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title: "Menus: Viewing the Menus Screen"
description: Menus are the top-level collection of items and modifiers that guests will see on their devices and be able to browse through (for example, Appetizers, Mains, Deserts, Drinks, etc.).  The Menus tab of
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# Menus: Viewing the Menus Screen

Menus are the top-level collection of items and modifiers that guests will see on their devices and be able to browse through (for example, Appetizers, Mains, Deserts, Drinks, etc.).  The **Menus** tab of the Menu Builder is where you can create, manage, and remove top-level menus for your location.  This is the first screen which will appear upon accessing the Menu Builder from the Dashboard navigation.

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If your location currently has menus setup, they will appear in this screen, in the order in which they appear to guests when accessing the menu through their devices.

## Menus and Item Galleries

In the Menus screen there are two types of components which can be setup for your location: a Menu or an Item Gallery.

What's a Menu?

A Menu is a collection of items and modifiers that guests will see on their devices when browsing your mobile ordering menu.  Menus contain sections within them which will have a list of items that are displayed in a list style for guests.  In the example to the right, **Drinks** is an example of a Menu, which contains a section titled **Alcoholic**.

### What's an Item Gallery?

An Item Gallery is a collection of item(s) (up to 5) which have a different visual display to guests.  Item Galleries show items in a larger card view and scroll horizontally instead of vertically like items in Menus.  In the following image, **New + Popular** is an example of an Item Gallery.  With item galleries:

- Up to 5 items/item groups can be added
- Items/Item groups within the item gallery must have an image set for the item in order for it to appear to guests

![Ordering\_Menu.png](https://help-center.readytopay.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge_Base/Ordering_Menu.png?width=257&height=883&name=Ordering_Menu.png)

 

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