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When to Create a Menu Item and When to Create a Choice
In general, a Menu Item is an item that may be ordered from the menu independently, with or without a
making a Choice. In fact, most Menu Items can be ordered without an associated Choice. (However, you
may set up the Menu Items so that certain choices must be made. See Optional and Forced Choices for
more information.)
A Choice is a specific option available to modify a given Menu Item. A Choice is never ordered without an
associated Menu Item. However, if you want to be able to place an order for something without ordering
another Menu Item, create the item as a Menu Item. If an item necessarily comes with a Menu Item, then
create it as a Choice. You could also have items in both categories.
Example: Should a small green salad be a Choice or a Menu Item?
If your restaurant serves identical small green salads as both a side to an entree and as an individual
item, then you should create two different small green salads: one as a Choice (associated with the
entrée) and one as a Menu Item.
A Choice is a specific option (e.g., pepperoni) available for a given Menu Item (e.g. Pizza). A Choice is
never ordered without an associated Menu Item. You cannot order a Choice by itself. A Menu Item is an
item that may be ordered from the menu, with or without modification. Most Menu Items can be ordered
without an associated Choice.
Therefore, if you want to be able to place an order for an item without ordering a Menu Item, create the item
as a Menu Item. If an item necessarily comes with a Menu Item, then create it as a Choice.
Defining Choices and Choice Sets
Dinerware allows you to control what Choice options appear when a Menu Item is selected on the Order
Entry screen. A Choice is the option that appears on the Order Entry screen when a Menu Item is selected
(e.g. Ranch Dressing), while a Choice Set is the collection of Choices available to accompany any given
Menu Item (e.g. Salad Dressings.) Use the Choices screen to set up individual Choices within Choice
Sets.
Choices are linked to specific Menu Items through Choice Sets. For a Choice to be available to be added
to a Choice Set, the Choice must first be created, using the Choices screen.
The column on the left is Choice Sets while the column on the right contains Choices.
Choices
To add new choices to the list of possible choices
Using Choices to define another Choice
Some Choices require Choices of their own. It is simple to link a primary Choice to a secondary Choice
using Choice Sets. When you create the primary Choice, use the “Has these Sub-Choice Sets” function on
the Edit Choice screen to select the secondary Choice Set you want to link to the primary Choice.
Example: If I order an entrée, and that entrée has a choice set of Soup-Salad-Fries, and from that
Choice set I select the choice of Baked Potato, I then have a new Choice Set which covers what
toppings I want on the Potato.
To create a Choice with its own Choices
Setting Up Different Versions of Choices
If you sell several different sizes of a Menu Item, such as a pizza, each size may use its own size of Choice.
Instead of creating only one Choice, you might want to create several different Choice options, one for each
size.
Example, You might offer Sandwiches in 6’ and 12’ sizes. If you make a choice of 6” and set a price
and a choice of 12” and set a price, and then add them to a required, Size choice set, you would be
covered.
Setting up multiple sizes of Choice also makes it easier to track your food stock. For information on
tracking supply usage, see Reports.
Additional Choice Functionality
Choice Sets
Dinerware allows you to control what choice options appear when any given Menu Item is selected on the
Order Entry screen. Choices may be edited and added on the Choice Sets and Choices screens. Use the
Choice Sets screen to group choices together that are linked to an entire category of Menu Items, such as
salad dressings to salads or meat temperature to steaks.
Choices are always specific options (e.g., Ranch dressing), while Choice Sets are categories of choices.
This means that Choices are the actual options that appear on the Order Entry screen when a Menu Item
is selected. Choice Sets are linked directly to Menu Items. This allows the linked Choice Set to appear
automatically when the Menu Item is touched on the Order Entry screen.
Once a Choice Set is established, you will need to add Choices to it. Otherwise, the choice set is just a
name, rather than an array of choices conveniently presented.
To set up a new Choice Set
Additional Choice Set Functionality
In general, a Menu Item is an item that may be ordered from the menu independently, with or without a
making a Choice. In fact, most Menu Items can be ordered without an associated Choice. (However, you
may set up the Menu Items so that certain choices must be made. See Optional and Forced Choices for
more information.)
A Choice is a specific option available to modify a given Menu Item. A Choice is never ordered without an
associated Menu Item. However, if you want to be able to place an order for something without ordering
another Menu Item, create the item as a Menu Item. If an item necessarily comes with a Menu Item, then
create it as a Choice. You could also have items in both categories.
Example: Should a small green salad be a Choice or a Menu Item?
If your restaurant serves identical small green salads as both a side to an entree and as an individual
item, then you should create two different small green salads: one as a Choice (associated with the
entrée) and one as a Menu Item.
A Choice is a specific option (e.g., pepperoni) available for a given Menu Item (e.g. Pizza). A Choice is
never ordered without an associated Menu Item. You cannot order a Choice by itself. A Menu Item is an
item that may be ordered from the menu, with or without modification. Most Menu Items can be ordered
without an associated Choice.
Therefore, if you want to be able to place an order for an item without ordering a Menu Item, create the item
as a Menu Item. If an item necessarily comes with a Menu Item, then create it as a Choice.
