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Add Creative Claw and paste the menu
Install Creative Claw from ChatGPT’s plugin directory and sign in. New accounts get 100 free credits, no card. Paste dishes, descriptions, prices and tags.
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Render the printable menu
Ask for an HTML-rendered menu at letter size in your colours, with a dish photo at the top.
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Make the specials board
Ask for a chalkboard or a wall menu with this week’s specials lettered in; read every line.
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Make the menu board loop
Ask for a 16:9 loop with the specials and prices beside short shots of each dish.
Pricing
How much does it cost?
Creative Claw is pay as you go: $10 buys 1,000 credits, new accounts get 100 free credits, and there is no subscription. Typical costs for this workflow:
| What you generate | Credits | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Printable menu (HTML render) | 1 | $0.01 |
| Chalkboard specials board (Nano Banana 2, 2K) | 24 | $0.24 |
| Dish photo for the menu (FLUX Kontext Max) | 16 | $0.16 |
| Menu board loop render (HyperFrames) | 5 | $0.05 |
Prices charged or quoted by Creative Claw on October 25, 2026. See all model prices, and ask for an estimate in ChatGPT before you generate.
Alternatives
How does a menu from ChatGPT compare with the alternatives?
The tools below are the ones AI assistants most often recommend for this job. We checked each vendor’s own pages on October 25, 2026. “None found” means we could not find an official app in the ChatGPT directory or on the vendor’s site. Creative Claw publishes this page.
| Option | How it works | In ChatGPT | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Claw | Exact HTML menus, lettered boards, menu board loops | App in ChatGPT’s directory | About 1–24 credits per piece |
| Canva | Menu templates you edit | App in ChatGPT, needs a paid Canva plan | Canva Pro about $15/mo |
| A designer | Custom menu design | n/a | Per project |
Sources: Canva connector requirements. Prices are in USD before tax and change often.
Before you render
What should I check before rendering?
Allergen tags must match
Tag vegetarian, gluten-free and allergens only where your recipes support it, and invite guests to ask.
Enhance the dish, never invent it
Change the light, background and steam, never the food: same portion, same ingredients, same plate. Compare every edit with your original photo before you post it.
No AI diners or fake reviews
The FTC rule in force since October 2024 bans fake reviews and testimonials, including AI-generated ones. An AI voice can read your own offer, never pose as a customer.
Check current pricing, read short answers in the help center, inspect the tool reference, or browse published media examples. Examples illustrate creative approaches; they are not proof that this exact starter prompt was run.
Practical answers
Frequently asked questions
Menus in ChatGPT
Can ChatGPT design a restaurant menu?
Yes, with Creative Claw. Paste the dishes, descriptions and prices and ask for a printable menu: an HTML render lays it out exactly, with your fonts and colours, for about 1 credit.
Will the prices be spelled right?
In an HTML render, yes: the text is your text. For a hand-lettered look, Nano Banana 2 lettered our chalkboard’s four dishes and prices correctly, but read every line before you print.
Can it make a chalkboard or specials board?
Yes. Ours, a blue-tiled wall with white and orange chalk, cost 24 credits at 2K. Change the specials and regenerate in a minute.
Can it make a digital menu board for a TV?
Yes. Our 16:9 loop shows the specials with exact prices beside looping shots of each dish, cut with HyperFrames.
Can I add allergen and dietary tags?
Yes. Our menu marks vegetarian and gluten-free dishes and asks guests to tell the server about allergies. Make sure every tag matches your recipes.
Can I get a Spanish menu too?
Yes. Ask for a second language under each dish or a separate translated menu, and have a native speaker check it.
What size should a printed menu be?
US letter (8.5 × 11 in) is common. Our render was 1275 × 1650 pixels, which is 150 dpi; for print, ask for 2550 × 3300 pixels (300 dpi) or a PDF from your print shop’s template.
How do I update the menu when prices change?
Paste the new prices and render again; an HTML menu is rebuilt from your text in seconds, so nothing has to be retyped by hand.
Cost
How much does an AI menu cost?
About 1 credit for an HTML-rendered menu, 24 for a Nano Banana 2 chalkboard, plus 16 for a dish photo on it. Menu templates on Canva need a paid plan for the ChatGPT and Claude connector.
Delivery apps, ads and the rules
Can I use AI food photos on DoorDash?
Not edited ones. DoorDash’s help center says menu photos must be “clean and unedited,” must show “the actual item served, not an idealized or generic version,” must be landscape 16:9, and that photoshopping a background onto a photo is cause for rejection. Upload your real photo, well shot.
Does Uber Eats allow AI-enhanced photos?
Uber Eats uses AI itself: since July 2025 it improves low-quality merchant photos (lighting, resolution, framing and plating), and press reports say it can change plates and backgrounds. Check how your dishes look in the app.
What does Google Business Profile allow?
Google’s photo guidelines ask for “no significant alterations or excessive use of filters” and say the image “should represent reality.” Post real photos; cleaning up light and background is the most to do.
Can I show a dish that is not on my menu, or a bigger portion?
No. Showing food you do not serve, or more than you serve, is deceptive advertising. Generate scenes and mood freely, but keep every plate in an ad or menu photo true to what customers get.
Can I post AI-generated reviews or diner testimonials?
No. The FTC rule in force since October 21, 2024 bans fake reviews and testimonials, including AI-generated ones, with civil penalties for knowing violations. Quote real reviews you have permission to use.
Do I need to label AI reels on Instagram and TikTok?
TikTok requires labels on realistic AI-generated content, and Meta asks creators to disclose photorealistic AI video. Turn on the platform’s AI label for reels made with AI.
Setup and pricing
How do I add Creative Claw to ChatGPT?
Open chatgpt.com/plugins/creativeclaw and select Install plugin, or search for Creative Claw in ChatGPT’s plugin directory, then sign in. New accounts get 100 free credits, no card.
Do I need a subscription?
No. Creative Claw is pay as you go: $10 buys 1,000 credits that never expire, and new accounts get 100 free credits. You pay for the posts you make, not per month.
Can I use my own photos and menu?
Yes, and you should. Attach your phone photos and paste your menu in ChatGPT; the retouches, menus and boards are built from your real dishes and prices.
Does Creative Claw post to Instagram, Google or DoorDash?
No. It makes the files (photos, reels, menus, boards); you upload them to your accounts, your menu manager or your scheduler.
Start creating
Install Creative Claw in ChatGPT.
Connect once, get 100 free credits with no card required, and use the starter prompt above for your first project.
