1. Choose the Restaurant template and the right plan
Start by reviewing the Restaurant website template before editing. Its default structure contains four pages and is designed to share a menu, location and hours. Use the preview to plan how the restaurant story, menu, practical details and contact information will be separated. Note that the preview shows a four-page structure, so plan four separate pages (menu, story, practical details, contact) rather than a single scrolling page.
Open the QREasy plans and compare the template requirement with your publishing needs. The Restaurant template requires Lite SME or Business because it is a premium template; this is independent of whether you create a Wallet card. Lite SME allows up to three websites and four pages per site, while Business allows up to 33 websites and ten pages per site.
Both paid plans provide 90 days of analytics history and unlimited static QR codes. Lite SME includes 50 dynamic QR codes and is priced at EUR 2.99 monthly or EUR 28.70 annually; Business includes 357 dynamic QR codes and is priced at EUR 9.99 monthly or EUR 95.90 annually. The Free plan includes one website with up to one page and cannot publish the Restaurant template.
2. Add the menu, gallery and restaurant information
Begin with the Restaurant menu section, then use the editor to replace sample material with your real menu. Prepare dishes and drinks in a clear order before starting. Add photographs that show the food and restaurant rather than relying only on a downloadable menu file. For a broader content workflow, compare the available website templates with the sections offered in the editor.
Gallery can display photographs on the Free plan, and ordinary Text sections can explain the cuisine, service style or restaurant story. A paid plan is required for premium image sections, premium-gallery, editorial layouts and image sliders. Keep the core route simple: a guest should move from the home page to the menu and then to location, hours and contact actions without searching through unrelated content.
Add the location and opening hours in editable text or the relevant content areas, then check every address and time. Use a Links section for an external map or directions page if that is the route you want guests to take; do not assume the site embeds a map by default. Re-read names, dish spellings, prices and opening hours before publishing, because these details are often the most damaging errors on a restaurant site.
- Menu: Prepare dishes, drinks, categories and prices separately, then transfer them into the editable Restaurant menu section.
- Gallery: Choose clear photographs of dishes, the dining room, the exterior and the people behind the service.
- Text: Use short sections for the concept, location, hours and any dietary information you can confirm is accurate.
- Links: Add an external map or directions page and distinguish it from the restaurant’s own address.
3. Connect enquiries and reservations without overpromising
Restaurant templates can use phone, email, WhatsApp and external booking links for enquiries. These actions open the relevant external channel, so check each one on a phone before publishing. A call, message or email may start an enquiry, but it is not automatically a confirmed reservation. State clearly whether the guest should expect a reply, a call back or confirmation from a booking provider.
QREasy does not provide a native customer contact form or enquiry inbox, so do not promise that a message submitted on the site will arrive in QREasy. If the restaurant already uses a separate form or booking provider, add that provider’s link and describe it as an external service. That provider may confirm reservations under its own rules, but QREasy does not manage availability, calendars, automated confirmations, orders, checkout, payments or a customer relationship record.
Separate booking enquiries from ordering. If guests want to place an order, direct them to the restaurant’s established ordering channel only if one exists. If they need a table, provide the external booking link and make its purpose obvious. Before finalizing this path, review what to put on a restaurant website before sharing its menu QR.
- Phone: Offer direct calling for questions and immediate requests.
- Email: Provide an address the team monitors and explain how enquiries will be handled.
- WhatsApp: Use an existing business number for quick messages.
- External booking: Name the provider so guests know where confirmation comes from.
4. Choose a static or dynamic QR code for the menu
When you are ready to create the code, open the QREasy QR code generators and decide how its destination should behave. A static URL QR contains one fixed web address. If you publish the restaurant site and later replace the menu at that same address, the printed code can still open the updated content; it does not need to be reprinted or replaced.
A dynamic QR uses a managed redirect, so its destination can be changed without reprinting, subject to the plan’s limits. This is useful when the code must point to different destinations over time. However, editing content on an already published QREasy website does not by itself require a dynamic code. Static URL codes and embedded static vCard data are different things: a restaurant menu code should encode the website URL, not contact details saved directly in the code.
Neither QR type guarantees that every device will scan it. Test the code with more than one phone, maintain clear contrast and leave quiet space around it, and avoid placing it over a busy photograph. The menu QR should lead to the published website address; guests can then reach the menu, contact options and any external booking action from that site.
5. Publish, test and update at the same address
Complete the four-page structure, arrange the sections in a sensible order, and review every page on a phone. Check the menu, images, location, opening hours, phone, email, WhatsApp and external booking link. Open each action, but do not submit a test reservation with a real provider unless you intend to create one. Confirm that the site is understandable even before a guest reaches the menu.
Publish when the content is ready. QREasy hosts the editable website and provides a website address that opens through the phone browser; internet access is needed. After publication, open that exact address rather than relying only on the editor preview. This check verifies the guest experience and catches broken links or incomplete pages before the address is printed on a table card or shared as a QR code.
For later changes, edit the relevant section, update the text or images, and publish again. The same website address can display the revised content, so a static URL QR continues to work when only the page content changes. Keep one record of the address used on menus, social profiles and printed material. Replace a static code if its encoded URL changes; a dynamic code can have its redirect destination changed within plan limits.
- Navigation: Confirm that each page can be reached and the menu is easy to find.
- Actions: Open the call, email, WhatsApp and booking links on a mobile phone.
- Display: Check spelling, opening hours, prices and images at mobile size.
- Sharing: Scan the final QR code before printing or distributing it.
