How to share your menu on WhatsApp and Instagram

What the Share window is

Sharing your menu on WhatsApp starts on your public page, the one at qmen.us/your-code. At the very bottom is the Share button, which opens a window with three things: a big QR code pointing to your restaurant's web address, the short link spelled out and the send buttons. The sentence at the top sums up how to use it: point your camera or use the short link.

This QR code isn't the table QR code. The table one opens the tab for one specific spot in the dining room; this one opens the whole menu, for anyone, from anywhere. The same window has the Download to print or post block, with ready-made artwork as an Image (vertical, square or horizontal) and as an A3 PDF — your photo or your logo's colors, the restaurant name, the QR code and the link.

Why promote with the link and not a screenshot of the menu

• The link never goes out of date. You changed an item's price, ran out of stock, added a dish of the day: anyone who opens the link afterward sees the new version. A screenshot of the menu gets old the same day and keeps circulating in the neighborhood group chat for months.
• The preview builds itself. Paste the link and WhatsApp fetches the restaurant name, the description and a 1200×630 image we generate with your logo and your colors. You don't need to design any artwork for the link to look presentable.
• It works on screen and on paper. The same address becomes a QR code in the Share window and an A3 poster to stick on the door, the counter or the window. Anyone walking by points their camera and lands on the menu.
• The order stays yours. We're not a marketplace like iFood: it's free for the restaurant with no commission per order. The customer comes straight to your restaurant, and payment is arranged between the two of you — with PIX, the key is yours, and we never touch the money.

Step by step to share your menu

There are six steps: open the page, copy the link, send it on WhatsApp, post it on Instagram and, if you like, print the poster.

1. Open your public page

   On the Dashboard, the qmen.us/your-code address appears right below the restaurant name. Tap it: the public page opens in a new browser tab, exactly as guests see it — cover, logo, hours, menu and tables. It's worth a quick look before you start promoting it.

2. Tap Share

   Scroll to the bottom of the page, past the menu and the tables. The Share button opens a window with the restaurant's QR code and, right below it, the short link spelled out. To close it, just tap outside the window, tap the X in the corner or press Esc.

3. Copy the short link

   The Copy button puts the full address on your clipboard and changes to Copied! for a moment, just so you're sure. Then paste it wherever you like: a chat, a group, your status, your profile description, your business auto-reply, an email. The link is always the same and never expires.

4. Send it on WhatsApp

   The same window has the WhatsApp shortcut: it opens the app with the link already typed in, and you just pick the chat or group. Next to it are Telegram, Facebook and X, which work the same way. As soon as the message goes out, the preview loads on its own with the restaurant name and your brand image.

5. Post it on Instagram

   Instagram doesn't open from a direct link like the others, so the route is different: under Download to print or post, leave Image selected and tap Square for the feed or Vertical for stories. The file downloads right away. Post that artwork and paste the short link in your bio or in a link sticker.

   Tip: Tapping the aspect ratio downloads the file right away — there's no second download button. Downloaded the wrong one? Tap the other aspect ratio and you're done.

6. Print the A3 poster

   For the window, the counter or a wall, switch Image to PDF and choose Vertical or Horizontal — A3 has no square, so that option disappears. You get a PDF with the big QR code and the link underneath, ready for a print shop or your own printer.

Frequently asked questions

Glossary

Public page

The page at qmen.us/your-code where guests see your menu, phone numbers, address and opening hours.

Short link

Your public page's address, like qmen.us/your-code. It shows under the QR code in the Share window and it's what the Copy button copies.

Link preview

The card WhatsApp and social networks build on their own when the link is pasted: the restaurant's name, its description and a 1200×630 image generated with your logo and your colors.

Poster

The artwork you download from the Share window, with the restaurant's name, a large QR code and the link. It comes as an Image (vertical, square or horizontal) or as an A3 PDF for printing.

Table QR code

The code printed on the table that guests scan with their phone, no sign-in needed.

Restaurant code

The short identifier created at sign-up (up to 12 characters) that makes up your public address, qmen.us/your-code.

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