[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":455},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Fblog\u002Ffree-digital-menu-for-restaurants-guide":3,"author-bitetwo-team":403,"blog-slugs-en":423,"blog-alternates-\u002Fblog\u002Ffree-digital-menu-for-restaurants-guide":437},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"date":376,"description":377,"extension":378,"image":379,"meta":380,"navigation":381,"path":382,"readingTime":383,"relatedPosts":384,"seo":394,"seoDescription":395,"seoTitle":396,"stem":397,"tags":398,"translationKey":396,"__hash__":402},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Ffree-digital-menu-for-restaurants-guide.md","Free Digital Menu for Restaurants: What to Look For","bitetwo-team",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":365},"minimark",[10,14,19,136,139,143,146,198,202,205,238,242,245,288,295,299,319,323,346,350,353],[11,12,13],"p",{},"\"Digital menu\" can mean three quite different things, and the difference decides what it costs you and what it does for your restaurant. This guide explains the options, what a good digital menu needs and how to get one without paying for it.",[15,16,18],"h2",{"id":17},"three-kinds-of-digital-menu","Three kinds of digital menu",[20,21,22,40],"table",{},[23,24,25],"thead",{},[26,27,28,31,34,37],"tr",{},[29,30],"th",{},[29,32,33],{},"PDF behind a QR code",[29,35,36],{},"Menu web page",[29,38,39],{},"Menu with ordering",[41,42,43,61,76,91,107,122],"tbody",{},[26,44,45,52,55,58],{},[46,47,48],"td",{},[49,50,51],"strong",{},"What guests see",[46,53,54],{},"A PDF, often the paper menu scanned",[46,56,57],{},"A page made for phones",[46,59,60],{},"The same page, plus an order button",[26,62,63,68,71,74],{},[46,64,65],{},[49,66,67],{},"Easy to read on a phone",[46,69,70],{},"Often not: guests pinch and zoom",[46,72,73],{},"Yes",[46,75,73],{},[26,77,78,83,86,89],{},[46,79,80],{},[49,81,82],{},"Update a price",[46,84,85],{},"Make a new file, replace it everywhere",[46,87,88],{},"Change it once, it is live",[46,90,88],{},[26,92,93,98,101,104],{},[46,94,95],{},[49,96,97],{},"Sold-out dishes",[46,99,100],{},"Cannot be hidden",[46,102,103],{},"Can be hidden",[46,105,106],{},"Hidden, and cannot be ordered",[26,108,109,114,117,120],{},[46,110,111],{},[49,112,113],{},"Found on Google",[46,115,116],{},"Rarely: search engines read PDFs poorly",[46,118,119],{},"Yes, the page can be read",[46,121,73],{},[26,123,124,129,132,134],{},[46,125,126],{},[49,127,128],{},"Guests can order",[46,130,131],{},"No",[46,133,131],{},[46,135,73],{},[11,137,138],{},"A PDF is the quickest start, and for a very small menu that rarely changes it can be enough. A menu page is the best step for most restaurants. Ordering is an option on top, when your team wants it.",[15,140,142],{"id":141},"what-a-good-digital-menu-needs","What a good digital menu needs",[11,144,145],{},"Before you pick a tool, check that it covers the following:",[147,148,149,156,162,168,180,186,192],"ol",{},[150,151,152,155],"li",{},[49,153,154],{},"It reads well on a small screen."," Most guests open it on a phone, often while standing in the entrance or sitting in dim light.",[150,157,158,161],{},[49,159,160],{},"No app, no account."," Every extra step loses guests. Scanning a code and reading should be all it takes.",[150,163,164,167],{},[49,165,166],{},"One place to update."," If you change a price in one place and it is correct everywhere, mistakes disappear.",[150,169,170,173,174,179],{},[49,171,172],{},"Allergens and diet marks."," Guests with allergies look at the menu first, and in many countries you have to be able to tell them what is in a dish. See our article on ",[175,176,178],"a",{"href":177},"\u002Fblog\u002Fallergen-labelling-digital-menu","allergen labelling on a digital menu",".",[150,181,182,185],{},[49,183,184],{},"Sold-out handling."," A dish that is gone should not be on the menu.",[150,187,188,191],{},[49,189,190],{},"Findable."," A link for your website and your Google Business Profile, and a QR code for the table and the door.",[150,193,194,197],{},[49,195,196],{},"A way to grow."," If you want