Create a digital MenuBoard from your real dishes
Static slides nobody looks at, replaced by motion that earns the second glance.
Turn your restaurant's actual dishes into a live visual playlist for screens, counters and QR menus. Use real food photos and short clips instead of stock images and clip-art slides.
Why most restaurant screens fail to sell anything
- PDFs and PowerPoint slides on a TV is what most restaurants run today. Customers stop seeing them after week one.
- Stock food images on a counter screen feel generic and disconnect from the actual menu.
- When the menu changes, the screen doesn't — because changing it means opening Photoshop or calling someone.
- Static signage is invisible. Motion isn't.
From dish to live screen in four steps
- Photograph your dishes. Take phone photos of every dish you want on the screen. One per dish.
- Improve and convert. Upload to YumMate.app. Pick the 16:9 format for screens. Optionally add a 5-second hero video per dish.
- Build the playlist. Drag dishes into the MenuBoard playlist. Group by category, by daypart or by margin. Reorder anytime.
- Display anywhere with a screen. Open the MenuBoard URL on a TV, counter display or tablet. Autoplay loops continuously. Update from your phone — the screen changes live.
Where the MenuBoard earns its place
- Counter and pass screens. The screen above the till is your highest-attention spot. Use it for high-margin dishes and specials.
- Window displays. Pull people in with motion they can see from the street.
- Daily and weekly specials. When the special changes daily, the playlist changes daily. No PDF re-export.
- Hotel restaurants and lobbies. Hotel guests in lobbies, breakfast halls or near elevators see the dining offer before they decide on dinner.
- Bars and happy hour. Cocktails on a screen. Drink visuals where guests are already looking.
- Food courts and ghost kitchens. When you don't have a storefront, the screen is the storefront. Make it carry the brand.
Real dishes on real screens
The MenuBoard does not show fake dishes. It shows your menu. The customer who watches the screen and orders the steak gets the steak from the screen. That's the only contract that matters.
MenuBoard features
- Drag-and-drop playlist. Reorder, swap, group, hide. No software to install.
- Autoplay and live update. Change the playlist from your phone — the screen updates without re-opening anything.
- Multiple boards per location. Different screens for different rooms — bar, counter, dining room, takeaway.
- Display mode. Full-screen, no-controls mode for unattended screens.
- Analytics built in. MenuBoard views, devices, hourly heatmap, CSV export — see which dishes earned the attention.
- Works on any modern TV or tablet. Open the URL in the browser. No specific hardware. No subscription per screen.
MenuBoard questions
- What is a restaurant MenuBoard?
- A digital MenuBoard is a screen that shows a live, looping playlist of dish visuals — usually placed above a counter, in a window or in a dining room. It replaces static printed signs and PDF slides with motion content that updates when the menu changes.
- Can I use my own dish photos?
- Yes — that's the whole idea. The MenuBoard is built around the assets you create from your real dishes via YumMate.app. No stock content.
- Can I update the playlist later?
- Yes. Live update — change the playlist on your phone, the screen reflects it without restarting.
- Does it work on regular TVs?
- Yes. Any TV, tablet or display that can open a web browser works. No specific hardware, no app to install.
- How many MenuBoards can I have?
- Breakfast plan: 1 board. Daily Menu plan: 3 boards. Gourmet plan: unlimited boards.
- Can I track views?
- Yes. Analytics shows total clips played, MenuBoard views, device data, referrers and an hourly heatmap with CSV export.
- Does it work offline?
- It needs an internet connection to load and to receive live updates. Once loaded, content keeps playing if the connection drops temporarily.
Replace static slides with a live MenuBoard
Build it once from your existing dish photos. Update the playlist from your phone going forward.