Menu settings

The Publish & Share section in Menu Settings controls whether your menu is publicly visible:

Live / Draft toggle: Switch between Live (publicly accessible) and Draft (private, editor-only). Draft menus can't be seen by guests.
Custom slug: Your menu URL looks like menusquared.com/menu/your-slug. Click the slug to edit it to something memorable.
Copy link: Click the copy button next to the URL to grab the shareable link.

On the Starter plan, you can publish up to 1 menu at a time. Chef's Table and Business plans support unlimited published menus.

Display options

Fine-tune how your menu content is presented:

Menu type: Choose from Dinner, Lunch, Brunch, Drinks, Dessert, or Other. This categorizes your menu and helps the AI make relevant suggestions.
Show descriptions: Toggle whether item descriptions are displayed. Turn this off for a more compact, price-list style menu.
Section dividers: Toggle decorative dividers between sections.
Dietary icons: Show or hide dietary indicators (V, GF, Spicy) next to items.
Dietary icon style: Choose between Badges (rounded labels) and Icons (small symbols).
Allergen numbers: Show or hide the numbered allergen superscripts and the automatic legend at the bottom of your menu. This is independent of the dietary icon settings above. See Allergen labeling.

Currency settings

Control how prices appear on your menu:

Currency symbol: Choose from $ (Dollar), € (Euro), £ (Pound), ¥ (Yen), or Hidden (no symbol, just the number).
Decimal display: Toggle whether decimals are shown. When enabled, prices display as "12.00" instead of "12".

A live preview below these controls shows exactly how a price will appear (e.g., "Example: $12.00").

Template-locked currency

A few templates have locked currency formatting to maintain their design integrity. If you can't change currency settings, it's because your template controls them. Switching to a different template will unlock these options.

Content options

Additional content fields that appear depending on your template:

Menu tagline: A short phrase that appears near the top of your menu (e.g., "Farm-to-table since 2019"). Only available on templates that support taglines.
Menu subtitle: A secondary line below the title (e.g., "Small Plates · Noodles · Curries"). Useful for describing the menu's theme.
Footer content: Control what appears on your menu: address, phone number, opening hours, or custom text. Some templates place contact info in the header rather than the footer.

Seasonal menus

Mark a menu as seasonal to set a date range during which it's active:

Toggle "Seasonal Menu" on in the Display section of Menu Settings.
Set the start and end dates using the date pickers.
Check the status indicator: It shows "Active now", "Upcoming", or "Expired" based on the current date.

Seasonal menus still need to be published separately. The date range is an organizational tool, not an auto-publish/unpublish feature.

Tips & frequently asked questions

Do settings apply to all my menus or just this one?

Menu Settings apply to the specific menu you're editing. Restaurant-wide defaults (like logo, colors, and fonts) are managed in the Design System under Settings in your dashboard.

Can I hide the currency symbol entirely?

Yes. Set the currency symbol to Hidden in the Currency section. Prices will display as plain numbers without any symbol prefix.

How do I show allergen information?

Mark allergens on each item in its inspector panel, under Allergens (EU 14): check the ones that apply and the item picks up a small numbered superscript, like 1·3·7. A legend explaining those numbers appears automatically at the bottom of your menu, in the editor, on the web, and in PDF exports. The Allergen numbers switch above turns this whole layer on or off for the menu. For the full walkthrough, see Allergen labeling.

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