If you have a Zenchef website, it is likely that you will want to display your maps and menus online on your site. To do this, you have the option of using the simple and intuitive MENUS interface that Zenchef has developed for you.

This interface will allow you to edit your restaurant menus independently and publish them on your website (Zensite or not thanks to our menus widget). And so that you don't have to recreate dedicated takeaway menus, we have chosen to pool the use of your menus so that the same menu can be displayed on your website and its items can be put online on your Click & Collect module.

Finally, if you prefer to use your menu directly in PDF format, you can display it using a different procedure that is just as quick and efficient once you've got the hang of it.

Menus via the ZENCHEF interface 

This tutorial has been designed to help you get to grips with this new interface!

To get started, access the settings for the Menus by clicking here.

1. Creating a menu

• Click on the "New menu" button.

• Name the menu and fill in the required fields.

• Click on the "Create" button at the bottom of the page to finalise the creation of the card.

You can update your card details at any time. Click on the "Edit menu" button of the map you wish to modify to return to the same fields as on the creation interface :

2. Managing categories (optional)

• Click on the "Manage categories" button to access the list of categories and sub-categories.

• Click on "New category".

• Name the category and fill in the required fields.

• Click on the "Create" button at the bottom of the form to finalise the creation of the category.

• To create a sub-category, create a new category and link it to an existed category :

• Change the order of your categories and sub-categories as you wish :

• Transform a sub-category into a category (or vice versa)

You can, update the details of your categories (or sub-categories) at any time by clicking on the "Edit category" button of the category/sub-category you want to edit :

3. Managing menu items

• Click on the "Manage menu items" button to access the list of menu items.

• Click on "New item".
• Name the item and fill in the required fields. You can associate the item to a category or a sub-category :

• Click on "Create" at the bottom of the page to finalise the creation of the item.

• Modify the order of your items and change their category as you wish :

You can update the details of your items at any time by clicking on the "Edit item" button of the item you want to modify.

4. Publish / Put on sale

Once your menu is ready, return to the menus edition page and click on the "Edit menu" button :

• If you want to make this menu available on the Menus page of your website, activate the "Publish" option. And if necessary, limit the display period to define the start and end dates of publication.

If you want to make this card available for online ordering, activate the "Make available on the Click & Collect widget" option. And if necessary, limit the sales period to define the start and end dates for the card's availability as shown above : 

Bonus chapter : Managing item variants

It is possible to define several prices for the same item in order to obtain the following display :

When creating or editing an item, use the "Size/Quantity/Variant" field to specify which version of the item the price entered corresponds to.

Remember to use the "Duplicate item" button so that you only have to modify the "Size/Quantity/Variant" and "Item price" fields.