Can I change specials without reprinting?

Yes — edit the page the code points to. The printed code never changes, so the counter and table cards always show the latest.

Do customers need an app?

No. iPhone (iOS 11+) and Android (10+) scan straight from the camera.

What size should the counter card be?

A 2.5–3 cm code with a white border scans reliably at arm’s reach; see the QR code size for print guide.

QR Code Menus for Cafés (Free, No App)

QR code menus for cafés

A café QR code menu links a counter card or table tent to the menu page you host — handy when your espresso list, cake cabinet and daily specials change all the time. Customers scan, the menu opens in their browser, and you edit one page instead of reprinting cards. Paste your menu URL below to make one free.

Open source (AGPL)
No sign-up to generate
No watermark, ever
Free REST API + MCP
In the official MCP registry

Cafés churn their offer faster than most kitchens: a single-origin guest coffee this week, a different cake tomorrow, a seasonal latte that lasts a month. Reprinting laminated menus for that pace is wasteful. Because a QR code encodes a link rather than the menu itself, you change the destination page and every printed code stays valid — perfect for a rolling specials board.

A Google Doc set to “anyone with the link” — free, editable from your phone behind the counter, ideal for daily specials.
A page on your website — best for photos of the cake cabinet and for SEO.
A hosted PDF — quickest if you already export a menu; keep it under ~2 MB. See the PDF QR code generator.

Counter and table both

Put one code at the counter for the takeaway queue deciding what to order, and one on each table for people who’ve sat down with a laptop. Pair it with your café Wi-Fi code on the same table tent so a customer can settle in and order in one sitting.

From URL to a printed counter card:

1
Host your menu
Publish it as a Doc, web page or PDF and copy the link.
2
Paste the link above
The generator builds a scannable code instantly, in your browser.
3
Download as SVG or PDF
Vector formats print sharp at counter-card and table-tent size.
4
Print and place
One at the counter, one per table, with a “Scan for menu” caption.

Use a Doc for daily specials

A Google Doc you can edit from your phone means you update today’s flat white special in seconds, and every printed code instantly shows the new line.

Yes — generating the code is completely free, with no watermark and no sign-up. You only host the menu page itself.

Need the plain tool? Open the menu QR code generator.

What to point your café menu at

Counter and table both

Make your café menu code

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