Paper Placemats

Personalised & Custom Printed Paper Placemats

Printed paper placemats for restaurants, cafés, caterers, weddings and events: seven paper stocks, nine sizes, and runs from 25 to 20,000.

A paper placemat has a short working life. It goes down before the guest sits, gets read while they wait for food, takes a splash or two, and is cleared away with the plates. That single sitting should shape every decision about it: how heavy the paper needs to be, whether the surface has to take a pen, how much space to give to a menu or offer, and how many to order before the next reprint. With those decisions right, personalised placemats are an inexpensive, hard-working piece of table print. With them wrong, you either pay for heavy card that’s binned after one lunch or put down a thin sheet that looks tired before the starters arrive.

You can order personalised and custom printed placemats online here, from 25 copies upwards. Choose your options for a live price, upload your artwork or send it after checkout, and add your order to the cart. We print in Croydon and deliver across London and the rest of the UK, with collection available from Croydon.

Order Custom Printed Placemats Online

Our custom placemat printing service lets you set the paper stock, finished size, single- or double-sided printing, quantity and turnaround before you order, so the price you see is the price of the job you’ve built.

1. Choose your options: stock, size, print sides and quantity.
2. See your live price: it updates with every change, shown plus VAT.
3. Pick your turnaround: Express, Standard or Saver.
4. Supply your artwork: upload a PDF now, or choose Send It Later.
5. Add to cart and check out.

Custom Placemats Printed to Your Spec: Every Option at a Glance

Everything below can be selected in the configurator, so your price always reflects the exact job you’ve built.

• Paper stock: 90gsm, 120gsm, 170gsm or 300gsm Premium Smooth White; 170gsm Art Paper Silk Finish; 300gsm Synaps; 350gsm Recycled Uncoated
• Sizes: A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, DL (1/3 A4), and squares at 105mm, 148mm and 210mm
• Print sides: single sided or double sided
• Quantity: from 25 up to 20,000 per order
• Turnaround: Saver (4 days), Standard (2 days) or Express (1 day). These are working days to produce, with delivery on top.
• Artwork: upload a print-ready PDF now, or receive an upload link after checkout

Quantity affects unit cost more than any other option. Much of the preparation is the same whether you order 250 or 2,500, so the cost per mat falls as the run gets longer. Compare a few quantities before you settle.

Choosing the Right Paper Stock for Printed Placemats

The stock decides how a printed placemat feels under the hand, how it sits on the table, and whether it lasts one service or several.

The surface matters as much as the weight. Uncoated smooth stocks take ballpoint and pencil easily, which suits children’s activity sheets, quiz nights and tasting mats where guests make notes. The silk-coated stock is the better choice for photographs and rich colour, but it’s less pleasant to write on. Decide what guests will actually do with the mat, then choose the stock to suit.

Placemat Sizes: Matching the Format to the Table

A3 (420 × 297mm) is a practical choice when you need enough surface for a full place setting, a printed border and content that stays visible around the plate and cutlery. A4 (297 × 210mm) fits smaller café tables, children’s menus, and settings where an A3 would hang over the edge.

The smaller sizes need an honest note. A5, A6, A7, DL and the smaller squares are too small to go under a dinner plate. They work as side-plate or drinks mats, dessert or tasting-course settings, and table-number or place-name pieces that match the main mats. The 210mm square suits compact tasting menus, and the 105mm square is about the size of a coaster.

For counter service where food goes out on trays rather than being plated at the table, our printed tray liners are designed for that format and are usually the better buy.

Custom Printed Placemats for Restaurants, Cafés & Catering

Different businesses ask different things of a placemat. This is how the job typically changes across hospitality:

For restaurant placemats, the useful question is what earns space on the mat. A double-sided mat keeps branding on the front and puts dishes, drinks or a set menu on the back, and it pairs neatly with a full A4 printed menu in matching artwork. A children’s side printed on uncoated stock, with colouring, puzzles or a kids’ menu, gives young diners something to do until the food arrives.

For catering placemats and disposable service, the lighter 90gsm and 120gsm stocks are generally the practical choice. Venues running a promotion often repeat it on table talkers, so the offer stays in view once plates arrive and cover the mat.

Branded Placemats With Your Logo, Offers & QR Codes

Branded placemats work best when each element has a clear job:

• Logo, socials and opening hours act as a reminder long after the meal.
• A QR code with a single job, whether that’s booking, ordering, reviews or a loyalty sign-up. Print it at a generous size and test-scan a proof before committing to the full run.
• One offer, not five. A single promotion with a clear deadline is easier to act on than a crowded panel.
• Allergen signposting. A placemat can direct guests to ask staff or check the menu. It should point to the allergen information your business is required to provide, not replace it.

