Working with menu groups

This section provides information about working with menu groups in the menu manager.

Creating a menu group

Follow the procedure below to create a menu group.

To create a menu group

  1. Access Toast Web.

  2. Choose Menus > Menu manager to open the Menu manager page.

  3. From the Show section, choose Full menu.

  4. Expand the menu that will contain the new menu group. If the new menu group will be a subgroup of an existing menu group, expand the existing menu group.

  5. Select + Add menu group, enter a name for the menu group, and select the check icon. Alternatively, you can press Enter on your keyboard or select anywhere outside the text box to complete the entry. Your changes are automatically saved.

    The location of the Add menu group button.

  6. Manually publish your changes when you are ready for guests and employees to see them.

Renaming a menu group

Follow the procedure below to rename a menu group.

To rename a menu group

  1. Access Toast Web.

  2. Choose Menus > Menu manager to open the Menu manager page.

  3. From the Show section, choose Full menu.

  4. Select the menu group's name to open its details page.

  5. Enter the new name in the Menu group name field.

  6. Select Save.

  7. Select the X in the upper-left corner, next to the menu group's name, to close the details page and return to the Menu manager page.

  8. Manually publish your changes when you are ready for guests and employees to see them.

Reordering menu groups

Your Toast ordering channels display your menu groups in the order you see them in the Full menu view. You can reorder your menu groups so they appear in the order you want them to.

Menu group reordering is limited to:

  • Reordering the menu groups contained in a single parent menu. You cannot move a menu group from one menu to another.

  • Reordering the subgroups contained in a single parent menu group. You cannot move a subgroup from one parent menu group to another.

To reorder a menu group

  1. Access Toast Web.

  2. Choose Menus > Menu manager to open the Menu manager page.

  3. From the Show section, choose Full menu.

  4. Expand the menu to locate the menu group you want to reorder.

  5. Select the reorder icon for the menu group you want to move and drag it to its new location. Your changes are automatically saved.

    The location of the reorder icon for a menu group you want to move.

  6. Manually publish your changes when you are ready for guests and employees to see them.

Archiving a menu group

You can archive a menu group to hide it from your Toast ordering channels.

Note

To undo a menu archive, go to the Menus > Bulk management > Items database page in Toast Web. Select the Menu Groups tab and then choose Show Archived. Select the checkbox for the menu group you want to restore and choose Restore.

To archive a menu

  1. Access Toast Web.

  2. Choose Menus > Menu manager to open the Menu manager page.

  3. From the Show section, choose Full menu.

  4. Expand the menu to locate the menu group you want to archive.

  5. Select the overflow menu (...) for the menu group you want to archive and choose Archive menu group.

    The location of the overflow menu for a menu group you want to archive.

  6. To confirm, select Archive in the Archive the menu group dialog.

  7. Manually publish your changes when you are ready for guests and employees to see them.