Defining Choices and Choice Sets
Dinerware allows you to control what Choice options appear when a Menu Item is selected on the Order
Entry screen. A Choice is the option that appears on the Order Entry screen when a Menu Item is selected
(e.g. Ranch Dressing), while a Choice Set is the collection of Choices available to accompany any given
Menu Item (e.g. Salad Dressings.) Use the Choices screen to set up individual Choices within Choice
Sets.
Choices are linked to specific Menu Items through Choice Sets. For a Choice to be available to be added
to a Choice Set, the Choice must first be created, using the Choices screen.
The column on the left is Choice Sets while the column on the right contains Choices.
Choices
To add new choices to the list of possible choices
- Choose Choices.
- Choose New.
- Enter information about the new Choice:
- Determine in which Choice Sets you want it to appear.
Using Choices to define another Choice
Some Choices require Choices of their own. It is simple to link a primary Choice to a secondary Choice
using Choice Sets. When you create the primary Choice, use the “Has these Sub-Choice Sets” function on
the Edit Choice screen to select the secondary Choice Set you want to link to the primary Choice.
Example: If I order an entrée, and that entrée has a choice set of Soup-Salad-Fries, and from that
Choice set I select the choice of Baked Potato, I then have a new Choice Set which covers what
toppings I want on the Potato.
To create a Choice with its own Choices
- Choose Choices.
- Choose New.
- Enter information to create the new Choice (e.g., “Spinach Salad”)
- Under “Has these Sub-Choice Sets,” select the “Salad Dressings” Choice Set.
- Choose OK.
- Choose Choice Sets.
Setting Up Different Versions of Choices
If you sell several different sizes of a Menu Item, such as a pizza, each size may use its own size of Choice.
Instead of creating only one Choice, you might want to create several different Choice options, one for each
size.
Example, You might offer Sandwiches in 6’ and 12’ sizes. If you make a choice of 6” and set a price
and a choice of 12” and set a price, and then add them to a required, Size choice set, you would be
covered.
Setting up multiple sizes of Choice also makes it easier to track your food stock. For information on
tracking supply usage, see Reports.
Additional Choice Functionality
- Using Save as New Item to retain all the Edit Choice screen selections
- Create a Choice and add it to a Choice Set
- Make Choice selection required for a Choice Set
- Create a Choice Set that allows only a single choice to be made
- Allow several Choices selections to be made within a new Choice Set
- Select a Choice as a Choice Set’s Default Choice
- Remove a Choice from a Choice Set
- Using Price Modifiers to Charge Extra for Choices
- Using Choice Costs to Track the Expense of Offering a Choice
- Have a receipt printed for a Choice at a second printer
- Set Choice so that it will always print in Red at the Kitchen Printer
- Activate and Deactivate Choices
Choice Sets
Dinerware allows you to control what choice options appear when any given Menu Item is selected on the
Order Entry screen. Choices may be edited and added on the Choice Sets and Choices screens. Use the
Choice Sets screen to group choices together that are linked to an entire category of Menu Items, such as
salad dressings to salads or meat temperature to steaks.
Choices are always specific options (e.g., Ranch dressing), while Choice Sets are categories of choices.
This means that Choices are the actual options that appear on the Order Entry screen when a Menu Item
is selected. Choice Sets are linked directly to Menu Items. This allows the linked Choice Set to appear
automatically when the Menu Item is touched on the Order Entry screen.
Once a Choice Set is established, you will need to add Choices to it. Otherwise, the choice set is just a
name, rather than an array of choices conveniently presented.
To set up a new Choice Set
- Choose Choice Sets.
- Choose New.
- Enter information:
- Name the Choice Set (e.g., “Hamburger Toppings”).
- Select whether the item has Multiple Choices or One Choice.
- Select whether the choice is Optional or Not Optional.
- Select whether Choice Set is active or inactive.
- Choose OK to return to the Choice Sets screen.
- Choose “Choices in Set.”
- Select choices to be included in the Choice Set.
Additional Choice Set Functionality
- Linking Choices to Choice Sets
- Create a Menu Item so that a Choice Set appears automatically when that Menu Item is ordered
- Make a Choice Set required for a Menu Item
- Create a Choice Set that allows only a single choice to be made
- Allow several Choice selections to be made within a new Choice Set
- Change the number of Choice selections allowed for an already existing Choice Set
- Using Choice Sets for Seasonal Choices
- Select a Choice as a Choice Set’s Default Choice
- Remove a Choice from a Choice Set
- Setting Bartender Exceptions to required choice sets. (Primarily for drinks. The Choice set must
be entered by a server as the bartender does not know what the client wants. But if it is the
bartender, he/she already knows what the drink is, so does not need to specify a choice.) - Set option to prepend a choice from the choice set with the name of the Choice Set. (If a Choice
Set of Extra was set up. It would show on the kitchen print as Extra Cheese.) - Set Choice Sets so that all Choices in the set will print in Red at the Kitchen Printer
- Set override pricing for all Choices in a Choice Set. (If the Choice normally does not have a price,
but someone would like to add it to an item that it does not normally belong with, this feature will
allow a price to be included.) - Activate and Deactivate Choice Sets
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