Of all the pandemic-inspired business adoptions, perhaps none is as reviled as the QR-code menus. And yet, it persists. Early in the pandemic, restaurants ditched physical menus and instead revived a ...

A dining innovation that once looked like the future has worn out its welcome with many restaurateurs, customers and servers who say it takes the joy out of dining. By Amelia Nierenberg Heavenly ...

Dining out at a restaurant used to be a break from busy routines — and technology. It was a faux pas to spend a meal staring at your phone. But with coronavirus continuing to spread across the U.S., ...

While the core focus of any restaurant might be to serve delicious, lip-smacking food, restaurants still invest a lot of time and money on paper menus and chalkboards. These two have been dominating ...

Amanda Kludt is the former editor-in-chief of Eater. This post originally appeared on October 24, 2020 in Amanda Kludt’s newsletter “From the Editor,” a roundup of the most vital news and stories in ...

Since restaurants opened their doors to dine-in service, you may have noticed several different steps taken to create as safe as possible environment in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. One of ...

At the Brown Jug Restaurant, there are QR codes on every table. First adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic, digital menus are now the norm at the Ann Arbor mainstay. “We’re keeping the QR code around, ...

At many restaurants, a physical menu might be considered a bit of a vintage find. Half of full-service restaurants in the US now use scannable QR codes, according to the National Restaurant ...

For older patrons, navigating QR codes and smartphone apps can feel overwhelming, turning what should be a relaxing dining ...