Terrible Restaurant Menus Designs That Belong In Hell

by Ayoub

Coming up with a design that looks good but is also functional is no easy job; you have to focus on both aspects simultaneously while creating your design, but despite all of that, some outside factors that you were never aware of might end up ruining your creation entirely. Some designs end up looking terrible but somehow still work, and some look amazing but do not deserve their intended purpose.

There are so many poor designs out there that everyone is well aware of, but no one can fix the problem by creating a better one that actually works. Some issues are easier to solve than others, and a somewhat functional solution is still a solution after all.

Menus at restaurants got invented to help people find the things they want to eat quickly and efficiently. However, when the design of the menu confuses you more than it helps you, what purpose does it serve?

The restaurant menus in the pictures below are so bad they all deserve to be nominated for "worst design of the year." Scroll down and check them out, they might make your eyes bleed a little bit, but that is just part of the experience.

1. This French Restaurant Menu That Makes Much More Sense Unfolded.

2. "This restaurant’s logo that looks like a health grade"

3. "This "M" on a kids menu activity..."

4. "This restaurant wraps their menu around a wooden stick... there was absolutely no explanation or purpose to it"

5. "The "Crappy Design" Mother Lode"

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6. "Anyone want some Thai food?"

7. "The misuse of capital letters on this menu"

8. "This menu at Cereal Killer Cafe, London"

9. "No, this picture isnt blurry... The menu is."

10. "These tilted menus"

They're going for the post-earthquake look.

11. "This coffee shop overhead menu gave me a headache"

12. "Third scoop? I asked for a double!"

13. "Menu at a Local Restaurant"

It's supposed to say "Two Brothers"

14. "This menu looks upside down at first glance"

Holy Mother Of Crappy Designs...

15. "Texcock Mextails"

16. "Found a restaurant in Cape Cod that used a screenshot of their menu in Microsoft Word."

17. "Clearly missing the point of a digital menu."

18. "The restaurant is called Str'eat (amazing food btw) but the logo is confusing!"

19. "Would you like your chips with or without chips?"

20. "I'm impressed that this Thai menu has text cropping both over AND under the image."

21. "The maze on the kids menu is impossible to get through"

22. "Restaurant puts Cocktails and Beers right under the Kids Menu"

23. "This busy ice cream shop in Seattle put their menu on a mirror so it’s impossible to read"

Simplicity is always the best solution; people tend to overcomplicate things by trying to stand out, but in the end, they end up with some catastrophic results. Menus are supposed to be easy to navigate so people can find the things they want to order easily and quickly.