QR code menu: give guests a menu they can read

Choose the destination before the code

A PDF link opens the file you supply. A published SeEat menu link opens a public menu with dish information and images. Compare both on a phone: can a guest find a main course, read its description and identify its price without hunting across a large sheet?

Use a public, stable URL rather than an editing link or a link that requires your account. This tool encodes the address as entered; it does not host the menu, check availability or create a redirect service.

Place it where a guest can actually scan

For table service, try a table card away from glasses and reflective covers. At a counter, put it beside the queue where a guest can stop without blocking payment. On a takeaway package, say whether the link is for browsing next time or for the current order. Keep a readable menu available for guests without a phone.

Leave a clear border around the symbol: DENSO specifies a quiet zone four modules wide on every side.^[1] Do not crop that border when printing. Test your printed code with more than one phone, from the intended distance and under your actual lighting.

Explain what happens after scanning

Use a direct label such as “Scan to view the menu.” Do not label it “Order here” when it only opens menu information. Add a short readable menu URL as a fallback. Ask a colleague to scan the finished card and find one dish without guidance.

Reprint the code if its destination changes. Changing content at the same menu URL is different from changing the encoded URL; a downloaded PNG cannot update its own destination.

A practical workflow

1. Prepare your menu in Studio from menu photos or a PDF; use a restaurant website link when that intake option is available.
2. Review the draft’s dish names, prices, descriptions and images, then publish the menu.
3. Open Share & print for the published menu, add your logo if useful and download the 4 × 6 inch PNG sticker. Test the final print.

Frequently asked questions