We’ve all been there—hungry, excited, ready to order, and then BAM. The menu hits you with a baffling description or an outright typo that leaves you scratching your head.
From mistranslated dishes to hilariously bad spelling errors, these restaurant menu design fails turn a simple meal into a comedy show. Prepare for a feast of confusion and laughter as we dive into these epic menu mishaps that make you wonder if the chef is also the comedian.
1. “It’s On Their Menu”
2. “The Peas Are Upside Down”
3. “Translated The Menu, Boss”
4. “The Sushi Restaurant, That I Went To, Accidentally Put A Picture Of USB Sushi On Their Menu”
5. “This Menu”
6. “This Seductive Duck I Found On A Menu In Vietnam, Complete With An Excellent Typo”
7. “My Friend Is In Florence, Italy And This Restaurant He’s At Has An Assassins Creed Screenshot As Their Menu Background”
8. “This ‘Plane’ On My Airline Menu”
9. “Anyone Want Some Thai Food?”
10. “This Busy Ice Cream Shop In Seattle Put Their Menu On A Mirror So It’s Impossible To Read”
11. “This Was The Image Of Choice For An Ice Cream Menu In Austria”
12. “This Picture Isn’t Blurry, That’s How The Menu Looks”
13. “Subway Salad Menu”
14. “‘You’ll Need To Use The Flashlight On Your Phone To Read The Menu’ – Waitress”
15. “French Restaurant Menu”
16. “Top-Notch Photoshop On This Greek Menu”
17. “This Menu”
18. “An Online Menu For A Restaurant I Was Considering Eating At”
19. “The Motherlode Of The 90s Nightmares”
20. “The Peas On This Menu Photo Are Photoshopped In”
21. “This Restaurant Wraps Their Menu Around A Wooden Stick. There Was Absolutely No Explanation Or Purpose To It”
22. “Got Those Drinks On The Menu, Boss”
23. “I Honestly Don’t Know What To Look At”
24. “This Cocktail Menu”
25. “I’m Impressed That This Thai Menu Has Text Cropping Both Over And Under The Image”
26. “This Restaurant Pirated The Pirate Bay Torrent Site Logo For Their Menu”
27. “This Menu That Seems To Be Upside Down At First Look”
28. “Seen At A Restaurant In A 5-Star Hotel In Los Angeles”
29. “This Salad Section On The Menu At The Pub”
30. “This Is What I Found On The Menu Of A Pizzeria”
31. “What If The Restaurant’s Name Is ‘Sample Text’?”
32. “This Restaurant’s Logo That Looks Like A Health Grade”
33. “This Restaurant Menu”
34. “Everything About This Menu”
35. “When You Want The Whole Menu Presented On A Flag”
36. “This Coffee Shop Overhead Menu Gave Me A Headache”
37. “This Menu At Cereal Killer Cafe, London”
38. “Checked Out This Restaurant’s Online Menu. I Think I’ll Go Somewhere Else”
39. “This Menu”
40. “Put Up The Menu, Boss”
41. “This Menu Even Has Pictures Of Their Drinks. Just In Case You Forgot What Diet Pepsi Looks Like”
42. “Clearly Missing The Point Of A Digital Menu”
43. “This Menu Has 1 Item Per Page Which Makes It 100+ Pages Long”
When he's not doomscrolling Twitter or writing for Pleated-Jeans, Nate Armbruster writes jokes—and then tells them on stage as a stand-up comedian, where he can watch audiences (hopefully) laugh in real-time.