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Turn your paper menu into an online menu in minutes
Upload a photo, a PDF or pasted text. The AI drafts the menu and you review it before it is saved.
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What you get
Photo, PDF or text
Import from a photo of a menu, a PDF with text or a scan, or text you paste in.
A draft, not a surprise
You see categories, dishes, descriptions and prices before anything is saved, and you can fix what it got wrong.
Allergens stay with people
The AI may suggest allergens from ingredients, but a person confirms them. It cannot write the allergen field itself.
Included in your trial
The 30 day trial includes 500 AI credits, enough to import a menu, and paid plans include a monthly allowance.
What it does
Typing a menu into a new system is the slowest job on opening day. Menu import reads the menu you already have and drafts it for you: categories, dishes, descriptions, prices and the options it can find. You open the draft in the Manager, correct anything that is wrong and save.
How it works
- In the Manager, open Menu and choose Import menu.
- Add a photo, a PDF or pasted text. A PDF with real text is read directly, and a scan is read as an image where a provider that can do that is available.
- The AI works through the menu in pieces and merges them into one draft.
- Review the draft: rename, regroup, fix prices, delete mistakes.
- Save. The dishes appear in your menu, ready for the till, the kitchen, the kiosk and your ordering website.
What to check afterwards
Prices and names come out well on a clean menu. Combinations are harder: a meal deal that lets a guest choose a main, a side and a drink often needs a person to set up the choices. Check those first. Then look at allergens and calories, which stay in your hands, and add translations if you serve guests in more than one language.
Control and cost
Importing uses AI credits, and you can see AI usage in Settings. The trial includes 500 credits, which is enough to import a menu from photos, and every paid plan has a monthly allowance. Owners accept an AI notice before their restaurant's data goes to a model, and the platform records every AI call with its cost.
What it replaces
It replaces hours of typing, or paying someone to build the menu for you. For the rest of your menu work, such as options, sizes and deals, see the menu builder.
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Questions and answers
What can I import from?
A photo, a PDF with a text layer, a scanned PDF, or text you paste in. Scans need a provider that can read images, and the page says so if one is not available.
Will it get everything right?
Not always. It is a draft for you to check. Meal deals with several choices are the weakest part, so review those first.
Does it set allergens?
No. It can suggest allergens from ingredients, and a person must confirm them before they count.
What does it cost?
Importing uses AI credits from your plan. The trial includes 500 credits, and each paid plan includes a monthly allowance.
Related features
- Restaurant Menu Builder With Options and DealsBuild menus with sizes, extras, half and half pizzas and meal deals, schedule items by time of day, and switch dishes off in one tap across every channel.
- Multilingual Restaurant MenuWrite dish names and descriptions in English, Arabic, Spanish and French so guests read your menu in their own language on the kiosk and ordering site.
- Allergens and Calories on Your MenuHold the 14 UK and EU allergens on ingredients, add calories and dietary tags to dishes, and show them on your ordering site, kiosk and kitchen tickets.
- AI Copilot for Restaurant ManagersAsk the Manager about sales, stock and reviews in plain words, and have it reprice or 86 dishes. Every change waits for your yes and most can be undone.
For your kind of business
- Bakery POS and Online OrderingImport your menu from a photo, take orders for a later time slot, reward regulars with stamp cards and show allergens on every product.
- Food Truck POS and OrderingRun a food truck from a tablet and a phone: a quick till, a card reader, a QR code for your menu and orders that wait for a signal at the pitch.
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Read more
- Turn a Paper Menu Into an Online MenuLearn how to photograph a paper menu, review an AI menu import, fix prices and options, add allergens and prepare clear translations before publishing.
- Restaurant Technology Checklist for Opening DayPlan the till, kitchen, printers, card reader, menu, ordering, delivery and reports your new restaurant needs, with important UK setup duties kept in view.