How to Structure a Restaurant or Food Business Catalog in Magento?

[nooryasmeef3c6]

Hi everyone,

I’m working on a project for a food business and looking for best practices on how to structure a Magento catalog to suit a restaurant-style format—such as organizing items by meals, combos, or popular categories.

Has anyone here customized Magento for a setup like WG Food Menu or something similar? I’m especially interested in how to manage regular updates and present the menu in a clean, user-friendly way for online orders.

Would appreciate your insights on layout strategies, product grouping, or helpful extensions that could support this use case!

[samuellevifa54]

You can organize items by meals, combos, or categories using grouped products and custom attributes. For showcasing best foods, use clear images and filters. Extensions can help with regular updates and layout. Also, consider using layered navigation to improve the user experience.

[Ankit Jasani]

Hi @nooryasmeef3c6 ,

1) Use categories to represent menu sections

2) Use configurable or bundle products for combos
- Use bundle products for customizable combos (e.g., "pick 1 starter + 1 main + 1 drink").

- Use configurable products for options like size (small/medium/large), spice level, etc.

3) Custom Attributes

- Add product attributes such as: spice level, meal type, ingredients

4) You can also check demo for several mega menu third party extensions

- https://www.magedelight.com/mega-menu-magento-2.html

- https://amasty.com/mega-menu-for-magento-2.html

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Thanks

[starbuckme9adc]

Great post! If you're building something like the Popeyes Chicken Menu in Magento, it's important to structure categories clearly—like separating combos, sides, —to make browsing easy for customers. Using high-quality images and detailed product attributes can really enhance the food catalog experience.

[magezon]

Hi there,

Great question! Structuring a food business or restaurant-style catalog in Magento definitely requires some thoughtful planning—especially when it comes to UX and content organization.

One effective strategy I’ve seen (and used) is to combine Magento’s native catalog system with a flexible navigation/menu builder, especially for cases like meals, combos, and popular dishes.

1. Use Categories to Represent Meal Types

Create main categories like Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Combos, Beverages, Popular Items, etc.
Then use subcategories to further organize by cuisine or type (e.g. Spicy, Vegetarian, Kid-Friendly).

2. Use Magezon Ninja Menus

To make the catalog visually resemble a restaurant menu, I highly recommend using Magezon Ninja Menus.

Key benefits:

• Drag-and-drop builder – Easily create rich, multi-level menus without coding.

• Support for images & custom HTML – Great for adding photos, prices, and brief descriptions of each dish right in the menu.

• Multi-column layouts – Useful for displaying categories like Starters, Mains, and Desserts side by side.

• Responsive design – Ensures everything looks great on mobile devices.

3. Use Product Types for Combos or Sets

• Use bundle products to offer set meals or customizable combos.

• You can also use custom options to let users choose add-ons (e.g. extra toppings or drink upgrades).

4. Promote Specials with CMS Blocks

If your menu changes regularly, use Magento’s CMS blocks (or Magezon Page Builder if available) to highlight daily or weekly specials on the homepage or landing pages.

5. Optional: Ordering or Delivery Add-ons

If you’re planning to support delivery or online orders, you might want to explore extensions for:

• Delivery time selection

• Location-based availability

• Minimum order amounts by category