Walk around the plate.
Serve it in AR.
A two-minute capture on your iPhone becomes a photoreal, true-to-size 3D dish your guests summon onto the table with one scan. Here’s exactly how it works — from kitchen pass to paid order.
For owners
Your menu’s journey, in five steps
No studio, no 3D artist, no new hardware on the floor. The phone in your pocket and the QR codes on your tables do all the work.
Step 01 — Capture
Walk around the dish with your iPhone
Plate the dish, open TruePlate, and circle the table while the guided capture collects frames. Photogrammetry turns them into a photoreal 3D model in minutes — right on the phone.
- Guided orbit with live coverage feedback, so you never miss an angle
- Processing happens on-device — models are ready in minutes
- Compact detail level by design, so dishes load instantly for guests
Step 02 — Review & publish
The model lands in your dashboard
Every capture syncs to your TruePlate dashboard automatically. Spin it in the 3D viewer, attach it to the right menu item alongside pricing, photos, and allergens — then flip the publish toggle.
- New captures appear in your dashboard, ready to review
- Attach the model to its menu item; keep multiple versions per dish
- One toggle publishes to your live e-menu — and pulls it back just as fast
Step 03 — Print your QR
One code per restaurant — or per table
Generate QR codes for the whole menu or for individual tables, download print-ready files, and drop them into table tents, menus, or the window. Reprint never required: the code stays, the menu behind it evolves.
- Per-restaurant and per-table QR codes from the dashboard
- Custom colors and branding on Pro and up
- Print-ready downloads for tents, menus, stickers, and displays
Step 04 — Guests scan
The dish appears on their table, true to size
Scanning opens your menu in the browser — web AR, nothing to install. Tap a dish and it anchors to the table at actual scale, so guests see exactly what the kitchen sends out before they order it.
- No app install — it runs in the browser they already have
- AR Quick Look on iPhone, Scene Viewer on Android, 3D viewer on desktop
- Dishes render at true size — a 26 cm plate is a 26 cm plate
Step 05 — Take orders Ultra
From AR preview to paid order, no waving
On Ultra, the same QR becomes your ordering layer. Guests order together from a live table session or ahead for pickup, the kitchen watches tickets arrive in real time, and payment settles online via Stripe.
- QR table sessions — the whole table browses and orders together
- Tickets hit the kitchen’s live board the second they’re placed
- Cards, wallets, and tips paid online through Stripe
After service
Know which dishes earn their spot
Every scan, view, and AR session feeds your dashboard — so the next menu decision is backed by what guests actually looked at, not gut feel.
View tracking
See which dishes pull attention — and which ones guests scroll straight past.
AR engagement
An AR session is strong purchase intent. Those are your hero dishes — feature them.
Trends over time
Compare 7, 30, and 90-day windows to catch what’s rising before it peaks.
Traffic sources
QR scans, direct links, social, search — know where your menu views come from.
For guests
The guest side takes about 20 seconds
No account, no download, no learning curve — just the dish, on the table, before it’s ordered.
Scan the table QR
The camera app is enough — the code opens your live menu in their browser.
Browse the menu
Photos, prices, allergens, and an AR badge on every dish with a 3D model.
See it at true size
One tap anchors the dish to the table at actual scale — portion doubts gone.
Order & pay
On Ultra, guests order from their seat and pay online — the kitchen sees it live.
App walkthrough
A closer look inside TruePlate
The screens you’ll live in — from first capture to the menu your guests see.
Analytics overview
Quick stats, trending items, and recent activity at a glance
Menu management
Organized sections, status indicators, and quick search
Dish configuration
Full details with photos, nutrition, allergens, and pricing
Object capture
Guided scanning with real-time image count and feedback
E-menu view
The menu your guests see the moment they scan the QR
Guest AR view
A dish anchored to the table at actual size, in the browser
Questions
The practical bits
An iPhone and the TruePlate app. The guided capture walks you around the plate for a couple of minutes, then photogrammetry builds the 3D model right on the phone — no studio rig, no scanner, no 3D artist. Guests don't need anything special either: any modern iPhone or Android phone can view dishes in AR.
No. Scanning the QR opens your menu in the browser. Tapping a dish launches AR Quick Look on iPhone or Scene Viewer on Android, and desktop visitors get an interactive 3D viewer instead — zero downloads, zero sign-ups.
Plan for about five minutes per dish: a two-minute walk around the plate, then on-device processing for a few more. Most owners capture a handful of dishes between services and have them published before the next seating.
Light and surfaces, mostly. Even, diffuse lighting beats hard shadows; matte foods scan beautifully, while glassware and mirror-shiny sauces are harder for photogrammetry. Keep the plate still, fill the frame, and complete the full orbit — the app's live coverage feedback shows any gaps. Models are processed at a compact detail level on purpose, so they stay sharp and load instantly on guests' phones.
On the Ultra plan, yes. Guests order from QR table sessions or ahead for pickup, pay online via Stripe, and tickets land on the kitchen's live order board the second they're placed.
Your first dish can be live before dinner service
Start the 14-day free trial, capture one plate, and watch it land on your own table in AR. No credit card tricks, nothing for guests to install.