Will diners need to install anything to scan it?

No. iPhones on iOS 11+ and Android 10+ read it from the standard camera and show a one-tap “Join” — no app on your side or theirs.

Does it work with WPA3 routers?

Yes. Pick the WPA option when you make the code; it covers WPA, WPA2 and WPA3, which is what virtually every restaurant router runs.

Is it safe to hand guests the Wi-Fi like this?

Yes, provided the code points at a separate guest network. Your password is encoded locally in the browser and never uploaded, so the only thing shared is access to the isolated guest SSID.

Restaurant Wi-Fi QR Codes (Free Guest Wi-Fi Code)

Wi-Fi QR codes for restaurants

A Wi-Fi QR code lets diners join your restaurant’s guest network by scanning a table card — no waiter dictating a password over the noise, no mistyped login. Useful for families waiting on food, solo diners and anyone checking in their visit. Enter your network name and password below and download a free code; your details are encoded in your browser and never uploaded.

In a restaurant the Wi-Fi password is a small but real friction point: it gets read out wrong, scribbled on a chalkboard nobody can see from table nine, or asked for three times during service. A Wi-Fi QR code ends that. The scan carries the SSID, security type and password, and the phone offers a one-tap “Join” — freeing your floor staff to serve food instead of spelling out passwords.

Keep the card terminal off the guest SSID

Put diners on a separate guest network so their phones can never reach your EPOS, card terminal or back-office PC. Nearly every router exposes a guest SSID toggle — switch it on before you print the code.

Where the code goes

On the table card or tent — alongside your menu code, so one card handles menu and Wi-Fi.
By the waiting area or bar — for guests holding for a table.
A framed card on the wall — durable and spill-proof in a busy dining room.

Make your restaurant Wi-Fi code

From network details to a printed table card:

1
Enter the guest SSID
Type the network name exactly, capitals included.
2
Choose WPA security
WPA covers WPA/WPA2/WPA3 on virtually every modern router.
3
Type the password
Special characters are escaped automatically so the code is valid.
4
Download and print
SVG or PDF for crisp table cards — no watermark.

Mind the effect on table turnover

Free Wi-Fi keeps diners comfortable, but in a busy room it can also keep a table occupied long after the bill. If turnover matters at peak times, pair the code with a gentle “please free the table during busy periods” line, or rely on it more in the quieter parts of service when a lingering table costs you nothing.

Completely — no charge, no sign-up and no watermark on the code. OpenQR is open source and generates everything in your browser.

Need the plain tool? Open the Wi-Fi QR code generator.

Wi-Fi QR codes for restaurants

Always share a guest network

Where the code goes

Make your restaurant Wi-Fi code

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