Hostme enables restaurants to post their menu online for the following services:
Food delivery
Pickup
Preorder
But first, you need to create a menu. To do that, please take a look at the video and follow the steps explained below.
To access the menu editor:
Go to your Admin panel -> Ordering & Menu -> Menu Editor
You have several sections available:
Products & Categories: A category helps to group similar products together. (Product category example: Soups, Desserts, Drinks, Appetizers, Pizzas, etc)
Taxes: You can set up your tax rates here - optional
Modifiers: If you'd like to add toppings and other additionals to your products, this is where you should do it. Visit this link for more information: http://help.hostmeapp.com/en/articles/5042587-online-ordering-modifiers
Menus - Different menus can be created for different shifts or purposes. (Pick-up menu, delivery menu, lunch menu, etc.)
Step 1 - Create Product Categories
To add a product category:
Click on Add New
Click on the arrow on the right to edit the product category
Enter the new category name
Toggle the button to make it active
To add a new product:
Click on Add New
Click on the edit icon
Enter the new product name
Add description (optional)
Select the product category
Toggle to button ON to make it available
Set the different product prices
Set additional taxes and delivery fees if needed
Add a product picture (also optional)
Save the changes
Follow these steps for every product you want to add to this product category.
Important note: Currently, in menus, the only currency symbol available is the $ sign. However, the system is using the currency you defined under Reservations -> Deposits and Fees. So for instance, if you've set up the Currency in Japanese Yen, make sure to set the price amounts adjusted to Japanese Yen even though it shows as a $ sign on your menu.
Step 2 - Create Menus
Now that you've set-up the product categories, you can create your menus. Here is how to do that:
Go to Ordering & Menu -> Menu Editor
In the Menu section, click on Add New
Click on the arrow on the right to edit the new menu
Enter the menu name
Toggle the button ON to make it available
Create a new section by clicking on Add new (We recommend that you use the same names as for your product categories).
Scroll down and you can see all the sections available on this menu
Click on Add New to add products to each section you created
Select the product category
Select the products you want to add (Note: You can add products from any categories)
Save the changes
The menu has been created.
Step 3 - Make your menus available online
To make your menu available for online ordering
Go to Admin Panel -> Ordering & Menu -> Ordering Settings
Enable the service you want to use, you can choose between Delivery, Pickup and Preorder. You can enable all of them
Select the menu you've created for each type of service (Note: Same menu can be used multiple times)
Follow the same steps for each type of service
Step 4 - Add Modifiers (optional)
Step 5 - Set up taxes (if needed)
In order to enable fee collection for online orders, make sure you go to Admin panel -> Reservations -> Deposits and fees. Your Stripe account should be connected to Hostme. Click on Enable fee collection.
You're all set.
Customer's page:
Delivery and Pickup
Preordering
*For more information on how to setup Preorder, please search for the article - Adding Preorder option to your account