How to Create a Digital Menu: Photos, Allergens and Multiple Languages
The menu is the face of your venue. A digital menu makes it more than a list of dishes and prices: with photos, videos, allergens and multiple languages it sells for you — and you update it in a few clicks. In this article you’ll learn exactly what a digital menu can do and how to set one up.
A digital menu is the foundation of a connected venue. If you want the full picture — from menu to kitchen and inventory — read Digital Restaurant Management: From Menu to Kitchen with BeShare.
What is a digital menu?
A digital menu is your entire menu, online and always up to date. Guests view it on their own smartphone by scanning a QR code or through your website — no app, just the browser. Behind the scenes you manage everything from one place.
Photos and videos that sell
People eat with their eyes. A dish with a good photo or a short video gets ordered more often than a line of text. On a digital menu you give every dish the presentation it deserves.
That way the guest knows exactly what they’re getting — and that one extra dish becomes just a little more tempting.
Allergens and nutrition made transparent
For every dish you show allergens, ingredients and nutritional information. Guests with an allergy or a special diet choose with confidence, and you meet your information obligations effortlessly — no separate folders or questions to the staff.
Multi-language: every guest reads in their own language
International guests drop off when faced with a menu they can’t read. A digital menu shows descriptions, allergens and nutritional info automatically in the guest’s language — from food to drinks at the bar.
Prices and seasonal dishes in a few clicks
Adjust a price, add a seasonal dish, temporarily disable something or launch a promotion: on a digital menu it’s a matter of clicks. No printing new menus, no stickers over sold-out dishes. The change goes live instantly for every guest.
From menu to order
A digital menu is truly powerful when the guest can order straight from it. Connect your menu to QR ordering and the order goes directly to the kitchen or bar — with no step in between.
Live in a few steps
- Add your dishes and drinks, with photos and prices.
- Fill in allergens and nutritional info and switch on the translations.
- Share the menu via a QR code or a link on your website.
- Update it whenever you like — changes go live instantly.
Frequently asked questions
Do guests need an app?
No. The digital menu opens directly in the smartphone’s browser, via a QR code or a link. No download, no account.
Can I change prices and dishes myself?
Yes. You manage the whole menu yourself; every change — price, new dish, temporary disable — goes live instantly.
Are allergens and nutritional info shown?
Yes. For every dish you show allergens, ingredients and nutritional information, so guests choose with confidence.
Does the menu work in multiple languages?
Yes. Descriptions, allergens and nutritional info appear automatically in the guest’s language.
Ready for a digital menu? Combine it with QR ordering and see the full picture in Digital Restaurant Management: From Menu to Kitchen, or discover BeShare for business.