QR code menu FAQ

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What is a QR code?

QR Code is short for Quick Response Code. A QR code (sometimes referred to as a 2D barcode) is similar to the barcodes you find on the products that you scan at checkout at your local supermarket. The biggest difference, besides how it looks, is that QR codes can store more information. Barcodes store basic product information like type, weight, and color. QR codes can store the same information as barcodes, and more. They can contain text, website links, geographic coordinates, and even images. QR codes, can be scanned by anyone using a phone.

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What is a QR code restaurant menu?

A QR restaurant menu is a website that contains a menu for a restaurant. It is an online menu that can be accessed just like any other website. The QR part of it comes from the fact that people usually access it by scanning a QR code at the restaurant they are eating at. QR codes add convenience; instead of typing the website address of the menu, you just scan the code with your phone camera, and the menu opens up automatically.

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Why does my restaurant need a QR code menu?

Just a few reasons your restaurant needs a QR menu are: hygiene, saving on printing costs, instant updates, customer experience, customer feedback, promotions, increased sales, increased table turnover, saving on staffing costs, customer data for marketing, and so on. If your restaurant does not have a QR code menu, you are leaving a lot on the table.

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How to make a QR code menu?

Creating a QR code menu is easy and just takes a few minutes.

1. Sign up for a Happy Menu free trial.
2. Add your menu categories like “breakfast, lunch, drinks etc”.
3. Add your menu items including their details like prices and descriptions, to the categories you have just created.
4. Download the QR code we have created for you, print it, and put it on your tables or anywhere else you want your customers to access it.

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QR code menu price?

We know our customers are small, independent businesses, so we try to keep our monthly fee as low as possible. We charge a very cost-effective $27 a month for QR restaurant menus. If you choose to turn on ordering, credit card processing fees and application fees are applied to orders. We use Stripe for processing payments. We chose Stripe because they give us the tools to build cutting-edge applications, and their pricing for credit card processing is competitive for our customer base. Compare their pricing to what your POS provider charges for online payments. Please refer to their fees here.

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QR code menu example

We have created a qr code menu example. Click here to see it and play around with it. Sign up for a free trial if you would like to create your own QR menu and customize it the way you want.

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How do QR code menus work?

QR code menus are online menus that are accessed when a QR code is scanned. Customers use their mobile phone to scan a QR code that is usually located on a restaurant table. When the QR code is scanned, the restaurant’s online menu appears on the customers phone.

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How do you scan qr code menu?

QR code menu’s are easy to scan and only take a couple of seconds to open.

1. Open your camera application on your phone.
2. Point the camera at the QR code and the camera will automatically scan the code.
3. Click the notification that appears to confirm you want to open the menu.

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What types of QR code menus are available?

There are two types of PDF menus available. There is a PDF QR code menu, which is offered by some of our competitors, and an interactive QR code menu, which is what we offer. Both kinds of menus are accessed by scanning a QR code, but PDF QR code menus just show a PDF of a menu, and interactive QR code menus (the type Happy Menu provides) show an interactive menu website with all the advantages and benefits of an online menu. PDF QR code menus cannot be edited, have no interaction, no navigation, no filtering, etc. PDF QR code restaurant menus do not take advantage of most of the benefits that having an online menu provides.

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Does my restaurant have to use table ordering?

No, you do not have to use the table-ordering feature. Some restaurants choose to use our QR menu for browsing only; their staff still come to the tables, take the orders, and run them through their POS system. If you do not wish to use table ordering, do not turn the feature on.

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Which is best QR code menu generator?

Happy Menu is the number one restaurant QR code menu generator. Sign up for a free trial and you will be able to see why we are the best QR menu generator out there.

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Do QR code menus increase order value?

According to a 2022 Deloitte Study, consumers spend an around 20% more when they order via QR code menus or online menus.

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Do my customers have to install an app?

Happy Menu QR code menu’s are 100% web based. All your customers need is a phone, no special software to access your Qr code menu.

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Can i still see my menu online without scanning the code?

Yes, your QR menu is a website with it’s own web address. You can link to it from your website, facebook, linktree etc.