Restaurant Menu

Menu categories are displayed on the left side of the order entry screen. Up to 10 menu category buttons can be displayed at once. If more than 10 active categories are defined, an arrow button is displayed allowing the user to scroll to the next group of categories. The image below shows menu categories in double-height mode, in which case a maximum of 6 category buttons are displayed at one time. Each menu category button can contain custom text, a bitmap image and a custom color.

Order Entry Screen in regular menu mode

Menu item buttons are also highly customizable with user defined button color, image and text. Up to 24 buttons are shown per screen, with right and left arrows allowing the server to navigate forward and back. The image above shows quad-sized buttons, where up to 6 buttons are displayed simultaneously. The button size is defined on a per-category basis, so that some categories can use large buttons and others can use small.

Menu item optional buttons are used to enter prep instructions for the selected menu item. Some optionals may be MANDATORY, requiring the server to select at least one optional before continuing, other optionals may be EXCLUSIVE, where the server can only select one optional from the group, and other optional groups may be both MANDATORY & EXCLUSIVE, where the server must select one, and only one, optional item from the optional group.

An example of a mandatory & exclusive optional group is meat preparation, where the server must specify either Rare, Medium or Well Done. Another example is shown on the image above. In the image below, an alert is displayed reminding the server to select a required optional before continuing the order.

Menu item optionals can also have up to 5 levels, eliminating the need for repetitive entry of optional items. Each level may cause a price adjustment to the initial optional price, eliminating guesswork and uncharge items. For example. a deluxe hamburger may be server with mushrooms. The customer may request light mushrooms, no mushrooms, mushrooms on the side, extra mushrooms. The first 3 optional levels do not affect the price, but the EXTRA optional price level may add a fixed amount to the ticket.

Menu items are created and edited in back office. A menu item's properties may be edited on the item revision screen, which presents all of the properties in a user-friendly graphical screen that also displays the button as it would appear on the order entry screen.

Menu Item Edit Screen

Optional Items Datagrid

Menu Item Datagrid

Menu items are created and edited in back office. A menu item's properties may be edited on the item revision screen, which presents all of the properties in a user-friendly graphical screen that also displays the button as it would appear on the order entry screen.

For maximum speed, menu items may also be modified directly on the menu items grid. In the iimage below, the menu items datagrid is shown in DETAIL VIEW mode, where the fields are listed verically. The datagrid can be set to LIST VIEW mode, where the fields are shown horizontally.

Similarly, menu item optionals can also be edited directly on the datagrid, either in detail view or list view mode. Optionals are grouped alphabetically by Optional Group and are highly customizable to suit your business type.

Bar & Nightclub Menu

The top of the order entry screen bar menu module is shown below. The buttons are, from the left:

• return to category selection screen

• settle screen ticket, open drawer and clear screen ticket

• view speed bar favorites

• add previously ordered round to ticket

• recall a bar ticket

• view open bar tabs

• start a new bar tab

Up to 18 bar menu item buttons are shown per screen. The server may use the right/left arrow buttons to navigate forward/back. Each button's color, text and image can be customized.

The image below shows a bar menu category where the bar menu item buttons are set to triple size, where 6 buttons per screen are shown. The button text is omitted from some buttons, but the item name will still print on customer receipts and prep tickets.

The drink recipe screen shows drink recipes in alphabetical order. Each recipe can be sent to the local receipt printer

Bar menu item optionals are defined on a per-category basis. Each optional item can be further modified by a shared optional on the top row, eliminating the need for redundant entries.

Bar menu items, categories and optionals are defined in back office under the menu deisgn button group. Since most drinks, including almost every beer sold on the planet, are already included in the evaluation version database, chances are that you will only have to change prices, categories and disable items to tailor the menu to your bar menu.

Bar menu items can be edited directly on the datagrid in list view or detail view mode. All aspects of the bar menu item button appearance as well as remote text to print and other fields can be modifiedon the datagrid.

Alternately, the bar menu item can be viewed on the details screen for visual editing. In addition, this screen is used to enter individual bar menu item price specials.

To define a preset special for an individual drink, select the Pricing tab and click the Add New button. A special can be a fixed discount or percentage off the original price. Select the day of week, enter the start and end times, and click Save to finish. Multiple special price definitions can be entered for each drink.

Bar Menu Specials can also be defined for an entire bar category on the main bar menu editor by clicking on the Specials tab, as shown below. All bar menu specials, both individual menu items and category specials, are shown on the datagrid.

