[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-article-en-add-menu-to-google":3,"blog-translations-menu-on-google":530,"blog-posts-en":547},{"path":4,"title":5,"description":6,"locale":7,"slug":8,"translationKey":9,"category":10,"tags":11,"author":15,"publishedAt":16,"updatedAt":17,"cover":18,"ogImage":23,"faq":24,"related":46,"wordCount":50,"readingMinutes":51,"body":52},"\u002Fen\u002Fadd-menu-to-google","Add Your Menu to Google Business Profile (2026)","How to put your menu link, dishes and ordering links on your Google Business Profile, step by step, with what Google allows and what it removes.","en","add-menu-to-google","menu-on-google","restaurant-marketing",[12,13,14],"google business profile","restaurant menu on google","restaurant marketing","Acuolina","2026-10-26","2026-10-28",{"src":19,"alt":20,"width":21,"height":22},"\u002Fblog\u002Fimg\u002Fmenu-on-google\u002Fcover.webp","A restaurant listing card on a map with a location pin and Menu and Order buttons, next to a phone showing the restaurant's menu",1600,900,"\u002Fblog\u002Fimg\u002Fmenu-on-google\u002Fog-en.png",[25,28,31,34,37,40,43],{"q":26,"a":27},"Is a Google Business Profile free for a restaurant?","Yes. Google says creating a Business Profile and listing your business on Search and Maps is free. Adding a menu link, menu items, photos and ordering links costs nothing either.",{"q":29,"a":30},"Can I add a menu to Google without verifying my business?","Not as a link. Google's business links policy says the business must be verified before you can add a link. Verify the profile first; Google chooses which verification methods you get, such as a phone call, a text or a video.",{"q":32,"a":33},"Can I use a WhatsApp link as my menu link?","No. Google's business links policy does not allow messaging links, social media sites, app store links or link shorteners. Link to a menu page instead, and let guests send their order to your WhatsApp from that page.",{"q":35,"a":36},"How long does it take for my menu to show on Google?","Google says changes made in the menu editor can take 24 to 48 hours to appear. After adding a menu link, check your profile again the next day and open the link once to make sure it works.",{"q":38,"a":39},"Can I upload a PDF menu to Google?","Google has an experimental tool that builds an editor menu from a photo or a PDF of your menu, as long as the whole menu fits on one page in one photo. You have to accept Google's Generative AI terms and check every dish and price before you publish.",{"q":41,"a":42},"Why does a delivery app show up on my Google profile?","Google lists third-party ordering providers that state they have an authorized relationship with your business. You can add your own ordering link, set it as preferred for pickup or delivery, or remove a provider. Google says providers must remove their link within 5 business days of your request.",{"q":44,"a":45},"Which menu does Google show if I have a link, photos and an editor menu?","If your profile has more than one menu source, you can choose which one Google shows first. Open Edit menu, go to the Full menu tab and pick the source you prefer.",[47,48,49],"qr-code-menu-guide","digital-menu","commission-free-ordering-vs-delivery-apps",1446,7,{"type":53,"value":54,"toc":517},"minimark",[55,64,67,72,112,116,119,215,238,242,288,300,304,318,321,324,332,336,344,347,387,390,394,397,438,448,456,460,480,484],[56,57,58,59,63],"p",{},"To add your menu to Google, verify your Business Profile, then go to ",[60,61,62],"strong",{},"Edit profile > Business information > Contact > Menu link",", paste the link to your online menu and save. You can also type your dishes into Google's menu editor or upload photos of your menu. A link is the easiest to keep current: you change a price once, on your own menu, and Google keeps pointing to the latest version.",[56,65,66],{},"Every step below comes from Google's Business Profile help pages, checked on 26 October 2026. Google renames buttons now and then, so if a label looks different on your screen, look for the same words nearby.",[68,69,71],"h2",{"id":70},"how-do-you-get-your-menu-on-google-in-short","How do you get your menu on Google, in short?",[73,74,75,82,88,94,100,106],"ul",{},[76,77,78,81],"li",{},[60,79,80],{},"Verify first."," Google only lets verified businesses add links to a profile.",[76,83,84,87],{},[60,85,86],{},"Use one menu link that opens a real menu page."," Not a WhatsApp chat, not an Instagram profile, not a shortened link.",[76,89,90,93],{},[60,91,92],{},"Make sure it opens for anyone."," No login, no password, no CAPTCHA. Google checks the link and can remove it.",[76,95,96,99],{},[60,97,98],{},"Choose which menu Google shows first"," if you have a link, photos and an editor menu.",[76,101,102,105],{},[60,103,104],{},"Take orders on your own link"," and mark it as preferred, so a delivery app isn't the first button guests see.",[76,107,108,111],{},[60,109,110],{},"Keep prices the same everywhere."," A guest who sees one price on Google and another on the table will remember it.",[68,113,115],{"id":114},"what-are-the-ways-to-put-a-menu-on-google","What are the ways to put a menu on Google?",[56,117,118],{},"Google offers five places for menu and ordering information on a