>If I use my phone to read the menu I’m also seeing notifications, they may distract me even if only by making me think about them. This is my concern as well.

>If I use my phone to read the menu I’m also seeing notifications, they may distract me even if only by making me think about them. This is my concern as well. When someone is at a table with people, put the damn phone away and actually be present for those around you. QR code menus make "phones out" the default state of a table. So of course people will get distracted and split their attention between notifications and those around them.