Software solution

Square QR Code Ordering

Let guests order from their table, window, or pickup spot

Square QR Code Ordering gives a restaurant or food-service team a mobile ordering path without adding a dedicated ordering terminal at every table. You publish a Square Online Order Online page, assign items to self-serve ordering, and generate QR codes tied to tables, seats, parking spots, walk-up windows, or other ordering stations.

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How it fits your business

Guests scan, choose items, add special requests, and pay on their own phones. The order flows into Square Point of Sale and can feed a kitchen ticket printer or kitchen display system, while staff receive the location details needed for handoff. It is especially practical for busy counter service, patios, food trucks, and venues where a shared QR code can collect a guest-entered location.

Key capabilities

What you can do

Station-aware ordering
Create unique codes for individual tables or stations, or use one shared code and ask guests to enter their location. That lets a small dining room and a large event use different operating patterns without changing the core menu flow.
Mobile menu, notes, and payment
Guests browse a mobile-optimized ordering page, add special requests, and pay online from their phones. Square documents support for major cards and digital wallets including Apple Pay, Google Pay, Square Pay, and Afterpay.
Orders reach the existing operation
Completed orders appear in the point of sale and can feed directly to a kitchen ticket printer or kitchen display system. The mapped station helps the team know where to send the order instead of relying on shouted names or handwritten notes.
Operational controls by location
Managers can set ordering hours, customer instructions, text alerts, ticket preferences, alcohol quantity limits, and an optional service fee. QR ordering can also be switched off for a location and turned back on later.
No dedicated QR terminal required
Square says businesses do not need to purchase hardware to take payments, and the QR flow is completed on the customer’s mobile device. Hardware remains useful for the receiving POS and kitchen, but it is an operational choice rather than a QR-ordering prerequisite.

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Product details

What you need before launch

The U.S. setup article requires an account owner or team member with online permissions, a Square Online Plus or Premium subscription or Square Plus or Premium subscription, an Order Online page template, a published ordering page, and menu items assigned to Self-serve ordering fulfillment. Setup is done in Square Dashboard. The merchant then creates ordering stations, chooses hours and time zone, configures alerts and ticket preferences, previews the code, and downloads either a pre-designed ordering card or a QR-only file for its own printed design.

Fees and subscription choice

Square’s U.S. online plan comparison lists QR code ordering as a Plus feature and shows Plus at $49 per location per month and Premium at $149 per location per month; both plans offer a 30-day trial. The same comparison lists online card processing at 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction for Plus and Premium. Square Online’s QR FAQ separately describes the standard QR ordering rate as 2.9% + $0.30. These are online card-payment rates, not an all-in price, and optional service fees charged to QR orders are retained by the merchant minus standard processing fees.

Meaningful limitations to explain to buyers

QR ordering only works with the Order Online page template and depends on a published Square Online ordering page and correctly assigned self-serve items. It is an online, customer-device workflow, so merchants should plan for guests who cannot or do not want to use a phone and should keep a staffed alternative. QR cards also need to remain legible and placed at the intended station. Square documents station mapping, order hours, and menu availability controls, but this record does not claim offline QR ordering, cash collection through the QR flow, or universal support for every payment method in every scenario.

Plan details

Pricing, fees & eligibility

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QR code ordering is a paid Square Online/Square subscription feature rather than a free-plan feature. Square’s U.S. online comparison lists Plus at $49 per location per month and Premium at $149 per location per month, with QR code ordering shown under Plus; both list 2.9% + $0.30 online card processing. Square’s QR FAQ says the standard QR ordering rate is 2.9% + $0.30 per sale. No dedicated QR hardware purchase is required.

Fees & eligibility

Square Plus subscription
U.S. Square online-plan comparison; Plus includes QR code ordering and has a 30-day trial.
$49/month per location
Square Premium subscription
U.S. Square online-plan comparison; Premium includes QR code ordering and has a 30-day trial.
$149/month per location
Online card processing
U.S. Square Plus and Premium online card payments, including the published standard QR ordering rate; plan and payment-method rules apply.
2.9% + $0.30 per transaction
Optional QR-order service fee
Square allows an optional service fee on QR orders; the merchant keeps the amount charged minus standard processing fees.
Merchant-defined; no Square amount published

Requirements

U.S. Square account with Square Online Plus or Premium, or Square Plus or Premium subscription as stated in Square’s setup article.
Account owner or team member with online permissions.
Square Online Order Online page template, published before QR setup.
Menu items assigned to Self-serve ordering fulfillment.
Customer smartphone with web access for scanning, ordering, and payment; a staffed alternative is prudent for guests who cannot use the mobile flow.
Printed QR cards or QR-only artwork placed at each ordering station; Square does not require dedicated QR hardware.

Verified against official Square U.S. pages on 2026-10-27; prices and fees can change and should be rechecked before publication or purchase.

Square’s plan comparison shows QR code ordering under Plus and lists Square Plus at $49/location/month and Square Premium at $149/location/month; monthlyUSD is null because the feature has two official subscription tiers rather than one price.

The 2.9% + $0.30 figure is an online card-processing fee per transaction, not a monthly fee and not a promise that every payment method has identical economics.

Square’s setup article documents online permissions, the Order Online template, published page, self-serve item assignment, ordering stations, hours, alerts, ticket preferences, and optional service fee controls.

Hardware recommendations are optional receiving/fulfillment equipment. QR ordering itself runs on the customer’s phone and does not require a dedicated QR terminal.

Square’s pages describe card and digital-wallet acceptance, but this record does not claim that cash or offline payments can be completed through the QR checkout flow.

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

Does Square QR Code Ordering require a Square Kiosk or card reader at each table?

No. Square’s U.S. materials describe the customer scanning, ordering, and paying on a mobile device. The merchant still needs a compatible Square account and ordering setup, and may choose POS, printer, or KDS hardware to receive and fulfill orders, but no dedicated QR terminal is required.

Which Square plan includes QR code ordering?

Square’s U.S. setup article identifies Square Online Plus and Premium subscribers and Square Plus and Premium subscribers as eligible. The online-plan comparison lists QR code ordering under Plus. Square’s published prices are $49 per location per month for Plus and $149 per location per month for Premium, subject to change.

Can one QR code serve a whole venue?

Yes, Square documents a shared-code option where customers manually enter their ordering station, which it describes as suitable for large-scale events and stadiums. For smaller restaurants, unique codes mapped to each table or station can automatically identify where the order belongs.

Sources & product information

Information as of 2026-10-27. Product details date: 2026-10-27.

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Let guests order from their table, window, or pickup spot

How it fits your business

What you can do

Station-aware ordering

Mobile menu, notes, and payment

Orders reach the existing operation

Operational controls by location

No dedicated QR terminal required

Product details

What you need before launch

Fees and subscription choice

Meaningful limitations to explain to buyers

Pricing, fees & eligibility

Fees & eligibility

Requirements

Frequently asked questions

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