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Click "Sign in with Google," pick your account, and you're in -- no password, no verification email.
Takes about four seconds. Your Google account is your login from then on.
No file to prepare, nothing to upload. Click "+ Add Item," type in the name and price, and it's on your menu. Everything else -- description, photo, dietary flags -- can wait until you get to it.
What customers see. "Carne Asada Taco" is fine as-is -- this is the only field you have to fill in to add an item.
Groups items into sections on your menu: "Tacos," "Drinks," "Sides," whatever makes sense. Leave it blank and the item lands in a general section.
Numbers only: 4.50, not $4.50. StarviewMenu adds the dollar sign. Leave it blank if pricing is seasonal or you'd rather not show it.
One or two sentences about the item. Customers tap the item to see the full description. Add it now or come back later.
Comma-separated tags shown as small badges on each item:
Upload one from your phone or paste an image URL, from the item's edit page. Shows as a thumbnail in the list and full-size when a customer taps in.
A menu is a list -- name, price, category -- so the tool for it is a list: Google Sheets, Excel, LibreOffice, or whatever you already have open on your laptop.
| SKU | Item_Name | Category | Description | Price | Dietary_Flags | Visible | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | taco-01 | Carne Asada Taco | Tacos | Slow-braised beef, onion, cilantro, salsa verde | 4.50 | GF | |
| 3 | taco-02 | Al Pastor Taco | Tacos | Marinated pork, pineapple, onion, cilantro | 4.50 | ||
| 4 | taco-03 | Veggie Taco | Tacos | Roasted peppers, black bean, avocado, lime crema | 4.00 | GF, V, VG | |
| 5 | bev-01 | Horchata | Drinks | House-made rice drink, lightly sweet | 3.00 | GF, V, VG | |
| 6 | spec-01 | Thursday Special | Specials | Ask us, changes weekly | 8.00 | N |
Your internal code for each item. Can be anything: taco-01, 001, bacon-egg-cheese. Just needs to be unique per item. This is how StarviewMenu tracks items across syncs so it can update prices instead of creating duplicates.
What customers see. "Carne Asada Taco" is better than "CAT". This shows as the item heading on your menu.
Groups items into sections on your menu. "Tacos", "Drinks", "Sides", "Desserts", whatever makes sense for you. Items in the same category are shown together, in the order they appear in your sheet.
One or two sentences about the item. Customers tap the item to see the full description. Great for specials, allergy info, or just making the food sound good.
Numbers only: 4.50, not $4.50. StarviewMenu adds the dollar sign. Leave blank if pricing is seasonal or you'd rather not show it.
Comma-separated tags shown as small badges on each item:
A second level of grouping within a category. Useful for menus with "Breakfast Tacos" and "Lunch Tacos" under the same "Tacos" section.
Set to N to hide an item from customers without deleting it. Leave blank (or set Y) to show it. Useful for seasonal items you plan to bring back.
For items that come in multiple sizes or styles. Use separate rows with the same Item_Name and a different Variation value. See the tip below.
Variation column:
| SKU | Item_Name | Category | Variation | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| drink-sm | Horchata | Drinks | Small | 2.50 |
| drink-lg | Horchata | Drinks | Large | 4.00 |
There's no publish button and nothing to sync. The moment you save an edit -- a new item, a price change -- it's already live on your menu.
Once your sheet is ready, there are two ways to get it into StarviewMenu:
Publish your sheet to the web (File → Share → Publish to web → CSV), paste the link into your dashboard. Click Sync. Every future update is one click away. The link never changes.
Working in Excel, Numbers, or a plain text editor? Export as CSV and drag it into your dashboard. Same result, different starting point.
Either way, StarviewMenu validates your data before uploading; if something looks off, it'll tell you exactly which row and column to fix. No guessing.
The moment your menu goes live, you get a permanent link and QR code -- neither one changes, even when you update your menu or move locations.
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