I guess I'll have the dinosaur in the middle of the QR code
I have no interest in a shitty laminated menu that is most certainly not clean.
Why are people so upset about this? It could not be more simple and as it’s on the phone you can select and search for things or maybe you weren’t familiar, etc.
It’s easier to update for the restaurant, no cleaning of the menus, etc. it makes everything easier for both sides of the coin
What are the downsides??
Pulling out my phone, opening the camera app or whatever one scams the QR code, pointing it at the thing, fighting focus because the code is so small or dirty, clicking to follow the link, downloading a PDF or following the website, waiting for it to transfer over mobile data, zooming in and out to move around the menu and read the tiny print, because half the time it's just the same PDF they would send to a printer and not optimized for viewing on a phone.
OR
Be handed a paper menu and just looking at it.
Which is more simple?!
But ignoring the simple aspect, I simply don't want to use my phone. I don't like how everything is on a cell phone.
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I fucking hate those! They spend so much money on the decoration and ads, but can't be bothered to print 10 menus? What a BS! If a café or a restaurant is still stuck in covid times and wants to use QR codes, they should provide free Wi-Fi otherwise I'm walking out (as I have done many times) because fuck you and your barcode and your shitty management cause if i'm picking from an app I should be able to order through and pay through the same web app, there is no reason for a waiter or reception and cashier its just half assing technocracy.
I'd tell the waiter to give me their special of the day. No other questions or answers, just the special ... don't know ... don't care what it is ... as long as it doesn't make me sick, puke or have diarrhea ... just give me the special.
Then I'd eat it.
Pay for it.
And never return.
Personally I'm more along the lines of " if i have to adapt then i will" becuase going out to eat is one of the few social things i do that require touching grass and i ain't giving it up easy.
I ate at an airport restaurant recently that just had a QR code that let you order online. I do think the model works well in that one specific instance. On top of being more sanitary it lets the meal move at the pace you want it to, which is pretty important if you need to catch a flight in 45 minutes.
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