A4-to-A5 Bifold Menu
A menu printed at A4 and folded in half to A5, giving a compact, handheld size suited to a smaller menu - a cafe, a short daily specials list, or a drinks and light-bites menu. Printed on 350gsm art matt paper with a choice of matt or gloss lamination, giving the card enough rigidity to hold its shape through repeated handling across a service.
A3-to-A4 Bifold Menu
A larger menu printed at A3 and folded in half to A4, suited to a fuller restaurant menu with more dishes, categories or a wine and drinks list alongside food. Uses the same 350gsm art matt paper and matt or gloss lamination choice as the smaller size, so the material quality is consistent regardless of which size a venue needs.
A Menu Handled Dozens of Times a Day
A menu is picked up, opened, closed, wiped down and handed back more times in a single service than almost any other printed item a business owns, which makes it one of the few printed products where durability is as important as design. A thin, unlaminated menu softens at the fold within weeks, picks up stains and fingerprints, and starts to look tired well before the business is ready to reprint it — undermining a restaurant’s presentation even when the food and service are good. A menu built to survive daily handling protects that first impression for months rather than weeks.
Deluxe Printing produces menu cards in-house at our Al Qusais facility, on 350gsm art matt paper with matt or gloss lamination, in bifold format across two sizes, so the card holds up to the handling a working menu actually gets.
Why 350gsm and Lamination Matter for a Menu Specifically
350gsm is noticeably heavier than a standard flyer or letterhead, giving the menu enough body to stay flat and resist bending out of shape when it is opened and closed repeatedly through a shift. Lamination adds a protective layer over the printed surface, making the card wipeable and more resistant to the spills, condensation and general handling a menu is exposed to at the table — something an unlaminated card cannot offer. The choice between matt and gloss lamination is a finish decision rather than a durability one: both protect the card equally, so it comes down to whether a softer, non-reflective look (matt) or a brighter, higher-contrast look (gloss) suits the brand.
Choosing a Size for the Menu Content
The right size depends on how much needs to fit on the menu, not simply on venue size. A cafe with a shorter list of drinks and light dishes is usually well served by the A4-to-A5 size, keeping the menu compact and easy to hold with one hand. A full-service restaurant with multiple courses, categories or a separate drinks list often needs the extra space the A3-to-A4 size provides, avoiding cramped text or an over-small font just to fit everything on a smaller card.
Who Orders Menu Card Printing in Dubai
New restaurants and cafes order their first printed menu as part of opening, typically choosing the size that matches how many dishes and categories the menu needs to cover. Established venues reorder menus seasonally, for a new chef’s menu, or to update pricing, benefiting from a consistent size and stock so reorders match previous runs. Hotels order menus for in-room dining, restaurant outlets and room service, often across multiple properties or floors needing the same specification. Catering businesses order menu cards for events where guests are given a printed menu at the table.
Production and UAE Coverage
Printing and finishing are completed in-house at our Al Qusais facility, with a proof confirmed before production. Delivery covers Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain.
Choose your size and lamination finish and send us your design, and we will confirm quantity and turnaround before production.
