Restaurant

Build your menu

Categories, items, photos, descriptions.

Starter

Your menu is the heart of the Restaurant module. Everything else — combos, modifiers, page sections, ordering — builds on top of the menu structure you create here.

What you're building

A menu in Drentio is organized as categories (Burgers, Sides, Drinks) that contain items (Classic Cheeseburger, Hand-Cut Fries, Iced Tea). Each item has a name, description, price, photo, allergens, and optional modifier groups.

The Stores tab — drill into a store, land on its Menu tab by default. Categories + items down the right side.

How to do it

Step 1 — Open the Menu tab

From your dashboard, navigate to Stores → your store → Menu. If it's a brand-new store, the Menu tab will show an empty state with an Add category button.

Step 2 — Add your first category

Tap + Add category and give it a name like "Burgers" or "Mains". Categories appear on the diner-side menu in the order you create them — drag the grip handle on the left of each row to reorder later.

Step 3 — Add items to the category

Inside the category, tap + Add item. Each item needs at minimum:

Name — what diners see on the card
Price — your base price in dollars (modifier upcharges add to this)

Optional fields that make a big difference:

Description — 1-2 sentences. Diners read this before tapping.
Photo — items with photos get ordered ~30% more than items without
Allergens — the 14 EU-standard allergens, used by the customer-side dietary filter

Aim for at least 3-5 items per category. Categories with 1-2 items look thin on the diner side. If you're starting with a small menu, combine related items into broader categories ("Mains" rather than separate "Pasta" / "Pizza" / "Salads").

The diner-side menu on mobile — what your guests see after scanning the table QR.

Working with photos

Photos are uploaded directly from the item form — tap the photo area, pick a file, done. Photos are stored on our CDN.

Recommended format: JPG or PNG, ~800px wide
Aspect ratio: square (1:1) looks best on the diner card
Per-item limit: 1 photo on Starter, up to 8 on Pro+
Diner-side card shows the first photo; tapping the item opens a gallery if there are more

What's next

Once your basic menu is in place, you can layer on:

Modifiers (size variants, toppings, customization choices) — see Item modifiers
Combos to bundle items at a single price — see Combo meals
Themes to style your menu page — see Pick a menu theme

Item modifiers

Required / optional groups, size variants, add-ons.

Combo meals

Bundle items at one price — diners get a stepped picker.

Pick a menu theme

8 themes + accent override.

Edit a dynamic code

Item modifiers