A QR menu that's actually worth scanning.
Most QR menus are just PDFs in disguise. Mealar's digital QR menu gives guests a fast, searchable, translated menu — and gives you live control over every dish.
Why it works
No reprints, ever
Change prices, photos, or availability and every table updates instantly.
Built for phones
Native-feeling browsing with search, sections, and dietary filters — not a pinched-and-zoomed PDF.
Every language at once
Guests pick their language on the menu itself; translations stay in sync with your edits.
What makes a QR menu worth scanning?
A web menu, not a PDF
A PDF behind a QR code is still a printed menu — guests pinch, zoom, and give up. A real digital QR menu is a web page: it loads fast, works one-handed, and has search, sections, and dietary filters built in.
Edits go live; the code never changes
The printed code points at your menu, not at a file. Change a price, hide a sold-out dish, or add a special from your phone, and every open menu updates. The code on the table never needs reprinting.
Every language from one code
Guests switch language on the menu itself, including full right-to-left layout for Arabic. One code on the table serves all of them, and translations stay in sync with your edits.
Works on the phones guests already have
The menu opens in the phone's own browser straight from the camera scan. There is no app to install and no account to create — the table QR is the whole journey.
Grows into 3D, AR, and ordering
The same code that shows the menu can show dishes as interactive 3D models, place them on the table in AR, and send orders to the kitchen. You enable each piece when your restaurant is ready for it.
How it works
Create your menu
Add dishes with photos, prices, and dietary labels in the dashboard.
Print one QR code
Download your menu's QR and place it on tables, doors, or receipts.
Guests scan and browse
The menu opens in their browser, in their language — no app, no sign-up.
Side by side
| Feature | Mealar | Paper & PDF menus |
|---|---|---|
| Updating a price | Instant, from your phone | Reprint and replace every copy |
| Languages | All of them, on one QR | One per printed version |
| Sold-out dishes | Hidden or flagged live | Awkward table-side apologies |
| Showing the dish | Photos, 3D, and AR | Text and hope |
Common questions
Is a Mealar QR menu just a PDF?
What happens if I change my menu?
Do I need new QR codes per language?
Can guests order through the QR menu?
Can guests filter for allergens and diets?
Try it on a real menu
Open the sample menu on your phone and try the browsing, search, and language switching yourself — it's the same menu your guests would see.
Open the live demo