restaurant profile. You can use more than one, and most restaurants should.",[120,121,122,141],"table",{},[123,124,125],"thead",{},[126,127,128,132,135,138],"tr",{},[129,130,131],"th",{},"Option",[129,133,134],{},"What the guest sees",[129,136,137],{},"Good for",[129,139,140],{},"Watch out for",[142,143,144,159,173,187,201],"tbody",{},[126,145,146,150,153,156],{},[147,148,149],"td",{},"Menu link",[147,151,152],{},"A Menu link that opens your own menu page",[147,154,155],{},"Menus that change often, taking orders",[147,157,158],{},"Must open without a login; Google checks it",[126,160,161,164,167,170],{},[147,162,163],{},"Menu editor",[147,165,166],{},"Sections, dishes, descriptions and prices inside Google",[147,168,169],{},"Showing dishes right on Search and Maps",[147,171,172],{},"A second copy to keep updated; edits can take 24 to 48 hours",[126,174,175,178,181,184],{},[147,176,177],{},"Menu built from a photo",[147,179,180],{},"Google turns a photo or PDF of your menu into an editor menu",[147,182,183],{},"A fast first version",[147,185,186],{},"Experimental; the whole menu must fit on one page in one photo",[126,188,189,192,195,198],{},[147,190,191],{},"Menu photos",[147,193,194],{},"Pictures of your printed menu",[147,196,197],{},"A quick look at the real thing",[147,199,200],{},"Guests can add photos too, and theirs may be out of date",[126,202,203,206,209,212],{},[147,204,205],{},"Food ordering links",[147,207,208],{},"An order button or link",[147,210,211],{},"Pickup and delivery orders",[147,213,214],{},"Delivery apps can be listed automatically",[56,216,217,218,225,226,231,232,237],{},"Sources: ",[219,220,224],"a",{"href":221,"rel":222},"https:\u002F\u002Fsupport.google.com\u002Fbusiness\u002Fanswer\u002F9455840?hl=en",[223],"nofollow","About the menu editor",", ",[219,227,230],{"href":228,"rel":229},"https:\u002F\u002Fsupport.google.com\u002Fbusiness\u002Fanswer\u002F6218037?hl=en",[223],"Manage local business links"," and ",[219,233,236],{"href":234,"rel":235},"https:\u002F\u002Fsupport.google.com\u002Fbusiness\u002Fanswer\u002F10842217?hl=en",[223],"Manage online ordering options",", Google Business Profile Help, checked 26 October 2026.",[68,239,241],{"id":240},"how-do-you-add-a-menu-link-step-by-step","How do you add a menu link, step by step?",[243,244,245,251,263,276,282],"ol",{},[76,246,247,250],{},[60,248,249],{},"Find your profile."," Sign in with the Google Account that manages your restaurant, then search for your restaurant's name and city, or just \"my business\". If the restaurant isn't on Google yet, Google asks you to add it.",[76,252,253,256,257,262],{},[60,254,255],{},"Verify it."," Google decides which ",[219,258,261],{"href":259,"rel":260},"https:\u002F\u002Fsupport.google.com\u002Fbusiness\u002Fanswer\u002F7107242?hl=en",[223],"verification methods"," you get, such as a phone call, a text or a video, based on your business type and region.",[76,264,265,268,269,271,272,275],{},[60,266,267],{},"Open the menu link field."," Go to ",[60,270,62],{},". On Google Search on a computer, it's ",[60,273,274],{},"Edit profile > Contact > Menu link",".",[76,277,278,281],{},[60,279,280],{},"Paste your link and save."," Use the full address of your menu page.",[76,283,284,287],{},[60,285,286],{},"Test it like a guest."," Open the link on your phone in a private window. It should load your menu straight away, without asking anyone to sign in.",[56,289,290,291,294,295,299],{},"On Acuolina, your menu link is under the QR code on your dashboard home, with a ",[60,292,293],{},"Copy link"," button next to it. It opens the same menu your guests see when they scan the QR code on the table, so when you change a dish or a price, Google's link shows the change at once. If you don't have a menu page yet, our ",[219,296,298],{"href":297},"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fqr-code-menu","QR code menu guide"," walks through building one in six steps.",[68,301,303],{"id":302},"why-cant-your-menu-link-be-a-whatsapp-link","Why can't your menu link be a WhatsApp link?",[56,305,306,307,311,312,317],{},"Plenty of restaurants take orders on WhatsApp, so a ",[308,309,310],"code",{},"wa.me"," link feels like the obvious choice. Google says no. Its ",[219,313,316],{"href":314,"rel":315},"https:\u002F\u002Fsupport.google.com\u002Fbusiness\u002Fanswer\u002F13769188?hl=en",[223],"business links policy"," says a link must go to a page for that location where the customer can complete the action, and it lists messaging links, social media sites, app store links and link shorteners as not allowed.",[56,319,320],{},"The policy also explains how Google checks: a crawler called Google-BusinessLinkVerification visits your links up to once a day, and links that sit behind a login, a CAPTCHA, an IP block or a rate limit can be removed.",[56,322,323],{},"The fix keeps WhatsApp in the picture. Link Google to a menu page, and let the order finish on WhatsApp. On an Acuolina menu, guests open the page, pick dishes, choose variants or a half-and-half pizza, build a cart and send the finished order to your WhatsApp or by SMS. You pay no commission on those orders, and the menu page itself is public, so anyone can open it.",[325,326,329],"cta",{"button":327,"title":328},"Create your