Creating a New Menu Item

Detailed menu items help your patrons better understand the products on the menu. NX Restaurant provides a simple method to add menu items, assign prices, modify pricing for extras, configure tax, manage inventory, and more. Creating a new menu item in the NX Restaurant requires all the item properties to be manually configured. 

Before creating new menu items, all of the following permissions must be enabled on your NX Restaurant portal account: 

• Menu Items: View 
• Menu Items: Update
• Menu Items: Create

Add a New Menu Item From Scratch

The NX Restaurant portal offers a range of customizable attributes that can be assigned to each menu item. Create a new menu item to introduce new fresh options to your menu. 

To add a new menu item

1. Log into the NX Restaurant portal.
   
   
2. Select the location from the restaurant drop-down menu.
   
   
   
   
3. From the left sidebar navigation, click Menus > Items.
   
   
   
   
4. Click Add.
   
   
5. Complete the new Menu Item fields by filling in one or more of the following:
   
   
   

POS Name: Type a title for the new Menu Item. Guest Check Name: Type the menu item name for how it should appear on the customer’s receipt. Chit Name: Type the menu item name for how it should appear to internal employees for preparation.
	Note: Menu category customizations and configurations are not required to complete the guide.
(Optional) Sync Names: Click Sync Names to copy the Menu Item title from POS Name to Guest Check Name and Chit Name. Integration ID: Use this field to assign an identifier for the menu item that integrates with another application or tool. For example, this field can be an SKU or PLU number that tracks the menu item’s inventory within another software. Tag: Use the drop-down menu to select a previously configured tag to help categorize the menu item.  Default Menu Item Price: Enter the standard price for the menu item.

Adding a New Menu Item to Menu Categories

Associate the new menu item to an existing Menu Category to organize items, making it easier for customers to read and locate menu options. 

To add a menu item to a menu category

1. From the New Menu Item page, click Menu.
   
   
   
   
2. Click to highlight the category name from the Available list, and then click the right arrow. This moves the category from the Available list to the Selected list.
   
   
   
   

Configuring the New Menu Item Report Settings

NX Restaurant reports help to identify customer ordering trends and provide insights into popular menu items. Analyzing sales data from menu reporting can be a crucial tool for marketing, inventory, waste reduction, pricing, and menu customizations.

To configure the new menu item reports

1. From the New Menu Item page, click Reporting.
   
   
   
   
2. Use the Type drop-down menu to select the type specification.
   
   
   
   
3. Use the Meal Stage drop-down menu to select the meal stage.
   
   
   
   
4. Click Add Sales Categories to assign a new sales category for which the new menu item should be reported.
   
   Note: Clicking the Add Sales Categories button again allows you to add another Sales Category option for menu items that should report to multiple categories. If multiple Sales Categories are used for reporting, the Amount must reflect the percentage of the sale to report to each Sales Category and all in total must equal 100%.
   
   
   • Use the Category drop-down menu to assign a Sales Category for reporting.
     
     
     
     
   • In the Amount textbox, type the percentage of the sale of the new menu item that should be reported to the associated Sales Category.
     
     
     
     

Assigning Routing to a New Menu Item 

Menu item routing ensures the preparation for the item is dispatched to the correct location. For example, meal items should be prepared in the kitchen, while alcoholic drinks are prepped at the bar. 

To assign routing to a new menu item

1. From the New Menu Item page, click Routing.
   
   
   
   
2. Use the Routing Group drop-down menu to select the location where the menu item should be prepared.
   
   
   
   

Applying Tax Groups to a New Menu Item

Tax Groups are used to automatically apply specific tax pricing to a menu item or group of menu items. Assigning a Sales Tax Group to a menu item ensures that tax regulations and rates are calculated and applied during order processing. Sales Tax Groups should be previously configured before assigning a tax group to a menu item. 

To manage taxes for a new menu item

1. From the New Menu Item page, click Taxes.
   
   
   
   
2.  Click Add Tax Groups.
   
   
   
   
3. Click the Select Tax Group drop-down menu to select the associated tax configuration.
   
   
   
   Note: Clicking the Add Tax Groups button again allows you to add multiple Tax Group configurations.
   
   
4. (Optional) Click to enable the Reclassify slider for menu items where a modification results in changes to the tax calculation. Enabling the Reclassify slider assigns the Tax Group to the parent menu item when rang as a modifier.