DUBAI · UAE
A QR menu for Dubai, in Arabic and English.
Serva gives Dubai restaurants a QR menu in Arabic and English, priced in AED, with allergen fields and diet labels on every dish. Guests open it in their phone browser, switch languages and can see selected dishes in 3D and AR on their table.
Plans start at $19 a month. Taxes are excluded; they are added at checkout.
What the Dubai Food Code says about menus
The Food Code published by Dubai Municipality (2013 edition) asks restaurants and cafeterias to have the product menu printed in both Arabic and English, and to identify foods with allergens or non-halal ingredients clearly in the menu. Where non-halal food is served, it asks for this to be shown on the first page of the menu card.
Its allergen list has nine groups: crustaceans, peanuts, soybeans, tree nuts, sesame, fish, eggs, milk, and cereals containing gluten. A QR menu does not replace the printed menu the Code asks for; it gives guests the same menu on their phone, in more languages.
Arabic and English, right-to-left
Arabic is one of the 24 menu languages and is shown right-to-left. A guest switches between Arabic, English, Russian, Hindi, Persian, Chinese and the rest from the menu itself.
Allergen and halal labels
Every dish has 14 allergen fields, which include the nine groups in the Food Code, and diet labels such as halal, vegetarian, vegan and spicy. You set the labels; Serva does not certify them. Guests can hide every dish that contains an allergen they avoid.
Prices in AED, dishes in 3D
Your menu shows prices in AED. Burgers, pizza, bowls and sliced desserts can be placed on the table in 3D at real size; the Serva team prepares the models. Your Serva subscription is billed in US dollars, with taxes added at checkout.
Dubai at a glance
| Topic | With Serva |
|---|---|
| Menu currency | AED |
| Menu languages in the Food Code | Printed in Arabic and English (Dubai Municipality) |
| Allergens in the Food Code | 9 groups, identified in the menu |
| Allergen fields in Serva | 14 per dish, covering the 9 groups |
| Halal and diet labels | Set by you; not a certification |
| Other menu languages | Russian, Hindi, Persian, Chinese and more; 24 in all |
What Serva does not do
- It does not replace the printed Arabic and English menu
- It does not certify halal status
- It does not take orders or payments
- It does not check your recipes; allergen data comes from you
Questions from Dubai restaurants
Can my QR menu be in Arabic and English?
Yes. Arabic and English are both menu languages, and Arabic is shown right-to-left. Guests switch languages on the menu.
Does a QR menu replace the printed menu?
No. The Dubai Food Code asks for a printed menu in Arabic and English. A QR menu gives guests the same menu on their phone, alongside it.
Can I mark halal and non-halal dishes?
You can label dishes as halal and describe ingredients in each dish. The labels are yours; Serva does not certify them.
Can prices be in dirhams?
Yes. You choose AED as your menu’s currency; every dish is priced in it.
Which other languages do guests in Dubai use on the menu?
Any of the 24 languages you turn on, such as Russian, Hindi, Persian, Chinese, French or German.
Can guests see dishes in 3D and AR?
Yes, on phones that support AR. The Serva team prepares the 3D models of the dishes you choose.
Official sources
The statements about rules on this page are short summaries of the official texts below; they are not legal advice. Check the current text at the source.
Switch the menu to Arabic.
Open the sample menu, change it to العربية and turn a pizza in 3D.