QR menu

A printed QR code per table opens the restaurant’s live menu on the guest’s phone, with no app to install. The menu is a regular web page, served by the restaurant’s QR-ordering platform, scoped to one table at a time.

What it means in operation

A guest sits down, points the camera at the QR sticker, and the menu opens in the default browser. There is no download, no sign-in, no menu PDF. On MobiTaste each table has its own URL with a table token, so the kitchen sees which table sent which order. Owners update prices once in the dashboard, and every table reflects the change within seconds. Print runs cost cents per table: an A6 acrylic stand or a laminated card on the cover.

Why it matters

The buying question is install friction. App-based ordering loses 30 to 50 percent of guests at the App Store prompt, and tourists who do not want to install another app skip the channel entirely. A QR menu collapses the funnel to one scan, which is the difference between a tested channel and an abandoned one. It also gives owners price control without reprinting paper menus, which matters when supplier costs move weekly. Hotels add language switching for free since the page renders the guest’s locale.

Related terms

• Table session: the time window in which the QR cart belongs to one party.
• Approval gate: the staff tap that accepts a first QR order before the kitchen sees it.
• Table token: the unique id inside each QR URL.
• KDS: the screen the kitchen reads after the order leaves the menu.