Templates are the shortcut past the build grind: pre-designed restaurants you can adopt whole instead of placing walls one at a time. The catalog splits between the starter layouts every new tycoon touches and Construction Craig's showcase builds, community-designed interiors with real themes and multi-floor ambitions.
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Construction Craig templates
Community-designed showcase builds sold at the construction yard.
Modern Coffee House
A one-floor Construction Craig template by @dylanpickle. Buying it from the construction yard replaces your current restaurant, and the Cash cost scales with restaurant value.
- Type
- Construction Craig template
- How to get
- Construction Craig at the construction yard
- Floors
- 1
- Creator
- @dylanpickle
- Style
- Modern coffeehouse
- Price
- Scales with restaurant value
Modern European
A one-floor Construction Craig template by @dylanpickle. Talk to Craig at the construction yard to buy it. The Cash cost scales with restaurant value.
- Type
- Construction Craig template
- How to get
- Construction Craig at the construction yard
- Floors
- 1
- Creator
- @dylanpickle
- Style
- Modern European
- Price
- Scales with restaurant value
French Bistro
A one-floor Construction Craig template by @dylanpickle. It is sold at the construction yard and replaces your current restaurant when purchased. The Cash cost scales with restaurant value.
- Type
- Construction Craig template
- How to get
- Construction Craig at the construction yard
- Floors
- 1
- Creator
- @dylanpickle
- Style
- French bistro
- Price
- Scales with restaurant value
American Steakhouse
A Construction Craig template named in the Restaurant Templates shop. Buy it at the construction yard to replace your current restaurant. The Cash cost scales with restaurant value.
- Type
- Construction Craig template
- How to get
- Construction Craig at the construction yard
- Floors
- -
- Creator
- -
- Style
- American steakhouse
- Price
- Scales with restaurant value
Modern Industrial
A Construction Craig template named in the Restaurant Templates shop. Craig sells it at the construction yard, and the Cash cost scales with restaurant value.
- Type
- Construction Craig template
- How to get
- Construction Craig at the construction yard
- Floors
- -
- Creator
- -
- Style
- Modern industrial
- Price
- Scales with restaurant value
Modern Japan
A Construction Craig template named in the Restaurant Templates shop. Buy it from Craig at the construction yard. The Cash cost scales with restaurant value.
- Type
- Construction Craig template
- How to get
- Construction Craig at the construction yard
- Floors
- -
- Creator
- -
- Style
- Modern Japanese
- Price
- Scales with restaurant value
Dahlia
A Construction Craig template built by FULM00N. It is sold at the construction yard and replaces your current restaurant when purchased. The Cash cost scales with restaurant value.
- Type
- Construction Craig template
- How to get
- Construction Craig at the construction yard
- Floors
- -
- Creator
- FULM00N
- Style
- -
- Price
- Scales with restaurant value
Alora Grove
A Construction Craig template added in the Summer Templates update and built by FULM00N. Visit Craig at the construction yard to buy it. The Cash cost scales with restaurant value.
- Type
- Construction Craig template
- How to get
- Construction Craig at the construction yard
- Floors
- -
- Creator
- FULM00N
- Style
- Garden grove
- Price
- Scales with restaurant value
Summer Terrace
A Construction Craig template added in the Summer Templates update. Buy it from Craig at the construction yard. The Cash cost scales with restaurant value.
- Type
- Construction Craig template
- How to get
- Construction Craig at the construction yard
- Floors
- -
- Creator
- -
- Style
- Summer terrace
- Price
- Scales with restaurant value
| Name | Description | Type | How to get | Floors | Creator | Style | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Coffee House | A one-floor Construction Craig template by @dylanpickle. Buying it from the construction yard replaces your current restaurant, and the Cash cost scales with restaurant value. | Construction Craig template | Construction Craig at the construction yard | 1 | @dylanpickle | Modern coffeehouse | Scales with restaurant value |
| Modern European | A one-floor Construction Craig template by @dylanpickle. Talk to Craig at the construction yard to buy it. The Cash cost scales with restaurant value. | Construction Craig template | Construction Craig at the construction yard | 1 | @dylanpickle | Modern European | Scales with restaurant value |
| French Bistro | A one-floor Construction Craig template by @dylanpickle. It is sold at the construction yard and replaces your current restaurant when purchased. The Cash cost scales with restaurant value. | Construction Craig template | Construction Craig at the construction yard | 1 | @dylanpickle | French bistro | Scales with restaurant value |
| American Steakhouse | A Construction Craig template named in the Restaurant Templates shop. Buy it at the construction yard to replace your current restaurant. The Cash cost scales with restaurant value. | Construction Craig template | Construction Craig at the construction yard | - | - | American steakhouse | Scales with restaurant value |
| Modern Industrial | A Construction Craig template named in the Restaurant Templates shop. Craig sells it at the construction yard, and the Cash cost scales with restaurant value. | Construction Craig template | Construction Craig at the construction yard | - | - | Modern industrial | Scales with restaurant value |
| Modern Japan | A Construction Craig template named in the Restaurant Templates shop. Buy it from Craig at the construction yard. The Cash cost scales with restaurant value. | Construction Craig template | Construction Craig at the construction yard | - | - | Modern Japanese | Scales with restaurant value |
| Dahlia | A Construction Craig template built by FULM00N. It is sold at the construction yard and replaces your current restaurant when purchased. The Cash cost scales with restaurant value. | Construction Craig template | Construction Craig at the construction yard | - | FULM00N | - | Scales with restaurant value |
| Alora Grove | A Construction Craig template added in the Summer Templates update and built by FULM00N. Visit Craig at the construction yard to buy it. The Cash cost scales with restaurant value. | Construction Craig template | Construction Craig at the construction yard | - | FULM00N | Garden grove | Scales with restaurant value |
| Summer Terrace | A Construction Craig template added in the Summer Templates update. Buy it from Craig at the construction yard. The Cash cost scales with restaurant value. | Construction Craig template | Construction Craig at the construction yard | - | - | Summer terrace | Scales with restaurant value |
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Starter restaurants
The day-one layouts that get food on tables immediately.
