Menu Concept Appeal & Pricing Test
A concept-testing instrument for restaurants evaluating new menu items. Measures appeal, perceived uniqueness, willingness to pay, and purchase intent across up to three concepts, with qualitative probing for optimization insights.
Sample questions
A preview of what’s in the template. Every question is editable before you launch.
In the past 30 days, approximately how many times did you purchase prepared food from a restaurant, café, or similar venue?
- 0 times
- 1 time
- 2–3 times
- 4–6 times
- 7 or more times
<p>Please take a moment to review the following three menu item concepts. You will be asked about each one on the next pages.</p><p><strong>Concept A — Smoky Chipotle Chicken Wrap</strong></p><p>Grilled chicken with smoky chipotle aioli, black beans, roasted corn, and fresh cilantro in a warm flour tortilla.</p><p><strong>Concept B — Herbed Veggie Grain Bowl</strong></p><p>A base of warm farro and quinoa topped with roasted seasonal vegetables, lemon-herb tahini dressing, and toasted pepitas.</p><p><strong>Concept C — Citrus Miso Salmon Salad</strong></p><p>Miso-glazed salmon over mixed greens with mandarin segments, edamame, crispy wontons, and a citrus-ginger vinaigrette.</p>
<p>If available next week, how appealing would you find the <strong>Smoky Chipotle Chicken Wrap</strong>?</p>
<p>Compared with typical menu options where you usually eat, how unique would you consider the <strong>Smoky Chipotle Chicken Wrap</strong>?</p>
Which of the following menu items would you be most likely to try first?
- Smoky Chipotle Chicken Wrap
- Herbed Veggie Grain Bowl
- Citrus Miso Salmon Salad
- None of these
Please rank the following factors by how important each is to you when choosing menu items like these. Drag to reorder from most to least important.
- Taste / flavor
- Price / value
- Portion size
- Quality of ingredients
- Healthfulness / nutrition
- Uniqueness / novelty
What is your age?
- 18–24
- 25–34
- 35–44
- 45–54
- 55–64
- 65 or older
- Prefer not to say
Thank you for your time! Your feedback is valuable and will help shape future menu offerings. You may now close this window.
How do you most often get prepared meals such as bowls, wraps, or salads?
- Dine-in
- Takeout / pickup
- Delivery
- Drive-thru
- Grocery prepared foods
- Other
<p>If available next week, how appealing would you find the <strong>Herbed Veggie Grain Bowl</strong>?</p>
<p>Compared with typical menu options where you usually eat, how unique would you consider the <strong>Herbed Veggie Grain Bowl</strong>?</p>
For your top pick, what is the most you would be willing to pay? Please select the price range that best applies.
- Less than $5
- $5–$7
- $8–$10
- $11–$13
- $14–$16
- $17–$19
- $20 or more
What, if anything, would make any of these menu items more appealing to you?
How do you describe your gender?
- Woman
- Man
- Non-binary
- Prefer not to say
<p>If available next week, how appealing would you find the <strong>Citrus Miso Salmon Salad</strong>?</p>
<p>Compared with typical menu options where you usually eat, how unique would you consider the <strong>Citrus Miso Salmon Salad</strong>?</p>
At that price, how likely would you be to purchase your top pick within the next 2 weeks?
Thank you for your thoughts so far. An AI moderator will now ask you 1–2 brief follow-up questions to explore your reactions in a bit more depth.
Which region best describes where you live?
- Northeast US
- Southeast US
- Midwest US
- Southwest US
- West US
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- Europe (other)
- Asia-Pacific
- Latin America
- Other
- Prefer not to say
Do you currently follow any of these dietary patterns? Select all that apply.
- None of these
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Pescatarian
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
- Halal
- Kosher
- Other
What’s included
AI follow-ups
Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.
Attention checks
Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.
AI-drafted copy
Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.
Auto report
Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.
How it compares
We reviewed the closest templates from other survey tools. Here’s what they do well — and where this template goes further.
Why this template
- Tests up to three menu concepts side-by-side with dedicated appeal and uniqueness ratings for each, not just a single generic concept.
- Pairs a willingness-to-pay dropdown with a purchase-intent-at-that-price question, so pricing sensitivity is measured directly against a stated price point rather than in the abstract.
- Includes an AI follow-up interview that asks 1-2 adaptive probing questions after the core survey, digging into open-ended optimization feedback that a static form would miss.
- Closes with a ranking exercise on decision factors plus an open-text question on what would make items more appealing, giving both quantitative priority data and qualitative texture for menu R&D.
Jotform
Concept Testing Survey Form TemplateA generic, fielding-ready concept testing form built on Jotform's drag-and-drop form builder. It's built for broad concept testing rather than menu/restaurant-specific pricing scenarios, so restaurant teams would need to heavily customize question wording and pricing logic themselves.
What it does well
- Ready-to-use template within a widely adopted form builder
- Easy customization of question types and branding
- Straightforward for teams already using Jotform for other forms
Where it falls short
- No adaptive AI follow-up probing — all questions are static and pre-written
- No voice AI interview option
- No automated per-response quality scoring or transparent AI prompt methodology
SurveySparrow
Sample Concept Testing Survey TemplateA conversational-style survey template aimed at general concept testing, with SurveySparrow's chat-like question flow. It is a sample template rather than a menu-pricing-specific instrument, so willingness-to-pay and multi-concept comparison structures would need to be built from scratch.
What it does well
- Conversational, one-question-at-a-time UI that can feel more engaging than a static form
- Fielding-ready starting point for general concept feedback
- Part of a broader survey platform with reporting dashboards
Where it falls short
- No adaptive AI-driven follow-up questioning based on individual responses
- No voice AI interview capability
- No automated quality scoring per response or published prompt transparency
Typeform
Product Concept Testing Survey TemplateTypeform's polished, conversational-style concept testing template is well suited to general product feedback and looks professionally designed. It's a general product concept template, not tailored to menu items or food pricing, and offers no dynamic interviewing beyond its fixed question flow.
What it does well
- Highly polished, visually engaging survey experience
- Fielding-ready with logic-jump capability for branching
- Strong brand recognition and ease of use for respondents
Where it falls short
- No adaptive AI follow-up interviewing — logic jumps are rule-based, not conversationally generated
- No voice AI interview mode
- No automated per-response quality scoring or transparent prompt disclosure
QuestionPro
Concept Evaluation and Pricing Study Survey TemplatesThis is the closest thematic match, explicitly combining concept evaluation with pricing study questions on an enterprise survey platform. It's a solid static template for pricing and concept metrics, but it is not menu/restaurant-specific and relies on fixed questions rather than any adaptive interviewing layer.
What it does well
- Directly combines concept evaluation and pricing measurement in one template
- Backed by a mature enterprise survey platform with extensive reporting tools
- Fielding-ready template usable across many product categories
Where it falls short
- No adaptive AI-moderated follow-up interviews to probe individual pricing reasoning
- No voice AI interview option
- No automated per-response quality scoring or published prompt-level methodology
Ready to launch?
Open this template in the editor. Every part is yours to change before the first respondent sees it.
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