A bakery sells with its display case. The smell of butter and the sight of glossy croissants do most of the work, and the menu’s job is to name everything clearly, show the prices, and take cake orders. This Bakery Menu Template looks like a small French pâtisserie seen from the pavement. A pink-and-white striped awning runs across the top, the shop name is written in flowing script, and the day’s bakes are listed in tidy columns beneath.
A Walk Past the Shop Window
The page is US Letter, 8.5 x 11 inches, portrait, on a soft buttercream background. The top of the page is a striped awning: sixteen rose-pink and white stripes hang from a thin cocoa-brown rail and end in a scalloped edge, with a light shadow underneath so the awning seems to stand out from the wall.
Under the awning, the shop name, The Rolling Pin, is written in large cocoa Dancing Script. A line of small pink capitals follows: BAKERY & PÂTISSERIE · BAKED FRESH EVERY MORNING. Below that, the page divides in two:
- On the left: BREADS (sourdough, baguette, seeded rye, brioche and cinnamon raisin swirl) and PASTRIES (six classics, from butter croissants to blueberry muffins). Each heading has a small pink baguette or croissant icon and a butter-yellow underline, and each item has its price in bold cocoa on the right.
- On the right: a large photo frame with a rose border for your best-looking tray, then a short TREATS list with cookies, macarons, brownies, and lemon bars.
Across the full width sits a CELEBRATION CAKES price table with columns for cake size, servings, the vanilla or chocolate price, and the specialty flavour price, plus the reminder: Please order 48 hours ahead. A cocoa-brown footer mirrors the awning with a row of small pink scallops along its top edge. Inside it, a line of butter-yellow bakery icons (croissant, baguette, muffin, sliced loaf, cupcake and cookies) sits on the left, with the address, phone number and our logo on the right.
The Cake Table Does the Talking
Custom cakes are often a bakery’s most profitable line, and the questions are always the same: how big, how many people, how much. The template answers all three in one editable table:
- Double-click the table (or choose Edit Table Data) to set your own sizes and prices.
- Press + Row for tiered cakes, cupcake dozens, or a full sheet.
- Rename the flavour columns if you price by decoration instead, for example, Buttercream and Fondant.
- Import a price list from a spreadsheet with Import CSV when prices change for the new year.
Showing servings next to each size stops a lot of back-and-forth at the counter, because customers can pick a size on their own before they ask about flavours.
Allergen Labelling for Bakeries
Baked goods often contain several major food allergens, and customers increasingly ask about them before they buy. In the United States, the nine major allergens are milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans and sesame. A simple key on your menu helps. You could add a line like this above the cake table:
| Symbol | Meaning | Typical bakery items |
|---|---|---|
| (N) | Contains tree nuts | Almond croissant, macarons, pecan pie |
| (P) | Contains peanuts | Peanut butter cookies |
| (S) | Contains sesame | Seeded rye, sesame bagels |
| (V) | Vegan (no milk, eggs, or butter) | Some sourdough and baguettes |
| (GF) | Made without wheat flour | Flourless chocolate cake, macarons |
Because most bakeries share ovens and work surfaces, many add Made in a kitchen that handles nuts, wheat, eggs, and dairy at the foot of the menu. Rules differ between countries and states, so check what your local health department requires.
Customizing the Menu
- Your shop name: double-click The Rolling Pin. The script font suits names of up to about 20 characters on one line.
- Your pastry photo: click the frame on the right and use Replace Image. The frame keeps its size and rose border, whatever the shape of your photo.
- Breads, pastries and treats: each item is a name and a price, so retype them or delete lines. The left column has room for one or two more items per section.
- The awning: the stripes are one group. Select it and recolour the pink from its colour swatches (mint, lavender, or navy suit a bakery too).
- The footer icons: they are editable vectors. Recolour the row, or ungroup it and delete an icon to make room for a longer address.
Where a Bakery Menu Is Useful
Print it for the counter and the window, but also think about:
- Cake order forms: print extra copies so customers can circle a size and flavour and leave them with you.
- Farmers’ market stalls: slip one into a clear A-frame or clipboard stand beside your table.
- Wholesale price sheets: duplicate the design, change the prices to trade prices, and send the PDF to local cafés.
- Online ordering: a PNG of the menu on your website or Facebook page answers price questions before customers message you.
Printing Advice for Pastel Colours
Soft pinks and buttercream can print paler or more orange than on screen, depending on the printer. Print one test page first and adjust if needed; a slightly deeper rose often prints closer to what you see on your monitor. Use bright white or natural cream card stock for the counter copy, and laminate it if it will sit near the coffee machine. Full-bleed printing at a copy shop keeps the awning running right to the edge, which looks best in a frame.
Bakers’ Questions
Can I show daily specials?
Rename TREATS as TODAY’S SPECIALS and update it each morning, or add a small text box over the photo corner that reads Ask about today’s bake!
How do I show a price per dozen?
Write it into the item name, for example Macarons (6) · (12), and give both prices, such as 12.00/22.00.
Is there space for a cupcake menu?
Add rows to the cake table for Cupcakes, dozen, and Mini cupcakes, dozen, or swap the TREATS list for your cupcake flavours.
Can I use it for a home bakery?
Absolutely. Home bakers often replace the address with Orders by message only and a phone number or social media handle.
Fresh From the Oven
Name your bakes, set your cake prices, and add a photo that makes people hungry. Print it for the counter, share it online, and keep a stack of cake price lists by the till. Your menu will be ready as early as your first batch of croissants.
