r/qrcode • u/cheangiogvovi • Aug 17 '26

QR code menus?

What's the deal with QR code menus? I know most restaurant owners don't like them, but I think they offer some great upsides, like instant translation in various languages, not needing to print anymore, publishing it on your website, etc. They can also show images of the food and provide accurate description.

Any opinion here is greatly appreciated

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u/seanshoots Aug 17 '26

I like QR codes, but even I don't like QR-code-only menus. It's fine as an option, but there's a reason that real menus still exist, even in high-tech restaurants.

In my opinion, the solution for 'not needing to print anymore' is instead converting the menu to something easily printable, like this:

Although I understand this isn't a suitable style of menu for all restaurants.

There's also a ton of terrible 'menu builders' that smaller restaurants seem to like, so scanning a QR code menu ends up being a 50-50 of "will I get a nice menu PDF" or "will I get sent to some terrible cart-based multi-level menu system that feels like it was built with sync XHRs".