Menu boards that sell
more than they display.
Custom menu boards for restaurants, cafes, QSRs, hotel F&B, and food courts across Dubai, Sharjah, and Ajman. LED lightbox, digital-ready frames, printed acrylic, and chalkboard finishes — designed for UAE calorie display compliance, Arabic/English bilingual layouts, and high-volume hospitality environments.
3 types of menu boards we make
Every menu board format we make
All fabricated in-house at our Ajman factory — aluminium frames, LED wiring, face printing. We also produce replacement prints for existing frames.
Aluminium cabinet with a backlit acrylic or flex-face panel — the standard menu board for QSRs, food courts, and casual dining. Menu content printed on translucent face, illuminated evenly from behind. Face panels slide out for reprinting when the menu changes.
Opaque or semi-transparent acrylic panels UV-printed with menu content and mounted on a wall frame or hung from a rail. Non-illuminated — relies on ambient lighting. Cost-effective option for cafes and restaurants with good ambient light levels.
Steel or MDF panel with chalkboard paint or real slate finish — written by hand or with chalk markers. Popular for artisan cafes, brunch spots, and farm-to-table restaurants where the handwritten aesthetic matches the brand. Available in wall-mounted, A-frame floor stand, or hanging formats.
Aluminium or ACM frame designed to house a commercial-grade screen (screen not supplied by us). We fabricate the surround, cable management trunking, and mounting system — matched to your brand colour and finish, including screen mounting and power routing.
Aluminium snap-open frame holding a printed poster — 25mm or 32mm profile, available in silver, black, or gold. Face opens without tools; poster slides out and is replaced in seconds. LED-lit versions available with a built-in LED strip at the top edge.
Weatherproof LED lightbox menu boards for drive-through lanes and outdoor ordering stations. IP54-rated cabinet, UV-stable face panel, anti-glare surface to reduce solar washout. Wind-load rated for UAE outdoor installation. Municipality sign permit included.
What makes a menu board actually sell
A menu board is not just a price list — it is your highest-ROI sales tool. These are the six design principles we apply to every menu board we produce, drawn from F&B industry research and our experience across hundreds of UAE restaurant installations.
What menu boards cost in Dubai
Prices depend on size, material, illumination, and quantity. These are indicative ranges for standard configurations — contact us for a site-specific quote. All prices include design, print, frame, and installation.
What your menu board is made from
Indoor restaurant environments have high ambient heat from kitchen proximity, grease vapour, and heavy cleaning. Menu board materials must handle all three without yellowing, warping, or losing print clarity.
Which menu board format is right for you?
| Update speed | Night vis. | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LED Lightbox | Reprint (1-2 days) | Excellent | Medium |
| Printed Acrylic | Reprint (1-2 days) | Ambient only | Low |
| Chalkboard | Instant | Low | Low |
| Digital Frame | Instant | Excellent | Higher |
| Snap Frame | Minutes | Strip-lit only | Lowest |
| Outdoor Drive-thru | Reprint (1-2 days) | Excellent | Higher |
Where we install menu boards
Menu board needs by F&B sector
Calorie-compliant. Bilingual.
On time.
A menu board order in Dubai has three requirements most sign companies miss: DM calorie display formatting, correct Arabic typography, and a face panel the owner can reprint themselves without coming back to us every time prices change.
From menu content to installed board in 5 steps
What our F&B clients say
"Bayan produced our menu boards for three QSR outlets across Dubai — all calorie-compliant, bilingual, and matching our brand standards exactly. The turnaround was fast, and the reprint process when we updated our menu was simple."
"We opened a cafe in JLT and needed boards that looked premium — not generic QSR lightboxes. Bayan designed a printed acrylic system with a matte black frame and custom typography. Many customers comment on them."
"Our hotel F&B team needed menu boards for four outlets. Bayan produced a consistent system across all four with different finishes per outlet. The Arabic layouts were correctly typeset, which our previous supplier had always got wrong."
We install across all seven emirates
Our fabrication factory is in Ajman Industrial Area 2. Installation crews cover every emirate with the same quality and warranty. Replacement prints are delivered UAE-wide.
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Common questions about menu boards
- Yes. Dubai Municipality Regulation No. 11/2019 requires food establishments to display calorie information on all menus and menu boards. Calorie counts must appear per item, in kcal units, alongside a 2,000 kcal daily reference statement on the board. We design all menu boards to meet these requirements.
- No. Calorie data must be produced by a food technologist or nutritionist based on your actual recipes and portion sizes — this is a food science function, not a sign production function. You supply us the calorie figures; we lay them out correctly on the board in DM-compliant format.
- Standard reprint turnaround is 2–3 working days from approved artwork. We hold your original design file and board dimensions on record — you send us the updated content and we produce and deliver new face panels. Your team installs the new faces without tools.
- Yes — bilingual Arabic/English menu board design is a standard part of our service. We set Arabic text in the correct direction and weight, aligned with the English layout. You must supply the Arabic menu copy; we set it correctly.
- For a standard food court ordering scenario (customer standing 3–5m from the board), minimum panel height is 900mm and panel width 600–900mm per section. Most food court tenants use a 3-panel system totalling 1,800–2,700mm wide. We calculate the correct dimensions during our site visit.
- Yes. We print using calibrated ICC profiles matched to your brand colour references — Pantone, CMYK, or RAL. Frame powder coat colour is matched to your RAL or brand specification. We produce a physical colour proof before full production for critical brand colour matching.
- Interior menu boards within your restaurant premises do not require a Dubai Municipality sign permit. If the menu board is visible from or mounted on the exterior of the building, a DM sign permit is required. We handle permit applications for exterior installations.
- A complete LED lightbox menu board system (3–5 panels, bilingual, calorie-formatted) typically takes 7–14 working days from approved artwork to installed. This includes frame fabrication, LED wiring, face printing, and installation.
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