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Getting started
Your menu
Building your menu
Organise categories and groups, then add the items guests will order.
Item options & details
Variants, add-ons, allergens, calories, photos, availability and translations.
QR codes for tables
Generate, download and print a unique QR code for every table.
The guest ordering experience
What your customers see when they scan a table QR code — in their language.
AI Menu Host
A dining host in the guest menu — answers questions and recommends dishes.
AI photo enhancement
Turn an ordinary phone snap of a dish into a clean, studio-style photo.
Importing your menu
Bulk-load an existing menu from a spreadsheet instead of typing it in.
Different menus per branch
Run more than one location? Choose which items each branch sells.
Front of house
POS terminal & pairing
What the point-of-sale does and how to connect a device to a branch.
Taking orders
Open checks, add items, assign seats and fire courses to the kitchen.
Kitchen display
A live board for the pass — fired tickets, bump and recall.
Floor plan & tables
Lay out halls and tables, then drive service from a visual floor map.
Cash drawer & shifts
Open a float, track cash movements and close out with a Z-report.
Discounts, voids & comps
Take money off, cancel a mistake, or send a dish out on the house — with a trail.
Working offline
Why the POS keeps taking orders even when the internet drops.
A table's history
See what a table has ordered before, right from the floor.
Payments
Taking payment & split bills
Settle a check, split the bill any way, and add tips.
Receipts & kitchen tickets
Print the customer's bill and the kitchen's ticket — on screen or to a thermal printer.
Payment methods
Configure the tenders your staff can accept at the POS.
Cash rounding
Round cash totals to the smallest note or coin you actually carry.
Guests & loyalty
Reservations & waitlist
Take bookings, seat walk-ins from a waitlist, and keep the night running smoothly.
Customers & loyalty
Build a guest list, see who your regulars are, and reward repeat visits.
Customer accounts: tabs & store credit
Let trusted guests pay on account — house tabs, credit limits and store credit.
Grow your business
Reviews
Collect guest ratings and route happy diners to public reviews.
Coupons & discounts
Create percentage or fixed-amount promo codes.
Your restaurant website
Generate a full website from your live menu and brand — then edit anything and publish.
Reports & analytics
Track sales, best-sellers, trends and daily cash-up.
Analytics, explained
The difference between Reports and Analytics, and how to read each one.
Photos that sell more food
A few simple habits that make your menu photos work harder.
Pricing your menu with confidence
How to price so the dishes that sell are also the ones that make money.
Speed up your service
Small changes that get food out faster and turn tables sooner.
Operations
Orders
Review live and historical orders across the order lifecycle.
Inventory
Track stock levels and movements for your key items.
Expenses
Log running costs to round out your reporting.
Recipes & food cost
Work out what each dish costs to make, and watch your margins.
Purchasing & suppliers
Keep a supplier list, raise purchase orders, and reorder before you run out.
Staff scheduling & time clock
Build the week's rota, clock staff in and out, and track labour cost.
Alerts & daily digest
Get a heads-up on the things that need your attention.
Delivery channels
Add the delivery companies you work with and tag their orders.
Time-based pricing & combos
Run happy-hour prices and bundle items into meal deals.
Hardware & printing
What hardware do I need?
The short list of devices, printers and connectivity to run Menulisa.
Connecting printers
Add receipt and kitchen printers and tell Menulisa how to reach them.
Kitchen stations & routing
Send each dish to the right printer — hot, cold or bar — automatically.
The Menulisa Bridge app
A small helper that connects USB and local printers to Menulisa.
The Menulisa apps
The POS as a native Android/iOS app, and a tablet menu stand for your tables.
Account
Help & answers
Words you'll hear
A plain-English glossary of the restaurant and POS terms used across Menulisa.
A day, start to finish
Follow one full service — opening the till, taking orders, paying, and closing out.
Your go-live checklist
Everything to set up before your first real service, in order.
Troubleshooting
Quick fixes for the most common day-to-day snags.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers to the questions new owners ask most.
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