You want a working QR menu on the tables this week, not a tour of modules you will not use yet. OrderNow's Free plan is built for that first code: 0 PLN per month, logo and banner, a hosted page at ordernow.pl/en/menu/[slug], unlimited items, live edits, a simple staff panel, and at most 10 tables or QR codes. It does not include KDS, reservations, reports, or your own online ordering. That is the scope. It is enough to ship a readable menu.
What you can actually launch this week
A bare QR code takes minutes. The useful part is what opens after the scan: today's items, on a phone, editable without a designer.
On Free a small restaurant or cafe gets:
- an online menu with no item cap,
- QR codes for up to 10 tables or display spots,
- logo and banner,
- a hosted menu URL on the OrderNow domain,
- live menu editing,
- a simple panel for basic menu work.
That set fits a breakfast bar, a 7-table cafe, a food truck window, or a new room that wants to see whether guests actually scan. It does not require a POS decision, a kitchen screen, or a loyalty program on day one.
Do this in order
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Collapse the card to one list. If the bar PDF, the Instagram photo, and the till printout disagree, the guest will scan a fourth version. Write items, prices, categories, real variants, and who marks sold-out items after the rush.
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Create the Free account and put the venue on the page. Logo, banner, name. The menu lives at
ordernow.pl/en/menu/[slug]. You do not need a custom domain to hang the first code. Free stays 0 PLN, with no card. It does not quietly start a Start or Pro subscription. -
Enter categories the way a thumb reads. Short names, price next to the dish, variants the floor already asks about. Unlimited items is not a dare to paste the archive. The cap you watch is tables and codes, not menu length. Live editing exists so Saturday's missing soup does not wait on a designer. Name the person who taps "unavailable" at 1 p.m.
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Generate codes only after a phone walkthrough. Ten tables or codes: table tent, bar, window, queue sign. An eleventh sticker is outside Free. Put codes where people sit or wait, not where the tape was handy.
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Scan on your own phone, preferably off the venue Wi-Fi. Open the second category. Open a dish with a variant. Check load time, type size, whether unavailable items show. Ask someone who does not work there to pick a meal using only the phone. If the floor still has to translate the card, fix names before you print vinyl.
The simple panel on Free is for that menu work. It is not a kitchen display and it is not a web shop.
The ceiling: 10 codes, and what sits outside Free
Free lowers the door price. It does not pretend to run the whole venue.
| What you need | Does Free cover it? | Next plan to check |
|---|---|---|
| A readable online menu | Yes, within 10 tables | Free |
| Item and availability edits | Yes, for the menu itself | Free |
| A larger floor or more codes | No | Start or higher |
| KDS / kitchen screen | No | Start |
| Table reservations | No | Start |
| Basic reporting | No | Start |
| Own online orders and delivery | No | Pro |
| Loyalty, coupons, inventory, roster | No | Pro |
If tickets already go missing on the pass, reservations live in a notebook, or you need a shift report, a QR menu alone is too thin. If you want a direct ordering channel, Free is not restaurant e-commerce. Compare scopes on OrderNow pricing. How a digital card can sit in service: QR menu for restaurants. Module map: OrderNow features. After a clean phone test, Free can stay. A kitchen screen, reservations, or owned online orders belong to a later plan, not to a sticker.
Questions and answers
Does the Free plan really cost 0 PLN?
Yes. Free is an entry plan at 0 PLN per month, with no card required. It includes a QR / digital menu, venue branding, live menu editing, a simple staff panel, and up to 10 tables or QR codes.
Does Free limit the number of menu items?
No, not in the current plan scope. You can add unlimited items. The cap to watch is tables or code locations: 10.
Does Free include KDS, reservations, or reports?
No. Kitchen display, table reservations, and basic reporting belong to Start. Free is for a digital menu. Do not describe it as a full operating system for the venue.
Does Free cover online ordering and delivery?
No. Direct online ordering, delivery, loyalty, coupons, inventory, and scheduling belong to Pro or higher. Free is not a direct sales channel. Plan scopes: pricing. A specific room: book an OrderNow walkthrough.