How to make a QR code menu for your restaurant

What you need

• Your current menu, on paper or in a file.
• A phone or a computer.
• A printer, or a local print shop for the QR codes.

The steps

1. 1Create your account and enter your restaurant’s name and city.
2. 2Add your dishes. Photograph your printed menu or upload a PDF, and the dishes and prices fill in by themselves. You can also type them in.
3. 3Read through the menu and correct anything that is wrong. Check every price: you know your menu best.
4. 4Add your tables. Each table gets its own QR code, so you always know where an order came from.
5. 5Print the codes and place them on the tables.
6. 6Scan one with your own phone and go through the menu like a guest, then go live.

Getting the printing right

• Do not print the code too small. Test it from where a guest would sit.
• Print on thick card or use a table stand, so it survives spills and wiping.
• Add a few words beside the code, such as “Scan to see the menu”.
• Keep a printed spare of every code in case one is damaged.

Mistakes to avoid

• Going live without scanning a code yourself.
• Leaving out prices or sizes, which only creates questions at the table.
• Placing a code where a guest’s plate or a menu stand will cover it.