Menus in Event Temple allow you to organize and manage all of your food, beverage, rental, package, and other offerings. Menus can contain both Sub-Menus and Menu Items, making it easy to organize your offerings and reuse them across events, bookings, and templates.
Only users with Admin permissions can create, edit, import, or delete menus and menu items.
Accessing Menus
Navigate to Settings → Offerings → Menus.
The Menus page displays all existing menus, including:
Menu Name
Description
Number of Sub-Menus
Number of Menu Items
Each menu also includes actions to view, edit, or delete it.
Creating a Menu
Go to Settings → Offerings → Menus.
Click New Menu.
Enter the menu name and description.
Click Save.
Your new menu will now appear in the list.
Creating a Sub-Menu
Sub-Menus help organize menu items within a menu.
From the Menus page, click the number in the Sub-Menus column for the desired menu.
Click New Sub-Menu.
Enter the required information.
Save your changes.
Creating Menu Items
From the Menus page, click the number in the Menu Items column for the desired menu.
Click New Menu Item.
Enter the required information, such as:
Name
Description
Price
Category (if applicable)
Save the item.
The Menu Item will now be available for use on Events, Packages, and Bookings.
View a video walkthrough below:
Importing Menu Items
If you have a large number of Menu Items, you can import them using a CSV file.
A separate spreadsheet is required for each Menu.
Menus and Sub-Menus must already exist before importing.
Choice Group Menu Items cannot be imported. We recommend importing the basic item information (name, description, price) and manually configuring Choice Groups afterward.
Prepare your spreadsheet
Create one CSV file per Menu containing the required import fields.
Refer to the Menu Item import template and field requirements when preparing your spreadsheet.
Click the button below for further details on importing requirements.
Import your Menu Items
Go to Settings → Tools → Import.
Click New Import.
Select Menu Items Import.
Choose the Menu to import into.
Select how duplicate records should be handled.
Upload your CSV file.
Match your spreadsheet columns to the Event Temple fields.
Click Start Import.
Once the import completes, your Menu Items will be available within the selected Menu.
Editing Menus and Menu Items
Edit a Menu
Go to Settings → Offerings → Menus.
Click the Edit icon beside the Menu.
Update the Menu Name or Description.
Click Apply.
Edit a Menu Item
Go to Settings → Offerings → Menus.
Open the appropriate Menu.
Select the Menu Item.
Make your changes.
Click Apply.
Important Note: Changes made to Menu Items only affect future bookings, events, and invoices. Menu Items that have already been added to existing bookings or events will not update automatically.
Deleting Menu Items
To delete Menu Items:
Go to Settings → Offerings → Menus.
Open the appropriate Menu.
If you're unsure which Menu contains the item, change the Menu filter to All.
Use the search bar or filters if needed.
Select one or more Menu Items using the checkboxes.
Choose Delete from Batch Actions.
Important Note:
Deleted Menu Items cannot be added to future bookings.
Existing Bookings, Events, and Invoices continue to display deleted Menu Items.
Historical reports continue to include deleted Menu Items.
Deletions are permanent and cannot be undone.
Deleting Sub-Menus
To delete a Sub-Menu:
Go to Settings → Offerings → Menus.
Click the number in the Sub-Menus column for the Menu.
Click the Delete icon beside the Sub-Menu.
Confirm the deletion.
A Sub-Menu cannot be deleted while it is assigned to any Menu Items. Remove those associations first.
Deleting Menus
Menus can only be deleted once they contain no Menu Items, including archived items.
To delete a Menu:
Delete all Menu Items within the Menu.
Remove any remaining archived items.
Return to the Menus page.
Click the Delete icon beside the Menu.
Confirm the deletion.
Additional Notes
Menus can be organized into multiple categories such as food, beverages, rentals, and packages.
Menus and Sub-Menus can be reused across multiple Event Templates, Events, and Bookings.
Menu pricing and descriptions can be updated at any time for future use.
Removing a Menu Item from Settings does not remove it from existing Bookings or historical reports.
Only users with Admin permissions can create, edit, import, or delete Menus, Sub-Menus, and Menu Items.