Create the menu groups
Organize items under headings such as starters, mains, drinks or bakery.
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Features / Food and drink
Starter
A menu people can read before they arrive.
Publish a clear menu with groups, prices, dietary details, specials and availability.
Restaurants, cafés and food businesses tired of replacing a PDF for every small change.
Food and drink
Dinner · Thursday to Sunday
Harvest bowl$14Vegetarian
Rosemary focaccia$9Special
Halibut$26Sold out
Change a price or mark an item sold out without rebuilding the page.
How it works
Three steps to get it working.
Add prices and useful details
Include descriptions, dietary notes, photos and a special marker where they help.
↗Update availability
Mark an item available, sold out or seasonal as the day changes.
↗What menus helps you do.
The useful details stay beside the website, where they are easier to update and easier for customers to find.
A real web menu
Text stays readable on a phone and can be updated without uploading another file.
Dietary details in the right place
Keep dietary notes beside the item they describe.
Sold-out and seasonal states
Tell visitors what is available before they make the trip.
Separate from ordering
Use the menu by itself, or connect available menu items to Ordering when you take pickup requests.
In practice
What this looks like in a real week.
Tonight’s menu, changed this afternoon
Update one dish or price without replacing the whole menu.
See restaurants & foodA bakery list for market morning
Show this week’s loaves and mark the last batch sold out.
See farms & agricultureBreakfast and room-service details
Keep food information readable without hiding it in a welcome document.
See hospitality & venues
Good to know
Clear boundaries, before you start.
- Menus publish what is offered. Ordering is a separate Starter tool for collecting items, pickup times and customer details.
- Payment for an order is handled directly between the business and the customer.
These details describe how the tool works today.
Questions
Short answers.
Can I mark an item sold out?
Yes. Change its availability and the public menu updates when you publish.
Can I add dietary information?
Yes. Add one or more dietary details to each item.
Is a menu the same as ordering?
No. A menu shows what you offer. Ordering collects a customer’s selections and pickup request.
Food and drink
Create a free site ↗Make menus part of the site.
Menus is included with Starter. Start the site free and add it when it helps.