The motivation for the about-face is simple, restaurateurs said: Diners just hate QR-code menus. “They are almost universally disliked,” Ms. Hawley said. One reason is etiquette.

Of all the pandemic-inspired business adoptions, perhaps none is as reviled as the QR-code menus. And yet, it persists. Early in the pandemic, restaurants ditched physical menus and instead ...

Are QR code restaurant menus on their way out? —Doug S., Virginia Beach The question may have stemmed from a May 2023 article in The New York Times, titled “The QR Code Menu is Being Shown The Door,” ...

The QR code menu served many purposes during the height of the pandemic, but its time may have passed. One veteran server says its time to say goodbye to the QR code menu and bring back paper ...

Table of Contents How QR code menus work Why QR codes didn’t take off — until now Will QR code menus survive the pandemic? Dining out at a restaurant used to be a break from busy routines ...

The QR code menu is being kicked to the curb in many restaurants throughout the U.S., leaving it in the past where it belongs.

The pandemic inspired a lot of institutions to adopt cost-saving processes that make life worse for their customers while reducing their payroll. Hotels cut back on housekeeping as a supposed ...

The QR-code menu—which you access by scanning a black-and-white square with your smartphone—has taken off ever since. It may dominate going forward. But I hope not, because I detest those ...

While QR-code menus were prolific during the pandemic, many restaurants are switching back to physical menus. SDI Productions/Getty Images 2023-05-24T16:45:25Z ...

HERSHEY, Pa. (WHTM) — The initial case for QR code menus was clear. “Everyone wanted to become more contactless during the pandemic,” said Steve Mellinger, a supervisor at Tröegs,… ...

Plus, with QR codes, hosts or servers don’t have to waste time handing out menus to customers. That may ease the burden on a restaurant that’s already short-staffed, as many are.