QR Code Restaurant Deals: How to See Exactly Who Walked In

QR code restaurant deals tracking means every offer you post has its own QR code, and a customer redeems it by scanning that code at your counter. On DanikFlash, a digital storefront for local shops in India, each scan is saved against that offer with the date and time. You count real walk-ins, not views or clicks.

Why is a restaurant deal hard to track without a QR code?

Most promotions stop reporting before the customer reaches your door. A flex board, a pamphlet or a social post can tell you how many people saw it. None of them can tell you whether anyone who saw it came in and ate.

So the usual method is guessing. You run a lunch offer on Tuesday, Tuesday feels a little busier, and you cannot say whether the offer did it or the weather did.

A QR scan closes that gap because it can only happen in one place: at your counter, with the customer standing in front of you.

How does QR code deal tracking work on DanikFlash?

It happens in four steps, in this order:

1. You post a flash offer. For example, 20% off thali between 3pm and 6pm today. It takes a few minutes in the app.
2. Nearby people see it. DanikFlash shows your offer to users within 500 metres of your shop.
3. The customer comes in and scans. At your counter they open the offer in the app and scan its QR code to redeem it.
4. The redemption is logged. DanikFlash records it against that offer, with the date and time.

Step 4 only happens if step 3 happened in your shop. A person who scrolled past the offer at home does not show up in the count. A person who scanned at your counter does.

What does the redemption record tell a restaurant owner?

It tells you how many people redeemed each offer, and when. That is enough to answer the questions a restaurant owner actually asks:

• Did the 3pm offer bring anyone in? Count the redemptions on that offer.
• Which slot works better, 3pm or 7pm? Run the same offer in both slots on different days and compare the two counts.
• Is 20% off doing more than 10% off? Same test: two offers, two counts.

Every one of those answers comes from scans at your own counter, not from an estimate.

What does a QR deal not tell you?

A redemption record counts people who redeemed the offer. It does not count:

• people who saw the offer, came in, and forgot to scan
• friends who came with the person who scanned
• regulars who would have come anyway and scanned because the offer was there

So treat the count as a floor, not a full headcount. It is the number you can be certain of. For deciding which offer to run again, that certainty matters more than a bigger number you cannot check.

Does the customer's location get shared with the restaurant?

No. DanikFlash uses a customer's location only to show them offers nearby, and it is not shared with the shop until they redeem. Customers can turn location off in the app settings. For a restaurant owner, that means the people in your count are people who chose to come in.

How do I set up QR code deals for my restaurant?

1. Create your digital storefront on the DanikFlash app: shop name, photos, address, hours.
2. Pick your slowest stretch of the day, the hours when tables sit empty while rent and staff costs keep running.
3. Post one flash offer for exactly those hours.
4. When customers arrive, they scan the offer's QR code at your counter.
5. Check the redemption count for that offer the next day, and change one thing (the time, the dish or the discount) for the next offer.

DanikFlash costs ₹499/month + GST. It takes no commission on your sales, and the first month is free.

Frequently asked questions

Do customers need to download an app to redeem a QR code deal?

Yes. Customers find offers and redeem them in the DanikFlash app. The QR scan at your counter is what records the redemption against your offer.

Can I track more than one offer at the same time?

Yes. Each offer has its own QR code, so the redemptions for one offer are counted separately from another. That is what lets you compare a 3pm offer against a 7pm one.

What if a customer comes in but does not scan?

Then that visit is not in the count. The record only includes redemptions made by scanning at your counter, so ask customers to scan when they order.

Does DanikFlash take a cut of the bill when a customer redeems?

No. DanikFlash charges a flat ₹499/month + GST and takes no commission on what the customer pays you. The first month is free.

Which businesses can use QR code deals besides restaurants?

Any shop where the customer comes to the counter: cafés, sweet shops, salons, gyms and retail stores. The mechanism is the same: post an offer, the customer scans at your counter, the redemption is logged.

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Offers are created and managed by independent vendors, who set their own terms and redemption conditions.

See how DanikFlash works for shops · Read: how restaurant flash sales fill empty hours