paintqrMenu codes that look like your place
Put your café's emblem or the word MENU on the table, and let the code itself carry it. Guests recognise it before they scan it.
Make a menu code
Every code on this page is real and opens paintqr.com. Try one with your phone.
Change the menu, keep the code
With an editable link, the printed code can point to a new menu the day prices change. Nothing needs reprinting.
Checked before you print
Every design passes our phone tests before it can be downloaded, so a table tent never goes out with a code that doesn't scan.
Print size
Print these at 4 cm across or larger; the generator gives the exact minimum for your design. How the sizes were measured.
Who this is for
Cafés, restaurants, bars and food trucks that put the menu online and want the code on the table to look like the place, not like a parking ticket. The code is also the first thing a guest does at the table, so it has to work on the first try, in evening light, from a seated position.
PaintQR draws your emblem or the word MENU with the code's own squares. Nothing is pasted over the code, so there is no logo eating the error correction, and the design is checked against our phone tests before you can download it.
Where it goes and how big
A table tent or a sticker on the table is scanned from about 30 cm. The generator states the smallest size for your design; for a logo at Medium detail that is about 4 cm across, which we measured at 0.6 mm per square on iPhones and Android phones. Print it at 5 cm and it scans from a standing guest too. A window sign is read from a metre away, so make it 10 cm or more.
Print on matte paper or a matte laminate. Gloss reflects the ceiling lights into the camera, which is the most common reason a menu code fails at night. Keep the white margin the file includes; it is part of the code. Never stretch the code to fit a layout; scale it, or use the SVG, which stays sharp at any size.
Static or editable
A static code carries the menu's address itself. It works forever and costs US$4 for the print files. If the menu moves to a new address, the code has to be printed again.
An editable code opens a short paintqr.com address that forwards to your menu, and you can change where it points at any time: a new menu page, a weekend specials page, a different platform. Pro, US$8 a month, also shows how often each code is scanned, by day, country and device, so you learn which tables and which hours bring people to the menu.
Questions
Will the code scan on a table tent in a dim restaurant?
Yes, if it is printed at or above the size the generator states, on matte stock. We test every design on phones before it can be downloaded; the size we state comes from those measurements, not from a rule of thumb.
Can I change the menu without printing new codes?
With an editable link, yes. The printed code opens a short address that forwards to whatever menu you set, and you can change it in your account at any time. A static code cannot be repointed.
Does the menu have to be a PDF?
No. The code opens any web address: a page on your site, a PDF, an ordering platform or a Google Doc. A fast mobile page is what guests like best.
What does it cost?
The preview is free and scannable on screen. Print files for a design cost US$4 once. Editable links and scan statistics are part of Pro at US$8 a month or US$58 a year.