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QR code for a restaurant menu: a 5-minute guide

Updated October 31, 2026 · 2 min read

Step 1: Put the menu online

A QR code doesn’t contain your menu — it opens a link to it. Pick the option you can update easily:

• A page on your website. Best for search and fastest to load.
• A PDF stored on Google Drive, Dropbox or your website, shared so that anyone with the link can view it.
• A Google Doc published to the web — easy to edit from your phone.
• An online ordering page if you already use one.

Open the link in a private browser window on your phone. If it asks for a login or loads slowly, guests will give up.

Step 2: Make the QR code

1. Paste the menu link into the myQR studio.
2. Add your logo and colors, then a frame with a short label: “Scan for the menu”.
3. Download the SVG file for printing.

Use a dynamic code. Menus change — seasonal dishes, new prices, a separate drinks list for summer. With a dynamic code you change the link in your dashboard and every printed code on every table updates at once.

Step 3: Print it at the right size

• Tables: at least 3 × 3 cm (about 1.2 in). 4–5 cm is more comfortable.
• Window or door: 10 cm or more, so people can scan from the street.
• Counter or wall: about one tenth of the scanning distance — 15 cm for 1.5 m.

Matte paper avoids reflections under restaurant lights. Laminated table tents last longer than stickers.

Step 4: Learn from the scans

Your dashboard shows scans by day and by hour. You’ll see when people browse the menu, whether the window code brings anyone in, and whether a new table tent design works better. Want to compare locations or areas? Make one code for the terrace and one for inside, both pointing to the same menu.

Mistakes that make guests give up

• Huge PDFs that take ages on mobile data — compress them first.
• A code in a dark corner or under a glass reflection.
• No label, so people don’t know what the code is for.
• A link that changes every season with a static code, forcing reprints.
• No paper menu at all — keep a few for guests without a smartphone.

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