free menu","Get a menu link Google can open",[56,330,331],{},"A free Acuolina menu page with a cart, orders to your WhatsApp or by SMS, and no commission. Paste its link into your Google profile in a minute.",[68,333,335],{"id":334},"should-you-also-fill-in-googles-menu-editor","Should you also fill in Google's menu editor?",[56,337,338,339,343],{},"It helps, as long as you keep it up to date. The ",[219,340,342],{"href":221,"rel":341},[223],"menu editor"," shows sections, dishes, descriptions and prices right inside Google, so a guest can scan your dishes without leaving Maps. The cost is a second copy of your menu. Every price change now has to happen twice.",[56,345,346],{},"A few details from Google's help pages are worth knowing:",[73,348,349,355,367,381],{},[76,350,351,354],{},[60,352,353],{},"Google may copy your menu by itself."," It can transcribe menu data from your website, and you can opt out.",[76,356,357,360,361,366],{},[60,358,359],{},"Your dish names win."," In Google Maps, both you and your guests can add dish photos and names, but ",[219,362,365],{"href":363,"rel":364},"https:\u002F\u002Fsupport.google.com\u002Fbusiness\u002Fanswer\u002F9322475?hl=en",[223],"dish names you add take precedence"," over the ones guests add.",[76,368,369,372,373,376,377,380],{},[60,370,371],{},"You choose the main source."," With more than one menu source, open ",[60,374,375],{},"Edit menu",", go to the ",[60,378,379],{},"Full menu"," tab and pick the one Google should show.",[76,382,383,386],{},[60,384,385],{},"Guest photos age."," Guests can upload menu photos, and you can flag one that is out of date.",[56,388,389],{},"Our advice: let the menu link be the version you trust, and use the editor for a short list of your best-known dishes with today's prices. When you change a price, change both the same day.",[68,391,393],{"id":392},"how-do-you-add-an-order-link-so-a-delivery-app-isnt-the-first-button","How do you add an order link so a delivery app isn't the first button?",[56,395,396],{},"Delivery apps often appear on restaurant profiles without the owner doing anything. Google lists third-party providers that state they have an authorized relationship with your business. Your own link can sit next to them, and you can make it the preferred one:",[243,398,399,410,417,431],{},[76,400,401,402,405,406,409],{},"On your profile, select ",[60,403,404],{},"Food ordering",". On Google Search, you may see ",[60,407,408],{},"Pickup and delivery"," instead.",[76,411,412,413,416],{},"Select ",[60,414,415],{},"Add a link",", paste the address of your ordering page and save.",[76,418,419,420,423,424,225,427,430],{},"Select your link, choose ",[60,421,422],{},"Set as preferred"," and turn on ",[60,425,426],{},"Preferred for pickup",[60,428,429],{},"Preferred for delivery"," or both.",[76,432,433,434,437],{},"To drop a provider you no longer work with, select it and choose ",[60,435,436],{},"Remove link",". Google says providers must remove their link within 5 business days of your request.",[56,439,440,441,444,445,447],{},"Two cautions. If you turn off ",[60,442,443],{},"Accept orders on your profile",", Google hides every ordering link, yours included. And Google reviews each link and doesn't offer every link type in every country, so it decides whether a page counts as an ordering link. The ",[60,446,149],{}," field is the reliable place for your menu either way.",[56,449,450,451,455],{},"Why bother? On a delivery app, every order pays a commission. On your own link, it doesn't. Our comparison of ",[219,452,454],{"href":453},"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fcommission-free-online-ordering","commission-free ordering vs delivery apps"," works through the numbers.",[68,457,459],{"id":458},"what-wont-google-let-you-do","What won't Google let you do?",[73,461,462,468,474],{},[76,463,464,467],{},[60,465,466],{},"Bulk-upload links."," Google says local business links can't be added through its API or a spreadsheet upload, so a group with several locations adds them profile by profile.",[76,469,470,473],{},[60,471,472],{},"Add the same domain twice."," The policy allows one link per domain for each type of link, and duplicate links are rejected.",[76,475,476,479],{},[60,477,478],{},"Use a link that dead-ends."," The page has to load for Google's crawler as it does for a guest.",[68,481,483],{"id":482},"what-does-acuolina-add","What does Acuolina add?",[56,485,486,487,491,492,496,497,501,502,506,507,511,512,516],{},"Acuolina covers the part Google doesn't: a free menu page with a cart, orders to your WhatsApp or by SMS, and no commission on any plan. If you're starting from scratch, the ",[219,488,490],{"href":489},"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fdigital-menu-for-restaurants","digital menu guide"," covers what to put on the menu, and ",[219,493,495],{"href":494},"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Ffree-qr-code-menu","free QR code menu options"," compares the free tools. Taking orders at the table too? See how ",[219,498,500],{"href":499},"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fqr-code-table-ordering","QR code table ordering"," works. You'll find more in our ",[219,503,505],{"href":504},"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fcategory\u002Fqr-menus","QR