If you are wanting to temporarily adjust your cover times for a special occasion, e.g. Father’s/Mother’s Day, there are a couple of ways to do this. Both are done by creating a dummy menu or copying/creating a full feature menu, and utilising the Custom Covertime option in the menu settings.

The easiest and quickest way if it is just the covertime you want to adjust is to follow this process.

1. Go to MENU MANAGER > ADD NEW MENU.
2. Name the menu eg Father’s Day menu, leave the feature set as Text only, Price type as normal, menu type as Standard menu.
3. Click Add.
4. In the Menu Settings section, set the covertime (in minutes) that you require in the Custom Covertime (booking journey V2 only) section eg 120 mins for 2 hours
5. Then click the Exclusive check box.
6. Scroll to the bottom and click Save Changes.
7. Next, Click Menu Content tab at the top of the page.
8. In the text box type a message for the customers to view when booking eg “Father’s Day menu choose from our normal Sunday lunch menu and children’s menu, please view the menu’s on our website”.
9. Click Save Changes.
10. Now click Menu Times tab at the top of the page.
11. Select the start and end date you want this custom covertime to be set on.
12. Check All Times.
13. Click Save Changes.

Your custom cover times are now set.

The second way to do this is if you want to add a special menu on this date too.

1. Go to MENU MANAGER > ADD NEW MENU.
2. Name the menu eg Father’s Day menu
3. Select Full Feature
4. Select price type
5. Normal if everything is priced individually
6. Fixed price if for example its £50 for 3 courses
7. Menu type needs to be standard, unless it is linked to a promo or event.
8. Click Add
9. In the Menu Settings section, set the covertime you require in the Custom Covertime (booking journey V2 only) section.
10. Then click the Exclusive check box.
11. To enter the menu content select the Menu Content tab
12. Enter a section title – for example Starters and click add
13. You will see that starters has dropped down underneath
14. To edit this section select Manage
15. On the next screen you can enter a section subtitle (you need to click save once you’ve entered this)
16. To add an item – enter item title, item description, item price. You can also select the allergens by ticking the box next to the relevant option. Once you have done this click Add Item
17. Once you had clicked add, if you scroll to the bottom of the page, you will see the item that you have just added listed here.
18. If you would like to add options to your item such as cook of steak, just follow the below. If not just carry on to point 16
    • Scroll down to the item you have added
    • Click Options
    • Give your option a title e.g. cook on steak then click add option group
    • This will now appear below. Add your options individually then click add option
    • You can make these options mandatory if you wish, allow multiples and limit them per customer
    • Once you have finished adding your options, click save changes
19. You can edit the item by clicking in the box, typing over what is already there and then clicking save.
20. Repeat the above steps until you have added the full menu. You may have noticed that there is an order ID box next to the section titles and also the item titles. This determines in what order the items appear on the menu. You just need to list them with a number 1,2,3,4 etc.
21. Scroll to the bottom and click Save Changes.
22. Now click Menu Times tab at the top of the page.
23. Select the start and end date you want this custom covertime to be set on.
24. Check All Times.
25. Click Save Changes.

Your custom cover times with special menu is now set.