An AR menu that puts every dish on the table.
With Mealar's augmented reality restaurant menu, guests scan the QR code, tap a dish, and place it on their own table through the phone camera — no app to install.
Why it works
Portions at the size you set
Each model is generated at the real-world measurements you set for the dish, so guests preview the portion you actually serve.
One tap from the menu
Dishes marked AR-ready open straight into the camera view on recent iPhones and modern Android phones.
Memorable by default
Guests share the AR view with the table; your menu becomes part of the experience.
What is an AR restaurant menu?
A menu that leaves the screen
An augmented reality restaurant menu is a QR menu where dishes exist as 3D models. Guests browse it like any digital menu, but a dish can step out of the page: the phone camera shows it standing on the actual table in front of them.
What happens after the scan
Scanning the code opens the menu in the phone's browser. Dishes with a finished model carry an AR badge; tapping it hands the model to the phone's own AR viewer — AR Quick Look on iPhone and iPad, Scene Viewer on Android. Both ship with the operating system, so nothing is installed.
3D viewer vs AR
The 3D viewer runs inside the page: guests rotate and zoom the dish with a finger. AR goes one step further and anchors the same model in the room. Every AR-ready dish also works in plain 3D, so the choice always stays with the guest.
When a phone can't do AR
Desktops, older phones, and unsupported browsers fall back to the in-browser 3D viewer automatically. The guest still explores the dish from every angle — on the screen instead of the tablecloth.
How your dishes get in
You photograph each dish — one photo is enough, up to four angles make a sharper model — and enter the plate's real measurements. The pipeline builds the AR-ready model in the background while your menu stays live.
How it works
Scan the QR
The menu opens in the browser like any Mealar QR menu.
Tap an AR-ready dish
Dishes with finished 3D models show an AR badge.
Point at the table
The dish appears on the table at the size you set for it, ready to rotate and inspect.
Common questions
Which phones support AR?
Do guests need to download anything?
Is AR included in every plan?
Do portions really appear at real size?
Is this separate from the QR menu and 3D menu?
Where can I see an AR menu in action?
Try it on a real menu
Open the sample menu on your phone, tap a dish with the AR badge, and point the camera at the table in front of you.
Open the live demoGive guests a preview they'll talk about.
Set up your menu, upload your dishes, and watch the first one land on a guest's table in AR.