menu guides",", the plans are on the ",[219,508,510],{"href":509},"\u002Fen#pricing","pricing page",", and you can ",[219,513,515],{"href":514},"\u002Fen\u002FsignUp","create your free menu"," whenever you're ready.",{"title":518,"searchDepth":519,"depth":519,"links":520},"",3,[521,523,524,525,526,527,528,529],{"id":70,"depth":522,"text":71},2,{"id":114,"depth":522,"text":115},{"id":240,"depth":522,"text":241},{"id":302,"depth":522,"text":303},{"id":334,"depth":522,"text":335},{"id":392,"depth":522,"text":393},{"id":458,"depth":522,"text":459},{"id":482,"depth":522,"text":483},[531,534,535,538,541,544],{"locale":532,"slug":533},"ar","nashati-altijari-ala-google",{"locale":7,"slug":8},{"locale":536,"slug":537},"es","google-my-business-restaurantes",{"locale":539,"slug":540},"fr","fiche-google-restaurant",{"locale":542,"slug":543},"it","scheda-google-ristorante",{"locale":545,"slug":546},"pt","perfil-da-empresa-no-google-restaurante",[548,588,624,664,676,715,756,789,822,856],{"path":549,"title":550,"description":551,"locale":7,"slug":552,"translationKey":552,"category":553,"tags":554,"author":15,"publishedAt":560,"updatedAt":560,"cover":561,"ogImage":564,"faq":565,"related":584,"wordCount":586,"readingMinutes":587},"\u002Fen\u002Fallergen-menu-template","Allergen Menu Template: Free 14 Allergens Table and Rules","Copy a free allergen table for your restaurant menu, with the 14 UK and EU allergens, the 9 US ones and the simple rules for showing them to guests.","allergen-menu-template","operations",[555,556,557,558,559],"allergen menu template","14 allergens","allergen matrix","restaurant allergen rules","digital menu","2026-11-05",{"src":562,"alt":563,"width":21,"height":22},"\u002Fblog\u002Fimg\u002Fallergen-menu-template\u002Fcover.webp","A phone showing a menu with allergen notes under each dish, next to a printed allergen table","\u002Fblog\u002Fimg\u002Fallergen-menu-template\u002Fog-en.png",[566,569,572,575,578,581],{"q":567,"a":568},"What are the 14 allergens?","Cereals containing gluten, crustaceans, eggs, fish, peanuts, soybeans, milk, tree nuts, celery, mustard, sesame, sulphur dioxide and sulphites (above 10 mg per kg or litre), lupin and molluscs. They come from Annex II of EU Regulation 1169\u002F2011, and the UK uses the same list.",{"q":570,"a":571},"Do restaurants have to list allergens on the menu?","In the UK and the EU you must tell guests if a dish contains any of the 14 allergens. In the UK it can be written, or given by staff with a clear written notice telling guests to ask. Some EU countries are stricter; France, for example, asks for written information guests can read without asking. In the US, the federal allergen labeling law covers packaged food, so check your state and city rules.",{"q":573,"a":574},"Do I need to show \"may contain\" warnings?","In the EU they are voluntary. Use them only when there is a real risk, like frying everything in the same oil, and don't put them on every dish, or guests with allergies stop trusting the menu.",{"q":576,"a":577},"How do I add allergens to a digital menu?","In Acuolina, open the dish and tick its allergens in the Allergens section. For gluten and tree nuts, also tick the exact cereal or nut. Guests then see a line like \"Contains: gluten (wheat) and milk\" right under the dish name, and again when they open the dish. Labels like gluten free or nut free still help, but they don't replace the allergen line.",{"q":579,"a":580},"Is a QR code menu enough for allergen information?","In many places it helps but isn't enough alone. Not every guest has a phone at hand, and some countries, like Italy, also ask for written records on site. Keep a printed copy of your allergen table in the restaurant and train staff to use it.",{"q":582,"a":583},"Is Acuolina free?","Yes. The free plan has unlimited menus, a QR code and up to 50 orders a month by WhatsApp or text message with no commission. The Chef plan, at $19 a month, adds unlimited orders and discounts sent to your customers by email and SMS, and every new restaurant gets 14 days of Chef free, no card needed.",[47,48,585],"pizzeria-burger-menu",1091,5,{"path":589,"title":590,"description":591,"locale":7,"slug":592,"translationKey":585,"category":593,"tags":594,"author":15,"publishedAt":598,"updatedAt":598,"cover":599,"ogImage":602,"faq":603,"related":622,"wordCount":623,"readingMinutes":587},"\u002Fen\u002Fdigital-menu-pizza-burger","Digital Menu for Pizza Shops and Burger Joints","How to set up sizes, half-and-half pizza, crusts, doneness, add-ons and combos on a digital menu that takes orders by WhatsApp or text.","digital-menu-pizza-burger","qr-menus",[595,596,597,559],"digital menu for pizza shop","burger restaurant menu","half and half pizza","2026-11-03",{"src":600,"alt":601,"width":21,"height":22},"\u002Fblog\u002Fimg\u002Fpizzeria-burger-menu\u002Fcover.webp","A phone showing a pizza shop's menu, next to a pizza split into two halves and a burger","\u002Fblog\u002Fimg\u002Fpizzeria-burger-menu\u002Fog-en.png",[604,607,610,613,616,619],{"q":605,"a":606},"How do I offer half-and-half pizza on a digital menu?","Create one dish per size, like \"Large half-and-half\", and add two required modifiers, \"First half\" and \"Second