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It's odd because it almost seems like a middle ground of having both options is unacceptable. It's chalk and cheese, black or white. You can literally have bot
by melomal 5y ago
It's odd because it almost seems like a middle ground of having both options is unacceptable. It's chalk and cheese, black or white.
You can literally have both physical and digital menu's and cater to everyone's needs. No harm done.
People who loathe the idea can carry on, people that love the idea can carry on.
- jasonlotito 5y agoThat's what I'm seeing at restaurants around here, both options. Default to digital, with the offer of a physical menu if you need. It's nice. Is that not common?
- melomal 5y agoGoing from the mass hate for QR code menus you would think not? Honestly, what's up with these polar opposites on HN. Never a middle ground.
- Kaze404 5y agoHaving both could cause issues, as the digital menu is much easier to update than the physical one, which can lead to inconsistencies. Not that it means it shouldn't be an option, it's just something that needs to be considered
- melomal 5y agoThis is very true. I wonder how often restaurants change their menus. I live on the coast of Poland and 5 years later of living here, I can probably tell you what the menu is for the 5 'hot' locations to go to because it literally hasn't changed.
- matz1 5y agoThen you might wonder whether the restaurant can't change their menus often because paper menu is hard to change!
- FalconSensei 5y agoI would think a paper menu will be easier to change?
- fragmede 5y agoDepends on the restaurant. Cooks are human too, so some will get bored after making the same exact thing for a year. Others might never get bored after a decade, or decide to keep making a dish because it sells well.
- dmurray 5y agoInconsistency between the digital and physical menu isn't really the problem. We care more about consistency between either menu and the single source of truth, which is what the chef is able to prepare today.
- Kaze404 5y agoDepends on what the inconsistency is. You order something from the menu and later find out it's more expensive and the updated price is only shown in the digital menu. Depending on where you are that'd be an instant win in court I believe.