Personalised Wedding Placemats & Event Table Settings

Personalised wedding table placemats can do more than dress the table. They can carry the couple’s names and date, the table name, the wedding breakfast menu and the order of the day. The 300gsm Premium Smooth White and 350gsm Recycled Uncoated stocks give the weight a formal setting needs, and they’re sturdy enough for guests who want to take one home. Matching tent cards can carry table numbers in the same design.

Two practical points apply to weddings. Proofread every name and date twice, because a mistake on a printed placemat repeats at every setting. And if the seating plan isn’t final, Send It Later lets you check out and supply the finished file once it’s settled. Allow the full turnaround from the point your artwork arrives.

The same approach works for birthdays, christenings, corporate dinners and parties. Personalised photo placemats work well for anniversaries and milestone birthdays. Print them on the silk stock and supply high-resolution images, because a soft photo looks noticeably worse at A3 than on a phone screen.

Bulk, Wholesale & Trade Placemat Printing

Order 25 for a small event or scale to 20,000 for regular hospitality use. Bulk printed placemats suit restaurants, café groups, caterers, event companies and multi-site businesses that need consistent artwork across repeated orders, and the full quantity range can be ordered online like any other job.

For multi-site rollouts, scheduled reprints or volumes beyond the configurator, contact our team for a trade quote on wholesale printed placemats. Reordering against an approved file and the same stock is the simplest way to keep placemats identical across every location and every reprint. You can also browse the wider menu and table-top print range to coordinate placemats, menus and table cards in one order.

Artwork Specifications for Custom Printed Placemats

Before you upload, check these essentials:

• Format: PDF only
• Colour mode: CMYK, since RGB files can shift on press
• Resolution: 300dpi at final size
• Bleed: 3mm on every edge, with crop marks
• Safe area: keep text a few millimetres inside the trim
• Plate placement: on an A3 mat the centre sits under the plate for most of the meal, so put key messages and QR codes in the top strip or border

If you don’t have print-ready artwork, our menu design team can build a file from your logo and brief. For layout thinking that applies to placemats as much as menus, read how to create menus that sell more food.

Paper Placemat Printing FAQs

Can I order personalised placemats online?

Yes. Choose your stock, size, print sides, quantity and turnaround above, and the live price updates as you go. Upload a PDF or choose Send It Later, then add your order to the cart. Orders start from 25 placemats.

How much do custom printed placemats cost?

The price depends on stock, size, print sides, quantity and turnaround, and is shown plus VAT in the configurator. Larger runs lower the cost per mat considerably, so compare a few quantities before you order.

What is the minimum order for personalised placemats?

The minimum order is 25 placemats. That makes short runs practical for weddings, private dinners and one-off events, while the same product scales to 20,000 for restaurants, caterers and multi-site groups.

How quickly can you print paper placemats?

Choose Express (1 working day), Standard (2 working days) or Saver (4 working days). These figures cover production only, and delivery is added on top. For a fixed-date event, leave a margin for proofing and any artwork changes.

What is the best paper for personalised placemats?

For weddings and keepsakes, choose 300gsm Premium Smooth White or 350gsm Recycled Uncoated for weight and feel. For photo placemats, the 170gsm Art Paper Silk Finish reproduces images most sharply. Writable designs are best on an uncoated stock.

Which paper is best for restaurant placemats?

For everyday table service, 120gsm or 170gsm Premium Smooth White balances cost, feel and print quality. Choose 90gsm for high-volume disposable use, or 300gsm Synaps if mats need to cope better with spills and handling.

Can you print placemats with my logo?

Yes. Logo placemats are a core use for businesses, often with brand colours, socials, a QR code or a current offer. Upload your artwork as a print-ready PDF, or ask our design team to prepare it for you.

Can I print photos on personalised placemats?

Yes. Use the 170gsm Art Paper Silk Finish and supply photos at 300dpi at their printed size. Low-resolution images look soft, especially across an A3 placemat.

Can placemats be printed double sided?

Yes. Select double sided in the options. A common setup is branding on the front and a menu, specials, allergen signposting or a children’s activity on the back. Heavier stocks reduce show-through between the two sides.

Are your paper placemats recyclable?

The 350gsm Recycled Uncoated option is a recycled stock. Whether a used placemat can be recycled depends on food contamination and your local facilities, so heavily soiled mats may still need to go in general waste.

Ready to Order Your Custom Printed Placemats?

A placemat that’s specified wrongly costs more than its print price: off-brand colour, a misspelled name at every wedding setting, or a reprint days before an event you can’t move. Getting it right needs only the right stock, a clean file and a sensible turnaround. Choose your options above, upload your artwork or send it later, and add your placemats to the cart. To plan the rest of your promotional print, the full marketing materials range is a good place to start. 

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