Full-detail station cards
Dish name, ingredient list, dietary tags — the 8387 format gives you the vertical real estate to include it all without cramming. Full detail reads as premium, not cluttered.
Avery® 8387 — 4.25"×5.5" postcard format
Avery 8387 template for buffet labels
BanquetLabel is a free-to-try Avery® 8387 template for buffet labels: paste or upload your menu, choose 8387, and download a PDF that lines up with the 4.25" × 5.5" cell, 4 labels per sheet. No Word® or Canva® setup and no manual margins.
The Avery 8387 template is the postcard-sized buffet card — 4.25" wide by 5.5" tall, four per sheet. That is enough face to carry a dish name in display type, a two-paragraph ingredient description, dietary icons, a suggested pairing, and still leave breathing room. BanquetLabel generates personalized, exact-fit PDFs from your menu in minutes, compatible with Avery® 8387.
Label templateAvery® 8387
Label size4.25" × 5.5"
Sheet yield4 labels per sheet
Typical layoutPostcard, full-detail station card, beverage station menu, plated dinner menu cardTall postcard format suited to full-detail station cards, beverage station menus, and plated dinner menu cards — generous face for a custom ingredient list, dietary icons, and pairings.
Use cases
What Avery® 8387 is best for.
Plated dinner menu cards
Plated tasting menus, wedding dinner service, and prix-fixe courses get a printed menu card at each setting — every component listed with room for a short note. The 8387 postcard height suits a plate-side stand.
Beverage station menus
Wine, cocktail, and non-alcoholic stations need a menu that lists each pour with tasting notes and pairings. The 8387 vertical face holds a full beverage list without crowding.
Wine pairing cards
Wine and beverage stations where the label needs to communicate grape variety, vintage, flavor profile, and food-pairing suggestions fit naturally in the 8387 vertical layout.
Dietary information cards
Complex allergen profiles, vegan certification notes, halal and kosher designations — detailed dietary information prints cleanly in the 8387 tall format without text running to the label edge.
Dish-of-the-day showcase cards
Feature dishes — a seasonal special, a chef's showcase protein, a tasting-menu centrepiece — deserve a card with room for a story. The 8387 format lets the label do the storytelling.
How it works
How BanquetLabel snaps to Avery® 8387.
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Upload your menu with full dish details
Paste your dish list with full descriptions — ingredients, preparation notes, dietary designations, wine pairings. BanquetLabel reads all of it and places it cleanly on the 8387 card.
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Select Avery® 8387
Choose the 8387 template. BanquetLabel locks the layout to 4.25"×5.5" postcard dimensions, four cards per sheet, with correct top and side margins for the Avery® 8387 sheet.
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Print and stand
Download and print on your Avery® 8387 postcards. Each card peels cleanly or cuts to a freestanding card that props beside a dish, wine bottle, or dessert station.
Cuisine themes
Sample cuisines that print beautifully on 8387.
Every theme snaps to Avery® 8387 dimensions automatically — no resizing, no guesswork.
cuisineItalian buffet labelsPasta descriptions, wine pairings, Mediterranean dish notes — the 8387 tall format suits Italian narrative labels.cuisineAsian buffet labelsMulti-component dish descriptions, sauce notes, CJK characters — the 8387 gives each station card room for detail.cuisineTropical buffet labelsRum pairings, tropical flavor notes, dessert descriptions — full-detail cards for Caribbean and island menus.cuisineSpanish & Latin buffet labelsWine pairings for tapas, paella descriptions, Latin fusion station cards — the 8387 postcard format suits detailed Spanish menus.
Questions
FAQ — Avery® 8387
Will my home or office laser printer handle Avery® 8387?
Yes. Avery® 8387 sheets are letter-sized (8.5"×11") and the postcard stock is designed for standard desktop laser and inkjet printers. The thicker postcard stock benefits from a straight-paper-path setting if your printer offers it — this prevents curl on the heavier-weight card.
Do I need special paper or sheet feeder settings?
Set your print driver to 'cardstock' or 'thick paper' if those options are available — Avery® 8387 postcard stock is heavier than standard label stock. For inkjet printers, select the highest-quality print setting to ensure clean ink coverage on the postcard surface. Print at 100% scale, never 'fit to page.'
Can I print multiple dishes on one sheet?
Yes — four per sheet. BanquetLabel fills all four card positions from your dish list. An 8-dish tasting menu prints on two sheets of 8387. Leftover card positions on the last sheet stay blank and can be hand-labelled for last-minute additions.
What is the difference between Avery® 8387 and Avery® 5388?
The 8387 is a tall postcard card — 4.25"×5.5", 4 per sheet — designed for maximum detail: full ingredient lists, allergen summaries, wine pairings, and tasting notes all fit. The 5388 is a wider, shorter label — 5"×3", 3 per sheet — designed for quick chafer-line identification where brevity matters more than detail. Choose 8387 when the card needs to tell a story; choose 5388 when it needs to be read quickly at distance.
Does BanquetLabel adjust margins automatically?
Yes. BanquetLabel's 8387 PDF output is pre-calibrated to Avery®'s published postcard specifications — top margin, left margin, card height, and inter-card spacing are all set at output. Print at 100% scale and each card lands exactly on the card boundary. No manual page setup, no margin tweaking.
Explore
Other Avery® templates & resources
Pair it with a holder. A 4" × 6" upright holder is snug and a 5" × 7" leaves a border on all four sides. Both fit the 4.25" × 5.5" card; the choice is aesthetic. See what fits each label size.
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