half\", each listing your flavors. In each half the guest picks exactly one flavor. Specialty flavors get a \"+ price\". The order arrives with both flavors spelled out.",{"q":608,"a":609},"How does Acuolina price a half-and-half pizza?","Acuolina adds up the price of the pizza and the flavors the guest picks. With the setup in this guide, a half-and-half comes to the middle of the two prices. Half cheese ($16) and half BBQ chicken ($20) comes to $18, and the guest sees it before sending. Charging the price of the more expensive half isn't built in yet.",{"q":611,"a":612},"How do I set up doneness and add-ons for burgers?","Add a required \"Doneness\" modifier where the guest picks one of medium rare, medium or well done, at no extra charge. For add-ons like bacon or an extra patty, add an optional modifier with Multiple Choice switched on, so guests can tick as many as they want, each with its own \"+ price\". Guests can also leave a note on the item, like \"no onions\".",{"q":614,"a":615},"Can I sell a burger combo with fries and a drink?","Yes. Add an optional \"Make it a combo\" modifier to the burger with \"Fries + drink\" and the extra price. If guests pick the drink, add a second modifier listing the drinks.",{"q":617,"a":618},"Do pizza orders arrive on WhatsApp?","Yes. The guest builds the order on the menu, picks delivery, pick-up or dine-in, and sends a ready-made message to your WhatsApp, or by text message. It lists each item with its options and prices, the delivery fee and the total, and the order shows up in your dashboard too.",{"q":620,"a":621},"Is a digital menu for a pizza shop free?","With Acuolina, yes. The free plan has unlimited menus, a QR code and up to 50 orders a month with no commission. The Chef plan, at $19 a month, adds unlimited orders and discounts sent to your customers by email and SMS, and every new restaurant gets 14 days of Chef free, no card needed.",[48,47,49],1076,{"path":625,"title":626,"description":627,"locale":7,"slug":628,"translationKey":629,"category":10,"tags":630,"author":15,"publishedAt":634,"updatedAt":17,"cover":635,"ogImage":638,"faq":639,"related":661,"wordCount":662,"readingMinutes":663},"\u002Fen\u002Fadd-menu-to-instagram","How to Add Your Menu to Instagram (2026 Guide)","Put your restaurant menu on Instagram: a menu link in your bio, a link sticker, a Menu highlight, and why the Order food button only takes delivery apps.","add-menu-to-instagram","menu-on-instagram",[631,632,633],"Instagram for restaurants","menu link in bio","Instagram highlights","2026-10-27",{"src":636,"alt":637,"width":21,"height":22},"\u002Fblog\u002Fimg\u002Fmenu-on-instagram\u002Fcover.webp","A restaurant's Instagram profile with a menu link in the bio and a Menu highlight, next to a phone showing the menu and a cart","\u002Fblog\u002Fimg\u002Fmenu-on-instagram\u002Fog-en.png",[640,643,646,649,652,655,658],{"q":641,"a":642},"How many links can I add to my Instagram bio?","Up to 5. Instagram's help page says you can add up to five websites to your profile, and anyone on or off Instagram can see them. With a paid Meta One subscription, Meta's link page can hold up to 20 links.",{"q":644,"a":645},"Do I need a business account to put a menu link in my bio?","No. Instagram's steps for adding a website to your profile don't ask for a professional account. You need a business account for the action buttons, such as Order food, and a professional account to show a WhatsApp Business contact on your profile.",{"q":647,"a":648},"Can I connect the Order food button to my own menu?","Not according to Instagram's help pages. The button connects to an online service from Instagram's partner list, and you need an existing account with that partner. The partners are delivery apps and ordering platforms, and we found no option to paste your own link.",{"q":650,"a":651},"Why don't I see the Order food button on Instagram?","Instagram says action buttons are being gradually introduced and may not be available to you yet. They are for business accounts, and food ordering partners are listed country by country. If your country isn't listed, there may be no partner to connect.",{"q":653,"a":654},"Can I upload a PDF menu to Instagram?","Instagram posts are photos and videos, so a PDF has to become screenshots, and a carousel holds up to 20. That works for a look at your dishes, but every price change means new images. A link to a menu page stays current.",{"q":656,"a":657},"Does everyone get the link sticker in Stories?","Instagram opened link stickers to everyone in October 2021, but new accounts and accounts that repeatedly break its guidelines don't get them. Its stickers page also says that not all stickers are available to everyone, so update the app if you can't find it.",{"q":659,"a":660},"Will my Instagram menu show up on Google?","Partly. Instagram says Google and Bing may show photos and videos from public professional accounts whose owner is 18 or older. But Google won't accept a social media link as the menu link on your Business Profile, so Google still needs a real menu