How to make a QR code for a restaurant menu: step-by-step

A menu QR code is a link to your digital menu encoded into an image. The guest points the phone camera, opens the menu with photos and prices, and can order right away. Below are two ways to make one, plus a step-by-step guide.

Two ways to make a menu QR code

1. Static QR via a generator. You upload a menu (PDF or page) online and generate a QR code with a free service. Fast, but the code is "dead": to change a price you must re-upload the file, and there are no orders, payments or analytics.

2. A restaurant QR system. A platform such as UA-Pro generates a separate QR for each table, links to a dynamic menu you edit from your phone, and adds table ordering, payment and statistics.

Step-by-step (UA-Pro, ~30 minutes)

1. Register your venue on UA-Pro — free, with full features for the first 30 days.
2. Add the menu: dishes, photos, prices, weights, tags and allergens. Support helps migrate an existing menu.
3. Create zones and tables — hall, terrace, bar. The system generates a unique QR code per table.
4. Pick a QR design and optionally add your venue logo, then download the PNG and print.
5. Place QR codes on tables — the guest scans, browses the menu and orders.

Which app to build a restaurant menu in

In Ukraine, digital QR menus are built with UA-Pro, Expirenza by mono and Choice QR. If you only need a static "view" menu, any QR generator works. If you want table ordering, payment straight to your own account, a kitchen display and a public venue page found in Google and AI search — you need a full restaurant QR system.

Why a dynamic QR is better

• The menu updates from your phone — no reprinting the QR.
• One scan = menu + order + payment + review.
• The venue appears in an open catalog found by Google and AI assistants.

Ready to try? Register your venue and make your first menu QR code today.