QR codes for restaurants
A restaurant QR code sends a guest from a table, window or takeout bag to your digital menu, review page, online ordering page or reservation page. Create it with Pageloot, print it, and use a dynamic code if you want to change the link later or see how many guests scan it.
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Where to use a QR code in a restaurant
Put one code where guests already look. Each place below should open one clear page. Test every code on two phones before you print.
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Menu QR code
Print the code on the menu card, the bar and the entrance sign. It opens your menu as a PDF or web page. With a dynamic code you can swap in the lunch, dinner or holiday menu and fix a price without reprinting.
Table tents and table stickers
Use one code per table for the menu or for a feedback form. Print it at least 3 cm (1.2 in) wide. Add a short line next to it such as “Scan for the menu”, so guests know what happens.
Windows and entrance
Show your menu, opening hours or a reservation link to people walking by when you are closed. On a window, make the code at least 10 cm (4 in) wide and keep dark code on a light background.
Takeout bags and food packaging
Add a code to the bag, box or receipt that links to a reorder page, a review page or your next offer. A dynamic code lets you change the offer each week without new packaging.
Take a look
at a real case
How Brunswick Cafe boosts growth with QR codes
From digital menus to targeted promotions, Brunswick Cafe uses QR codes to attract more customers, simplify updates, and gain valuable insights for smarter marketing.
Share menus and collect Google reviews
Update QR content without reprinting
Track scan data by location and device
Retarget users with social media ads
Ajeng
Manager, Brunswick Cafe
QR code types for restaurants
Most restaurants need four types. Start with the menu, then add reviews.
- Link to menu or ordering
Link the code to your menu page, your online ordering page or your reservation page. Use this when the page already exists on your website or on a booking or ordering service.
- Google review link
Guests scan after the meal and land on your Google review form. Put it on the receipt holder, the check presenter or the exit sign. Ask the server to mention it when the check comes.
- Instagram profile
Link to your Instagram page so guests can follow you, see daily specials and tag their photos. Good for the bar, the wall and the takeout bag.
- PDF menu
Upload your menu, wine list, kids menu or allergen sheet as a PDF. The code opens it on the guest’s phone. When the file changes, a dynamic code lets you replace the PDF and keep the printed code.
For restaurants
"With Pageloot, we launched a digital menu and feedback system via QR codes. It's boosted both customer satisfaction and online reviews."
Jason Kim
Owner, Urbanfork
How QR codes help a restaurant
A QR code connects the printed thing in front of the guest with a page you control. Use it for the menu, for reviews and for social media. The tabs below show how.
Pageloot makes the code and shows scan stats. Table ordering, reservations and payments run on your own system, and the code links to that page.
Digital menus 
Social media 
Lead generation
More reviewsDigital menus Benefits
Share PDF flies
Create a QR code for easy access to digial menus or product manuals for restaurants, cafes, or any business. Visitors can scan to view items conveniently from their smartphone.
Social media Benefits
Social media growth
Grow your audience with QR codes and marketing for social media. Connect users to profiles with one scan.
Lead generationBenefits
Get more leads
Collect customer emails and survey responses with a QR code marketing on forms. Help your clients grow their lists easily.
More reviewsBenefits
Get more reviews
Boost your credibility with a marketing QR code for Google or Tripadvisor reviews. Encourage feedback to build trust.
Hear from our hospitality clients
See how they are using Pageloot to turn QR codes into real growth.
Frequently asked questions
Pick what the code should open: your menu, a PDF, your Google review page or your website. Paste the link or upload the PDF in the Pageloot generator, add your logo and colors, then download the code. Test it on two phones before you print.
A static code is enough when the link never changes, for example a permanent website page. A static code never expires and has no scan stats. Choose a dynamic code if the menu changes, if you want to swap offers, or if you want to see how many guests scan. You edit a dynamic code in your Pageloot account and the printed code follows.
Yes, with a dynamic code. Open the code in your Pageloot account and point it to a new PDF or page. The printed code stays the same. A dynamic code on a monthly or yearly plan goes inactive when the plan ends, so renew it before the end date.
With a dynamic code, yes. The stats show when, where and on which device guests scanned. The level of detail depends on your plan. Use a separate code per table or per place to learn which spot works best.
No. Pageloot makes the QR code and shows scan stats. If you use an ordering, reservation or payment service, create a code that links to that service’s page and print it on the table or the check.
At least 2 x 2 cm (0.8 in) on a menu, and 3 to 4 cm (1.2 to 1.6 in) on a table tent. On a window or sign, make it 10 cm (4 in) or more. Use a dark code on a light background and leave a white border around it.
Check the size, the contrast and the lighting first. A code that is too small, printed on a shiny surface or covered by a candle or a glass is hard to read. Then check the link: a code that points to a PDF or page that is offline or deleted shows an error. For a dynamic code, check that the plan is still active.
The free generator lets you download a code for a link or PDF. Dynamic codes with edit and stats start with the Starter plan at EUR 7 per month, billed yearly, after a 14-day free trial. All plans have a 30-day money-back guarantee. See the plans page for details.
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