Last updated: Jan 7, 2026, 1:42 PM
Want to add a layer of insight and description you your menu items? Add menu item descriptions to inform your servers and customers of important details such as ingredients, allergy info, and recipes.
Not only can this help prevent servers from having to run back to the kitchen or bar to ask these questions, saving steps and time, but it could also help intrigue customers and sell them on dishes they may not have otherwise considered ordering (if added to your online ordering menus).
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You can add descriptions to an individual menu item or a menu group by navigating to the details page:
If you wish to add descriptions to multiple items or menu groups quickly, you can do so using Advanced properties.
Menu level descriptions and images will not appear on your Toast online ordering page or kiosk menu. Additionally, line breaks entered into this field will not appear on the POS, Toast Online ordering page, or kiosk menu.
When all descriptions have been entered, saved, and published, they'll be available on the POS (and Toast Online Ordering if your menus are visible to your online ordering channel). To view the POS, select the item, then select Details. This will display the description you've entered.
If you make menus visible for online ordering, guests will see the same menu group and item descriptions that are visible on the POS. This allows guests to understand all of the ingredients in the menu item and consequently can modify their selection if necessary. Menu descriptions are seen when looking at the menu as a whole and when selecting a specific item. The images below show what both options look like from the guest side of Toast Online Ordering. Note: Menu descriptions can only be added to the items, not the entire menu.