page.",[9,47,49],1976,9,{"path":4,"title":5,"description":6,"locale":7,"slug":8,"translationKey":9,"category":10,"tags":665,"author":15,"publishedAt":16,"updatedAt":17,"cover":666,"ogImage":23,"faq":667,"related":675,"wordCount":50,"readingMinutes":51},[12,13,14],{"src":19,"alt":20,"width":21,"height":22},[668,669,670,671,672,673,674],{"q":26,"a":27},{"q":29,"a":30},{"q":32,"a":33},{"q":35,"a":36},{"q":38,"a":39},{"q":41,"a":42},{"q":44,"a":45},[47,48,49],{"path":677,"title":678,"description":679,"locale":7,"slug":680,"translationKey":680,"category":681,"tags":682,"author":15,"publishedAt":686,"updatedAt":687,"cover":688,"ogImage":691,"faq":692,"related":711,"wordCount":714,"readingMinutes":587},"\u002Fen\u002Fgloriafood-alternative","GloriaFood Alternative: Switch Before April 2027","GloriaFood closes on April 30, 2027. Compare its free plan with a commission-free alternative, see what to move, and plan a switch without lost orders.","gloriafood-alternative","online-ordering",[683,684,685],"gloriafood alternative","gloriafood shutting down","online ordering","2026-10-25","2026-10-31",{"src":689,"alt":690,"width":21,"height":22},"\u002Fblog\u002Fimg\u002Fgloriafood-alternative\u002Fcover.webp","An old order ticket with a calendar page beside a phone showing a new restaurant menu with an order button","\u002Fblog\u002Fimg\u002Fgloriafood-alternative\u002Fog-en.png",[693,696,699,702,705,708],{"q":694,"a":695},"Is GloriaFood shutting down?","Yes. Oracle's GloriaFood FAQ (version 1.0, March 2026) says all GloriaFood products and services, including the free online ordering plan, the POS and Oracle Payment, reach end of life on April 30, 2027.",{"q":697,"a":698},"Can I still sign up for GloriaFood?","Not directly. Oracle says it no longer signs new direct agreements with restaurants; before the end date, new restaurants can only be onboarded through GloriaFood partners.",{"q":700,"a":701},"What happens to my GloriaFood data?","According to Oracle's FAQ, you can retrieve your data for 30 days after your services expire, end or are cancelled. Export your menu, customer list and order history before you switch, not after.",{"q":703,"a":704},"Is there a free GloriaFood alternative?","Yes. Acuolina's Basic plan is free with no time limit and includes unlimited menus, a QR code, and up to 50 orders a month by WhatsApp and SMS with no commission per order. The Chef plan, at $19 a month, adds unlimited orders and discounts sent to your customers by email and SMS.",{"q":706,"a":707},"Does Acuolina take online card payments like GloriaFood's paid add-on?","Not yet. Guests pay you the way they do today, at the table, at the counter or on delivery, and Acuolina never touches the money.",{"q":709,"a":710},"Does Oracle recommend a replacement?","Oracle's FAQ says it cannot recommend specific third-party providers. GloriaFood's website mentions one provider, FoodAmigos, while saying Oracle offers no direct replacement.",[49,712,713],"qr-menu-free-options","qr-table-ordering",1058,{"path":716,"title":717,"description":718,"locale":7,"slug":719,"translationKey":48,"category":593,"tags":720,"author":15,"publishedAt":723,"updatedAt":687,"cover":724,"ogImage":727,"faq":728,"related":753,"wordCount":754,"readingMinutes":755},"\u002Fen\u002Fdigital-menu-for-restaurants","Digital Menu for Restaurants: The 2026 Guide","What a digital menu is, what it costs, how it differs from menu screens, and how to set one up with QR codes and commission-free ordering.","digital-menu-for-restaurants",[559,721,722],"qr code menu","restaurant menu","2026-10-16",{"src":725,"alt":726,"width":21,"height":22},"\u002Fblog\u002Fimg\u002Fdigital-menu\u002Fcover.webp","A phone showing a digital restaurant menu with dish photos, beside a QR code table card and a small order receipt","\u002Fblog\u002Fimg\u002Fdigital-menu\u002Fog-en.png",[729,732,735,738,741,744,747,750],{"q":730,"a":731},"What is a digital menu for a restaurant?","A digital menu is your menu published as a web page that guests open on their own phone, usually by scanning a QR code at the table. It replaces or sits next to the paper menu, and you can change it any time without reprinting.",{"q":733,"a":734},"Is a digital menu the same as a digital menu board?","No. A digital menu board is a TV screen behind the counter that shows the menu to everyone. A digital menu in the sense of this guide is a page on the guest's own phone. Boards need screens and software subscriptions; a phone menu needs only a QR code.",{"q":736,"a":737},"How much does a digital menu cost?","The QR code is free, and several tools have a free plan for the menu itself. Paid plans usually start between 10 and 20 dollars or euros a month. Acuolina's free plan includes unlimited menus and up to 50 orders a month; the Chef plan, with unlimited orders, is 19 a month.",{"q":739,"a":740},"Do guests need to download an app?","No. The phone's camera reads the QR code and the menu opens in the browser. Asking guests to install an app is the fastest way to make them ask for paper instead.",{"q":742,"a":743},"Can guests order from a digital menu?","Yes, if the tool supports ordering. With Acuolina, guests add dishes to a cart and send the order to you on WhatsApp, by SMS or to the orders dashboard, with no commission.",{"q":745,"a":746},"Where should the most profitable dishes go on a digital menu?","At the top of each section, with a photo and a short description. To find them, take each