Custom Restaurant Table Tents
Custom restaurant table tents from 100 — specials, drinks, desserts and QR ordering cards in stock that is wiped down between every table turn and still looks new at the end of the month. Versioned by location or price zone from one design.
A table tent gets sanitized forty times a night
- Stock
- 14–16 pt coated card, laminated; synthetic polypropylene; heavy board with UV
- Styles
- Three-sided, two-sided A-frame, slot-locked, self-standing
- Sizes
- 4 × 6 in, 5 × 7 in, 4.25 × 5.5 in; custom
Get a price for Restaurant Table Tents
Send the size and quantity — we reply the same working day with a price, a dieline and a date. Artwork optional at this stage.
- Free dielineThe flat drawing comes with the quote, before you commit.
- Proof before pressNothing is printed until you have seen it laid on the dieline.
- Die kept for reordersTooling is paid once. Every reorder skips straight to press.
- Quoted in four marketsUS, UK, Canada and Australia, in the delivery currency.
Stock that takes a wipe-down
If the tent will be sprayed with sanitizer, specify a laminate or synthetic stock. An aqueous coating alone is not made for daily chemical wiping.
| Coated card, aqueous | Fine for a one-week promotion; marks with repeated wiping |
|---|---|
| Coated card, gloss or matte laminate | Wipes clean for a month or more; the default for dining rooms |
| Synthetic (polypropylene) sheet | Waterproof and tear-proof; for bars, patios and quarterly menus |
| Heavy board with UV coat | Stiff and glossy; good for a feature dessert or drink card |
A QR code at arm’s length
- Print the code at least about 1 in (25 mm) square for a table-distance scan.
- Keep a clear margin around it; no pattern or photograph under the code.
- Put a short line under it saying what it opens — menu, order, pay, or review.
- Use a URL you control and can redirect, so a menu change never needs a reprint.
One design, many locations
A group with several sites usually runs one tent design with a few changing fields: the price, the location-only special, or the happy hour times. We print these as versions in the same run, sorted and packed per location, so each restaurant receives only its own. The per-tent price stays close to a single-version run because the plate and setup are shared.
Booth, bar top and patio
A tent on a two-top is read from about two feet; one on a long bar is read at an angle from a stool. A 4 × 6 in three-sided tent suits most tables; bars and counters often use a taller two-sided tent. On a patio, wind is the problem — a heavier stock and a wider base help, and a slot-locked tent with a stable base stays up where a folded card blows over.
Allergens, prices and what changes
Anything that changes often belongs on the smallest possible area of the tent, or online behind the QR code. Prices, allergen notes and dates are what turn a quarterly tent into a weekly reprint. Keep the photograph and the headline stable and move the detail to a panel you can version, or to the menu the code opens.
Allergen wording is your kitchen’s to write. We print the copy exactly as supplied.
Restaurant Table Tents — specification
The rows that are specific to this build first, then what applies to every job we run. Anything not listed is a question, not a limit — send the brief.
This build
- Stock
- 14–16 pt coated card, laminated; synthetic polypropylene; heavy board with UV
- Styles
- Three-sided, two-sided A-frame, slot-locked, self-standing
- Sizes
- 4 × 6 in, 5 × 7 in, 4.25 × 5.5 in; custom
- Finish
- Gloss or matte laminate, UV, soft-touch
- Versions
- Per location or price zone in one run, packed separately
- Delivery
- Flat, pre-scored; or folded and glued on request
- Minimum
- 100 tents
On every job
- Print process
- Digital below about a thousand, offset above it. Both sides as standard on cards, tags and leaflets.
- Color
- CMYK with spot colors for a brand match. Uncoated and cotton stocks print noticeably lighter than coated ones.
- Tolerance
- Trim plus or minus 1 mm guillotined, plus or minus 0.5 mm die-cut. Anything over about 170gsm is creased before folding.
- Tooling
- A die only where the piece is shaped, perforated or drilled, made once and kept. A plain rectangle needs none.
- Food contact
- Food-safe inks on menus and counter print that will be handled where food is served.
- Sustainability
- Uncoated and unlaminated stocks recycle without separation, and FSC papers are available across the range.
- Artwork
- Vector PDF or AI, 3 mm bleed, 4 mm safe area, fonts outlined. We check every file and send a proof before press.
- Dieline
- Supplied free with the quote, before you commit. Yours whether or not you order.
- Sample
- A plain unprinted sample at the finished size on request, for fit and construction.
- Reorders
- Skip the tooling and go straight to press at a lower unit price.
- Lead time
- Quoted with the price against your fill date rather than promised before we have seen the spec.
- Markets
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia — priced in the delivery currency, freight included.
Boards and films we build restaurant table tents on
Sheet print is judged in the hand more than a box is: the weight, the surface and whether a pen works on it. These are the stocks we run for cards, folders, leaflets and stationery.
Coated card 300–400gsm
The workhorse. Sharp full-color print, matte or gloss, laminated where it is handled. Does not take a pen unless the finish is matte.
300–400gsmUncoated card
No clay coat. Colors read softer and warmer, a deboss goes deeper, and it writes on with anything. Photographs lose punch.
300–400gsmCotton and textured card
Soft, thick and fibrous. Takes a deep blind deboss and reads as an invitation. Foil sits beautifully; four-color does not.
400–700gsmDuplexed card
Two sheets bonded, often with a colored core, for a very thick card with a visible colored edge. The heaviest thing we print.
600–900gsmText paper 100–170gsm
Leaflets, folder inners and booklet pages. Folds without cracking and takes a full-color print on both faces.
100–170gsmManila and kraft paper
Unbleached, tan, and cheap. One or two colors read well; white ink gives a light mark. Envelopes, folders and tags.
