How to Set Up a QR Menu for Your Restaurant in 10 Minutes

If you have been putting off the move from printed menus to a QR code menu because you think it will take days or weeks, this article is for you. The honest truth is that setting up a working QR menu for your restaurant takes less time than printing one menu card. Here is exactly how to do it with Dynnr in ten minutes.

What you will need before you start

Three things, none of them complicated:

1. Your current menu, in any format — PDF, photo of a printed copy, Word document, or even a list typed in WhatsApp.
2. A phone or laptop with a browser.
3. A printer or stationery shop nearby to print the QR card once you are done.

That is the whole list.

Step 1: Sign up (30 seconds)

Go to dynnr.app, join the waitlist, and our team will set up your account within a day. (For waitlist members already onboarded, log in to your dashboard.)

You will land on an empty menu dashboard.

Step 2: Upload your existing menu (2 minutes)

This is the magic step. You do not type out 80 items by hand. Instead, you upload whatever menu format you already have. Dynnr's onboarding team will take that input and build your full digital menu — categorised, tagged, and filterable — within a few hours.

If you are doing the setup yourself, the dashboard has a bulk-add tool: paste your menu items in, and Dynnr auto-detects categories like Starters, Mains, Desserts, and Beverages.

Step 3: Tag dietary preferences (3 minutes)

For Indian restaurants this is the single highest-leverage step. Walk through your items and tag each one with the appropriate filter:

• 🌿 Vegetarian — no meat, fish, or eggs
• 🍗 Non-Vegetarian — contains meat, chicken, fish, or eggs
• 🕉️ Jain — no onion, no garlic, no root vegetables, no honey
• 🌾 Gluten-Free — no wheat, barley, rye, oats
• 🚫 Sugar-Free — no added sugar (great for diabetic guests)

You can tag multiple labels per item. Jain Dal Makhani gets both Vegetarian and Jain. Sugar-Free Kheer gets Vegetarian and Sugar-Free.

This three-minute step is what will make your menu feel premium to your guests. They will use those filters every single visit.

Step 4: Add a few photos (optional, 2 minutes)

You do not need photos for every item to launch — and in fact, restaurants with selective photos (3–5 hero dishes) often outperform restaurants with photos on everything. Upload the photos of your signature dishes, and leave the rest text-only. The clean look performs better than a cluttered photo gallery.

Step 5: Set your restaurant branding (1 minute)

Add your restaurant name, a one-line tagline, your logo (or a placeholder if you do not have one), and pick a colour theme. Done.

Step 6: Generate and print your QR code (2 minutes)

In the dashboard, click Generate QR Code. Dynnr produces a high-resolution PNG you can print at any size. Most restaurants we work with print:

• One A6 table tent for each table (₹40–₹60 per piece at a local printer)
• One A5 framed QR at the entrance and the counter
• A sticker version for takeaway and delivery packaging

You do not need a fancy designer for this. Print the Dynnr QR on a cream card with your restaurant name above it and a single line below: "Scan to see today's menu". Done.

Step 7: Place the QR and tell your staff (the most important step)

Place a QR on every single table — visibly, not hidden behind the chilli flakes. Then run a 90-second briefing for your service staff:

• Greet the guest.
• Within five seconds of seating, point at the QR and say "You can scan here for our menu — there are filters for veg, Jain, and gluten-free."
• Carry one paper backup menu for guests over 70 or anyone who asks.

That single sentence — "there are filters for veg, Jain, and gluten-free" — converts skeptical first-time scanners into believers within seconds. Practise it.

Step 8: Make your first live update (30 seconds)

Before you close the dashboard for the day, make at least one live update so you internalise how fast it is. Mark one item as sold out. Refresh the menu on your phone. Watch the item disappear in real time.

This is the moment most restaurant owners stop using printed menus forever.

Day-2 onwards

Once your QR menu is live, your daily routine changes in three small ways:

• Morning: Open Dynnr, mark today's specials as available. Check what is sold out from yesterday's stock.
• During service: When the chef runs out of something, tap the item and mark it sold out. Three seconds.
• Closing: Check the analytics. See what guests scanned most. Plan tomorrow's prep accordingly.

That is the whole workflow. No design briefs. No print runs. No "sorry, sir, that's not available."

A note on what not to do

Two mistakes new Dynnr restaurants sometimes make in the first week:

1. Overcomplicating the menu. Resist the urge to add every modifier and sub-category on day one. Get your core menu live, observe how guests use it for a week, then refine.
2. Hiding the QR. A QR placed under the salt shaker is a QR that nobody scans. Visible, framed, with a clear instruction line. Always.

Ready to do it?

Setting up a QR menu is genuinely a one-evening project. If you are ready to make the switch, sign up at dynnr.app and our onboarding team will have you live within a day. Plans start at ₹299/month and there is a free setup call included with every plan.

Print your QR. Place it on the table. Watch your first guest scan. That moment never gets old.