Many options are available to further customize the bar menu module. For example, in a multi-terminal environment, a terminal may be designated as a BAR TERMINAL so that prep tickets are not printed for bar menu items entered at that terminal. In addition, any or all of the top buttons may be hidden if not required, and bar menu item buttons may be displayed alphabetically instead of by button position.

Bar tab settings include the ability to disable bar tabs entirely, to disable preauthorized bar tabs, to enforce a default preset bar tab limit, which may be changed on a per-customer basis if required. Inaddition, bar tabs can be ordered alphabetically by customer name instead of by time entered, and servers may be forced to select the patron's seat when starting a new bar tab.

Pizzeria Menu

To start a pizza, select the Delivery order type and enter the customer information. When using the default database, the delivery order type is preconfigured to default directly to the pizza menu after the customer information is entered. A horizontal list of preconfigured TOP SELLERS is shown at the top, along with a vertical list of pizza sizes. Selecting a top seller will add the pizza size and style to the ticket, whereas selecting a pizza style will prompt the user to select a pizza style.

After a pizza size is selected, a list of pizza styles that are available for the selected pizza size is displayed. Select the pizza style to add the selected size and style to the screen ticket

The ingredients selection screen is displayed immediately after a pizza style is selected, as shown below. Ingredients can be added to the whole, half or quarter pie; each section has a predefined abbreviation to assist the prep staff.

In the image below, sausage is added to the bottom right of the pizza. If a mistake is made, press the quantity button followed by the red REMOVE button to remove the item from the screen ticket and try again.

In the image below, double jalapeno peppers are added to the whole pizza. To specify a double portion, first toggle the green 1X button to display 2X, then select the ingredient. The button will return to its default 1x position after the ingredient is selected.

Occasionally, customers may have special requests such as light sauce or well done. These instructions can be added to the ticket by pressing the blue PREP ITEMS button. After adding the prep item, press the dark gray SHOW NGREDIENTS button to return to the ingredient selection screen.

If your menu allows customers to order half pizza styles, select the pizza size and then toggle the WHOLE button to display HALF. Note the price is calculates according to 50% of each styles normal price for the selected pizza size.

Select the top half style. The size and initial style are added to the screen ticket. Select the bottom half style to display the ingredient selection screen.

Back Office includes a pizza menu summary screen that enabled the user to intuitively add new pizza menu items and exit existing items. Selecting a size will display all styles that are available for the selected size, as well as ingredient pricing for the selected size. Dpuble-click on any item to edit its properties or click ither green button to change the styles or ingredients pricing.

The pizza menu can also be modified on a series of datagrids that can be viewed in list view or detail view mode. The image below shows pizza sizes in detail view mode

Retail, Deli and Bulk Items

Amigo Point Of Sale 2008 includes a retail module for environments where retail (barcoded), bulk and deli items are sold. When the order entry screen is switched to retail mode by pressing the retail button, the screen ticket triples in width and a set of RETAIL SHORTCUTS is displayed on the left side of the screen.

When an item does not scan correctly due to a damaged or obscured barcode, press the LOOKUP button to enter the item SKU. The entire SKU does not have to be entered; enter the leading digits until the correct item is displayed

Retail items can also be tracked by PLU. This is useful for items that do not have a barcode, such as a self-serve beverage. Press the blue PLU button, enter the PLU and press the blue CONTINUE button to add the item to the screen ticket.

Occasionally, a one-time price change may need to be performed. To change the price of a screen ticket item, use the up/down arrow buttons to highlight the item, press the blue PRICE CHANGE button, enter the new price and press the CONTINUE button.

Open the menu items datagrid in back office to edit existing retail items. The item can be edited directly on the grid or by selecting EDIT SELECTED ITEM from the drop-down list. The item properties are then displayed in the menu item editor.

For faster editing, switch to DETAIL VIEW and edit the item properties on the grid. The list of items can be filtered to show only retail items by selecting RETAIL from the drop-down list.

Selecting the RETAIL PRICING tab on menu item editor displays the fields typically used for retail items. The SKU, PLU, Deli Barocode PLU, Price Per Weight and other fields are available on this screen.

When adding items that are sold by weight, the customer typically brings the unweighed bagged item to the checkout terminal. The cashier places the item on the scale and either presses the item button or enters the item PLU, which then triggers the scale interface screen to appear, as shown below.

When using an external scale that is not connected directly to the terminal, the weight may be entered manually by toggling the SCALE button to reveal the on-screen keypad. Enter the item weight and press the green CONTINUE button to add the item to the screen ticket.

When deli items such as meat are sold, the barcode is generated at the time of purchase and contains both the item PLU and price. Amigo Point Of Sale uses this information lookup the item and add it to the ticket, as well as for track item sales on back office reports.