90–300gsmSynthetic stock
Polypropylene sheet for tags and cards that get wet, torn or handled outdoors. Prints like paper and does not soften.
200–400 micronBoard-backed
A printed face laminated to grayboard, for a rigid card, a folder back or a display that has to stand up on its own.
1–2 mm boardNot sure which? Say what goes in it and where it is sold — the material follows from that. Our notes on recycled, recyclable and compostable cover which claims each stock can honestly carry.
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Send what you have
A dimension, a photograph beside a ruler, or the product itself. No technical drawing needed — that part is ours.
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We quote and draw
A price, a dieline and a date come back together. If a different build would suit the product better, that is in the reply too.
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Approve the dieline
The flat drawing is yours to check: which panel is the front, where the folds fall, how deep the cavity really is.
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Artwork on the dieline
You place your design on the flat we sent, or we place it for you, and you see a proof before anything goes to press.
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A sample if you want one
A plain unprinted sample at the finished size shows fit and construction — the things a drawing cannot.
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Cut, printed, shipped
The die is cut once and kept, so every reorder skips the tooling and goes straight to press at a lower unit price.
Format
Vector PDF or AI where possible. Raster artwork at 300dpi at final size, in CMYK.
Bleed
3 mm past every trim line, so a fraction of drift on the cutter never leaves a white edge.
Safe area
Keep type and anything important 4 mm inside the cut and away from every fold.
Color
Convert to CMYK before sending. Uncoated stock prints lighter; a spot color is the only exact match.
Fonts
Outline them or supply the files. A missing font substitutes silently and the proof will not match.
Barcodes
On a light, matte, unvarnished patch with the quiet zone clear — a code on gloss fails the scanner.
Not set up that way? Send it anyway — fixing a file is a short conversation, and we check every one before press. Our guide to preparing print files covers each point.
Sheet print takes the widest range of finishes of anything we make.
Matte lamination
Soft, fingerprint-resistant, and it still takes a pen. The default on anything handled.
Gloss lamination
Maximum color depth. Shows every fingerprint and refuses a ballpoint.
Hot foil
Gold, rose gold, silver, holographic or a color. The block is small so the die is cheap.
Emboss and deboss
Deepest on uncoated and cotton stocks; shallow and prone to cracking on gloss coated.
Spot UV
A gloss shape on a matte laminate. Best on a dark ground where the contrast reads.
Edge paint and colored core
Color on the cut edge of a thick or duplexed card. Only seen when the card is picked up, which is the point.
Soft-touch
A velvet laminate on a cover or a folder. Marks on white; excellent on dark.
Uncoated and textured
No film at all. Writes on, debosses deeply, and reads as considered rather than cheap.
Not sure which suits the shelf it sells from? Say where the product is sold and we suggest one — our notes on specialty finishes show them on real boxes.
Sizing printed sheets, folds and the grain: restaurant table tents
A printed piece is specified flat and finished folded, and the difference between the two is where mistakes live. Send the finished size you want and we work back to the flat.
- Finished size
- The size after folding and trimming. A6, A5, A4, DL, US letter and legal are standard; anything else is cut on its own die.
- Bleed and safe area
- 3 mm of artwork past every trim edge, and nothing important within 4 mm inside it. The guillotine drifts by a fraction on every stack.
- Grain direction
- Paper folds cleanly along the grain and cracks across it. We set the grain to the fold, which is why a sheet is not simply cut from the biggest sheet available.
- Fold allowance
- On a roll fold or a gate fold, the inner panels are cut a millimeter or two shorter so the piece closes flat.
- Creasing
- Anything over about 170gsm is creased before folding. Without it the fold cracks and the coating flakes along the line.
- Trim tolerance
- Plus or minus 1 mm guillotined, plus or minus 0.5 mm die-cut.
Not sure your numbers are right? Send the product dimensions rather than the box dimensions and we work the box out — the full method is in our guide to measuring for a box.
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Spec your Restaurant Table Tents
Pick a shape, type a size, choose a stock and a finish. The preview on the left redraws as you go, and the spec lands with us exactly as you set it.
Frequently asked questions
Got a question about restaurant table tents? The answers below cover what we get asked most. If yours is not here, send it with a brief, message us on WhatsApp, or call +1 503-461-4788 — we reply the same working day.
Will the table tents survive sanitizer?
Laminated card and synthetic stock wipe clean with daily sanitizing. Aqueous-coated card is for short promotions only.
What size table tent do restaurants use?
4 × 6 in three-sided is the most common for dining tables. Bars often go taller, and patios benefit from a wider base.
How big should the QR code be?
At least about an inch square for a table-distance scan, with clear space around it and a line saying what it opens.
Can each location have its own prices?
Yes. We print versions in the same run and pack them per location, so each site receives only its own tents.
Do they stay up on a patio?
Folded cards blow over in wind. Heavier stock and a slot-locked base stand up much better outside.
Can you print allergen information?
Yes, exactly as your kitchen supplies it. We do not write or verify allergen wording.
Do tents arrive folded?
They arrive flat and pre-scored by default. We can fold and glue them if you prefer them ready to place.
Can I print on all three sides?
Yes. The third side is often the base, so it suits a short message such as a Wi-Fi password or a review prompt.
What is synthetic stock?
A polypropylene sheet that prints like paper but is waterproof and will not tear. It suits bars, patios and long-running tents.
Can the design change monthly without new setup?
Keep the layout and change the text or the photograph. A new version on the same size is a new plate, not a new die.
What is the minimum order for restaurant table tents?
100 tents per design. Location or price versions of the same design can be combined to reach it.
How long do restaurant table tents take?
Laminated and synthetic stocks take a little longer than coated card. We give a date with the quote so a menu launch can be timed.
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