A QR code on a table tent or window sticker lets guests open your menu on their own phone with a single scan. Paste the link to your menu into the box above, click Generate, and download the PNG. Guests scan from a seat, often in dim light, so the menu page behind the code matters as much as the code itself.
Make my QR code ↑Worth knowing: the link is baked into the picture, so the code itself cannot be edited later. That suits menus, as long as you plan for it.
Choose one web address for your menu and keep it. When prices or dishes change, update the page or replace the PDF behind that address. Every code you have already printed keeps working, and a new seasonal special does not mean reprinting a single table tent.
If the place you store your menu hands out a brand-new link each time you re-upload, switch to a spot where you can overwrite the file and keep the same link.
Table tents and small stands work well, because guests have time to line up the camera while they settle in. Face the code toward the guest, not tucked behind a candle or a salt shaker.
Window stickers and door signs let passersby read the menu before they walk in. Put them near chest height so a phone can face them straight on, and avoid spots where glass throws back glare. A sticker on takeout bags can also lead customers back to the menu for their next order.
Some guests will not want to use a phone, and some will have a dead battery or no signal. Keep a few printed menus at the host stand and hand one over without making a fuss.
Before a full print run, scan a test copy on both an iPhone and an Android phone. Check that the page loads quickly and that the text is readable without pinching and zooming. A menu built for a desktop screen can be painful at a dim table.
A web page is usually easier on a phone, because the text can fit the screen without pinching and zooming. A PDF is fine if it is a simple one-column file, and it can be easier to swap out when your host lets you replace the file and keep the same link. Whichever you pick, open it on a phone before you print.
Yes, as long as the web address stays the same. Update the page or replace the file behind that address, and every printed code shows the new menu.
The code does not expire. It opens the link stored inside it, so it keeps working as long as the menu page stays online. If you delete the page or move it to a new address, printed codes will lead nowhere.
Print the short web address in plain text under the code so they can type it, and keep a few paper menus at the host stand. Glare on a glossy tent can get in the way, so a matte sleeve helps.
A code needs roughly one-tenth of the distance it is read from, so about 2.4 inches (6 cm) works at arm's length and about 4 inches (10 cm) across a table. The downloaded PNG is 400 x 400 pixels, which stays clean up to roughly 2 to 3 inches printed, so for a larger sign print a test and scan it at final size.
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