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Element Nova – Modern & Fast Online Menu Template for Restaurants

Element Nova is a fresh, clean and user-friendly online menu template that gives your restaurant a modern digital menu design. Every element placement is carefully thought out based on real user behavior and thousands of pieces of feedback.

Key features of this restaurant online menu template

  •  Background images for groups and categories – make your menu visually stunning.
  •  Photo gallery for each dish – guests can swipe through multiple high-quality photos (if you upload them).
  •  Two built-in themes: Light and Dark – switch instantly in your template settings. All changes apply immediately – the page is rendered directly on the device without any pre-processing.
  •  Display your own logo automatically pulled from your account.
  •  Adjustable width of category and group blocks.
  •  Works perfectly without groups – categories will be shown directly on the main page.
  •  Customizable category filter colors for quick navigation and price display.
  •  Full video support – upload video files and show live moving dishes. Autoplay can be disabled in settings (then the first frame is shown as a static image).
  •  Lazy loading – only visible photos load first, the rest load smoothly as the guest scrolls. Perfect for speed.
  •  Allergens display and multiple prices with descriptions for each item.
  •  “Add to Favorites” button with real-time order calculator – your guests can easily build their order and see the total amount.
  •  Swipe navigation + classic buttons – maximum comfort on mobile.
Template for online menu: Element Nova
Preview your restaurant’s digital menu in action

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How to setup Element Nova online menu template

Watch this short video to see the customization possibilities of the Element Nova template in action.

This digital menu template is developed exclusively for mobile devices, so it’s extremely lightweight while being feature-rich and 100% responsive.

Performance Online Menu Testing – Real-World Results

We conducted testing on a fully populated menu using the Element Nova template:

Total weight of the initial page + all resources: 1.2 MB (cold cache, no pre-warming).
Testing region matched the server/hosting location (zero network hops between continents).

  • 8 categories with individual background images
  • Header image + logo image
  • All dish photos and features enabled
  • Executable code and style size < 200 KB

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  •  5G (outdoors, excellent signal) ~700 ms
  •  5G (indoors) ~1.0 s
  •  4G (full bars) ~1.2 s
  •  4G (weak signal) ~2.6 s
  •  3G (normal coverage) < 6 seconds
  •  3G (basement / very poor signal) < 10 seconds

These are excellent real-world results for a fully featured, media-rich template of this size.
It means Element Nova delivers a smooth and fast digital menu experience in city centers and suburban areas with good-to-average mobile coverage — exactly where most restaurants and cafés are located.
Your guests will see the menu instantly on modern networks and still get a usable experience even on slower or unstable connections.

Element Nova is the perfect online menu template for your restaurant.

Choose Element Nova if you want a fast, beautiful and conversion-oriented mobile online menu for your restaurant. Your guests will love it from the first second.