If you're thinking "I want a QR menu but I don't know where to start", you're in the right place. This guide covers the whole move from printed to digital. It needs no technical knowledge, and a typical venue goes live the same day.
Before you begin: what you need
- Your current menu — a photo of the printed one or an Excel list is enough
- Up-to-date prices
- Item photos if you have them (not required; you can add them later)
Step 1 — Create an account and describe your venue
Sign-up takes two minutes: name, contact details and your plan. Your trial starts immediately, so you can build the whole menu before deciding whether to keep it.
Step 2 — Get your menu into the system
You have three routes, and most venues use a mix of them. Add items one by one if your menu is short. Import a CSV or Excel file if you already keep a list. Or photograph the printed menu and let the AI Assistant pull out items, prices and categories for you to correct.
- Manual entry: best for short menus and last-minute changes
- CSV/Excel import: hundreds of items in one pass
- Photograph the printed menu: fastest when you have no digital list
Step 3 — Generate the codes and print the stands
The system creates a QR code per table plus a printable table stand. Style the code in your own colors, add your logo, print, and place them. From that moment your menu is live.
What to do in the first week
- Add photos to your best sellers first — they lift the basket most
- Check calorie and allergen fields on anything you're asked about often
- Look at which categories guests actually open, and reorder accordingly
Common mistakes
Two things trip venues up. The first is a menu that is simply the printed one retyped, with no photos and no descriptions — guests skim it and order what they already know. The second is forgetting to update prices, which is exactly the problem a digital menu was supposed to solve.