Guests just point and look
Camera on the QR at the table or in the window. The menu opens in the browser in under a second: no app to install, no PDF to wait for.
QR Menu · included in every plan
Every reprint you skip is money that stays in the till.
With Carteia your menu lives inside a QR code: guests open it at the table with their camera, nothing to download. You change a price or add a dish from the back office, and the QR instantly shows the right version — in the restaurant, the pizzeria, the bar or the pub.
Live menu
scan · choose · order
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Trattoria della Sera
Wild boar pappardelle€18€16
Seasonal crudo€14
Espresso tiramisù€7
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Every printed paper menu is already partly wrong.
You change a price: reprint. A dish runs out: reprint. The seasonal special lands: reprint. Meanwhile the guest at the table is reading two-week-old offers, arguing over the bill while your margin walks out the door. A slow PDF hooked to a QR isn't the fix — it's the same problem with one extra step.
What changes from tomorrow
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reprints every time you update prices or dishes
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the menu opens on any smartphone, no app
24/7
public menu always online and indexable on Google
02How it actually works
From scan to choice: three seconds, zero friction.
They see the live menu, not yesterday's
Dishes, prices, allergens and the right language — updated in real time. Just pulled the seasonal special from the back office? They already see the new version before they even look up.
They decide faster, order more
Specials and recommendations up front steer the choice toward your higher-margin dishes. Less dithering at the table, more covers turned.
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How to set it up, step by step
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1 · Upload your menu
Import what you already have or build it from scratch in minutes: categories, prices, allergens and photos. No technical setup.
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2 · Download the print-ready QR
Carteia generates your menu QR in high-resolution PNG and SVG. From the Bistro plan you unlock the guided Editor for table stands, window stickers and social posts with your branding — no designer, no agency.
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3 · Update freely, the QR never changes
The QR always points to your live menu: swap dishes, prices or languages as often as you like, and the printed sheet still works. Forever, without ever touching the printer.
"We printed the QR exactly once. Since then we've updated the cocktail list every week without ever hearing the printer again."
{{TESTIMONIAL_1}} — owner, pub
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Plans and pricing
The QR menu is free on every plan — even the free one.
With the Assaggio plan you download the QR in PNG and SVG right away, update the menu as often as you like, and enter no credit card. You only move up a plan when you want your own logo at the center or custom print materials.
Generate your free QR nowNo credit card to start. The Editor for print materials unlocks with the plan, not with separate credits.
Assaggio (free): menu QR in PNG and SVG, unlimited live updates, Carteia branding in the QR.
From Osteria: the Carteia branding disappears from the QR — just your venue.
From Bistro: your logo at the center of the QR + guided Editor for table stands, window stickers and social.
From Ristorante: a unique QR for every table with the Rooms & Tables module — handy for stats and orders.
05Frequently asked questions
Do I have to reprint the QR every time I change dishes or prices?
No, never. The QR is a permanent link to your live menu: you can change dishes, prices, languages or reopen the menu at the start of the season and the sheet you've already printed will keep working exactly as before.
Is the QR menu really free, no surprises?
Yes. With the Assaggio plan you download the QR in PNG and SVG and update the menu without limits, no credit card required. The only difference from a paid plan is the logo: on Assaggio there's the Carteia branding at the center; from Osteria it disappears; from Bistro you put your own there.
Does the guest have to download an app or create an account?
No. Just the smartphone camera. The menu opens in the browser in under a second, works even on a slow connection and is built mobile-first: readable, fast, frictionless.
Does it work for bars, pubs and pizzerias too, not just restaurants?
Yes, for any venue with a menu. A cocktail list that changes every week, seasonal pizze, rotating beers on tap: update once from the back office and the QR instantly shows the right version to every guest.
Can I have a different QR for each table?
Yes, from the Ristorante plan with the Rooms & Tables module: each QR carries its table number. Useful for analyzing preferences by area and, where enabled, for taking orders right at the table.
Your first QR is ready in under five minutes.
Upload the menu, download the QR, print it once. Start free with the Assaggio plan — no credit card required.