Menu Idea

<div class="container">
  <div class="container-cards">
    <div class="card" style="background-image: url('https://source.unsplash.com/random/1');">
      <a href="./"><strong>URL</strong></a>
    </div> 
    <div class="card" style="background-image: url('https://source.unsplash.com/random/4');">
         <a href="./"><strong>URL</strong></a>
    </div>
    <div class="card" style="background-image: url('https://source.unsplash.com/random/5');">
        <a href="./"><strong>URL</strong></a>
    </div>
    <div class="card" style="background-image: url('https://source.unsplash.com/random/6');">
        <a href="./"><strong>URL</strong></a>
    </div>
    <div class="card" style="background-image: url('https://source.unsplash.com/random/7');">
         <a href="./"><strong>URL</strong></a>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

.container {
  width: 90vw;
  margin: auto;
}

.container-cards {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  width: 100%;
  column-gap: 1rem;
}

.card {
  flex-grow: 1;
  height: 300px;
  background-color: gray;
  border-radius: 1rem;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: flex-grow .5s ease;
}

.card::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  transition: filter 0.3s ease;
  z-index: 1;
}

.card:nth-child(1)::before {
  background-image: url('https://source.unsplash.com/random/1');
}

.card:nth-child(2)::before {
  background-image: url('https://source.unsplash.com/random/2');
}

.card:nth-child(3)::before {
  background-image: url('https://source.unsplash.com/random/3');
}

.card:nth-child(4)::before {
  background-image: url('https://source.unsplash.com/random/4');
}

.card:nth-child(5)::before {
  background-image: url('https://source.unsplash.com/random/5');
}

.card:nth-child(6)::before {
  background-image: url('https://source.unsplash.com/random/6');
}

.card:nth-child(7)::before {
  background-image: url('https://source.unsplash.com/random/7');
}

.card a {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: black;
  z-index: 2;
}

.card:hover::before {
filter: blur(5px);
box-shadow: inset 0 0 90px #000;
}

.card:hover a {
  opacity: 1;
}

.card:hover {
  flex-grow: 7;
}