Banana Leaf Bistro
A starter restaurant layout from the Starter Restaurants Update. Choose it when you create a new save. It is not a Construction Craig purchase.
- Type
- Starter restaurant
- How to get
- New-save restaurant picker
- Floors
- -
- Creator
- -
- Style
- Tropical bistro
- Price
- -
Classy Bistro
A starter restaurant layout from the Starter Restaurants Update. Pick it when you create a new restaurant save. It is not sold by Construction Craig.
- Type
- Starter restaurant
- How to get
- New-save restaurant picker
- Floors
- -
- Creator
- -
- Style
- Classy bistro
- Price
- -
Classy French Café
A starter restaurant layout from the Starter Restaurants Update. Choose it in the new-save picker. It is not a Construction Craig template.
- Type
- Starter restaurant
- How to get
- New-save restaurant picker
- Floors
- -
- Creator
- -
- Style
- Classy French café
- Price
- -
Lumiere
A starter restaurant layout from the Starter Restaurants Update. Select it when you create a new save. It is not bought from Construction Craig.
- Type
- Starter restaurant
- How to get
- New-save restaurant picker
- Floors
- -
- Creator
- -
- Style
- -
- Price
- -
Satsuki
A Japanese-inspired starter restaurant layout from the Starter Restaurants Update, built by FULM00N. Choose it when you create a new save. It is not a Construction Craig purchase.
- Type
- Starter restaurant
- How to get
- New-save restaurant picker
- Floors
- -
- Creator
- FULM00N
- Style
- Japanese
- Price
- -
| Name | Description | Type | How to get | Floors | Creator | Style | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banana Leaf Bistro | A starter restaurant layout from the Starter Restaurants Update. Choose it when you create a new save. It is not a Construction Craig purchase. | Starter restaurant | New-save restaurant picker | - | - | Tropical bistro | - |
| Classy Bistro | A starter restaurant layout from the Starter Restaurants Update. Pick it when you create a new restaurant save. It is not sold by Construction Craig. | Starter restaurant | New-save restaurant picker | - | - | Classy bistro | - |
| Classy French Café | A starter restaurant layout from the Starter Restaurants Update. Choose it in the new-save picker. It is not a Construction Craig template. | Starter restaurant | New-save restaurant picker | - | - | Classy French café | - |
| Lumiere | A starter restaurant layout from the Starter Restaurants Update. Select it when you create a new save. It is not bought from Construction Craig. | Starter restaurant | New-save restaurant picker | - | - | - | - |
| Satsuki | A Japanese-inspired starter restaurant layout from the Starter Restaurants Update, built by FULM00N. Choose it when you create a new save. It is not a Construction Craig purchase. | Starter restaurant | New-save restaurant picker | - | FULM00N | Japanese | - |
Template or hand-build
A template trades creative control for instant atmosphere rating, and atmosphere is a real scoring category, which makes templates a legitimate progression tool rather than a cosmetic. Craig's builds carry credited community creators and coherent themes that would take hours to replicate by hand.
- Starters exist to get food served on day one; outgrow them without guilt.
- Match the theme to your menu; a coherent restaurant reads better to raters than an expensive incoherent one.
- Multi-floor templates cost more but bake in the seating capacity that late-game customer volume demands.
- Adopting a template replaces your current build, so screenshot anything you might miss.
FAQ
Where do you get templates in Restaurant Tycoon 3?
From Construction Craig at the construction yard, plus the starter layouts offered when you begin. Each template lists its builder and floors.
Do templates affect ratings?
Indirectly and meaningfully: a themed, well-furnished template raises atmosphere-related rating factors that hand-builds must earn piece by piece.
Can I edit a template after applying it?
Yes, a template is a starting point; you can renovate, redecorate, and expand it like any hand-built restaurant.
