Dinner Menu Template

All of us want to savor an appetizing dinner with a great ambiance with family and friends. While eating out in a fine dining restaurant is a good option, this cannot be done on a daily basis. So why not bring the same restaurant quality ambiance to your dining table and create a great dinner menu at home. If you think that homemade food is bland and boring, and cannot compete with restaurant quality food and presentation, then you cannot be more wrong. With a few tweaks and clever presentation ideas, you can really change that. Now to give a really restaurant like feel to your dinner party, why not print or handwrite a dinner menu that features a list of all the food that is going to be served during dinner. This gives an elegant and classy look to a dinner party and these dinner menus can be customized for a formal dinner party with friends and colleagues, as well as for a casual family dinner party.

If you are having a formal dinner party, then list all the courses your having along with description of each dish starting from the appetizers and ending with dessert. For a classy and elegant look, also list the wine pairings that you are serving with each course. If you are having both vegetarian and non vegetarian options, they should be carefully listed and indicated on the dinner menu. For a more casual dinner with close friends, you can just list the courses without describing each dish in detail.

Dinner Menu Template for a Formal Dinner

Menu Amuse Bouche (Name of the amuse bouche) Appetizer (Name of the appetizer, both vegetarian and non vegetarian) Soup (Name of the soup) Salad (Choice of salad with salad dressing) Entrée (Selection of Main course) Accompaniment (Names of side dishes and accompaniments provided) Dessert (Choice of Dessert) Wine (Wine selection with each course)

Dinner Menu Template for a Casual Family Feast

Menu For Family Feast Appetizer (Name of the appetizer, both vegetarian and non vegetarian) Main Course (Selection of Main course) Side Dishes (Names of side dishes and accompaniments provided) Dessert (Choice of Dessert) Beverages (Names of beverages)

Dinner Menu Template for a Wedding

Name of the Bride and Groom Address of the venue of the wedding reception Menu Appetizer (Name of the appetizer, both vegetarian and non vegetarian) Salad (Name of the salad being served) Entrée (Names of all the main course being served. Each main course being described in detail) Dessert (Choice of desserts being served) Beverages (Names of beverages being served)

Dinner Menu Sample

Given below is a casual dinner party food menu sample that you can use for adding a touch of elegance to a casual dinner party for friends.

Menu For Family Feast Appetizer Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho Fennel and Citrus Salad _______________________ Main Course Grilled Herbed Chicken Halibut with braised, sliced Artichokes Wild Mushroom Risotto ___________________ Accompaniment Steamed Green Beans with Lemon Butter Grilled Stuffed Mushrooms ________________ Desserts Chocolate Bread Pudding Blueberry Granita with Berry Compote _____________

Place the dinner menu card on top of the serving plate at each guest's place or on top of the table napkin. I am sure that adding a dinner menu will add refinement and class to your dinner party.