Guides
Straight answers about QR code menus, menu hosting, and what the tools in this category actually cost — written for independent restaurants, cafés, bars, and food trucks. We name where competitors win, because picking the wrong category of tool is the expensive mistake.
Where to host your restaurant menu online
Every QR code needs somewhere to point. A comparison of the five hosting options, what each costs, and the mistake that breaks printed codes.
How to make a QR code menu for your restaurant
The four steps, the PDF mistake that ruins most QR menus, and what separates a good menu page from a forgettable one.
The best QR code menu makers for restaurants (2026)
Eight tools compared on the five things that actually differ: price, setup effort, ordering, findability, and lock-in.
How much does a QR code menu cost?
The real ranges by tier, the five hidden costs that dwarf the subscription, and how to compare two vendors honestly.
QR code menu vs printed menu: which does your restaurant need?
Where print still wins, where the QR wins, and why most "guests hated our QR menu" stories are really about a PDF.
A MenuHoster alternative: how 1prairie.menu compares
The closest head-to-head in the category. Where MenuHoster genuinely wins, where we do, and why we do not do ordering.
What a free QR code menu actually costs you
Every free tier has a meter. Where the limits sit, the three costs that are not money, and when free is genuinely right.
What happens to your QR code when you switch menu tools
The question nobody asks until they are stuck: can you leave, and do your printed codes survive it?
Why your restaurant menu doesn't show up on Google
A QR code only reaches people already at your table. Search reaches the ones still deciding where to eat.