Bring back menus, QR codes are terrible

The best solution — pandemic or no pandemic — is a tablet at the table that you can use to order directly and also works as POS. Unfortunately, it's seen as low status so unlikely to be widely adopted. The fact that waitering uses a push model vs a pull model is insane.

Any time I've ever seen a tablet at the table, it's been used to push annoying ads at me trying to upsell shit. No, I don't want to add a wicked bloomin' onion or a Chocolato(tm) margarita. I don't need a flashing squawk box bothering me while I'm trying to have dinner, thanks. While I'm sure you could design a table tablet that didn't do that, it's obviously too tempting for them to do it.