How to Create a QR Code Menu: Step by Step

Before building the menu itself, there are a few decisions worth making first — they save you from redoing work later.

1. Decide what type of QR code you need

A single general QR code for the whole place, or a QR code of its own for each table. If you serve at the table and want to automatically identify where each order came from, a QR code per table is the way to go — you can read more in One QR Code vs. a QR Code for Each Table.

2. Decide whether you'll take orders or just show the menu

A QR code menu can be purely informational (the waiter still takes the order), or it can let the customer build their own order and send it — in-house straight to your dashboard, or via WhatsApp for delivery or pickup.

3. Build the menu content

With MegaComanda, this means uploading photos of your current menu — the platform builds categories and products for you, and you adjust prices or names before publishing.

4. Publish and download your QR code

When you publish, the QR code is generated automatically, ready to print. From then on, any price or product change updates instantly — with nothing to reprint.