diff --git a/menu/demo/stories.ts b/menu/demo/stories.ts
index b16191e421..739f213dfe 100644
--- a/menu/demo/stories.ts
+++ b/menu/demo/stories.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ const sharedStyle = css`
     border: 1px solid var(--md-sys-color-on-background);
     color: var(--md-sys-color-on-background);
     width: 100px;
+    padding: 16px;
+    text-align: center;
   }
   .md-stories-bg-override {
     display: flex;
diff --git a/menu/internal/_menu.scss b/menu/internal/_menu.scss
index f15a0d64aa..bf999de847 100644
--- a/menu/internal/_menu.scss
+++ b/menu/internal/_menu.scss
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
       )
     );
 
-    min-width: 300px;
+    min-width: 112px;
   }
 
   md-focus-ring {
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
     max-height: inherit;
     height: inherit;
     min-width: inherit;
+    max-width: inherit;
   }
 
   .fixed {
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@
     display: block;
     overflow: auto;
     min-width: inherit;
+    max-width: inherit;
     border-radius: inherit;
   }