QR menus for cafes

Your Diwali menu should not look like your Tuesday menu.

One QR sticker on the table, printed once and laminated. Behind it, a menu you can redress for every festival, reprice from your phone, and switch off the second the kitchen runs out.

No app to install / any phone / prints to A4

Cafe Aroma

Ganeshotsav Specials

Live

Modak Specials

  • Ukdiche Modak, 4 pc220
  • Festive Thali340
  • Masala Taak90

August 2026

Preset default 10d

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A sample run, not a real festival date. You set the range, tick the branches, and it takes itself down when it ends.

Also this month

Independence DayFriendship DayMonsoon Specials
dine-in.Printed once. Changed daily.
The designs01

Fifteen ways to print the same menu.

Each one is a real template with its own layout, ornaments and typographic manners, not a colour swap on a single grid. Point it at your logo and it re-dresses itself in your colours and your fonts.

Then there is the sixteenth. Open the Theme Designer, pick a layout, set the palette and the two faces, and save it as a template that belongs only to your cafe.

welcome to

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Espresso

Cappuccino₹160
Cold Brew₹190
01Classic List
Dotted leaders under a double rule. The timeless cafe card.

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Cappuccino

₹160

Cold Brew

₹190
02Card Grid
Rounded cards under a colored headband. Friendly and modern.

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the menu

Espresso

Cappuccino

₹160

Cold Brew

₹190

03Elegant Fine-Dine
Centered smallcaps and generous air. For tasting menus.

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Espresso
Cappuccino₹160
Cold Brew₹190
04Bold & Playful
Huge type, tilted headers, sticker prices.

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## Espresso

Cappuccino₹160
Cold Brew₹190
05Minimal Mono
Typewriter rules. Nothing extra.

✦ ❖ ✦

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ESPRESSO

Cappuccino₹160
Cold Brew₹190
06Royal Heritage
Maroon and gold inside a wedding-card frame.

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Espresso
Cappuccino₹160
Cold Brew₹190
07Chai Tapri
Hand-painted dhaba board with sticker price tags.

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Espresso

Cappuccino₹160
Cold Brew₹190
08Midnight Luxe
Champagne capitals on espresso black. Lounge hours.

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Espresso

Cappuccino₹160
Cold Brew₹190
09Neon Terrace
Glowing signage for late-night terraces.

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Espresso
Cappuccino₹160
Cold Brew₹190
10Botanical Garden
Arches, vines and garden-house greens.

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Espresso
Cappuccino₹160
Cold Brew₹190
11Retro Diner
Scalloped awnings and 1950s badges.

Vol. 1 · Daily bill of fare

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Espresso

Cappuccino₹160

Espresso

Cold Brew₹190
12The Gazette
A broadsheet masthead, columns and drop caps.

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Espresso
Cappuccino₹160
Cold Brew₹190
13Chalkboard
Chalk lines and handwritten specials on slate.
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Espresso

Cappuccino₹160
Cold Brew₹190
14Zen Garden
One vermilion seal and a lot of silence.

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CCappuccino₹160
Cold Brew₹190
15Photo Hero
Full-bleed dishes. For cafes with real photography.
16Design your ownyour layout, your colours, your fonts

Colours off your logo

Upload the logo and the palette can be read straight out of it, or set every colour by hand.

Preview while you edit

The admin shows the live menu in a phone frame as you change it, so nothing ships unseen.

Photos optional

Every template is complete with zero photography. Add photos and they enhance the item detail.

The occasions02

33 occasions, already designed.

Pick the occasion and the whole thing arrives dressed: layout, palette, display and body faces, garlands and greetings where they belong, and the starter categories a Navratri or an Iftar menu actually needs.

Set the dates, tick the branches, and it takes itself down when it ends. Your regular menu is never touched.

