Setting up your restaurant profile

The first time you log in, you'll be guided through a four-step onboarding wizard. It collects the basics about your restaurant, helps you start your first menu, recommends a template, and ends by publishing your menu with a QR code ready to share.

You can always change these details later in Settings, so don't worry about getting everything perfect on the first pass.

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").

In step two, you choose how your first menu gets its content. There are three options:

• Import from photo or PDF: Upload a photo, PDF, or pasted text of your existing menu and the AI extracts your sections, items, and prices. See the Menu Import article for details.
• Pre-fill with AI: Let the AI generate a sample menu based on your cuisine type and style, so you start with realistic content to edit.
• Start from scratch: Begin with an empty menu and add sections and items yourself in the editor.

Whichever option you pick, you can edit everything later in the menu editor.

In step three, 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.

Want to explore beyond the recommendations? You can browse all 50 templates in the public gallery at menusquared.com/templates.

In step four, you can put your new menu online right away. Click Publish & get my QR code and MenuSquared publishes the menu, generates a QR code you can download on the spot, and gives you a shareable squared.menu link.

Not ready to go live? Click I'll publish later to skip this step. You can publish at any time from the editor's Export modal.

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 type, established year, and timezone.
• Design System: Manage your logo (including dark/light variants), color palette, and font pairings. These act as your global branding defaults.
• Details: Set your address, phone number, opening hours, website, and social links. Each field shows where it appears on your active template.
• 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.