# QR codes for restaurants

> Restaurants get the most value from three QR codes, not one: the menu on a matt table tent, a Google review code on the bill, and a WiFi code at the counter. The menu code is the one most often done badly — glossy, flat on the table, and pointing at a PDF.

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## The three codes that earn their place

| Code | Where | Why |
|---|---|---|
| [Menu](/menu-qr-code) | Table tent, vertical, matt | Update prices without reprinting |
| [Google review](/google-review-qr-code) | Bill folder or receipt | The single highest-yield placement in hospitality |
| [WiFi](/wifi-qr-code) | Counter card | Removes the most-asked question of the shift |

A fourth — [feedback](/feedback-qr-code) — belongs next to the review code, clearly labelled,
so unhappy customers have a private route.

## Get the menu code right

- **3–4 cm** of code for a 30–40 cm reading distance.
- **Matt** laminate. Gloss under downlighting reflects into the camera and no error
  correction saves it. This is the most common restaurant QR failure by a wide margin.
- **Vertical** on a tent card, not flat on the table.
- Point at a **mobile web page**, not a PDF. A 4 MB PDF on a busy restaurant's cellular
  signal is a customer waiting two minutes to read the starters.
- Use a **stable URL** — `example.com/menu`, updated in place.

## Keep printed menus

A QR-only menu excludes anyone without a smartphone, with low vision, or with a flat
battery. In several jurisdictions that is a discrimination risk. Offer paper without being
asked.

## Review codes: the rules matter

Google prohibits **review gating** (screening customers and only asking happy ones) and
**incentivised reviews** (a discount for a review). Both risk removal of the reviews and
penalties on the listing. Ask everyone, at the right moment, offer nothing.

The right moment is the bill — the customer is seated, finished, and stationary. Not the
door, not the window.

## Try it

- https://useqr.app/menu
- https://useqr.app/google-review
- https://useqr.app/wifi
- https://useqr.app/feedback