dish's price minus what its ingredients cost, and look at which ones guests already order. Don't sort sections by price, and keep them short so good dishes don't get lost.",{"q":748,"a":749},"Should I still keep paper menus?","Yes, a few. Some guests, especially older ones, prefer paper or don't have a phone with them. A digital menu works best as the default, with paper on request.",{"q":751,"a":752},"Can a digital menu show several languages?","Many tools can. Acuolina shows the menu interface in the guest's language, which helps in tourist areas; you still choose how dish names and descriptions are written.",[712,713,47,585],1303,6,{"path":757,"title":758,"description":759,"locale":7,"slug":760,"translationKey":712,"category":593,"tags":761,"author":15,"publishedAt":723,"updatedAt":687,"cover":763,"ogImage":766,"faq":767,"related":786,"wordCount":787,"readingMinutes":788},"\u002Fen\u002Ffree-qr-code-menu","Free QR Code Menu: 5 Options Compared (2026)","What free QR code menu plans really include in 2026, from order caps to missing features and commissions, compared side by side with their sources.","free-qr-code-menu",[762,559,721],"free qr code menu",{"src":764,"alt":765,"width":21,"height":22},"\u002Fblog\u002Fimg\u002Fqr-menu-free-options\u002Fcover.webp","A QR code table card with a zero price tag next to a phone showing a restaurant menu","\u002Fblog\u002Fimg\u002Fqr-menu-free-options\u002Fog-en.png",[768,771,774,777,780,783],{"q":769,"a":770},"Is there a truly free QR code menu?","Yes. Several tools have a free plan with no time limit, including Acuolina, Menubly, MENU TIGER and, until it closes on April 30, 2027, GloriaFood. What differs is the catch, an order cap, missing features or a paid add-on for online payments, so compare the limits rather than the price.",{"q":772,"a":773},"What is the catch with free QR menu generators?","Watch for two things. Codes that point to a link the generator controls and later switches off, and a monthly order cap. Use a code that points to a menu page in your own account.",{"q":775,"a":776},"Can I take orders with a free QR code menu?","With some tools, yes. Acuolina's free plan includes up to 50 orders a month by WhatsApp and SMS, Menubly's free plan includes pickup and delivery ordering, and MENU TIGER's free plan allows 75 orders a month.",{"q":778,"a":779},"Is a WhatsApp Business catalog a good free menu?","It works for very small menus, but it is a product catalog rather than a menu. WhatsApp caps it at 500 items, items need approval before they show, and guests have to be in WhatsApp to see it. A menu link with a cart is easier for guests.",{"q":781,"a":782},"What are the limits of Acuolina's free plan?","It takes up to 50 orders a month. Past 50, the menu stays online, but new orders pause until the 1st of next month. Reports, order printing and your customer list are included. The Chef plan, at $19 a month, adds unlimited orders and discounts sent to your customers by email and SMS. Every new restaurant gets Chef free for 14 days, with no credit card.",{"q":784,"a":785},"Do free QR menus charge a commission on orders?","The tools in this comparison say they don't. Delivery marketplaces do, which is why a free menu with ordering can save more than its price.",[48,47,713],836,4,{"path":790,"title":791,"description":792,"locale":7,"slug":793,"translationKey":713,"category":593,"tags":794,"author":15,"publishedAt":723,"updatedAt":686,"cover":797,"ogImage":800,"faq":801,"related":820,"wordCount":821,"readingMinutes":788},"\u002Fen\u002Fqr-code-table-ordering","QR Code Table Ordering: How It Works and Costs","How QR code ordering at the table works, from scan to kitchen, what it costs compared with waiters and kiosks, and how to roll it out without losing guests.","qr-code-table-ordering",[795,796,721],"qr code table ordering","table ordering system",{"src":798,"alt":799,"width":21,"height":22},"\u002Fblog\u002Fimg\u002Fqr-table-ordering\u002Fcover.webp","A restaurant table with a QR code card and a phone sending an order to the kitchen","\u002Fblog\u002Fimg\u002Fqr-table-ordering\u002Fog-en.png",[802,805,808,811,814,817],{"q":803,"a":804},"How does QR code table ordering work?","The guest scans the code on the table, browses the menu on their phone, adds dishes to a cart, enters or confirms the table number and sends the order. It reaches the restaurant on a dashboard, a printer, WhatsApp or SMS, and staff prepare and serve it as usual.",{"q":806,"a":807},"Do I need a different QR code for each table?","Not necessarily. Some systems print one code per table so the table number is filled in automatically. Others, Acuolina included, use one code for the menu and ask the guest for the table number at checkout, which is simpler to print and replace.",{"q":809,"a":810},"Does table ordering replace waiters?","No. It takes the order-taking trips off their hands, so they spend more time serving, clearing and selling. Guests who prefer to order in person should always be able to.",{"q":812,"a":813},"Can guests pay from the table with a QR code?","Some systems include payment at the table, usually with a card processing fee per transaction. Others, including Acuolina, take the order and leave payment to your usual till or card