--- title: "Free QR Code Menu for Restaurants & Cafés — Create One Step by Step | GoSufra" description: "Make a free digital QR menu for your restaurant or café: guests scan and see your dishes and prices on their phone, and can order from the table if you like. The steps in detail, the difference between a view-only and an ordering QR menu, and the mistakes that drive guests away." url: "https://gosufra.com/en/blog/free-qr-menu/" language: "en" source: "https://gosufra.com" --- # Create a free QR code menu for your restaurant or café: step by step in 15 minutes Make a free digital QR menu for your restaurant or café: guests scan and see your dishes and prices on their phone, and can order from the table if you like. The steps in detail, the difference between a view-only and an ordering QR menu, and the mistakes that drive guests away. 2026-09-30 · 7 min read ![A QR code on a restaurant table and a phone showing the menu](https://gosufra.com/blog/free-qr-menu.svg) ## Key points - A view-only QR menu replaces the printed card; an ordering QR menu lets guests order from the table and sends the ticket to the till with the table number. - A proper digital menu is a web page that opens on the phone, not a PDF the guest has to pinch and zoom. - On GoSufra the digital menu, the ordering website and table QR codes are all on the free plan, with no commission per order. - Change a price in the dashboard and it changes on the digital menu and the till at the same moment — no reprinting. Printed menus get stained, torn and outdated, and every price change means reprinting. That is why so many restaurants and cafés now put a **QR code menu** on the table: the guest points their phone camera at the code and the menu opens with photos and prices. The good news is you can do this **for free**, without a developer. This article walks through it step by step on GoSufra and shows how to avoid the mistakes that make guests close the menu and wave for a waiter. ## First: a view-only or an ordering QR menu? There are two kinds, and the difference is big: | | View-only QR menu | Ordering QR menu | | --- | --- | --- | | What the guest does | Reads dishes and prices | Chooses and orders from the table | | How the order arrives | A waiter takes it | It reaches the till with the table number | | What it saves | Printing | Printing + waiter time + order mistakes | | Best for | Any restaurant or café | Cafés and busy dining rooms | Start with view-only if your team is new to it, then switch on table ordering for a few tables first. ## How to create a free QR menu on GoSufra ### 1. Open a free account Sign up without a credit card. The free plan includes the POS, the ordering website and QR codes, so the digital menu costs nothing. ### 2. Add your menu In the dashboard, add sections (hot drinks, sandwiches, desserts…) and the items in each: name, description, photo, price, and sizes and modifiers where they apply. This is the same menu the till sells from, so you write it once. ### 3. Switch on the ordering website GoSufra creates a menu and ordering page for your restaurant at its own address, such as your-restaurant.gosufra.com . Pick a theme that looks like your place and the language — English, right-to-left Arabic and others. This is the digital menu your QR codes will open. ### 4. Add your tables and print their codes In the [tables section](https://gosufra.com/en/features/table-management-and-qr-ordering/) , add your dining-room tables, and use each table’s “QR Code” button to download the code as a PNG or print it directly. The code is permanent, so you print it once and leave it on the table. ### 5. Test it yourself Scan from a few tables with your own phone and check the menu opens quickly, photos are clear and prices are right. If you enabled ordering, send a test order and watch it arrive at the till with the table number. ### 6. Put the code everywhere Not only on tables: on the door, on receipts, in Facebook and Instagram posts, and on your [Google Business Profile](https://gosufra.com/en/blog/google-business-profile-for-restaurants/) . Every one of these leads to the same menu. ## Why this beats a PDF or a standalone menu site - **A web page, not a PDF:** it reads on a phone without zooming. - **Prices change in one place:** change a price in the dashboard and it changes on the digital menu and the till at once. No stale menu with a wrong price. - **Sold-out items disappear:** mark an item unavailable and guests cannot order it. - **Orders reach the till:** with table ordering on, the order joins the till’s order list — and if you have a [kitchen display](https://gosufra.com/en/features/kitchen-display-system/), it appears there immediately. - **Table ordering is secured:** the printed code is permanent, but the ordering session behind it is protected and time-limited, so someone who photographed the code cannot order to your table from home. Ordering is also rate-limited so nobody can flood the kitchen with prank orders. - **No commission:** GoSufra takes no cut of orders from your site or QR menu. Read more about [commission-free online ordering](https://gosufra.com/en/blog/commission-free-online-ordering/). ## Mistakes that make guests give up on a digital menu 1. **A PDF menu.** The biggest one. Guests pinch, zoom and give up. 2. **Photos on some items and not others.** The ones without photos look unfinished. Photograph the whole section or none of it. 3. **Prices without tax and service.** If the bill is higher than the menu, guests feel cheated. Say whether prices are inclusive. 4. **A tiny code, or one in a dark corner.** Print it at a sensible size (at least about 5 cm) with “Scan for the menu” beside it. 5. **Weak signal in the room.** If mobile data is poor, offer guest Wi-Fi and print the name and password next to the code. ## QR menus for cafés in particular In a café, modifiers are everything: milk type, an extra shot, size, sugar. GoSufra’s digital menu shows modifiers and sizes with their prices, so guests choose for themselves and the order arrives exactly right — no more “did they say latte or cappuccino?”. See [POS for cafés and coffee shops](https://gosufra.com/en/solutions/cafes-and-coffee-shops/) . ## Frequently asked questions ### Is creating a QR menu on GoSufra really free? Yes. The ordering website and table QR codes are on the permanent free plan, for one branch and up to 500 orders a month. On the free plan the site shows “Powered by GoSufra”. ### Do guests need an app to scan the code? No. Any modern phone camera reads the code and opens the menu in the browser, with nothing to install. ### Can the menu be in two languages? Yes. You choose the language of the ordering page, and Arabic is shown right to left. ### Can I use my own domain? The default your-restaurant.gosufra.com address is enough to start. A custom domain is available on the Enterprise plan. - free QR code menu - create QR menu - digital menu for restaurants - QR menu for cafés - contactless menu ## In the product ### [Tables, QR & Reservations](https://gosufra.com/en/features/table-management-and-qr-ordering/) Explore ### [Point of Sale & Orders](https://gosufra.com/en/features/restaurant-pos/) Explore ## Run all of this from one system POS, kitchen, inventory, recipe costing, staff and accounting — connected, and free to start. 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