Restaurant owners in Belgium: what the rules ask of your menu, and what Menyu does
Menyu in this country
What Menyu can do here
Menyu works for a Belgian restaurant, with limits. Prices are in euros, as Belgian display rules require, and your dishes translate into 25 languages, Dutch included. Online payment is not available: payment accounts can only be opened in France. The menu’s buttons and the dashboard stay in French or English, and the sign-up phone field expects a French number.
Checked 21 October 2026
What works
- QR code in your colours, with your logoIncluded
- A fixed menu address: a new price without reprintingIncluded
- Dishes translated into 25 languages, Dutch includedIncluded
- The 14 EU allergens, dish by dishIncluded
- A vegetarian filter and one for each of the 14 allergensIncluded
- A preview of your menu from its link, no account neededIncluded
- Dashboard in French and EnglishIncluded
- Bookings by time slot, confirmed by e-mailPremium
- Orders from the menu, paid at the counterPremium
- Games on the menu, prize sent by e-mailPremium
- E-mail campaigns, no text messagesPremium
- Essentiel €49, Premium €79, Beyond €149 a monthIncluded
The limits
- No online payment for a Belgian venue: payment accounts can only be opened in France.
- Dishes translate, but the menu’s buttons (basket, filters) stay in French or English, and the opening status shows in French.
- The phone field, optional at sign-up, expects ten digits in French format: a Belgian mobile would get the +33 code.
- No text messages: booking confirmations go by e-mail, with no reminder before the visit.
- No connection to the till or to the certified cash register system.
- No custom domain: the menu lives on menyu.club.
- One account per venue.
- No tip or service charge added to orders.
National rules
Rules that shape your menu
Local rules
Prices readable before guests walk in
A royal decree of 7 December 2016 governs price display in the hospitality trade. Any venue where people eat or drink on the premises must state the price of its dishes and drinks in writing, legibly and unambiguously, somewhere clearly visible from outside. Guests must be able to read it before they walk in: on the front, behind the entrance window or in the hall leading to the dining room.2
For drinks, the outside display can be limited to the most representative ones in each category. Prices are given at least in euros and include VAT, other taxes and all mandatory charges. The amount itself is up to you: no price is imposed in the hospitality trade.2
These rules cover places where people eat or drink on site; a takeaway-only restaurant follows the general price-display rules. The FPS Economy last updated its page on the subject on 17 July 2026.23
For your menu
Keep your menu posted outside; the QR code adds what a window cannot show: dish details, translations, allergens.
Local rules
A QR code is an extra, never the only display
The FPS Economy says so in its guidelines: a QR code that guests must scan with their own smartphone is not enough to show prices. Showing prices is an active duty to inform, and no special effort, such as scanning a code, can be asked of the customer.2
A QR code system can still be used as an extra option, alongside the usual price display.2
For your menu
The paper menu carries the prices; the QR code on the table opens the same menu, with the detail and the translations, and follows every change.
Local rules
Allergens available on the spot
For AFSCA, the federal food chain safety agency, allergens in prepacked food go on the label; for non-prepacked food, in a restaurant for instance, they must be given some other way that is clear and immediately available on the spot.4
The agency points out that food allergy affects 2 to 3% of the world’s population and 6 to 8% of children.4
For your menu
A menu that shows allergens dish by dish answers before anyone has to ask.
Economy
The certified cash register
The FPS Finance requires receipts from a certified cash register system (SCE) at any venue where meals are eaten, once annual restaurant turnover, excluding VAT and drinks, goes above €25,000. The threshold is assessed venue by venue.5
The new generation of the system, SCE 2.0, has been compulsory since 1 July 2026.6
For your menu
Menyu does not connect to any till: your receipts still come from your certified cash register.
Questions
Questions and answers
Can a QR code replace my price display?
No. Under the FPS Economy’s guidelines, a QR code to scan is not enough: prices must be readable from outside, in writing. A QR code is still allowed as an extra.
That is Menyu’s job: the posted menu keeps the prices, the QR code opens the detailed, translated menu, updated without reprinting.2
Do I have to post the price of every drink outside?
No. The outside display can be limited to the most representative drinks in each category. The prices shown remain all-in prices, VAT and mandatory charges included.2
How do I tell guests about allergens?
AFSCA wants allergens in non-prepacked dishes shown clearly and immediately available on the spot.
On Menyu, each dish carries its allergens from the EU list of 14, and guests filter the menu: vegetarian, or free from whichever allergens they choose.4
Make my allergen chartDoes Menyu replace my cash register?
Can I take payments online with Menyu in Belgium?
No. Menyu only creates payment accounts in France. What Premium still allows: ordering from the menu, to eat in or take away, with payment at the counter.
Can my menu be shown in Dutch?
The dishes, yes: Menyu translates them into 25 languages, Dutch included, and you review the translation. The menu’s buttons and the dashboard stay in French or English.
Will my Belgian phone number work at sign-up?
The field is optional and expects ten digits in French format: a Belgian mobile typed as 04… would be saved with the +33 code. Leave it blank.
Why these seven cities?
They are the seven most populous municipalities on 1 January 2026 according to Statbel, from Antwerp (565,615 residents) to Namur (115,457). The 19 communes of the Brussels-Capital Region, home to 1,255,834 people, make up a single page, ranked by the City of Brussels figure.1
Method
Sources
Each fact on this page points to one of these sources, read on the date shown.
Sources
Statbel, Population par commune au 1er janvier (1992-2026)statbel.fgov.be · accessed 21 October 2026
SPF Économie, Guidelines : indication des prix dans l’horecaeconomie.fgov.be · accessed 21 October 2026
SPF Économie, Afficher les prix dans l’horeca : guidelines pour les exploitants du secteureconomie.fgov.be · accessed 21 October 2026
AFSCA, Allergènesfavv-afsca.be · accessed 21 October 2026
SPF Finances, Qui doit utiliser le SCE ?systemedecaisseenregistreuse.be · accessed 21 October 2026
SPF Finances, Le système de caisse enregistreusesystemedecaisseenregistreuse.be · accessed 21 October 2026