DiwaliNavratri / VratChristmasNew Year's EveValentine's WeekGanesh ChaturthiGudi PadwaRamadan / EidMother's DayFather's DayWomen's DayIndependence DayFriendship DayChildren's DayTeachers' DayHalloweenEasterMango SeasonMonsoon SpecialsSummer CoolersWinter SpecialsStrawberry SeasonMatch Night (IPL)Weekend BrunchChef's SpecialsLive Music NightCafe AnniversaryNew LaunchLate-Night MenuHigh TeaKids MenuPrivate PartyJain Menu

Banner or unlisted

A public event shows as a banner on the regular menu. A private one is reachable only through its own QR and never appears anywhere else.

Its own dates

Events activate and expire on schedule. A five day Diwali run is five days, then it is gone.

Its own QR and PDF

Every event has its own code and a print ready A4 sheet with that code on it.

A nudge in advance

The dashboard tells you what is coming this month and next, and opens the wizard on the right preset.

Printed matter03

Laminate it once. Never print it again.

Generate a code per branch or one per table, with your logo set in the middle, as SVG or a high resolution PNG. There is a printable sheet that lays out the cards for a whole floor at once.

Menus and events also export as a print ready A4 PDF with the code on the page, rendered from the same template you chose, so the printed card and the phone screen are the same design.

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Diwali Specials

Festive Thalis

Diwali Special Thali450
Mini Festive Thali320

Sweets & Mithai

Kaju Katli Box, 250g520
Motichoor Ladoo, 6 pc280

Festive Drinks

Kesar Badam Milk180
Masala Chai, pot160

A4 · scan for the full menu

Fig. 1 the A4 export, with the event code printed on it

Table

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Scan to see the menu

cafearoma.menu / mg-road

Fig. 2 one card per table, laminated once

Cafe Aroma

Diwali Specials

Festive Thalis
Sweets & Mithai
Sharing Platters

Scan at your table

Fig. 3 the story frame, 1080 by 1920
Codes
Per branch, or one per table
Logo
Set in the centre of the code
Formats
SVG for the printer, PNG for the rest
PDF
A4, regular menus and events alike
Stories
1080 by 1920, ready to post
The service floor04
Optional, and switched on per branch

Let the table order, or let your waiter.

Guests order from the code they are already reading, with a note on each line. Waiters get their own take order screen. Both land on one kitchen board with a sound, a daily ticket number and an 80mm print.

A table holds one session, so three rounds through the evening are one seating and one bill. Prices are recalculated on the server when the order is placed, so a stale phone cannot order at yesterday's price.

What ships with ordering
Guest cartOn the table QR, with item notes and a live status page after it is placed.
Waiter flowA take order screen for staff, badged separately on the kitchen ticket.
Kitchen boardLive, with a sound on arrival and 80mm tickets you can print.
Table sessionsOne seating is one session, however many rounds it orders.
Tables pageSee which tables are seated and what each one has run up.
NotificationsStaff get told when an order needs approval or the kitchen is waiting.

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MG Road

KOT 042TABLE 7

Guest QR · 7:42 pm

  • 2xCold Brew Tonic
    no sugar
  • 1xKanda Bhaji Basket
  • 1xAdrak Chai, Cutting
    extra kadak

Session open · round 2

Fig. 4 the 80mm ticket the kitchen prints

Table 7

KOT 042

In the kitchen

  • Placed7:42 pm
  • In the kitchen7:43 pm
  • On its way

Same page carries the order, its total, and the rating prompt once the food is out.

Fig. 5 what the guest watches while they wait
After the bill05

The part that brings them back.

The menu already knows who is sitting where and what they ordered. These four use it, and none of them need another app on anybody's phone.

How was it today?

Four or five stars

Straight to your Google review page, while they are still at the table.

One to three

Into your private inbox instead, so you hear it first.

Fig. 6 the rating, asked at the table

Guest book

+91 98xxx xxx41

7 visits since March. Last seen Tuesday.

8910

Three more seatings and the tenth coffee is on the house. A seating counts once, however many rounds it orders.

