Menu QR Code Generator

Q: Should my menu be a PDF or a web page?

A web page, if you have any choice. A PDF on a phone downloads first, opens in a document viewer that varies by device, and arrives as a page laid out for A4 that has to be pinch-zoomed and panned. A responsive web page loads instantly, reflows to the screen and can be updated without regenerating anything. If a PDF is your only option, at least make it single-column and portrait.

Q: Do I need a new code when the menu changes?

No, as long as the address stays the same. The code encodes the URL, not the menu, so changing prices or dishes behind that URL needs no reprinting at all. What forces a reprint is changing the address itself — so pick a permanent one like yoursite.com/menu rather than something with a date or season in it.

Q: How big should a table-tent QR code be printed?

The analysis panel calculates a minimum for your specific code, since a longer URL makes a denser code that needs more space. As a rule of thumb, a table tent code should be at least 25 to 30mm across, and larger if the room is dimly lit — the practical limit is that a phone needs to resolve individual modules from wherever the diner naturally holds it.

Q: Is it a problem to have QR-only menus?

Yes, it can be. Diners without a smartphone, with a flat battery, with visual impairments or on a slow connection are excluded, and some jurisdictions have treated QR-only menus as an accessibility failure. Keeping a handful of printed menus for anyone who wants one solves it entirely, and costs almost nothing.

Make a QR code for a restaurant menu, with advice on why a PDF menu costs you orders.

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A mobile-friendly web page beats a PDF for a table code — see the analysis below.

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What It Does

This tool encodes your menu's web address as a QR code sized and formatted for table tents, and flags the single decision that determines whether people actually read it: whether you are linking to a web page or a PDF. It is the same encoder as any link code — what this page adds is the analysis of what happens after the scan, at a table, on a phone, in low light.

When to Use It

You run a restaurant or cafe and want table tents that open the menu without printing and reprinting laminated cards.
Your menu changes weekly and you want the code to stay the same while the content behind it changes.
You run a bar with a separate drinks list and want a second code that goes straight to it.
You do takeaway and want a code on the bag or the door that opens the ordering page.

Worked Examples

https://northwindcafe.example.com/menu

A permanent address for a mobile-friendly page. Prices and dishes can change behind it forever without reprinting a single table tent.

A PDF menu

The analysis flags it. On a phone this downloads, opens in a viewer and has to be pinch-zoomed — and the date in the filename means next season's menu needs new codes.

A separate drinks list

A second code for the bar. Splitting food and drink is worth doing when the combined page is long enough to need scrolling on a phone.

Common Mistakes

Linking to a PDF. On a phone a PDF downloads, opens in a viewer and has to be pinch-zoomed line by line, in a dim room, one-handed. A mobile-friendly web page is read far more often and far further down. This tool flags a PDF link for exactly this reason.
Putting the code only on the table tent. Diners look at the menu before they sit down as well — a code in the window and on the door catches people deciding whether to come in.
Printing the code too small to scan across a table. The analysis names a minimum width for your specific code; table tents fail more often than any other placement because the phone is held further away than the designer imagined.
Making the code the only menu. Not everyone has a phone with them, a working camera or the eyesight for a small screen — several jurisdictions treat a QR-only menu as an accessibility problem, and it costs covers regardless of the law.

Features

Detects PDF menu links and explains the cost

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Print-ready PDF export at table-tent sizes

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One code that keeps working as the menu behind it changes

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How to Use

1. Paste the address of your menu page — a mobile-friendly web page rather than a PDF if you have the choice. 2. Read the analysis and note the suggested minimum print width. 3. Choose PDF export at 60mm for table tents or 100mm for a window poster. 4. Test the printed code from a seated position at a real table before printing the rest.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should my menu be a PDF or a web page?

Do I need a new code when the menu changes?

How big should a table-tent QR code be printed?

Is it a problem to have QR-only menus?

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Everything runs in your browser. Nothing you type here is uploaded to our servers, and no code you make is stored or tracked. Brand marks in the logo library identify third-party platforms and remain the trademarks of their respective owners; you are responsible for having permission to use them. Always test a printed code with a real phone, at the distance people will actually stand, before committing to a print run.