From concept to comeback, we've got you covered.
We build restaurant and bar brands that perform, operationally, financially, and guest-wise. Whether you’re opening your first spot or fixing what’s broken, our restaurant consulting services create real traction. We bring structure where it’s missing, sharpen your margins, and design experiences that turn one-time visitors into loyal regulars, all with growth in mind.
Menu & Mixology
Your menu isn’t just a list of options. It’s one of your most powerful tools for guest experience, brand expression, and profit. A well-crafted food and drink program shapes how guests order, what they remember, and how much they spend. We bring expertise in restaurant menu planning and menu development to help you design offerings that are creative, cost-effective, and completely aligned with your concept.
What We Do
As your restaurant menu consultant, we develop a strategy that blends creativity with operational reality, designing dishes and cocktails that align with your brand. We streamline your service and hold up under pressure, all while protecting your margins. From signature cocktails to high-volume kitchen builds, every element is engineered through restaurant menu engineering to deliver on flavor, speed, consistency, and profitability. Whether you’re starting from scratch or refreshing what you’ve got, we make your menu work harder for your business.
Why It Matters
Guests make buying decisions based on what they see and how it’s presented. A cluttered, confusing, or poorly priced menu can hurt your check averages, slow down your team, and create waste. On the other hand, an innovative, streamlined, and well-branded menu turns every service into an opportunity to boost revenue and deepen your brand. The same goes for your cocktail or beverage program. It’s often your highest-margin category, and too many concepts underutilize it.
How We Do It
- Concept-aligned menu creation for food, cocktails, and beverage programs
- Menu engineering and pricing strategies for profitability
- Signature item development with story, presentation, and cross-sell appeal
- Beverage cost analysis and margin-focused mixology
- Service flow design between the kitchen, bar, and floor
- Menu layout and language strategy to influence ordering behavior
- Training support to ensure team confidence and consistency
Who it’s for
- New restaurants or bars building menus from the ground up
- Established venues looking to improve margins or reduce complexity
- Concepts that need better alignment between food and beverage
- Bars that want signature cocktails and stronger drink sales
- Restaurants struggling with food cost, waste, or execution speed
- Multi-unit brands needing scalable restaurant menu development strategies across locations
The Tap & Table Difference
We don’t just design pretty menus. We create high-performing ones. Our approach blends branding, operations, guest psychology, and cost control into one cohesive system. As a trusted bar and restaurant menu consultant, we also understand that your kitchen and bar don’t work in silos, so we connect the two in a way that makes service smoother and guest satisfaction higher. And unlike other consultants, we don’t just hand over a file. We work through every detail with your team, right down to the garnish.