How to create a QR code menu, step by step
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A good QR menu is not a scanned copy of your paper menu. It is a short, easy page that loads fast on a phone with a weak signal and helps a hungry person decide.
Here is the process we recommend, from a blank page to printed codes on every table.
Step 1: Group your dishes the way guests think
Use categories people scan for: Breakfast, Starters, Mains, Desserts, Drinks. Keep it to six or seven categories if you can. Put your most-ordered category first, because most guests never scroll to the bottom.
Step 2: Write short descriptions that sell
One line per dish is enough. Name the main ingredients and one detail that makes it yours: "slow-cooked overnight", "house hot sauce", "our grandmother's recipe". Skip adjectives like "delicious"; guests assume it.
Step 3: Add photos to your best sellers
You do not need photos of everything. Start with your five best sellers and your highest-margin dishes. Shoot in daylight near a window, from slightly above, on a plain surface. A phone camera is plenty.
Step 4: Mark dietary information and sold-out dishes
Tag each dish as veg, non-veg or egg so guests can filter at a glance. When something runs out, mark it sold out instead of deleting it; it comes back with one tap tomorrow.
Step 5: Print the QR code where people look
Download your QR code and put it where guests naturally look while waiting:
- A table tent on every table.
- A sticker at the counter for takeaway orders.
- The front window, so people can read the menu before they walk in.
- Receipts and delivery bags, for repeat orders.
Step 6: Keep it current
The biggest advantage of a QR menu is that it can always be right. Change prices the day they change, and mark dishes sold out during service. A menu that is always accurate builds trust with regulars.