Brunch is less a meal than a mood: slow, sociable and a little indulgent. Whether you run a café that opens its doors for weekend brunch or you are hosting friends at home for a birthday, a baby shower or a lazy Sunday, the menu sets that mood before the first mimosa is poured. This Brunch Menu Template is soft, airy, and modern, with a tall arch, a touch of greenery, and plenty of white space.
Inside the Arch
The template is sized for US Letter, 8.5 x 11 inches, in portrait orientation. The background is a gentle blush pink. On it stands a tall cream arch with a rounded top, filling most of the page, with a faint shadow that lifts it off the background and a fine sage-green line tracing its inner edge. A sprig of eucalyptus in dusty blue-green leans over the arch’s upper-left shoulder, and a slender olive branch grows up from its lower-right corner. They frame the page diagonally, like greenery on a brunch table.
At the crown of the arch is a smaller arched photo frame with a white border. Its shape repeats the arch it sits in. Below it, Sunday Brunch is set in a graceful rose-coloured italic serif (Cormorant Garamond), with the serving time and venue beneath in small sage capitals: SERVED 10 AM – 3 PM · THE GREENHOUSE CAFÉ.
The menu is centred, like a printed wedding breakfast card:
- SWEET: lemon ricotta pancakes, brioche French toast and an açaí bowl.
- SAVORY: smashed avocado toast, shakshuka, smoked salmon Benedict, and chicken and waffles.
- SIPS: mimosas, Bloody Marys, Aperol spritz, cold brew, oat latte, and fresh orange juice on two lines.
Each section label sits between two short blush rules. Dishes are written as Dish name – price in Playfair Display, with a soft italic line of ingredients underneath. Outside the arch at the bottom, a rose pill announces BOTTOMLESS MIMOSAS $18, and our small logo sits in the lower-left corner.
Planning a Home Brunch for Eight
If you are using this template to host rather than to sell, the menu doubles as your shopping plan. Here is a rough guide to quantities for eight guests eating a full brunch, with a mix of sweet and savory dishes:
| On the menu | Roughly how much for 8 | Make-ahead tip |
|---|---|---|
| Pancakes or French toast | 16-20 pancakes or 1 large brioche loaf | Mix dry ingredients the night before |
| Eggs (shakshuka, Benedict or scrambled) | 16-18 eggs | Make the shakshuka sauce a day early |
| Avocado toast | 4 avocados, 1 sourdough loaf | Slice the bread ahead, toast at the last minute |
| Fruit or açaí bowls | About 4 cups of berries and fruit | Wash and chop the morning of |
| Mimosas | 3 bottles of sparkling wine, 2 quarts of orange juice | Chill everything overnight |
| Coffee | About 12 cups brewed | Set up a self-serve station |
Everyone’s appetite differs, so treat this as a starting point. Brunch guests tend to graze, so smaller portions of more dishes usually go down better than one huge platter.
Adding Your Own Touches
Every part of the menu can be personalized in the online editor:
- The arched photo: click it and use Replace Image. A flat-lay of your brunch spread, a latte, or a bouquet suits the soft palette. For a birthday or bridal brunch, use a photo of the guest of honour.
- The title: change Sunday Brunch to Bridal Brunch, Mother’s Day Brunch, Birthday Brunch for Mia, or simply your café’s name.
- Dishes and prices: retype each line. For a private party, delete the – price part so the menu reads like a list of dishes.
- Greenery: the eucalyptus and olive sprigs are editable vectors. Recolour their leaves from the colour swatches (sage green, dusty blue, or gold for a bridal look), or ungroup them to rearrange the leaves.
- The pill at the bottom: replace the mimosa offer with Reservations recommended, a hashtag for your event, or remove it altogether.
The Look, Explained
Why does this layout feel calm? Three choices do most of the work. First, everything is centred inside a single shape, so the eye travels straight down the arch without jumping between columns. Second, the palette has only three main colours (blush, cream and sage), with rose used sparingly for the title and the offer. Third, there is generous space between sections, which suggests a relaxed meal rather than a rushed one. When you edit the menu, try to keep those three things: stay centred, stick to the palette, and don’t crowd the arch with extra dishes.
Printing and Displaying a Brunch Menu
- Table cards: print on smooth white or natural cream 100 lb card stock. The blush background prints best with a matte finish.
- Welcome board: ask a print shop to enlarge the PDF to 18 x 24 inches and mount it on foam board for an easel at the door.
- Place settings: print two per sheet using your printer’s multiple-pages setting, trim them, and tuck one under each napkin.
- Online: download a JPG for Instagram, your website’s brunch page, or the event invitation.
Brunch Menu Questions
Can I list more than four savory dishes?
You can fit five by moving the lines a little closer together. Beyond that, drop the descriptions or give sips their own card.
Is this suitable for a bridal shower brunch?
It is one of the most popular uses. Change the title, remove the prices, recolour the greenery to match the wedding palette, and put the couple’s photo in the arch.
Can the background colour change?
Yes. Select the background and choose a new colour. Soft sage, pale butter yellow, or light terracotta all keep the airy feel with a cream arch.
Where do I add allergen notes?
Add a line of small italic text above the mimosa pill, such as V = vegetarian · GF = gluten-free, and mark dishes with the letters.
Pour the Coffee, Print the Menu
From café weekends to birthday gatherings at home, this arch menu makes brunch feel like an occasion. Add your photo, write in your dishes, and print copies for the table. Then all that’s left is the mimosas.
