How to set up an item priced by weight

What an item priced by weight is

An item priced by weight is a menu item saved in Variable (by weight) mode. Instead of a fixed amount, it stores a rate per unit of measure — R$ 70,00 per kg, for example — along with the unit you choose. The Unit field is free text and comes with ready-made suggestions: unit, kg, 100g, portion and liter.

It's a price mode, not a different kind of item: name, description, photo, category and Default kitchen stay the same. What changes is the rest of the form. A variable item doesn't use the grid of sizes and flavors or option groups — the screen hides those blocks as soon as you change the price type. And it's left out of guest self-ordering, because the restaurant is the one holding the scale, not the table.

Why sell by weight instead of a fixed price

• The price follows the scale. You set the rate once, and each order goes out with that piece's weight. Nobody needs one item per weight range or a calculator.
• The amount is locked in on the tab. The line stores the rate and the unit as they were at the time of the order. If you change the price per kg tomorrow, today's tabs keep the amount the guest saw.
• The kitchen sees the amount, not a count. On the display and the printed ticket the line shows as 0,48 kg Picanha, instead of 1× Picanha. Whoever is cooking knows the size of the piece right away.
• The public menu shows the rate with its unit. On your page the item shows as R$ 70,00 / kg, and the waiter sees the same thing on their list — nobody mistakes a rate for a fixed price.
• Left out of self-ordering, on purpose. An item priced by weight doesn't appear on the menu the guest uses to order on their own with the table QR code. The amount only exists after weighing, so entering it is always the waiter's job.

Step by step to sell an item by weight or measure

Six steps: four when setting up the item and two on the tab, when the piece goes on the scale.

1. Open the item in the Menu

   On the Dashboard, open the Menu and tap + Item to create it from scratch, or edit on an item that already exists. Fill in the name, category, description and photo as for any other item.

2. Change the price type to Variable (by weight)

   In the Price type field, change Fixed to Variable (by weight). The screen reacts right away: the sizes table, the flavors list and the option groups disappear, and a new block with two fields appears.

   Tip: An item that already had sizes, flavors or option groups loses that setup when saved as variable — it's one pricing model per item, you can't combine the two.

3. Enter the price per unit and the unit

   In Price per unit, write the rate, with a comma, just like that: 69,90. In Unit, pick one of the suggestions (unit, kg, 100g, portion, liter) or write your own. The first field's label follows what you type, so you can check that it reads Price per kg.

4. Check the Default kitchen and save

   If your restaurant has more than one prep station, check the Default kitchen: that's where the line goes when the waiter enters it. With just one kitchen, the field doesn't even appear and the item already goes to it. Tap Save.

5. Enter the amount on the order

   In the waiter app, the item appears on the list with its rate and unit, like R$ 70,00 / kg. Tap it: instead of adding 1, the browser opens a small box asking Quantity in kg. Type what the scale showed — 0,48 — and confirm.

6. Check the total and send it to the kitchen

   The line goes on the tab as 0,48 kg Picanha, with the total already calculated (0,48 × R$ 70,00 = R$ 33,60). While it's still a Draft, you can write a note or tap remove. Each weighing is one line: if you weigh another piece, tap the item again. Then send it to the kitchen like any order.

Frequently asked questions

Glossary

Variable price

A way of pricing by measure (kg, 100 g, portion) where the waiter enters the amount when taking the order.

Item

Each product you sell, with a name, description, photo and price; it's what the waiter adds to the tab.

Tab

The open bill of a table, where items add up until it's closed.

Default kitchen

The field on a menu item that says which prep station makes that item.

Waiter

The person who takes orders on a phone at the waiter URL, using the staff password.

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