Importing and Exporting Your Menu

Sometimes you want your menu as a file — to keep a copy, edit it in a spreadsheet, or move it between restaurants. The Import / Export page (Menu → Import / Export) has both halves of that, sitting under the AI import among the file-based tools.

Exporting

The Export card gives you two formats. CSV opens cleanly in Excel or Google Sheets and is the one to use if you want to read or edit the menu as a table. JSON is the full data structure — better for keeping an exact copy or handing the file to a developer. Either way it’s a single click to download.

A CSV is handy for bulk edits, too: export it, change a column of prices in your spreadsheet, and bring it back in through Import.

Importing

The Import card takes a CSV or JSON file back in. If you’re building one from scratch rather than re-importing an export, grab the Template first — it’s a starter CSV with the exact columns Lekro expects, which saves a lot of guessing about headers.

Drop your file in and Lekro checks it before doing anything. You’ll see how many categories and items it found, along with any errors or warnings — a missing price here, an empty name there — so you can fix the file and try again rather than importing something broken.

Then you choose how it lands:

• Replace all clears your current menu and puts the file in its place. Use this for a clean slate.
• Merge adds the file’s items on top of what you already have, leaving your existing menu intact.

Replace all is the one to be careful with, since it removes what’s there now. Take a backup first and you’ve got a safety net. Confirm the import and the new menu goes live the moment it’s applied.

If your menu only exists on paper right now, you don’t need a spreadsheet at all — extracting it from a photo is usually quicker.