Your restaurant menu should be very similar to those that you might find in your favorite restaurant.
When you are out at the Mall check out a few restaurants for menus to get an idea of what is being used today in terms of design styles you should be able to do better thatn the average design.

We have a wide range of actual menus in class (we always accept new menus)

It should have these design features:

Uses principles of design to attract and guide the eye through your selection of food.

Create a real Theme for your establishment and generate a WOW factor

The colours layout and graphics will all support your theme.

Food/beverage images should be evident, in color, and rendered in PhotoShop.

You will demonstrate developing  abilities with PhotoShop  by .......
 

• Sizing images to the appropriate scale using IMAGE> RESIZE
   
• shrinking file sizes in (SAVE foe WEB)
   
• cutting away backgrounds to make transparent GIFS.
   
• using feather edges where useful
   
• setting images on the oblique (angled) to create an informal look
   
•  set the colour cast of images to match the theme if applicable
   
• creating backgrounds that enhance and tie together themes
• make your production so enticing others would want to buy your product

GET YOUR PRODUCTION COMPLETED IN TIME

Your menu should be balanced in content and really draw the eye to your delightful selections
It should make the viewer want to select great food and generate and image that will draw them back to the restaurant yet another time while telling their friends how great the dining experience was.