Add Menu Items

Menu items are the individual dishes or products you serve. Each item can have allergen and dietary information, a photo, nutrition details and an alcohol notice. First create a menu to hold your items.

Adding a New Item

Open the menu you want to add items to
Click "Add to Menu"
Fill in the item details

Basic Information

Name: The dish or product name (required)
Description: Brief description of the item
Category: Select from available categories
Image: Upload a photo of the dish (optional, but recommended for visual appeal)

Allergen Information

Check all allergens that the item contains:

Celery
Crustaceans
Eggs
Fish
Gluten
Lupin
Milk
Molluscs
Mustard
Peanuts
Sesame
Soybeans
Sulphites
Tree Nuts

When Gluten or Tree Nuts is ticked, you can optionally choose the specific cereals or nuts. See Gluten and Tree Nut Types.

You can also add a May Contain note for cross-contact risks. This note appears on the public menu and in your menu PDF; it does not automatically fill an allergen matrix. See Adding Allergen Information.

Click "Add Item" to save your new item. To add nutrition text or a label image, follow Nutritional Information.

Dietary Labels

Mark applicable dietary information:

Vegetarian: No meat or fish
Vegan: No animal products

Contains Alcohol

If a dish or drink contains alcohol, toggle "Contains alcohol" on the item. When enabled, an amber "Contains alcohol" pill appears on the public menu next to the item so diners can spot it at a glance. The toggle is off by default.

Editing Items

Click on any menu item
Make your changes
Click "Save Changes"

Reordering Items

You can control the order items appear in within a menu:

Open the menu from your Dashboard
On each item card, use the ▲ (up) and ▼ (down) arrows to move the item within its category
The new order saves automatically and updates the public menu immediately

The arrows briefly disable after each tap to prevent accidental double-clicks.

Archiving vs Deleting

Archive: Temporarily hide an item (can restore later)
Delete: Permanently remove the item

Use archiving for seasonal items or temporary unavailability.

Best Practices

Be thorough with allergen information
Update items immediately when recipes change
Use clear, consistent naming
Add images where possible for customer recognition