Why Menu Escape

Your restaurant deserves better than paying to be found

Ordering apps take a cut of every sale, harvest your customer data, and keep you dependent on their platform. There is another way.

The cost of convenience

Apps charge you 27% or more on every single order

Commission fees, service fees, delivery fees, marketing fees — the charges add up fast. They say the apps are convient, but is it worth it? (Feast Funnel may be fictional but the costs and fees represent real app charges)

Your customers, their data

Every order hands your customer relationship to someone else

Apps collect customer names, order history, and purchase behavior. That data drives their growth, not yours. You probably don't even know who your regulars are--but the apps certainly do.

The Menu Escape difference

You Restaurant listed for free. And full menu listings for a $99 annual fee. Orders go directly to you

Menu Escape lists your menu items so people can find you. When they order, they contact you directly with a simple order message that your customers copy and paste to send to you from their own email or text message.

See it for yourself

Try the order template before you decide anything

Browse a live example menu page and build a sample order yourself. Just click around. And come back to read the rest of the page after you do!

View Example Menu →

Start here

List your restaurant. It takes one email.

It is free. You can always decide about a full menu listing later.

Your listing request — select all, copy, paste into email, fill in brackets, send

To: jeremy@menuescape.com
Subject: Restaurant Listing Request

Restaurant Name: [your restaurant name]
Street Address: [street address, no zip code]
Phone: [phone number]
Website: [url or leave blank]
Email: [contact email or leave blank]

Monday Hours: [hours or closed]
Tuesday Hours: [hours or closed]
Wednesday Hours: [hours or closed]
Thursday Hours: [hours or closed]
Friday Hours: [hours or closed]
Saturday Hours: [hours or closed]
Sunday Hours: [hours or closed]

Cuisine Type: [choose one: American, American Southern, Asian, Barbecue/BBQ, European, Indian, Italian, Latin American, Mediterranean, Mexican, Seafood, Steakhouse, Other]

Sample Menu Item: [name one entree from your menu]

Anything else: [optional]

Hours format example: 11am-9pm | If closed that day write: closed

And if you want to list further, here is what a full menu listing looks like for your customers. For $99 a year, your menu is listed in a neat and organized way. And if anything changes or you run out of something, simply email and we'll update the listing.

Order message assembler

Customers build their order with one click per item

Each item has an Add to Order button. Selected items appear in a pre-written message ready to copy and send directly to you.

Category navigation

Skip links let customers jump straight to what they want

Entrees, sides, desserts, drinks — every category has a skip link so customers can navigate your full menu without endless scrolling.

Clean organized layout

Every item presented clearly with price and description

Every item presented clearly with price and description. And an image you provide if you like (hint: people love images!).

Full menu listing — $99 per year

And if you kept reading before sending your restaurant for listing, here is the template again so you don’t have to scroll back up ;)

Your listing request — select all, copy, paste into email, fill in brackets, send

Hours format example: 11am-9pm | If closed that day write: closed

Questions? Get in touch.

jeremy@menuescape.com