Why are restaurants in Dubai switching en masse to QR menus – but not yet in Poland?

Restaurants
                   

In Dubai today, it’s hard to find a restaurant that doesn’t use QR menus. QR codes are on tables, at entrances, and often even in elevators leading to the restaurant. Guests scan the code, browse the extensive, multilingual menu, place their order and pay online – without waiting for a waiter.

Meanwhile, in Poland, many establishments still use only a paper card. Why?

1. technology is a standard, not a luxury – at least in Dubai

In the United Arab Emirates, and especially in Dubai, digital solutions such as, digital menus, are part of everyday life.

  • Guests expect the restaurant to be modern.
  • Multilingualism is a necessity, not an add-on.
  • QR menus shorten the distance between guest and staff.

In Poland, technology is sometimes seen as an add-on – not as a tool to increase convenience and sales.

2. owners’ habits and fear of change

Polish restaurateurs often:

  • are afraid that older customers will not want to use QR menus,
  • don’t know that QR menus can be accessed alongside paper menus,
  • are unaware of how easy to use this technology can be.

Meanwhile, in Dubai, owners are looking at the data – they know that QR menu:

✅ increases average order value,
✅ speeds up table turnover,
✅ eliminates service errors.

3. guest experience is a priority

In Dubai, restaurants compete for customer loyalty not only with cuisine, but also with experience:

  • You order at your own pace,
  • You don’t have to wait for someone to approach you,
  • you can read the description, composition, allergens and see a photo of the dish.

It is the QR menu that allows personalization and convenience that younger generations value most.

4. systems like ORDI give Polish restaurants the same opportunities

QR menus are not just a PDF on a page. With a system like ORDI, a restaurant in Poland can:

  • Offer full, dynamic menus with translations and images,
  • Allow orders to be placed without a waiter,
  • accept payment by card, BLIK, Apple Pay, Google Pay – at the table or takeaway,
  • Send notifications and manage promotions in real time.

📌 And it all works just as well as in Dubai, without the need for multi-million dollar investments.

5. it‘ s not a fad – it’s the future that’s already happening

Dubai is just showing the way. Restaurants around the world are implementing QR menus because it’s faster, cheaper and more efficient. Poland doesn’t have to be left behind.

It’s time to make changes – before customers do them for you

The Polish foodservice market has enormous potential. If you want to take advantage of it, it’s worth reaching for solutions that are already proving themselves in the world’s most demanding places.

ORDI gives you a tool that works. Now.
👉 See how a modern QR menu works.