QR Codes for Restaurants

The restaurant table taught the world to scan. Here's the full restaurant QR playbook: menus that update without reprinting, reviews that collect themselves, WiFi without password-shouting, and the numbers to watch.

Create your restaurant QR codes

Menu, reviews, WiFi, surveys · free to build · dynamic menu updates

The core four

Menu QR — the anchor. A menu QR code on each table opens a mobile menu you can edit anytime: prices, sold-out items, seasonal dishes, translations. One laminated table tent survives every menu change.
Google review QR — on the receipt and by the door. The review QR catches guests at peak satisfaction, straight into the 5-star form — the single highest-ROI code in hospitality.
WiFi QR — a WiFi code on the counter ends the password-repetition ritual and keeps guests (and their Instagram posts) in the room.
Feedback QR — a private survey code on tables catches complaints before they become public reviews.

Beyond the basics

Table-specific ordering — a bulk-generated code per table carrying the table number into your ordering system
Chef's story / dish videos — a video QR that shows the signature dish being made
Instagram growth — an Instagram QR on napkin holders where food photos happen
Job hiring — "We're hiring — scan to apply" in the window beats agency fees
Allergen and nutrition info — full details behind a code keeps the printed menu clean

Placement that works

Table tents and stickers at seated height, menu-holder corners, receipts (reviews), the door (hours + booking), and the counter (WiFi + tips via a payment QR). Print minimum 3×3 cm on matte — glossy lamination under warm restaurant lighting is the #1 scan killer; the full rules are in the size guide.

Static or dynamic for restaurants?

Menus, seasonal promotions, and event links change — those want dynamic codes so the printed tents never expire while content evolves. WiFi and review links are stable, so nothing there will need editing. The mixed setup costs a few dollars monthly and removes reprinting forever.

Set up restaurant QR codes in 4 steps

Start with the menu

Create a menu QR pointing to your menu page or a hosted QRolling menu. Make it dynamic so edits never require reprinting.

Add reviews and WiFi

A Google-review code for receipts and door, a WiFi code for the counter — both free to make.

Brand and print

Your colors and logo on every code, matte print, 3×3 cm minimum on tables.

Watch the scans

Dynamic analytics show scans per table zone and time — data for menu design and staffing.

Frequently asked

Do guests still accept QR menus in 2026?

Yes — with a caveat: pair the code with printed menus on request. The winning pattern is QR-first with paper fallback; forcing either extreme costs some guests.

How do I update the menu without reprinting codes?

Use a dynamic QR: the printed code stays identical while the menu behind it changes — prices, items, translations, specials — from a dashboard in minutes.

Where should the review QR go?

Receipts (peak satisfaction), the exit door, and takeaway bags. Never on the table before the meal — timing is everything for review requests.

Can one QR do menu + WiFi + reviews together?

Better to separate them — each code should do exactly what its label promises. A multi-link page works for the window, but tables want the menu one tap away.

What size should table QR codes be?

3×3 cm minimum on table tents, matte finish, high contrast. Test-scan under your actual evening lighting before printing the batch.

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