# A digital menu every guest can eat from.

> Guests filter by allergen, diet, and calories and see only what works for them. It updates the moment your menu does and works on any phone.

Source: https://honeycomb.ai/digital-allergen-menu/  
Last updated: 2026-09-29

## The short version

A digital allergen menu lets guests filter your menu by allergens, diets, and calories so they can find dishes that suit them without waiting for a server. Honeycomb's version runs on your website or a shareable link, updates instantly, and can be translated into more languages.

## Live in minutes, useful every shift.

1. **Publish your menu.** Honeycomb turns your menu into a fast, mobile-friendly page you can link to or add to your website.
2. **Guests filter.** They pick their allergens or diet and instantly see the dishes that fit, and which can be modified.
3. **You learn what they need.** See which filters guests use most, so you can shape a menu that fits your crowd.

## Made for guests with real dietary needs.

Clear, calm, and quick to use, even for a guest standing at the door.

- **Allergen filters.** Guests choose the allergens to avoid and everything else adjusts around them.
- **Diet filters.** Vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, dairy free, keto, nut free, and more.
- **Calories and nutrition.** Show calories and macros for each dish, and filter by a calorie range.
- **Modifiable dishes.** Guests see when a dish can be made without an ingredient, not only what it contains.
- **Translations.** Offer the menu in more languages for guests and visitors.
- **Works on any phone.** Fast to load, easy to share, and installable to the home screen.

## A PDF menu, versus a digital menu.

| | PDF menu | Honeycomb digital menu |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finding a safe dish | Ask the server and wait | Filter in a few taps |
| Keeping it current | Re-export and re-upload | Updates the moment you publish |
| Dietary detail | Small print, if any | Allergens, diets, and calories per dish |
| Insight | None | See what guests filter for |

## Frequently asked questions

### What is a digital allergen menu?

It is an online menu where guests can filter dishes by allergens, diets, and calories to find what suits them.

### Can guests use it without downloading an app?

Yes. It opens in any phone browser from a link or QR code, and can be added to the home screen.

### Can I put it on my own website?

Yes. You can link to it or add it to your site.

### Does it update when the kitchen changes a dish?

Yes. Publish a change and the guest menu updates right away.

### Can AI assistants read it?

Yes. Each menu also has a plain text version that AI assistants can read, so answers about your dishes stay accurate.

### Can I see an example?

Yes. Open the live Earls Waikiki menu to try the filters yourself.

## For technical teams

Every restaurant menu is server-rendered, has structured data, and publishes a machine-readable version for AI assistants and agents.

- Server-rendered HTML so search engines and AI crawlers can read every dish.
- A plain text llms.txt and an AGENTS.md for each restaurant.
- Diet rules are evaluated against each dish's allergen data.
- Embeddable on your own site, with analytics events for filter use.

```
# Machine-readable menu for any restaurant
GET menu.honeycomb.ai/restaurant/earls-waikiki/llms.txt

# Example line
- **Cobb Salad**
  - allergens: High FODMAP, Nightshades
  - nutrition: calories=863, protein_g=23
```

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All pages: https://honeycomb.ai/llms.txt