How to create and use your menu QR code
Open the menu as a guest
Copy the public menu or ordering URL. Check that guests can read it without a staff login. A mobile webpage may be easier to read than a wide PDF.
Create the code or a complete table sign
Paste the link here for a QR image. For a finished card, choose a restaurant template and replace its sample link, name, wording and photo with your own details.
Run a table test before service
Print one sign, put it in the actual holder and scan from a seated position. Try the menu on mobile data as well as guest WiFi. If the destination takes orders, confirm the table or pickup details.
Choose a stable menu address
Use a page such as yourvenue.com.au/menu. You can change dishes, prices and opening information at that address while keeping the printed code. Avoid linking to a temporary preview or a management page.
Design for the table
A short instruction such as “View our menu” sets expectations. Keep the code away from folds, curved glass and reflective surfaces. Leave its blank border clear. Test a real table card at the distance and lighting where guests will use it.
Give guests another way to order
A QR menu should support hospitality, not make a phone compulsory. Keep printed menus or staff assistance available for people without a suitable device, data connection or accessible browser.
Review your destination regularly
Check the code after website updates and menu replacements. If it opens ordering or payment software, verify the table number and test the customer journey before service begins.
Example: seasonal menus without replacing table cards
A café can keep a static QR pointing to the same menu webpage and change dishes at that address each season. If the café moves between different ordering providers, a dynamic redirect offers a place to update the destination. Create that managed code before printing and use its template action to carry the managed link into the sign. Neither option writes the menu, manages allergens or operates the ordering system for the venue.
Illustrative workflow, not a customer case study.Check before you share
- The correct menu and location open without a staff account.
- The physical sign scans through its holder under normal dining-room lighting.
- Guests can request a printed menu or staff assistance.
- Price, availability and ordering information are maintained at the destination.