Alternative to Word & Docs menus
Your menu isn't a document
Word and Google Docs are where a lot of menus quietly live: a two-column layout, hand-tuned tab stops, a logo that jumps to the next page if you breathe on it. It works for printing. As the thing guests scan and read on a phone, it falls apart — you export a PDF, upload it, and inherit every problem a PDF has.
yourmenu.app takes that document as a starting point and gives you a real menu instead: built for phones, structured as dishes and prices rather than paragraphs, and editable without ever opening a word processor again.
Document vs. menu
- Doc: you design for A4 and hope it reflows on a phone — it doesn't. Menu: laid out for phone screens from the start, no zooming or sideways scrolling.
- Doc: prices are just text you keep aligned by hand. Menu: dishes and prices are structured fields, aligned automatically.
- Doc: 'publishing' means export to PDF, upload, replace the old file, clear the cache. Menu: edit and it's live — the link never changes.
- Doc: allergens are footnotes you maintain manually. Menu: allergen and dietary badges per dish, always current — which EU law expects.
- Doc: no idea if anyone reads it. Menu: see views and popular dishes with Premium analytics.
The export treadmill
Every menu change in a document is the same loop: edit, fix the page breaks that shifted, export a fresh PDF, upload it, and pray the old one isn't cached behind the QR code. It's just enough friction that changes get postponed — and the 'digital' menu drifts out of date exactly like paper. A live menu ends the loop: tap, edit, done, from your phone.
Formatting stops being your job
In a document you are the layout engine — nudging tab stops, keeping the second column from wrapping, stopping the header from orphaning. On a menu page you type the dish, the price and the description; the design is handled, consistently, on every device. You spend the time on the food, not the formatting.
Bring the doc you already have
Export your Word or Google Docs menu to PDF, or just photograph it, and upload it during onboarding — the AI extraction drafts your sections, dishes, prices and descriptions to review. Then print one QR code that encodes a permanent short link, so it survives every future edit.
Frequently asked questions
Can I import my Word or Google Docs menu?
Yes — export it to PDF (or take a photo) and upload it during onboarding. AI extraction drafts the whole menu for you to review, so you're editing rather than retyping.
Isn't a Google Doc link basically the same as a menu page?
Not for guests: a shared doc opens the editor or viewer UI, reflows badly on phones, and shows no allergens or sold-out state. A menu page is built for reading on a phone and updates without re-sharing anything.
Do I still need to keep the document?
Only if you want it for printing. The live menu becomes your source of truth — you edit there, and the permanent link stays the same everywhere you've shared it.
What does it cost?
One complete menu is free forever, including the permanent QR code, allergen tags and instant updates. Premium adds multiple menus, translations, analytics and a custom domain.