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QR menus for cafes: items, tables and daily operations

A cafe QR menu should do more than show a price list on a phone. Guests need to find drinks quickly, understand sizes or extras and know whether an order was actually submitted.

Organise the menu for how guests order

Group actual offerings into coffee, tea, milk tea, juice or snacks without creating unnecessary categories. Popular or easy-to-understand choices should be straightforward to find.

  • Use readable item names
  • Show prices before submission
  • Optimise images for slow connections

Sizes, extras and notes

Show surcharges clearly. If the system does not support structured extras, notes may be workable in a pilot, but staff must be able to confirm exactly what guests requested.

  • Check available modifiers
  • Avoid ambiguous instructions
  • Confirm extras before preparation

Operating during a busy period

QR ordering lets guests submit requests, but the team still needs someone to acknowledge orders, prepare drinks and mark service as complete. Test several phones if multiple staff members share a queue.

  • Agree on order statuses
  • Assign roles
  • Keep a fallback when connectivity is poor

Start at a few tables

Pilot at two or three tables before printing the whole venue. Collect issues and questions, then update the menu and rollout process. TableGo’s product page includes screenshots of both sides of the flow.

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