guests to order later, you should not have to enter the menu again.",[15,199,201],{"id":200},"what-it-costs-and-what-to-watch-for","What it costs, and what to watch for",[11,203,204],{},"Prices for digital menu tools range from free to a monthly fee per location. A few details are worth checking before you sign up:",[206,207,208,214,220,226,232],"ul",{},[150,209,210,213],{},[49,211,212],{},"Free tiers with limits."," Some tools are free only up to a number of dishes, menus or views. Check what happens when you reach the limit.",[150,215,216,219],{},[49,217,218],{},"Ordering as an upgrade."," A menu-only tool may charge extra, or only offer ordering in a higher plan.",[150,221,222,225],{},[49,223,224],{},"Commission."," Some ordering systems take a share of each order. That cost grows with your sales.",[150,227,228,231],{},[49,229,230],{},"Contracts."," Look for a minimum term, a notice period and how you can leave.",[150,233,234,237],{},[49,235,236],{},"Your data."," Can you export your menu and your orders if you leave?",[15,239,241],{"id":240},"how-bitetwo-handles-it","How BiteTwo handles it",[11,243,244],{},"BiteTwo has a menu page and ordering in the same system:",[206,246,247,253,264,270,276,282],{},[150,248,249,252],{},[49,250,251],{},"The menu page is free,"," like everything else in BiteTwo: no monthly fee, no setup fee, no commission and no lock-in.",[150,254,255,258,259,263],{},[49,256,257],{},"It has its own address"," (",[260,261,262],"code",{},"\u002Fmenu\u002Fyour-name",") and a QR code you can download as PNG or SVG.",[150,265,266,269],{},[49,267,268],{},"Allergen and diet marks"," use the format of your country, with a key at the bottom of the page.",[150,271,272,275],{},[49,273,274],{},"Sold-out dishes disappear"," from the page, and menu sections can have opening hours, such as a lunch menu on weekdays.",[150,277,278,281],{},[49,279,280],{},"You can import your paper menu from photos"," with an AI assistant instead of typing it in.",[150,283,284,287],{},[49,285,286],{},"Ordering is optional."," The menu is the same one used for ordering, so switching it on later needs no extra data entry.",[11,289,290,291,179],{},"The page carries structured data about your restaurant, so search engines can read your dishes and prices. We describe the steps in ",[175,292,294],{"href":293},"\u002Fblog\u002Fdigital-menu-with-qr-code","Free Digital Menu With QR Code for Your Restaurant",[15,296,298],{"id":297},"what-bitetwo-does-not-do","What BiteTwo does not do",[206,300,301,307,313],{},[150,302,303,306],{},[49,304,305],{},"No automatic translation."," The page shows the menu in the language you write it in. You can add translations into English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Czech and Portuguese, by hand or with an AI assistant and a ready-made prompt from BiteTwo; visitors then see the menu in their browser's language.",[150,308,309,312],{},[49,310,311],{},"No own domain."," The address is on BiteTwo's domain, and you can link to it from your website.",[150,314,315,318],{},[49,316,317],{},"Information is up to you."," Prices and allergens are only as correct as your entries.",[15,320,322],{"id":321},"a-short-checklist-for-your-first-digital-menu","A short checklist for your first digital menu",[147,324,325,328,331,334,337,340,343],{},[150,326,327],{},"Put your paper menu into BiteTwo by typing it in or importing it from photos.",[150,329,330],{},"Check prices and allergens in the preview before you save.",[150,332,333],{},"Choose your country and currency, so allergens appear in the right format.",[150,335,336],{},"Publish the menu and copy the link.",[150,338,339],{},"Scan the QR code with your own phone, then print it.",[150,341,342],{},"Add the link to your Google Business Profile as the menu link.",[150,344,345],{},"Decide later, with no hurry, whether you want guests to order from their phones.",[15,347,349],{"id":348},"conclusion","Conclusion",[11,351,352],{},"A good digital menu is readable, current and easy to find, and none of that requires a big system or a monthly fee. 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