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Built in the kitchen. Proven in the numbers.

Good food.
Better business.

The chef-led operating system that connects recipes, real costs, menus, stock, production and intelligent decisions in one powerful workspace.

14 DAYS FREE · NO CARD REQUIREDExplore the full platform in your own kitchen before choosing a plan.
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PLAN●COST●CREATE●MANAGE●GROW●FOR CHEFS, BY CHEFS
The next chapter of Menu Matrix

One platform.
Seven connected pillars.

We're building beyond the kitchen: a premium, connected restaurant operating ecosystem designed to make every part of service simpler. Tap a pillar to discover what's coming.

DEVELOPMENT IN PROGRESS
Back of House

Our existing kitchen-management foundation is evolving with a more compact premium workspace and closer connections to live stock, recipes and financial performance.

Point of Sale

A tablet-first waiter experience, built around table service, payments and incoming online-order acceptance.

Kitchen & Bar KDS

Dedicated station displays with order timers, preparation progress, previous orders and controlled recall.

Financials

Profit Pulse, cost of sales, cash-ups and profit-and-loss visibility designed for restaurant owners and managers.

Concierge

Restaurant-branded reservations and pre-orders from the restaurant's own website, with waiter acceptance at the POS.

Grab & Go

Customer ordering and collection tracking from the restaurant website, connected to its POS and kitchen workflow.

Sentinel & Creative Lab

Compliance and licence management, alongside creative services for menus, food content and restaurant marketing.

These enhancements are being developed in stages. Features shown here are a roadmap preview and are not all available in the current subscription.Explore Menu Matrix today →
✨ Explore our five AI tools
What makes Menu Matrix different

Five signature tools.
One smarter kitchen.

Most systems record what happened. Menu Matrix helps chefs decide what to do next, using controlled recipes and live operational data.

AI Powerhouse

Live priorities across cost, stock, purchasing and production.

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AI Chef

Chef-first support for recipe development, costing and operations.

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Wine Pairing

Local pairings built from your controlled dishes and market.

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Dish of the Day

Convert safe near-expiry and seasonal stock into stronger GP.

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Menu Engineer

Find Stars, Plowhorses, Puzzles and Dogs from locked-menu sales.

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🍽️ See how Menu Matrix works
One controlled source of truth

From ingredient price to plate.

A supplier price change flows through recipe costs, selling prices, menu GP and production decisions—without losing the approved version you served.

1

Build the recipe

Ingredients, yields, methods, allergens, photography and printable A4/A5 cards.

2

Lock the menu

Freeze the approved cost, selling price and margin for reliable comparison.

3

Act on intelligence

Turn sales, stock and production signals into controlled decisions.

LIVE
Back-of-house recipe cards

Every recipe.
Executed the same way.

Turn approved Menu Matrix recipes into professional kitchen cards your team can actually use during prep and service.

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Complete operational detailIngredients, quantities, yields, method, allergens and plating instructions.
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Photo-led consistencyAdd the approved dish image so every plate follows the same standard.
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Ready for the kitchenGenerate, print or save recipe cards in A4 or A5 format for back-of-house use.
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APPROVED RECIPE

Pollo Limone

Yield: 10 portionsPortion: 180 gVersion: 2

Ingredients

  • Chicken breast
  • Fresh lemon
  • Italian herbs
  • Butter and seasoning
DISH PHOTO

Method

  1. Prepare to the approved yield.
  2. Cook to the recorded standard.
  3. Finish and plate for service.
Plating: Follow the approved photograph, garnish and portion standard.
Menu Matrix Menu Engineer showing sales, food cost, COS, gross profit and performance categories
📊 Results & Academy
One platform. Fewer blind spots.

See the business behind every plate.

Live

Recipe costs update with supplier pricing.

Locked

Approved menu versions remain auditable.

Smart

AI answers use controlled kitchen context.

Local

Pricing, currency and wine context fit your market.

Interactive opportunity calculator

What could one point of food cost be worth?

Adjust the monthly food revenue and improvement target to estimate the annual gross-profit opportunity.

Estimated annual GP opportunityR90,000

This is an illustration, not a guarantee. Your result depends on sales, execution and actual cost movement.

Menu Matrix Academy

Train the team.
Protect the standard.

Turn approved recipes and operating standards into practical learning your staff can complete from any device. Track progress, reinforce consistency and keep kitchen knowledge inside the business.

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LEARNING THAT CONNECTS TO OPERATIONS
1

Assign focused courses

Food cost, recipe standards, stock control, production and kitchen leadership.

2

Test understanding

Share assessments with staff and return results to the Menu Matrix training record.

3

See compliance

Know who has completed, passed and still needs support before service standards slip.

Transparent South African pricing

Start focused. Grow without rebuilding.

Choose the plan that fits your kitchen. Annual billing includes two months free.

14 DAYS FREEFull platform access · No card required
Chef

For an individual chef

R349 / month
  • Recipe costing and cards
  • Menu building and locking
  • Core AI Chef tools
  • One focused operation
  • 1 operational user included
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MOST POPULAR
Kitchen Pro

For a professional kitchen

R899 / month
  • Everything in Chef
  • Production and purchasing
  • Stock, waste and expiry intelligence
  • Menu Engineer and AI Powerhouse
  • 4 operational users included
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Restaurant Group

For multi-store operations

R2,499 / month
  • Everything in Kitchen Pro
  • Multi-store oversight
  • Controlled publishing
  • Group intelligence and governance
  • 3 locations included · 4 operational users per location
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Chef additional users R149 monthly or R1,490 annually. Kitchen Pro additional users R129 monthly or R1,290 annually. Restaurant Group includes 3 locations with 4 operational users per location; each additional location is R599 monthly or R5,990 annually and includes 4 more users. Academy assessment-link participants do not use operational seats. Enterprise implementation available.

❓ Frequently asked questions
Questions before service

Everything you need to start.

Do I need a card for the trial?

No. Start your 14-day free trial without a card. Existing trials retain their original end date.

Can I import my existing spreadsheets?

Yes. Menu Matrix supports controlled ingredient imports and external sales spreadsheets for locked-menu engineering.

Does AI Chef change recipes or orders automatically?

No. AI Chef provides focused recommendations and prepares actions for approval. Controlled changes are never executed silently.

How are payments handled?

Subscription checkout is completed securely through Paystack. Menu Matrix does not store full card details in the browser or application database.

Can groups manage several locations?

Yes. Restaurant Group provides central oversight while preserving store-level controls, roles and approved content.

Give your food
a stronger business.

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