Smoked Old Fashioned
16 €Rye, maple and cherrywood smoke.
Cocktail bar menu example that puts the house drinks first.
Guests should know what's in a drink and how it tastes before they order. This example leads with five house cocktails, each listed with its spirit and two other ingredients.
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The Velvet Hour: an example cocktail bar menu
Made with the Nocturne template. The place, dishes and prices are examples.
The Velvet Hour
Cocktails at the long bar and late suppers by lamplight, nightly from six until two.
Signature cocktails
Stirred slowly over hand-cut ice, at the bar or at your table.
Black Walnut Negroni
15 €Gin, Campari and walnut-steeped vermouth.
Midnight Sour
14 €Mezcal, blackberry and egg white.
Gold Rush
14 €Bourbon, wildflower honey and lemon.
Espresso Martini
15 €Vodka, cold brew and demerara.
Champagne & wine
By the glass, from the cellar under the bar.
Champagne Brut, Ruinart
21 €Brioche, white peach and a fine bead.
Sancerre, Domaine Vacheron
14 €Flint and citrus.
Barolo, G.D. Vajra
19 €Rose petal, cherry and tar.
Late plates
From the kitchen until midnight.
Oysters, half dozen
24 €Shallot mignonette and lemon.
Gluten-Free
Wagyu tartare
22 €Smoked yolk, crisp shallots and toasted brioche.
Burrata and blood orange
16 €Basil oil and black pepper.
Vegetarian
Truffle fries
9 €Parmesan and chives.
Vegetarian
Something sweet
Dark chocolate pot
10 €Sea salt and crème fraîche.
Vegetarian
Affogato
9 €Vanilla ice cream, espresso and a dash of amaretto.
Vegetarian
Start from this menu. Change the name, dishes, prices, fonts and colors.
Use this templateWhat to put on a cocktail bar menu
- 1
Signature cocktails
Your own drinks go first, since guests can't get them anywhere else.
- 2
Classics
A short list with prices tells guests you make a Negroni or a Daiquiri, and what it costs.
- 3
Low and no alcohol
Real names and real ingredients, in their own section, so a driver finds them at a glance.
- 4
Wine, Champagne and beer
A few by the glass for the friend who doesn't want a cocktail.
- 5
Late plates
Food you can eat with a drink in hand. Say when the kitchen closes.
Prices and descriptions
Show prices and sizes
Cocktails take one price and no size. Keep house drinks close in price, like 14 to 16 here, so guests choose by taste.
Smoked Old Fashioned16 €
Rye, maple and cherrywood smoke.
Black Walnut Negroni15 €
Gin, Campari and walnut-steeped vermouth.
Midnight Sour14 €
Mezcal, blackberry and egg white.
Write the descriptions
Base spirit first, then the two ingredients that change its flavor. Ingredients tell a guest more than adjectives.
Midnight Sour
Dark, mysterious and irresistible.
Midnight Sour
Mezcal, blackberry and egg white.
Before you print the QR code
- Every cocktail names its base spirit first.
- Egg white, dairy and nuts are named in the ingredients.
- The late plates say when the kitchen stops serving.
- Seasonal drinks you've stopped making are hidden.
Edits go live on the same link, so a printed code keeps working. Read the setup guide
Questions about a cocktail bar menu
How many cocktails should a bar menu have?
As many as your team can make well on a busy night. Many bars keep a short house list and change a few each season.
Should I name the brand of each spirit?
Only when it matters to the drink or the price, like a named rye or a premium gin. Otherwise the type of spirit is enough.
Should I explain words like "fat-washed" or "clarified"?
Yes, in a few plain words, or leave them out. Many guests skip a drink they can't picture.
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