Guides to QR menus and restaurant bookings
QR menus, menu rules, table bookings and WhatsApp confirmations, written for restaurants and cafés in the Gulf and Jordan, in both of their languages.
Free tools
QR code generator
A print-ready QR code for your menu, in your colours.
Menu label generator (SFDA)
Calorie, allergen and caffeine lines, in Arabic and English.
Menus
16 min read
Restaurant Menu Design: A Practical Guide for Printed and QR Menus
Restaurant menu design that works on paper and on a phone: category order, how many dishes, names, photos, type sizes, Arabic layout, prices and a checklist.
17 min read
QR Menu in Saudi Arabia: How to Choose One, Set It Up and Print It for Your Tables
Getting a QR menu in Saudi Arabia: what guests expect, the SFDA rules in brief, how to pick a provider, set it up in an afternoon and print codes that scan.
14 min read
Saudi Arabia Menu Requirements 2026: What Your Menu Must Show (SFDA and MoMaH Checklist)
Saudi Arabia menu requirements in one checklist: calories, 14 allergens, caffeine, the salt icon, activity labels and meat origin, with example menu lines.
11 min read
How Much Does a QR Menu Cost in the UAE and Saudi Arabia? An Honest 2026 Price Comparison
QR menu prices in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, from each vendor's own page on 30 September 2026: what free plans include, commission, and the costs nobody lists.
12 min read
How to Write a Bilingual Arabic-English Menu: Dish Names, Descriptions and Layout
How to write a bilingual Arabic English menu: when to keep or translate dish names, 29 Gulf and Levant dishes in English, and the right-to-left traps.
Updated 4 min read
How to Create a Free QR Menu for Your Restaurant
A step-by-step guide to making a free QR code menu for a restaurant or café: build the menu, print one QR code, update prices anytime — in English and Arabic.
Updated 3 min read
QR Menu for Restaurants in Amman & Jordan: The Complete Guide
What a QR menu costs in Jordan, why bilingual Arabic–English menus matter in Amman, and how to take table bookings with WhatsApp confirmations, no commission.
Bookings
Updated 12 min read
How to Choose a Restaurant Reservation System in the UAE and Saudi Arabia: 12 Questions to Ask First
How to choose a restaurant reservation system in the UAE and Saudi: per-guest fees or a flat price, floor plans, WhatsApp confirmations, Arabic, real prices.
12 min read
How to Reduce Restaurant No-Shows Without Deposits, with WhatsApp Message Templates
How to reduce restaurant no-shows without deposits: when to confirm and remind, WhatsApp messages to copy in English and Arabic, and a simple policy.
Updated 3 min read
Table Booking Confirmations on WhatsApp: Messages Your Guests Actually Read
Why restaurant booking confirmations belong on WhatsApp in the Middle East, how a booking system with WhatsApp confirmations works, and what to ask.
Running the floor
15 min read
Menu Engineering for Restaurants and Cafés: Stars, Plowhorses, Puzzles and Dogs, with a Worked Example
Menu engineering step by step: work out contribution margin and popularity from your sales, sort dishes into stars, plowhorses, puzzles and dogs, and act.
15 min read
How to Price a Restaurant Menu: Food Cost, Margin and VAT, with a Worked Example
How to price a restaurant menu: cost each dish with yield and waste, pick a food cost target, check margin and VAT, with a worked shawarma example.