Scan the menu. Order without the language barrier.
Take a photo of a menu you can’t read and get it back in your own language. Share one link with the table so everyone can pick their own food and see what it costs, then show the waiter a simple page listing who wants what.
Free to start. The people you share with never need an account.
Take a photo of a restaurant menu and get back a version your whole table can read and order from. If the menu has several pages, just photograph each one. Everyone opens the same link, picks their own dishes, and sees what they personally owe before anything is ordered. When you’re ready, show the waiter a simple page listing who wants what. Add a tip, then turn the order into a bill. It’s built for before the food arrives, while everyone can still change their mind.
How it works
- 1
Scan the menu
Take a photo, pick one from your library, or scan a QR code. Got a long menu? Photograph every page in one go. Check it over and fix anything before you share it — or just add a dish by hand.
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Share one link with the table
Send the link however you like: copy it, share it, show a QR code, or send it to a friend or group in the app. Everyone opens it and starts picking their own food — no account, no download needed.
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Show the waiter, add a tip, make it a bill
Show the waiter a simple page listing who ordered what. Ordering more later? Just add it and show them again. When you’re done, add a tip and turn everything into a bill.
What you get
Read any menu in your language
A menu in Japanese, Greek, or any other language comes back in yours, dish by dish, with the same prices and the original name too.
A simple page for the waiter
Shows who ordered what, so nothing gets mixed up or lost in translation. No pointing, no guessing, no repeating yourself.
Find any dish fast
Just start typing a dish name and it shows up straight away, in whichever language you search.
Rounds, tips, and saved menus
Order more as the meal goes on and add a tip at the end if you like. Past menus are saved for next time.
Order with confidence, even in a language you don’t speak
Scan a menu, share it with the table, and let everyone see what they’re ordering and what it costs — before the bill arrives.
Scan a menuFree to start. The people you share with never need an account.
Where it earns its keep
Dinner abroad with no shared language
You can’t read the menu and the waiter doesn’t speak your language. Scan it, order in your language, and show the waiter a page they can read in theirs.
A table of eight ordering at once
Instead of one person reading the menu aloud and writing it all down, everyone picks their own food on their own phone at the same time.
The friend who is watching their spending
They can see their own total as they choose and swap a dish for a cheaper one quietly, instead of doing the math in their head when the bill arrives.
Deciding before you sit down
Scan the menu posted outside and let everyone see it and agree on what they want while you’re still deciding whether to go in.
Why this beats the usual workarounds
One link, no installs for guests
The people you’re eating with just open a link and start picking. No account, no app to install, no email address needed.
No surprise at the end of the meal
Everyone sees their own total before the food is even ordered, not after it’s eaten. Any mix-ups get sorted while they still can be.
The order turns straight into a bill
When the meal ends, turn the order into a bill with one tap. It already knows who chose what, and you can still add a tip or anything else.
Nothing gets mixed up between orders
The waiter sees who ordered what, round by round, so a new drink added later doesn’t get confused with what was already served.
The usual way vs. a shared menu
This is what most tables already do with a translate app and a group chat. The difference is everyone works from one menu instead of juggling screenshots.
| The usual way vs. a shared menu | ✗ | ✓ |
|---|---|---|
| Reading the menu | Everyone points their own translate app at the page and gets a different, flickering result. | Scan it once and everyone reads it in their own language. |
| Collecting what everyone wants | One person takes orders out loud and writes them on a napkin, then reads them back twice to be sure. | Everyone picks on their own phone and the order comes together by itself. |
| Telling the waiter | Pointing at the page and repeating dish names, hoping the pronunciation lands. | Show the waiter a simple page listing who wants what, in their language. |
| Finding one dish | Scrolling through photos of the menu looking for the thing someone recommended. | Type a few letters and it shows up right away. |
| Knowing what you owe | Working it out from the printed bill afterwards, usually while everyone is putting their coat on. | See your own total the whole time, right from when you order. |
Questions
- Does this send my order to the restaurant?
- No. We show you a simple page with your table’s order, written in the restaurant’s language, and you show that to a waiter yourself. A real person still takes your order.
- Can it tell me whether a dish contains nuts, gluten or dairy?
- No, and we never will. Getting an allergy wrong could make someone seriously ill, so always ask the restaurant directly about allergies.
- Do the people I share with need an account?
- No. Anyone with the link can open the menu, pick their food and see their own total without signing up. Only the person who scans and shares the menu needs an account.
- How accurate is the scan and the translation?
- Good, but not perfect yet — this is a new feature. Hard-to-read menus and handwriting can trip it up, so you always get a chance to check and fix anything before you share it.
- How does the waiter see who ordered what?
- You show them a simple page listing everyone’s order, in the restaurant’s language. You can show it on your own phone, or they can scan a QR code to see it on theirs.
- Can we order in several rounds?
- Yes. Order more whenever you like during the meal, and show the waiter the new page each time.
- Can we add a tip?
- Yes. When you turn the order into a bill, you can add a tip or skip it entirely — it’s always your choice.
- How do I get the menu to the rest of the table?
- Send the link however suits you: copy it, use your phone’s share menu, show a QR code, or send it to a friend or group inside the app.
- What if the menu runs over several pages?
- Just photograph each page and they’ll be put together into one menu. A QR code works too.
- How many people can join one order?
- The free plan covers a small table. Pro lets bigger groups order together.
- How long does the shared link stay open?
- A few hours by default, since a menu link that anyone can add to shouldn’t stay open forever. Pro lets you choose a longer window and extend it if dinner runs late.
- Can I ask for changes to a dish, like no onions?
- Not yet. You can pick dishes and how many of each, but special requests still need to go through the waiter as usual.
- What happens to the order after we eat?
- Turn it into a bill with one tap. It already knows who chose what, and you can still adjust anything before you settle up.
- Can I pay through the app?
- No. Split The Bill works out who owes what and keeps track of who’s paid, but it doesn’t take payment for your meal or pay the restaurant.
- Do I have to re-scan a menu I have used before?
- No. Menus you’ve scanned before are saved, so going back to the same restaurant costs you nothing extra — just reopen it.
- How many pages can one menu have?
- Up to 8. Add them from the camera or your photo library and they’re read together as one menu.
- What if I switch apps or lock my phone while it scans?
- The scan carries on without you. Once your photos are sent, the menu keeps being read on our side, and it’s waiting for you when you come back.
- What if the menu doesn’t show a currency?
- We don’t guess. If no currency is printed on the menu, the app asks you which one it is before anyone orders from it.
- Can I keep a menu someone else shared?
- Yes. If you have an account, tap Add to my menus on a shared menu and it’s there for your next visit.
- What does the waiter’s page show?
- Each person and what they ordered. It opens on what’s new this round, with a tab for the whole order. When you tap Order done in the app, the next round starts fresh. The page is read-only, so nobody can change the order from it.
