Menus on display screens are increasingly common, especially in fast-food and pick-up counter eateries. A food menu slideshow presentation template for your catering, restaurant or food business makes making professional menu slides much easier, and it also gives your customers a better experience.

Envato Elements is the best option if you're a video creator and you use After Effects daily. For a low monthly fee, you'll have unlimited After Effects templates, stock video and more.

But what if you're new to editing video and don't want to spend on premium Adobe After Effects templates yet? If you looking for food menu slideshow After Effects template free downloads, scroll down: we'll show you some cool free After Effects templates from Mixkit, part of the Envato family.

Top Food Menu Slideshow Templates for 2021

Before checking the Adobe After Effects templates we've got for you, here are three quick tips for when you're putting together your food menu slideshow:

• When photographing or filming your food, remember to keep surfaces clean and clutter free.
• Shoot your content from different angles so all your food doesn't look 'samey', and be sure to read up on which compositions will work best for you.
• Not too bright, not too soft—get the lighting right for your food imagery.

These restaurant menu After Effects templates are available on Envato Elements, where you can make use of as many as you like for a monthly subscription.

1. Food Menu Slideshow

Add mouth-watering images of food, along with information and prices, with this tasteful video slideshow for After Effects. This premium template is better than restaurant menu After Effects template free downloads.

2. Tasty Restaurant Promo

A minimalist template, Tasty Restaurant Promo makes use of slow, gentle movement. This restaurant menu After Effects template is the perfect accompaniment to your laid-back restaurant vibe.

3. Food Deals Promo

Show off your best deals and pictures of your yummy food with this food menu presentation After Effects template designed for food promotions. With its fire animations and bold colors, it’s perfectly suited for venues that specialize in flame-grilled food!

4. Food Menu Video Display For Cafe or Restaurant

A simple food menu presentation After Effects template for a café or restaurant, just add your text and images to the placeholders and you’re good to go.

5. Restaurant Promo

In the style of a menu, this restaurant menu After Effects template is a more engaging way to show what you have to offer by including high-quality pictures of your food, including space for specials and extras that might not always be on the regular menu.

6. Food Menu Slideshow Template

This is a really versatile food menu slideshow. Try this food menu presentation After Effects template as a display in restaurants and cages, or as part of your food blog, TV show or YouTube channel.

7. Favorite Restaurant Display

This food menu presentation After Effects template makes use of a fun, circular design that you can use as an intro or opener to your display. There’s room to add menus, images and much more in this slideshow.

8. Restaurant Display - After Effects Template

With cute, hand-drawn icons and note-pad style writing, this food slideshow video template is great for a high-quality but relaxed and informal venue.

9. Restaurant Menu After Effects Template

With a modular structure and full color control, Restaurant Menu is easy to use and adjust to suit all your food needs! You won’t need any plugins to use this, either. It's a nice premium alternative to restaurant menu After Effects template free downloads.

3 Free After Effects Templates To Try For Your Food Business

Are you looking for free After Effects templates for your food and hospitality business? Here are some free After Effects templates from Mixkit, part of the Envato family.

There you'll find free After Effects intro templates, free After Effects slideshow templates and more. If you're just starting as a video creator and you need to practice in After Effects, check these out.

10. Cafe Food Intro - Free After Effects Template

Are you looking for free After Effects intro templates for restaurants? This is a modern food promo intro with animated text and social icons.

11. Food Logo Reveal - Free After Effects Template

Free After Effects logo templates like this are really cool. This is a food and cooking style logo reveal with three video placeholders. The food menu slideshow After Effects template free download features a logo entrance and glass overlay.

12. Food Vertical Story - Free After Effects Template

If your food business has an Instagram profile, you need free After Effects templates like this one. The vertical template features an animated headline, subheading and a video placeholder with an animated shape border.

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Editorial Note: This post has been updated with contributions from Maria Villanueva. Maria is a staff writer with Envato Tuts+.