Keep at least one menu item with Active switched on: only then does your public page go into the qmen.us sitemap and your menu start being crawled by Google. The page already comes with Restaurant and Menu structured data, which is what Google uses to understand your items and prices.
What your public page sends to search
Getting your menu on Google means putting your public page — the one at qmen.us/your-code — in shape to be found and understood. Once that's in order, two things happen on their own: your page's address goes into the qmen.us sitemap.xml, which is the list of URLs the search engine reads, and the page itself carries Restaurant and Menu structured data.
Structured data is a block of information in the page's code, invisible to visitors, that we build from what you entered: name, description, photo, address, phone, hours and the whole menu, category by category, with each item's name, description, photo and price. There's no SEO field to fill in and no plugin to install — all of it is fed by the Menu and Settings screens.
Why this matters for restaurant owners
- Hungry people search on their phones. Your public page opens straight in the browser, with no app to install, and shows the menu, prices, address, phone and whether the restaurant is open right now. It's the answer the person wanted, on the first visit.
- Structured data is the search engine's language. Each category on your menu becomes a menu section, and each item carries its name, description, photo and price. Items without a category are grouped under Other — nothing is left out.
- An empty menu stays out. Only an active restaurant with at least one active item goes into the sitemap. A page without a menu is a page without content, and we'd rather not offer it for indexing than put you in search with an empty screen.
- Address and hours answer neighborhood searches. City, state and the pin on the map go into the structured data and also put your restaurant on the public map at qmen.us/restaurants, alongside the places nearby.
- It's free and commission-free. qmen.us isn't a marketplace: what shows up in search is your restaurant, at your address, and we don't charge per order or sit in the middle of the money — PIX is arranged directly between you and the customer.
How to get your menu on Google in 6 steps
There are six steps, and none of them is technical: it all happens on the Menu and Settings screens you already use.
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Keep at least one item active
Open the Menu and check the Active switch on your items. This is the cutoff that decides everything: your public page only goes into the sitemap when the restaurant is active and has an active item on the menu. With no items, the page shows the notice that the menu is still being put together and is marked so search engines don't index it — an empty page in search helps nobody.
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Fill in the restaurant's description and photo
In Settings, write one or two sentences in the Description field and upload the Restaurant photo. The description is the text search engines usually show under your link, and it also goes into the structured data. The photo becomes the cover at the top of the menu and also goes into the sitemap as the page's image, which opens the door to Google Images. The 1200 × 630 card that appears when someone pastes your link into WhatsApp or social media is something we generate ourselves, with your brand.
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Complete the address and fine-tune the pin on the map
Still in Settings, fill in Address, City, State (2-letter code) and Postal code (CEP). Start typing the address and choose one of the suggestions; then drag the marker to get the exact spot. These fields become the postal address and the coordinates inside the structured data, and they're what help with searches like "restaurant in [your city]". With the pin on the map, you also start showing up on the qmen.us public restaurant map.
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Add phone numbers and opening hours
Add your numbers in the phone section and build your Opening hours with the + Add hours button — you can have more than one time slot per day, like 11:00 to 14:00 and 18:00 to 22:00. A day without hours is a closed day. The main phone number and the hours go into the structured data, and on your page they light up the Open now badge with the closing time. Done? Tap Save.
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Check each item's price
Go back to the Menu and look at it item by item. An item with a fixed price goes into the structured data with the amount and the currency in reais — a R$ 42,00 dish comes out as R$ 42,00. An item with sizes or flavors at different prices becomes a range, from lowest to highest. From these amounts we also calculate the restaurant's overall price range, the one search engines show as symbols.
Tip: A variable-price item, charged per kg or per portion, goes into the structured data with no price at all — on purpose. Sending zero would advertise your dish as free. -
Open your page and share the link
At the top of the Dashboard is the link with your Restaurant code, in the qmen.us/your-code format. Open it and check what the customer sees: cover, menu by category, phone numbers, address and tables. The Share button gives you the QR code and the short link to paste on social media and your Google profile. There's no "send to Google" button: the search engine comes by on its own, through the sitemap. Then it's a matter of waiting — indexing takes days or weeks, and Google decides.
Frequently asked questions
I filled in everything and I can't find my restaurant on Google. What could it be?+
First check the basics: the restaurant is active and at least one item has Active switched on, because without that the page doesn't go into the sitemap and is marked so search engines don't index it. If everything's in order, it's a matter of time: Google crawls and indexes when it wants, and that usually takes anywhere from a few days to a few weeks. Searching for the restaurant's exact name plus the city is usually the first sign that you're in.
Do I need to set up anything for SEO in qmen.us?+
There's nothing to set up, and that's on purpose. The sitemap, the robots file, the page's canonical address and the Restaurant and Menu structured data are all generated by the platform from what you already fill in on the Menu and in Settings. Your job is to keep active items, description, photo, address, phone, hours and prices up to date.
Do menu prices show up in search?+
They're sent. Every active item with a fixed price goes out with its amount and the currency in reais, and an item with sizes or flavors at different prices goes out as a range, from lowest to highest. What Google decides to show on the results page is its choice and changes over time — our part is to deliver the right information, with no phantom zero prices.
I changed a price on the menu. When does Google update it?+
Your page reports the date of the latest change inside the sitemap every time you touch the restaurant, and it's marked as content that changes daily. Even so, the search engine chooses when to come back and reread it. On your public page, the change is instant: the next guest who opens the table QR code already sees the new price.
Do I need my own website besides qmen.us?+
No, you don't. Your public page already works as your restaurant's home on the internet: menu, photos, prices, phone numbers, address, hours and the way for customers to order. If you already have a website or a social media profile, it's worth pointing a link from there to qmen.us/your-code — outside links are one of the signals that help search engines trust a page.
Glossary
- Public page
- The page at qmen.us/your-code where guests see your menu, phone numbers, address and opening hours.
- Menu
- The screen that holds your items, categories, prices and photos. It's the source of the digital menu guests see through the table QR code.
- Active
- The switch that decides whether an item shows on the public menu. When it's off, the item stays only in your list, tagged inactive.
- Structured data
- An invisible block in the page's code that describes the restaurant and the menu in the language search engines read. qmen.us generates it from what you've entered.
- Sitemap
- The file at qmen.us/sitemap.xml that lists the public pages for Google to find. Every active restaurant with an active item on its menu goes on that list.
- 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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