Best QR code digital menu platforms for restaurants, cafes, bars and pubs.

If you’re considering setting up a QR code digital menu for your business, there’s a number of platforms to choose from. In order to help you understand which solution is best for your business, we have compiled a list of the pros and cons of some of the platforms you might be considering.

Pros

• You can add unlimited businesses and menus

Cons

• The menu comprises of only descriptions, there is no option to add photos
• In order to sign up, restaurateurs have to fill in a form

Website:https://safemenu.org/

Pros

• Minimalist, user-friendly interface

Cons

• Menu customisation to match venue branding is limited to a photo banner on the website
• The menu comprises of only descriptions, there is no option to add photos
• In order to sign up, restaurateurs have to fill in a lengthy form

Website: https://www.qsrautomations.com/

Pros

• Beautiful interface with customisable features to match venue branding
• Signing up is made super simple and venue owners can create their digital menu in minutes
• Customers can filter the menu to meet their dietary requirements
• There is a free version available

Cons

• Not ideal for venues wanting to offer mobile ordering

Website: https://eatsee.menu/

Apart from QR code digital menus, the following services enable customers to order and pay rather than just viewing a static menu. In order to implement this solution, however, restaurateurs need to make a decision whether or not to limit human interaction between customers and their waitstaff, therefore changing the entire dining experience. In addition to this, the technology has to be integrated with their POS systems and customers need to be educated on how to access and order from the new digital platform.

Pros

• Very easy for customers to split the bill and to tip
• Website is user friendly
• Cutting edge POS integration
• Beautiful interface with customisable features to match venue branding

Cons

• In order to sign up you need to fill in a form
• Have to be in the restaurant to order as you need to tap phone on the physical hardware or scan a QR code
• Need to download an app for customers to order and pay

Website: https://www.meandu.com.au/

Pros

• Customisation and branding allows restaurateurs to select the theme template and change the colours of the menu to match the brand of the restaurant
• Multi language support
• Feedback system allows for improving customer satisfaction
• Google Analytics is used for product rating analysis
• Customers can reserve a table, pre-order meals and pre-pay through the website

Cons

• In order to sign up you need to fill in a form
• Website is not refined or elegant

Website: https://www.bonee.net/

Pros

• There is a free version available
• Menu can be embed directly into the restaurant’s website, giving restaurateurs complete control over design and branding
• Restaurateurs can use their own staff or outsource delivery
• Free 15min consultation can be booked online ‘on getting set up for in-venue, self delivery and pickup ordering during the COVID-19 pandemic’

Cons

• In order to sign up you need to fill in a form

Website: https://orderlina.com/

Pros

• Customers can order from the app from the comfort of their home through a URL link, as well as in the restaurant when scanning the QR code
• Customers can order for pickup and delivery
• Restaurateurs can use their own staff or outsource delivery
• Seamless POS integrations or the option to use Mr Yum’s tablet & printer solution
• Access to customer data
• Messaging feature allows for communication with customers
• Dine-in food orders can be batched to reduce kitchen dockets
• Flexible payment options including Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal or card
• Language translations
• Customers can filter the menu to meet their dietary requirements
• Marketing built-in: customer emails & track advertising performance and retarget your customers with FB pixel tool

Cons

• In order to sign up you need to fill in a form

Website: https://about.mryum.com/