Fig. 7 the punch card, kept by phone number

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Monsoon Specials

Chai & Warmers
Bhajiya & Pakoras
Hot Soups

Scan at your table

Fig. 8 a menu, exported to post

Reviews, pointed the right way

The rating appears on the order status page while they are still at the table. Four and five stars go straight to your Google review page. One to three land in your private inbox instead.

A guest book that fills itself

A phone number is optional on the cart and on the waiter screen. Give one and the visit, the spend and the punch are recorded against it. Punches are yours to configure, and a seating earns one however many rounds it orders.

WhatsApp without a Business API

Segment the book into regulars, top spenders, people you have not seen for a month, and anybody one punch from a reward. Then take the prefilled links or copy the numbers into a broadcast list.

A board above the counter

Point a TV at one URL and it cycles your menu full screen in your template, greying out anything the kitchen has just marked sold out.

Cafe Aroma · MG Road

Cold Brew Tonic240
Kanda Bhaji Basket180
Alphonso Cheesecake290Sold out
Adrak Chai, Cutting60
Fig. 9 the counter board, sold out items struck through as the kitchen marks them
Useful information06

Everything else, in the order you will need it.

The daily work
Sold outTwo taps from your phone. Every open table, every printed code and the TV board update at once.
PricesEdit per branch and it is live immediately. No reprint, nobody to call.
MenusCategories and items with veg, non veg and egg marks, tags such as bestseller, spicy or new, descriptions and optional photos.
BranchesEach branch keeps its own menu, its own prices and its own availability.
A new branchImport the whole menu from a branch that already works, then let the two diverge.
What guests getCategory navigation, search, a veg filter and an item detail sheet, on a page built for a cheap phone on cafe wifi.
The back room
Signing inEmail and password, Google, or a phone OTP. Invite staff by email or by number.
RolesBranch manager, waiter and kitchen ship ready to use, and you can define your own.
PermissionsEach role is a list of capabilities you edit yourself, from menu editing to placing orders to seeing the guest book.
EnforcementPermissions are enforced in the database rules, not merely hidden in the interface.
First runA guided tour on first login, a getting started checklist, and a user guide PDF you can hand to staff.
PlatformA super admin onboards a cafe, can stand in for an owner to fix something, archives what is finished, and controls the paid features.
What is included07

Three plates.

Design is what you get the moment you sign up. The other two are switched on for your cafe when you want them.

IIncluded

Design

  • 15 templates and the Theme Designer
  • 33 occasion presets and the specials wizard
  • Events with schedules, branches and visibility
  • Branch menus, prices, sold out, imports
  • QR codes, table sheets, A4 PDF
  • Story frames, festival nudges, TV board
  • Guest feedback and the review nudge
  • Team, roles and permissions
IISwitched on per cafe

Ordering

  • Guest cart on the table QR
  • Waiter take order screen
  • Live kitchen board with sound
  • 80mm tickets and daily KOT numbers
  • Table sessions and the Tables page
  • Live order status for the guest
  • Staff notifications
IIISwitched on per cafe

Growth

  • Guest book keyed by phone number
  • Visits, spend and last seen
  • Loyalty punch card you configure
  • Redeem from the counter
  • WhatsApp segments and prefilled links
  • Number lists for broadcasts

Pricing is set per cafe and is not published here yet. Start on Design, and ask when you want the other two.

The press run08

Live in an evening.

  1. STEP 1

    Create the cafe

    Name, logo, colours. Add your branches. The palette can come out of the logo, and the tour walks you through the rest.

  2. STEP 2

    Build the menu

    Categories and dishes with marks, tags and prices. Second branch starts as a copy of the first, then goes its own way.

  3. STEP 3

    Print the code

    Download the table cards, laminate them, put them out. From then on everything changes from your phone.

The next festival is already on the calendar.

Set your cafe up tonight, print one code per table, and decide what the menu looks like every week after that.

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Set in Archivo, Familjen Grotesk and Bodoni Moda. Menus on this page are samples.