Important: Ensure you have created all categories and modifiers before adding a menu item.
On the portal’s main menu, hover over Menu.
On the sub-menu, click Categories.
Determine the category under which your menu item will go, then click View items in that row. For example, if you are creating a main dish, click View items in the row for the Main category.
A list of all the items assigned to the menu category appear.
Click the Create new button in the top right corner.
On the list of options, click Individual food item.
When the Menu panel opens, click Change button style and select a colour and style for this menu item, consistent with the colour you chose for the menu category.
Scroll down.
Enter the name of this menu item.
Enter the price you will charge your customers.
Modify the following settings as needed.
If this item is not ready to serve to customers, click the toggle next to Active item to change the setting to Off .
If this item is not In stock, click the toggle next to In Stock to change the setting to Off.
If this item is not available for takeout (or any other means of service), uncheck the box next to it.
Enter an optional description.
Under Image, click Edit to add an image. You can use PNG or JPG files. The maximum file size is 1 MB. The maximum dimensions are 200 x 200 pixels.
When the Edit image panel appears, click Upload an image to select an image, then click Save.
If this menu item is available in more than one size, or has an additional cost for takeout, click Edit.
Adding a different size
Enter the item size, for example, Large.
Under Price, enter the additional cost to the customer, for example, if the large size cost an additional $4.50 then enter 4.50.
Click Add to add another size for this menu item.
Click Save when finished.
Adding additional charge for takeout
If you charge extra for takeout orders, enter the additional charge under price (takeout).
Click Save. The menu panel reappears.
If this menu item has modifiers (for example, dressings, toppings, add-ons), click Assign modifier groups(s).
In the "Assign modifier group" panel, click the dropdown list and select the modifier group(s) you want to add.
If the modifier group you need does not exist, click Create a modifier group to create it now. Refer to Create modifier groups and add modifiers for detailed steps.
The selected modifier group(s) appear in the panel. Click Add to item to add these modifier groups to the menu item you are creating.
The modifier group(s) you selected appear in the menu item creation panel.
If you added more than one modifier group, you can change the order of the modifier groups. Hover over the two-line icon beside each group, then click and drag the item to a new position.
Click the options icon ( three vertical dots) to edit a modifier group or remove it from the menu item.
Under Tax, the default setting is Category tax. This means the customer will be charged the tax based on the tax profile associated with the menu category. If you want to use a different tax:
select Custom tax and choose a different tax profile.
select Tax-free is no taxes should be charged for this menu item.
Click the box next to Tax inclusive if you want the display price of this item to include taxes.
Click Save to save this menu item. it will appear in the Go Restaurant app (unless marked as Inactive or Out of stock).
