Day and Night Menus for Restaurants

The scenario

Your restaurant serves different menus at different times — a lunch menu during the day, a dinner menu in the evening, and maybe a "we're closed" page outside operating hours. You've got a QR code on every table. You don't want to swap table cards twice a day, and you don't want guests seeing the wrong menu.

How to set it up

1. Create a Redirect by Time link

Go to the Redirect by Time tool and configure your time slots:

• 11:00 → Your lunch menu page
• 17:00 → Your dinner menu page
• Default → A "We're currently closed" page with your operating hours

Set your timezone so the cutoffs align with your local hours.

2. Generate a QR code

Download the QR code and print it on table cards, menus, or stickers. One QR code works for all time periods.

3. Done

There's nothing to update daily. The same QR code serves the right menu based on the time the guest scans it.

What you get

• One QR code for all menus — No swapping table cards between lunch and dinner service. Print once, use forever.
• Always the right menu — Guests see the menu that matches the current service. No confusion about which dishes are available.
• Scan analytics — See how many guests scanned the QR code and when. Useful for understanding table turnover and peak scanning times.

Variations

Seasonal menus

If your menu changes seasonally rather than daily, use Redirect by Date & Time instead. Set the transition dates (e.g., summer menu starts June 1) and the QR code automatically serves the right seasonal menu.

Brunch on weekends

For different schedules on different days (e.g., brunch on Saturday/Sunday, regular lunch on weekdays), stack multiple Redirect by Time links behind a Redirect by Date & Time link that distinguishes weekdays from weekends.

Multiple locations

If you have several locations with different menus, create a separate link per location and use folders to organize them. Each location gets its own QR code pointing to its own time-based menu rotation.