Restaurant Menu Board Height: Best Placement for Visibility

Height Guidelines by Board Type

Different board types need different mounting heights based on customer posture (standing vs seated) and viewing distance.

• Entrance/queue boards (standing): centre at 150 cm, bottom no lower than 120 cm
• Above-counter boards (customer standing at counter): bottom edge at 180 cm
• Table-level QR stands: 75–90 cm (seated eye level when propped on table)
• Wall-mounted dining area boards (seated customers): centre at 130–140 cm
• Drive-through/outdoor boards: centre at 180–210 cm for vehicle visibility

Letter Size and Viewing Distance

The further the customer, the larger the text. Rule: viewing distance (metres) × 2.5 = minimum letter height (mm). Example: customer reads from 3 metres → letters minimum 7.5 mm (roughly 28 pt font).

For entrance boards read from 5 metres: letters need 12.5 mm (48 pt). Most restaurant boards use text that is too small — customers squint and give up.

Digital QR Menus Solve Visibility Issues

Wall boards have fixed height, fixed text size, and fixed content. QR menus on customer phones: perfect text size (they control zoom), perfect height (their hand), always current content.

Place QR codes at table level (75–90 cm on tent cards) where seated customers naturally look. DineCard menus are mobile-optimised — large text, clear categories, easy scrolling.

Frequently Asked Questions