How do I make a free QR menu for a restaurant?
By the Menuthere editorial team · Updated
With Menuthere you generate your menu's QR code for free on the Free plan ($0): upload your menu from a photo or PDF, the AI builds it, and you get a printable QR for the tables. You also take pickup, delivery or table orders with 0% commission; the customer orders without downloading any app. Updated October 2026.
- The Free plan is $0: digital menu, a printable QR code and 50 orders a month, with 0% commission.
- Generate the QR in minutes: the AI builds the menu from a photo, a PDF, your Instagram or your Google listing.
- More than a menu: take orders for pickup, delivery or the table, straight to your dashboard.
- Customers scan and order with no app and no account; each order rings in the app on your phone.
- Take cash or pay on pickup for free; card online on the Lite plan (with Stripe, where it opens accounts).
Generate your QR menu today, free
Menuthere builds your menu from a photo, gives you the printable QR code and lets you take pickup, delivery or table orders, with 0% commission and a Free plan to start.
How do I generate the menu's QR code?
You upload a photo or a PDF of your menu, or the link to your Instagram or Google listing, and Menuthere's AI turns it into a digital menu with categories, dishes and prices. You review it, add photos if you want, and Menuthere gives you the QR code to print and stick on the tables, the bar and the counter. Customers scan it and open your menu on their phone.
| Feature | In Free? |
|---|---|
| Digital menu with photos and prices | Yes |
| Printable QR code | Yes |
| Pickup, delivery and table orders | Yes (50 a month) |
| Commission per order | 0% |
| WhatsApp orders on your own number | Yes |
Does the QR menu also take orders?
Yes, and that is the difference from a plain menu image. With Menuthere the customer scans the QR, builds their order and sends it for pickup, delivery or the table. Each order reaches your dashboard and the app on your phone, which rings until you accept it. You take cash, pay on pickup, or card online on the Lite plan, and you never pay commission on the order.
Can I take the orders on WhatsApp?
Yes. From the QR menu the customer can message you on WhatsApp and you get a copy of each order on your own number, as well as seeing it in the dashboard. That tidies into one place the orders that today arrive loose in chat. To automate the messages with an order button, that is on the Pro plan with the WhatsApp API.
- Get a copy of each order in your WhatsApp on your own number.
- Tidy into the dashboard the orders that today arrive loose in chat.
- See also how to take orders on WhatsApp.
Who this is a good fit for
- Restaurants, diners and cafés in Mexico that want a QR menu and to take orders with no commission.
- Places that already get orders on WhatsApp and want them tidied into a dashboard with the menu behind them.
- Owners who want to start free and move to a paid plan only when they need it.
Who this is not for
- Anyone who needs a full point of sale with a cash drawer, inventory, kitchen and CFDI invoicing: that is a POS.
- Places that only want a menu image and not to take orders.
Common follow-up questions
Is generating the menu's QR code free?
Yes. The Free plan is $0 and includes the digital menu, the printable QR code, 50 orders a month and 0% commission. On Free a small badge shows, which you can remove on the Lite plan.
Does the customer need to download an app to order?
No. The customer scans the QR with the phone camera and opens your menu in the browser. They install nothing and create no account to see the menu and place the order.
Can I put photos of the dishes on the QR menu?
Yes, with no limit on items or photos, even on the Free plan. You can also add sizes, add-ons and mark a dish as sold out when it runs out.
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- Menuthere pricing — Free plan $0, 0% commission, Menuthere, read 25 October 2026