Top 5 Instagram Reels templates for restaurants & cafés
Food is made for Reels — and a consistent, appetizing template turns your dishes into a steady stream of content without a designer. Drop in a photo or a few seconds of footage, type the dish and price, recolor to your brand, and post. A Reels template keeps every menu drop, special, and promo looking like part of the same tasty feed.
Here are five current Instagram Reels templates on Envato Elements suited to restaurants and cafés. All are vertical 1080×1920 and editable in Adobe After Effects.
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What to look for in a restaurant Reels template
- Menu-ready text. Clear fields for dish names, descriptions, and prices — not just a single headline.
- Makes food look good. Smooth transitions and layouts that frame the photo, not fight it.
- On-brand color. Match your interior and menu palette so the feed feels cohesive.
- Covers non-menu posts too. Hours, events, reviews — you'll want text-led options as well.
The 5 templates
Best for: showing off the menu, dish by dish.
Clean, minimal layouts with customizable fields for dish names, descriptions, and prices, plus smooth transitions. It's the most menu-ready pick — built for exactly this.
- Vertical 1080×1920
- After Effects CC
- No plugins required
- Editable menu text
Best for: daily specials and limited-time offers.
Dynamic transitions, clear typography, and a vibrant palette tuned for food campaigns. Great for a "today's special" or a weekend promo you can rebuild in a couple of minutes.
- Vertical 1080×1920
- After Effects CC
- No plugins required
- Editable text & colors
Best for: a bolder, high-energy promo look.
Bold geometric shapes and vibrant colors with fluid transitions that make dishes pop. Reach for it when you want a punchy, scroll-stopping promo rather than a calm menu card.
- Vertical 1080×1920
- After Effects CC
- No plugins required
- Editable text & colors
Best for: text-led posts — announcements, hours, events.
Punchy animated typography over your footage or photos. Perfect for the non-menu content every restaurant needs: new hours, a live-music night, a reservation push.
- Vertical 1080×1920
- After Effects CC
- No plugins required
- Editable text & colors
Best for: quotes, reviews, and offer callouts.
Bold animated text that slides and interacts with graphic shapes — ideal for turning a five-star review or a discount code into a quick, eye-catching Reel.
- Vertical 1080×1920
- After Effects CC, CS6
- No plugins required
- Editable text & colors
Which one should you pick?
For most restaurants, start with the Modern Food Menu Reels — it's built for dishes and prices. Pushing daily specials? The Animated Food Menu or the Geometric Food Promo bring more energy. For hours, events, and reviews, keep the Kinetic Typography pack on hand for text-led posts.
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