Add food to menu

1. Purpose
To add new items to the menu including:

2. Fields
2.1. Enter common items

Instruction steps
1. Select Menu, click Add.
2. Select Type: Food. Click Food and enter item information on General information tab.

 

Note:

  • The restaurant can use item ID as suggested by the software in System settings\General settings or use its own ID.
  • If the restaurant divides the menu by the order of serving, select Item Order as Appetizer, Main course or Dessert.
  • If it is the special item, check Special item. At that time, the item will be displayed on Special on Order screen of the waitstaff.
  • Description of the item will be displayed on Order screen so that the waitstaff can consult guests. 
  • If checking Not display on menu, the item will not be displayed on the screen of the waitstaff/cashier
  • For the food photo to look good, size should be 4×3. E.g.: 1280×720 pixel.

3. On Modifier tab:

  • Note modifiers which guests usually request (if any).

Note: 

When the cashier enters other request on Order screen, this request will be automatically updated on Modifier tab.
4. On Ingredient recipe tab:

  • Set Ingredient recipe for processing each item. This is the basis for calculating stock issue.
5. On Price schedule tab: (Only display if the restaurant checks Apply price schedule on System settings\General settings\Purchase/Sale)

  • Check Apply price schedule if the item is subject to price schedule.
  • Enter time, date and price applied to each schedule.

Note:

The software defaults 3 common schedules. If your schedule is different, click Edit schedule. When editing a schedule for a drink, the software will automatically update this schedule for all items on the menu.

6. On Tax rate tab, the program defaults tax rate of the item for each type of service. You can edit it.

7. Click Save.

2.2. Enter food by ingredient

Usually apply to items with the unit as kg, piece such as seafood, chicken, duck…

Instruction steps

1. Select Menu, click Add.
2. Select type: Food. Check Food by ingredient and enter information on the item on General information tab.

Note:

  • Items which are processed from ingredients can be selected from a list or directly imported.
  • If selecting from a list: That item will display both on Menu and on Food by ingredient.
  • If importing directly: That item will only display on Item by ingredient.
  • If the restaurant divides menu by order of serving, select Item order as Appetizer, Main course, or Dessert.
  • If checking Not display on menu, item by ingredient will not be displayed on the screen of the waitstaff/cashier.

3. On Price schedule tab: The same as Enter common food.

2.3. Enter food by category

Usually apply to the items which are processed with multiple ingredients like salad, pizza

 Instruction steps

1. Select Menu, click Add.
2. Select type: Food. Check Food by category and enter information.

  • Note:
    • If the restaurant divides menu by order of serving, select Item order as Appetizer, Main course, or Dessert.
    • The child items which are listed in a category will be defaulted not to individually display on menu.
    • If you want to display both individually and in Food by category, check Display on menu for such item.
    • If checking Not display on menu, the item by category will not be displayed on the screen of the waitstaff/cashier.

Furthermore, it is possible to add food on PC/POS. View details here.

Updated on 16/09/2022

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