New Feature
Item Options: Add Selectable Variants and Surcharges to Your Menu Items
By Andrew Hemphill Β· 26 March 2026
Item options let you attach selectable choices to any menu item β think portion sizes, sandwich fillings, or dietary variants β with optional surcharges that flow automatically into your quotes, dockets, and online store.
What Are Item Options?
Some items naturally come in variants. A brownie might be ordered as small, medium, or large. A sandwich might have a choice of fillings. A dietary-specific option might carry a small surcharge. Item options let you model exactly that β without creating a separate item for every variant.
Options are configured directly on the item, so they're available everywhere that item is used: when adding it to a quote, in your online store, and on chef and driver dockets.
Real-World Examples
Portion Sizes
A chocolate brownie at $2.50 base price could have a Portion Size option group with three choices:
- Small β no surcharge ($2.50 total)
- Medium β +$1.00 surcharge ($3.50 total)
- Large β +$1.50 surcharge ($4.00 total)
Sandwich Fillings
A sandwich item could have a Filling option group with choices like Turkey & Swiss, BLT, Egg & Cress, or Smoked Salmon. You can make this compulsory so no sandwich is added to an order without a filling selected.
Premium fillings (like smoked salmon) can carry a surcharge while standard fillings have no extra cost.
Multiple Option Groups
You can add more than one option group to a single item. For example, a sandwich might have both a Filling group and a Bread Type group (white, sourdough, gluten-free). Each group is selected independently.
Setting Up Options
Open the item's edit panel and scroll to the Options section. Click Add option group, give the group a name, then add individual option values with their surcharge amounts (leave at zero if no extra cost applies).
Tick Compulsory on any group that must always be selected before the item can be added. If you try to add an item with a compulsory option without making a selection, Puree will prompt you before proceeding.
How Options Flow Through Puree
In Quotes
When you add an item to a quote, the option selection panel appears. The chosen option name appears inline with the item (e.g. Chocolate Brownie - Large) and any surcharge is reflected in the line total.
On Dockets
The selected option is included in the item name on all dockets β chef dockets, driver dockets, and delivery run sheets. Kitchen staff can see at a glance which variant was ordered.
In Your Online Store
Customers see the option choices on the item's product page when adding to their cart. The price updates live as they select different options. Their selection carries through to the quote when the order is placed.
Tip: Use compulsory options for anything that must always be specified β like a sandwich filling β so orders can never be placed without that detail captured.
For full setup instructions, see our Item Options help page.