QR menus your guests scan without thinking about it

Size and placement

A code should be at least 3 cm across on a table tent and 10 cm on a window poster. Put it where a seated guest can scan without picking anything up — a tent card at the centre of the table beats a sticker flat on the surface, because phone cameras struggle at a shallow angle.

Tell people what happens next

“Scan for menu” converts far better than a naked square. Guests hesitate when they do not know whether a code is a menu, a payment link or a marketing signup. Every MenuFly frame includes the label.

Never point a QR code at a PDF

This is the single most common mistake. A PDF opens in a viewer, downloads slowly, and forces the guest to pinch and drag around a page designed for A4. A real digital menu reflows to the phone and opens instantly.

Keep the code permanent

• The code points at a fixed address that never changes
• Editing the menu, changing prices, even a full redesign — the printed code stays valid
• You only reprint when a table number or your branding changes

Use the data

Because every table has its own code, you can see that the window seats scan at 7 pm and the back room barely scans at all — usually a sign the tent card has gone missing. Scan counts by hour also make a decent proxy for covers when your POS reporting is thin.