Create menus guests choose when booking
Set up menus with prices, payment type, guest limits and availability that guests can pick when they book online.
Menus let guests choose a set menu when they book a table. You can charge for a menu when the guest books.
Open Menus
Open Reservation in the top menu, then Menus. Click New. To change a menu, click Edit on its card.
Fill in the details
In the window that opens:
- Tick Published to show the menu to guests.
- Fill in Name and Short description. If you have more than one language, switch language at the top and fill in each one.
- Under Floor plan, pick the rooms where this menu can be booked.
Set payment
Choose Payment type:
- None
- No-show
- Pre-payment
- Optional pre-payment
Fill in the amount. The label says Amount p. guest or Amount p. booking. If you chose a payment type, Pricing lets you pick Per person or Per booking.
Set limits (optional)
Under Advanced settings you can set:
- All guests on booking must select the same menu (exclusive menu)
- Minimum guests, from 1 to 20, or None
- Maximum guests, from 1 to 40, or None
- Seating duration, from 15 minutes up to 3 3/4 hours, or None
Set when it is available
Under Availability, click Add and choose when the menu can be booked. For example, switch on Follows opening hours to match your business hours, or use Advanced Scheduling for custom dates and times. Under Time slots choose From and To. Use Available 24 hours a day for no time limit. Open the Exclude dates tab to leave out dates.
Save
Click Create for a new menu, or Update for an existing one.
To remove a menu, open it and click Delete, then confirm. The menu is deleted for good.
Make menus compulsory
To make guests pick a menu every time, tick Customers always have to select a menu before reserving a table in Online booking settings.
Where you see menus on a booking
A booking with a menu shows a menu icon. The booking details list each menu, the number of guests, the amount and the payment type.