Had dinner at Belmont tonight and spent about ten minutes looking at the menu before I figured out what I wanted to eat. The menu layout made it hard to see what was available. Whereas most menus start with appetizers, move to soups and salads, then entrees and desserts this one seemed to have no pattern.
I had no idea where to start looking or how to find what I wanted. I eventually figured out that the menu goes top to bottom, left to right. After discerning the pattern it was pretty easy to order. Conventions are useful, even in small things like menus.
