Benefits (and Drawbacks) of QR Menus for Restaurants

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The QR menu took off during the pandemic, but it stuck around because it works. Here are its real benefits for a restaurant — and its limits.

Benefits of a QR menu

• Print savings. Change prices and dishes with no reprinting.
• Higher average ticket. With photo and video, guests order more starters, desserts and drinks. The vertical 9:16 video is the format that sells best.
• Fewer waits. Guests order and pay from their phone; staff serve more tables.
• Multi-language. One menu in English, Spanish and Russian — key in tourist areas.
• Data. See which dishes perform, your average ticket and peak hours.

Drawbacks (and how to solve them)

• Less digital guests. Fix: keep a paper menu too for those who prefer it.
• You depend on the guest's phone. Fix: a large, visible QR and available Wi-Fi.
• A PDF isn't enough. A QR that opens a PDF can't take orders or payments. Use a real interactive menu.

Is it worth it?

For most restaurants, yes: the savings and ticket lift more than pay for the switch. To see how it's set up and how ordering works, read what a QR menu is and how it works with Disho.

Try Disho free during the beta and compare it with your current menu.

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