Café step 2: build a fast tile menu

Speed at the counter comes from a tidy menu: few categories, clear names, sizes as variations, and the bestsellers one tap away. This step builds that menu.

Before you start

• POS V2 is set to the café style (step 1).
• Have your menu with prices per size.

1. Categories

Keep 6–10 top categories, for example Coffee, Tea & More, Bakery, Food, Catering and Retail. Create them in Products › Categories or with Import prebuilt. Each category becomes a chip at the top of the POS. Categories also decide which station screen gets the item (step 4).

2. Drinks with cup sizes

1. Open Products › Add Product and enter the drink name (“Latte”).
2. Choose the category and untick Manage Stock? for made-to-order drinks.
3. Set Product Type to Variable and add a variation such as Cup Size with values 12 oz and 16 oz, each with its own price.
4. Add a photo and save.

For many drinks, use Import products from Excel. More on sizes: Variable products.

3. Food and retail

Add sandwiches, pastries and retail items (beans, mugs) as Single products. Keep Manage Stock? on for anything you buy in and count.

4. Favourites per branch

Open Settings › Business Locations › Settings on each branch and add POS featured products. They appear on the POS Favourites tab.

Selling from the menu

Tap a category chip or search, then tap a tile. Drinks with sizes open a small window with each size and price; tap one to add it. The cart shows each line with its options, and Card, Cash and Pay finish the sale.

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Tapping a drink with sizes opens the size window.

The same menu on a phone or small tablet.

Tips and mistakes to avoid

• Use the same size names on every drink (12 oz / 16 oz), so reports group them well.
• Put milk, syrups and shots in modifiers, not in separate products (step 3).
• Keep names short; long names are cut off on tiles.

Next step

Step 3: Modifiers for milk, syrups and shots

Add products