Setting up your restaurant profile
Add your restaurant name, cuisine type, logo, and other details.
The onboarding wizard
The first time you log in, you'll be guided through a two-step onboarding wizard. This collects the basics about your restaurant so MenuSquared can set up your profile and recommend a starting template.
You can always change these details later in Settings, so don't worry about getting everything perfect on the first pass.
Restaurant details
In step one, you'll fill in your restaurant's core information. Here's what each field does:
- Restaurant name: The name that appears on your menus and in your dashboard. This is the most visible piece of your branding.
- Cuisine type: Select your primary cuisine (e.g., Italian, Japanese, American, Café). This helps MenuSquared recommend templates and AI features that match your style.
- Restaurant style: Choose the vibe that best describes your space: Fine Dining, Casual, Fast Casual, Café, Bar, or Bistro. This influences template recommendations.
- Tagline: An optional short phrase that appears below your restaurant name on menus (e.g., "Farm-to-table since 2019").
Tip: Cuisine + style drive recommendations
Your cuisine type and restaurant style are used by the template recommendation engine to suggest designs that match your identity. A Japanese fine-dining restaurant will get different suggestions than a casual American café.
Template recommendation
In step two, MenuSquared presents a curated selection of templates based on your cuisine and style. You'll see a carousel of recommended designs with live previews.
- Recommended templates: The top picks are scored by how well they match your restaurant type. Each card shows the template name, a visual preview, and a brief description.
- Choose one to start: Select a template to set as your default. This becomes the starting design for every new menu you create.
- Change anytime: You're not locked in. You can switch templates at any time from the editor's template gallery.
Editing your profile later
Everything you set during onboarding can be updated from the Settings tab in your dashboard. The Settings page has several sections:
- Restaurant Profile: Update your name, cuisine, style, tagline, address, phone number, and website.
- Design System: Manage your logo (including dark/light variants), color palette, and font pairings. These act as your global branding defaults.
- Account: Change your password, enable two-factor authentication, or delete your account.
Any changes to your profile settings automatically apply to new menus. Existing menus keep their current settings unless you specifically update them.
Tips & frequently asked questions
Can I skip onboarding?
The onboarding wizard is designed to be quick. Most people complete it in under a minute. You need to provide at least a restaurant name to proceed, but other fields are optional.
Do profile changes affect existing menus?
Profile settings act as defaults. When you create a new menu, it inherits your current profile settings. Existing menus keep their own settings unless you manually update them in the editor. This is called the branding cascade. See the Design & Branding section for details.
Can I manage multiple restaurants?
Each account has one restaurant profile. If you manage multiple locations, you can create separate menus for each and customize their branding individually within the editor.