How to Create & Configure a Menu Item
Complete step-by-step masterclass: learn how to register new food items, configure bilingual English & Arabic names for kitchen communication, set food costs and dine-in selling prices, apply VAT/GST tax slabs, route orders to cook stations, and start live POS billing.
📋 How to perform this activity:
- Open Masters → Items & Products from the navigation bar.
- Click the blue + Register New Item button in the top-right corner.
- Enter the English Dish Name, native Arabic Title, and unique SKU Barcode.
- Assign the primary Category (e.g. Main Course / Rice).
- Set the raw Food Cost and retail Selling Price, then choose the applicable Tax Slab (5% VAT or GST).
- Select the Kitchen Cook Station (e.g. Hot Kitchen) and ensure Show in POS is Enabled.
- Click Save — the dish is stored and synced across all cashier terminals and waiter tablets.
- Switch to Order Taking (POS): your newly created dish appears immediately on the menu grid ready for order punching, KOT dispatch, and customer billing!