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New Menu Suggestion Form

Collect menu ideas — the dish, its category and any dietary angle — from staff and customers, so your menu keeps getting better.

Description

A new menu suggestion form turns the people who know your food best — your staff and your regulars — into a source of fresh menu ideas. Instead of good suggestions lost in passing conversation, you capture the dish, its category and any dietary angle in one place, so promising ideas reach the kitchen ready to consider.

It captures the dish name and a description, the category, and whether it caters to a dietary requirement with room to specify which. An optional photo brings the idea to life, and the contributor’s name and email let you follow up — to credit them, or ask more.

Customize the categories and fields to match your menu, restyle it in your brand colors, and embed it on your site so suggestions come straight in.

Form fields

Everything the New Menu Suggestion Form above collects — 8 fields, so you can see exactly what it captures before you make it your own.

Menu Suggestion

  • Dish Name

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    Short Answer
  • Describe the Dish

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    Long Answer
  • Category

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    Multi-Select
  • Does it cater to a dietary requirement?

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    Yes/No
  • Which dietary requirement?

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    Short Answer
  • Upload a Photo (optional)

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    Short Answer
  • Your Name

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    Name
  • Email Address (in case we follow up)

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    Email
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Template FAQs

Common questions about the New Menu Suggestion Form — what it captures, when to use it, and how to make it your own.

What is a new menu suggestion form?

It’s a form for collecting menu ideas from staff or customers. It captures the dish, its category and any dietary angle, so promising suggestions reach your kitchen in a usable form — turning the ideas of the people who know your food into menu improvements.

What does the form capture?

The dish name and a description, the category, and whether it caters to a dietary requirement with room to specify which. An optional photo and the contributor’s name and email complete a suggestion you can consider and follow up on.

When would it be used?

Any time someone has an idea — a chef with a new dish, a customer requesting a favorite, staff spotting a gap. Keeping the form open captures ideas as they arise, so good ones reach the kitchen rather than being mentioned once and forgotten.

Who is this form for?

Restaurants, cafés and food businesses that want a steady flow of menu ideas, and the staff and customers with them. It suits any venue that treats its menu as something to keep improving and wants a simple channel for suggestions rather than relying on chance.

Why capture the dietary angle?

Menus increasingly need to cater for vegan, gluten-free and other dietary needs, and a suggestion that fills a gap there is especially valuable. Capturing the dietary angle helps you spot ideas that broaden your menu’s appeal, not just add another version of what you already serve.

Is this form free to use?

Yes, it’s free. Create a Fun Forms account, customize the categories and fields to match your menu, restyle it to your brand colors, and embed it on your website with no coding. Suggestions then collect in one place, ready to consider.