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I'd prefer a static PDF I can pinch, zoom, and move about on my own than some crappy, overwrought, slow, "mobile" website that forces me to jump around to different sections of the menu with links that it *hides* anytime I scroll, which of course I have to because only 3 menu items are going to be able to fit on the screen at a time.

All that, VS a PDF that shows the entire menu that I can navigate spatially, show as much as I want depending on light levels, interest, and screen size, and can all fit in one, static tab.

Of course, the real answer is that electronic menus at sit down restaurants opened with QR codes are trash. Paper never really had these problems unless the restaurant was bad at menu design. I dislike being forced to use my phone at all when I'm out with friends or family for a nice dinner. Growing up, if I used my phone at the dinner table I would've been scolded.



Covid probably had something to do with the PDF menu trend. I think we can go back to printed menus now.




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