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QR code menu for restaurants: how it works

A practical guide to making your restaurant menu available through a QR code and understanding what customers can view from their smartphones.

Learn how to create a digital menu for your restaurant.

What is a QR code menu for restaurants?

A QR code menu links a code to the restaurant menu’s public page. Customers scan the code with a smartphone and open the menu in their browser, without installing an app. The page displays the content published by the restaurant and can be viewed while customers are at the venue.

How a restaurant QR code menu works

  1. STEP 1

    Create and publish the menu

    The restaurant owner organises the sections, adds the dishes and publishes the menu.

  2. STEP 2

    Make the QR code available

    Place the QR code linked to the menu wherever customers need to access it in the venue.

  3. STEP 3

    The customer opens the menu

    The customer scans the code and views the menu page on their smartphone.

Where to use the menu QR code

The code can be placed on tables or anywhere else in the venue where customers need to open the menu. Its position depends on how the restaurant is organised; what matters is that the QR code is accessible when customers need to view the offering.

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Update the menu without changing the QR code

The QR code points to the public address assigned to the restaurant menu. When you edit dishes, descriptions or prices, the content at that address is updated without changing the link. You can therefore keep using the same QR code after updating the menu.

View the QR code menu from a smartphone

After scanning the code, customers see a web page containing the menu sections and published dishes. They can read names, descriptions, prices and the other information entered by the restaurant directly in their smartphone browser.

Allergen information and dish details

You can enter each dish’s name, description, price and allergen information through dedicated fields. The saved details appear with the dish on the public page and can be viewed alongside the rest of the menu.

Learn how to display allergen information in a digital menu.

Multilingual QR code menu

You can add translations for sections, dish names and descriptions. When a language version is available in the public menu, international customers can select it and read the translated content on the same page opened through the QR code.

Learn how to prepare a multilingual QR code menu.

How to create a QR code menu with RistoSmart FM Menu

  1. 1. Create the menu

    Define the sections that make up your offering.

  2. 2. Add the content

    Add dishes, descriptions, prices and allergen information.

  3. 3. Publish

    Make the public menu page available.

  4. 4. Use the QR code

    Share the code linked to the menu address.

QR code menus and printed menus

A digital menu can complement a printed menu, leaving the restaurant free to choose how to present its offering. The online version makes published information easier to correct or update, while the QR code continues to direct customers to the menu page.

Create your QR code menu

Start by creating the menu, add your restaurant information and use the QR code linked to the published page.

Create your QR code menu

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