Scan Menus. Spot Hidden Ingredients.
Point your phone at any foreign menu. AI translates each dish and flags what isn't listed — like the peanut oil in Pad Thai.
Translation Apps Miss Hidden Ingredients
Translation apps give you words. They don't tell you the Pad Thai has crushed peanuts or the green curry uses shrimp paste. Your problem isn't the language — it's the ingredients that never make it onto the menu.
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Menu Decoder
Three Steps to Know What You're Ordering
Photograph the menu
Open the app and snap a photo of any menu in any language.
AI checks traditional recipes
Gemini AI translates each dish, then cross-references traditional ingredients for that cuisine against your dietary profile.
See what's actually in it
Every dish gets a clear RED, YELLOW, or GREEN flag with specific reasoning you can read before you order.
Built for Allergies, Not Just Translation
Catches What's Not Listed
Vietnamese gỏi cuốn comes with peanut dipping sauce, but the menu just says "spring rolls." The AI flags what's in the recipe, not only what's written.
Knows Your Restrictions
Set your restrictions once — peanut allergy, vegan, gluten-free, anything. Every scan checks every dish against your specific profile.
Reads Any Language
Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, Arabic — photograph any script. No language packs to install. No manual ingredient lookup.
Shows Its Reasoning
Every flag comes with an explanation: "YELLOW — miso soup base typically contains bonito (fish stock)." You read the reason before you decide — no blind trust in a colored dot.
Tell Your Server in Their Language
Menu Decoder generates a translated card listing all your dietary restrictions in the local language. Show it to your waiter to double-check before ordering. Language auto-detects from your last scan — or pick manually.
No Free Trial. No Surprises.
Pick the plan that fits your trip. Same features on both.
Trip Pass
Full access for 14 days.
- Scan menus in any language
- RED / YELLOW / GREEN flags with reasoning
- Staff Card in the local language
- 50 scans per day
Monthly
Renews monthly. Cancel anytime.
- Everything in Trip Pass
- For extended travel or frequent trips
Cheaper than one ruined meal. Way cheaper than a hospital visit abroad.
Common Questions
Menu Decoder uses Google's Gemini AI to analyze each dish against known recipes for that cuisine — not just the words on the menu. It flags anything ambiguous as YELLOW (caution) rather than GREEN. That said, AI can make mistakes. Always confirm with restaurant staff before ordering. This is a translation tool, not a medical device.
Any language your camera can capture. Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, French — if it's written, Menu Decoder can read it.
No. Menu Decoder works in your phone's browser. No App Store, no Play Store. Open the link and start scanning.
You'll see a clear message with tips — better lighting, closer photo, different angle. Failed scans don't count against your daily limit. Retry as many times as you need.
Peanut allergy, shellfish, gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, pork-free, sugar-free — plus a custom text field for anything else like cilantro, MSG, or dairy. Set your profile once and every scan checks against it.
Know Every Dish Before You Order
Scan your first menuWorks in any language. Set up in under a minute.
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