terminal.",{"q":815,"a":816},"How much does a QR table ordering system cost?","From free to a monthly subscription, plus card processing fees if guests pay online. It is far cheaper than self-service kiosks, which need hardware for every screen.",{"q":818,"a":819},"Is QR table ordering good for every restaurant?","It suits busy casual restaurants, cafés, bars, beach clubs and hotels best. Fine dining, where ordering is part of the service, usually keeps it for drinks refills or not at all.",[48,47,712],864,{"path":823,"title":824,"description":825,"locale":7,"slug":826,"translationKey":49,"category":681,"tags":827,"author":15,"publishedAt":830,"updatedAt":17,"cover":831,"ogImage":834,"faq":835,"related":854,"wordCount":855,"readingMinutes":788},"\u002Fen\u002Fcommission-free-online-ordering","Commission-Free Online Ordering vs Delivery Apps","DoorDash charges restaurants 15% to 30% on delivery orders. See the math on a real order and when commission-free online ordering pays off.","commission-free-online-ordering",[685,828,829],"delivery apps","restaurant commission","2026-10-15",{"src":832,"alt":833,"width":21,"height":22},"\u002Fblog\u002Fimg\u002Fcommission-free-ordering-vs-delivery-apps\u002Fcover.webp","Two order receipts, one with a delivery app commission deducted and one without","\u002Fblog\u002Fimg\u002Fcommission-free-ordering-vs-delivery-apps\u002Fog-en.png",[836,839,842,845,848,851],{"q":837,"a":838},"What is commission-free online ordering?","It's an ordering channel you own, such as a menu with a cart on your own web page, where guests order directly from you. You may pay a fixed subscription for the tool, but no percentage is taken from each order.",{"q":840,"a":841},"Should I leave delivery apps completely?","Usually not. Apps are good at bringing in people who have never heard of you. The goal is to move repeat customers, who already know you, to your own channel, where every order keeps its full margin.",{"q":843,"a":844},"How do I get regular customers to order directly?","Make the direct channel easy to find and worth using. Put your ordering link and QR code in every bag, on receipts and in your social profiles, and give direct orders a small reason to choose them, such as a coupon on the next order.",{"q":846,"a":847},"Who delivers commission-free orders?","You do, or a courier you choose, or the guest picks the order up. Many restaurants start with pickup and table orders, then add delivery in a small radius with their own staff.",{"q":849,"a":850},"Do commission-free orders still take online payments?","It depends on the tool. With Acuolina, online payment isn't built in yet: guests pay you directly at pickup, on delivery or at the table, in cash or on your own card terminal. Your card provider charges its own small fee per payment, which is separate from a platform commission.",{"q":852,"a":853},"How much does DoorDash charge restaurants?","In the US, DoorDash's published commission on delivery orders is 15% on Basic, 25% on Plus and 30% on Premier, charged on the order subtotal. Pickup orders are 6% on every plan, and there is no monthly fee. Check the current rates on DoorDash's merchant pricing page before you sign up.",[47,713,48],944,{"path":857,"title":858,"description":859,"locale":7,"slug":860,"translationKey":47,"category":593,"tags":861,"author":15,"publishedAt":830,"updatedAt":687,"cover":862,"ogImage":865,"faq":866,"related":882,"wordCount":883,"readingMinutes":755},"\u002Fen\u002Fqr-code-menu","QR Code Menu: How to Make One in 6 Steps (2026)","How to make a QR code menu in 6 steps: what to put on it, where to place the code, the mistakes that send guests back to paper, and how to take orders.","qr-code-menu",[721,559,722],{"src":863,"alt":864,"width":21,"height":22},"\u002Fblog\u002Fimg\u002Fqr-code-menu-guide\u002Fcover.webp","A phone showing a restaurant menu next to a table card with a QR code","\u002Fblog\u002Fimg\u002Fqr-code-menu-guide\u002Fog-en.png",[867,870,873,876,879],{"q":868,"a":869},"Do guests need an app to open a QR code menu?","No. The camera app on current iPhones and Android phones reads QR codes and opens the menu in the browser. Guests don't install anything, which is why a web menu works better than a restaurant app.",{"q":871,"a":872},"Should I use a PDF of my printed menu?","Avoid it. A PDF is hard to read on a phone, has to be zoomed and scrolled sideways, and you must re-upload it every time a price changes. A mobile web menu fits the screen and updates the moment you edit it.",{"q":874,"a":875},"Can I change prices without reprinting the QR code?","Yes, as long as the code points to a menu page you control rather than to a file. The code stays the same; only the page behind it changes.",{"q":877,"a":878},"Where should the QR code go on the table?","Where a seated guest can see it without moving anything, at eye level and away from glare. Table tents, stickers on the table edge and the bill folder are the usual spots. Keep a few paper menus for guests who prefer them.",{"q":880,"a":881},"Can guests order and pay from a QR code menu?","They can if your menu tool supports ordering. With Acuolina, guests add dishes to a cart and the order reaches you on WhatsApp or by SMS, without a commission on the order.",[48,712,713,49,585],1240]