Menu Management

Overview

FoodBucket offers complete control of the menu. You can add categories, menu items, options, etc. What makes us unique is we give you the ability to interlink menus and you can create unlimited levels or depths of any menu. No matter how complex or how detailed the menu customization you need, our system handles it pretty well and allows your managers to punch an accurate order, swiftly and clearly.

We have designed this menu not only to serve restaurants that offer pretty basic meals but also for those who want to offer their customers to decide on each and every item. From Mcdonald's to Subway, we can handle them both.

Before we start, here is a quick display of our POS Screen that allows you to understand our menu basics.

Menu Category e.g. Pizzas, Desserts, Drinks
Menu Items e.g. Italian Pizza, Mozzarella, Chocolate Cake
Menu Options e.g. Small Pizza, Hand Tossed

Basic POS Workflow

Menu Category > Menu Items > Menu Item Options > Add to bucket

Click on the Kitchen > Category from the left panel

Then, click on the “+ NEW” button, and the following form will open

Name: Add the name of the category. Category segregates and sorts the whole menu into different parts to organize the menu.
Permalink Slug: Add permalink slug. Permalink Slug is a URL used for displaying the category on the website/your restaurant’s front store.
Parent Category: Assign Parent Category if any. You can also create a child category and assign a parent category to it. The sub-category (child) is the division of the main category (parent).
Description & Image: Update the description and upload an image. You can add tempting details in the description about your category and a mouthwatering picture.
Priority & Status: Set priority and enable the status of the category. Priority is the order ranking of the category. By enabling the status of the category, it will be displayed in the POS.

Fill out the form and click on the save button.

Editing a category

Click on the Kitchen > Category from the left panel and click on ‘Pen Icon’ to edit as shown in the image below:

Update the category fields as per your requirements.
Click on the Save button.

Click on the Kitchen > Menu from the left panel.

Then, click on the“+ NEW” button, and the following menu form will open:

Name: Add the name of the menu item. The name of the menu item is the name of the dish generally.
Description: Update description. You can add tempting details in the description of your menu.
Type: Select the type of the menu from the drop-down menu. Drop down menu has options for Quantity, Weight, and Variable. You decide what type you want to charge for your menu, either as a quantity, weight in grams, kilograms, or variable according to your set attributes.
Price: Add the price you want to charge for your menu item.
Category: Assign a category to your menu item. It will help in organizing the menu and the items will be shown under the assigned category.
Image: Upload a mouthwatering image of the menu item.

You have the following fields to update from the “Details” tab.

Mealtime

Set the mealtime of a day when your customers can order a particular menu item. Mealtimes can be managed under Localization > Mealtimes

Stock Quantity

Add stock quantity. For unlimited stock, set it to 0.

Minimum Quantity

The default minimum quantity that can be ordered is set to 1, you can set it as required.

Subtract Stock

Enable subtracting stock if you want to manage inventory with POS operations. By enabling it, once the order is placed, all the ingredients according to the recipe will be subtracted from the inventory/stock.

Mark as Featured

Mark an item as featured. Featured items are shown in a slider in mobile applications.

This option is used for items available in deals or meals only. If you want a menu item to be offered only in a deal or meal and is not an individual menu item, then you simply disable this option.

Priority & Status

Set priority and enable the status of the menu. Priority is the order of the menu. By enabling the status of the menu, it will be displayed in the POS under the assigned category.

You have the following fields to update from the “Menu Options” tab.

You may add options to your menu item. Options are the choices made by the customer. For instance, soft drink is the menu item and Pepsi, 7up, Marinda, etc. are the options.

You can select a menu option from the search bar by typing the name or you can also add a new menu option from the Add New Menu Options button.

A new screen will appear showing you the fields of the option.

Option Name

Add the name of the option.

Display Type

You can select display type from the dropdown menu. It has 3 options i.e. Radio, Checkbox and Select.

Radio: It enables you to select only one option from the given range.
Select: It enables you to select one or none.
Checkbox: It enables you to select one or more.

Menu Option Values

Next, you have to add Option Values according to the price. This will help you set a custom price when creating more customizable options.

Click on the Save Button to save the Menu Option.

You can also add a menu option from the left panel Kitchen > Options, and click on the “+ New” Button

You have the following fields to update from the Meal tab in the Menu.

You can add menu items that you want to include in making a meal. You can simply search from the search bar to add the menu item or you can also add a new menu item from the Add New Menu Item button.

The name will appear in the name field. However, you can override the original price by enabling the button and adding the item price manually. Status should be enabled to show it in the POS.

Served as Deal

By enabling served as a deal, items added to the meal will automatically be punched in a deal.

You have the following fields to update from the “Specials” tab.

You can offer a special price for the menu for a specified date range. However, you can also set the same feature using discount systems.

Special

By enabling the button, your menu item will be considered special.

Start Date

Set the beginning of the time (date) from where the special price will be implemented.

End Date

Set the end of the time (date) from where the special price will be back to the original price.

Special Price

Set the discounted or special price that you want to offer.

After filling all the required fields, click on the Save Button

In case you want to change the menu pricing depending on options, sizes, or weight. You can add variable prices by selecting the Variable from the type dropdown menu. As shown below:

A new tab will appear next to the special. You can add a name according to the variable field that you want your price to be charged. For instance, a restaurant is charging 3 different prices for 3 different sizes of pizza. The variable names will be small, medium, and large with respective prices as shown in the image above.

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