The QR menu that deserves to be seen.

Your menu is the first thing a guest reads from your kitchen. We think it should look the part: designed for your place, on a stand that suits your tables.

For restaurants, bistros and bars that take their atmosphere as seriously as their cooking.

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Three co:carte QR stands in wood, each engraved with a name and a QR code, in increasing size

How it works at the table

  1. Allergens filtered out, not labelled.

    Switch on vegan and only the four vegan dishes stay. It works the same for gluten, nuts and the other allergens.

  2. Every dish shows the wine that goes with it.

    Tap the wine under a dish and your guest reads where it's from, how it tastes and what a glass costs. One more tap puts it on the list.

  3. A list for the staff.

    Dishes and wine on a list, with quantities and the total. Your guest reads it out to the waiter. No app, no account.

  4. The wine list on a real map.

    Your guest sees where every wine comes from. One tap on a pin tells the story behind it.

  5. In your guest's language and currency.

    Six languages and three currencies, one tap each. Dishes, buttons and the total all follow.

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What has changed

Guests scan everywhere now. What they see next varies hugely.

The QR code on the table has become normal. Many places went for the quickest fix: a sticker and a template. It works, but it says nothing about your kitchen. And a printed menu is out of date the moment a price changes.

A paper menu covered in wine and beer stains on a wooden café table

The physical menu

Curls, stains, and ages

Out of date the moment a price or dish changes. Reprinted at your expense, or crossed out with a pen.

Een gedrukte kartonnen QR-kaart met 'Scan for menu' op een gedekte tafel

The standard QR sticker

Cheap, and it shows

A soulless template menu behind a stuck-on QR code. Nothing about it says the food is worth the price.

Three co:carte QR stands in wood, each engraved with a name and a QR code, in increasing size

A co:carte stand

Laser-cut in a material of your choice, finished by hand

Cut, sanded, and oiled in the Netherlands, in the shape and size that fits your tables.

How it feels

An evening when your menu works with you.

For your guest

She scans the stand and the menu opens in her own language. She switches on nut-free and the dishes with nuts disappear from the menu. The main course shows which wine goes with it. She puts two dishes on her list and reads it out to the staff.

For you

A dish runs out. During service you mark it sold out in two taps. The new price of the house wine is live for the next guest, without reprinting a thing. And on the table stands something you are proud of.

What makes it possible

Choose the components that fit your business.

Every example below actually works. Together we choose which features earn their place on your menu.

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We build all of this ourselves, so this list isn't a menu of what's possible. It's simply what's been asked for so far. If your business needs something else, tell us and we'll design it.

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The stand

The only part of your menu you can pick up.

Shape and size are part of the design conversation.

Our QR stands aren't limited to the options below. Looking for a specific size or a unique shape that suits your business better? We're happy to make it to order and think it through with you.

Poplar wood

The Standard

The classic, standard choice.

MDF

The Sustainable

Made from reclaimed wood.

Acrylic

The Elegant

A sleek, modern look.

Try it yourself

Three working example menus.

Open them on your phone: switch currency, turn on a nut allergy, add a dish to the order list.

Quick kitchen

Washoku Ramen Bar

Big photos, order with one tap. For places where the table needs to turn over fast and the food sells itself.

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Warm bistro

De Reiziger

Postcards, warm lettering, a map of where every dish comes from. For bistros where guests linger for one more glass.

Open the menu →
Fine dining

Chic

No photos, just typography and wine pairings per dish. For rooms where restraint is exactly the point.

Open the menu →

The comparison

What you get, side by side.

A printed menu, a QR sticker and co:carte side by side
What you get Printed QR sticker co:carte
Designed for your place Sometimes No Yes
A handmade stand on the table No No Yes
Change prices yourself, instantly No Yes Yes
Allergen and diet filter No Sometimes Yes
In your guest's language No Sometimes Yes
People who make changes for you No Usually not Yes
Doesn't curl, stain or go out of date No Yes Yes

Co:designed with you

Menu design made to measure, for every restaurant.

We start with your place, your dishes and your style, and design the menu around them: typeface, colour, structure, which features earn their place and which don't.

You decide how involved you want to be. We deliver a complete proposal: a working website with your menu in it. You tell us what could be better, and we change it.

Designed and made in-house

Every menu and every stand. Shaped by your input into a style that's entirely your own.

People, not a dashboard

We're always reachable for custom changes to your digital menu. No question is too small.

On the table quickly

For most restaurants about two weeks, from the first conversation to stands on the table.

  1. Tell us about your business

    Your dining room, your dishes, and how your guests order. A conversation, not a form.

  2. We deliver a complete proposal

    A working website with your menu, designed for your restaurant. You simply open it on your phone.

  3. You tell us what could be better

    A different order, a different typeface, an extra feature. You pass on your suggestions.

  4. We refine the website until it's exactly right

    We adjust it until the menu feels like it belongs to your restaurant and no one else's.

Questions

The questions we get.

What will my regulars think of this?
It's the honest question, and the honest answer is that it depends entirely on what you put on the table. Guests don't dislike a digital menu. They dislike a sticker and a template with no extra features. A well-made wooden stand with a menu that's clearly yours feels like an upgrade, not a cutback. That's exactly why we make the QR stands and digital menus ourselves.
Do guests need to download anything?
No. They point their camera at the QR stand and the menu opens in the browser. Nothing to install, nothing to log in to, no account, and we don't store any of your guests' data.
What if our wifi goes down?
The menu can load over the guest's own mobile data, so it doesn't touch your network at all. If your router goes down, it doesn't take your menu with it — the website is hosted on our servers.
Can I change prices myself?
Yes, from your phone or computer, and it's live for the next guest who scans. You can also mark a dish as sold out mid-service in two taps. You never wait on us for a small change, and nothing needs reprinting.
Does it connect to my till system?
Not yet. The order list is something the guest builds themselves and reads out to your staff. That way the interaction between guest and staff stays intact.
How long before we can start?
For most restaurants, about two weeks, from the first conversation to QR stands on the table. You first get a complete proposal: a working website with your menu. The round after that, where you send us your feedback and we process it, is the part that takes the time.
How is AI used in the process?
We only use AI as a support tool when building the websites. The QR stands are designed and produced entirely AI-free.

Let's design your menu together.

Tell us about your place. We reply within one working day, then make a complete proposal for free: a working website with your menu and the stand for your tables.

Ask for a free proposal or take a look at the working menus first →

Prefer email? info@co-carte.nl