How to use Da Dabba

Browser

1. Open Da Dabba in your browser — Go to dadabba.com on any device — phone, tablet, or computer.
2. Tap Sign in — Tap Sign in in the top corner.
3. Log in with a magic link — Enter your email and tap Send Magic Link. Open the email we send you and tap the link — you'll be signed in automatically. No password needed.
4. Or log in with Google — Prefer Google? On the same screen, tap Sign in with Google and pick your account.

App

To sign in inside the installed app, use Sign in with Google. Most phones won't open magic links inside an installed PWA — the link opens in the browser instead, which signs you in there, not in the app.

Orders

On your Orders page, every day can be saved as a printable PDF or an Excel spreadsheet — either as a per-customer packing slip or as a cooking list of totals to cook. Open the Orders page and tap a day to expand it: Today's Orders sits at the top, future days are under All Orders, and finished days are under Past & Delivered. Each day has two views with their own download buttons.

Menu

Save your menu for any date range as a PDF — handy for sharing what you're cooking or posting it.

1. Open your Calendar page — Go to your kitchen Calendar.
2. Tap the printer icon — Tap the printer icon at the top of the calendar to open the Print Menu dialog.
3. Choose a date range — Pick a From and To date for the menu you want, then tap Print.
4. Save it as a PDF — In your device's print dialog, choose your printer to print on paper, or choose Save as PDF to keep it as a file.

Browser

Your wallet is the cheapest way to pay — there's no per-order card fee. You top it up once with your card, then orders come straight out of your balance. The minimum top-up is $20.

1. Open your Wallet page — Sign in, then go to your Wallet from the menu. You'll see your current balance at the top.
2. Choose how much to add — Under Top Up via Card, tap one of the quick amounts ($50, $75, $100, $200) or type your own amount. The minimum is $20.
3. Tap Pay with Card — Tap Pay with Card. You'll be taken to a secure payment page to enter your card details.
4. Confirm and return — Once your payment goes through, you'll come back to your Wallet and your new balance will be ready to use. You'll also get a confirmation email.

Kitchen

A meal pack is a prepaid bundle of one dish — customers buy a set of meals up front and you get paid for the whole pack at once.

1. Open your Menu — From your kitchen dashboard, go to Menu.
2. Switch to Meal Packs — At the top of the Menu page, tap the Meal Packs view next to Menu.
3. Tap New pack — Tap New pack to start building a prepaid bundle.
4. Name it and pick the dish — Give the pack a name (for example, Student Weekly Pack), then search and pick the one dish every meal in the pack will be.
5. Choose how it's available — Pick Regularly available if the dish is on your menu most days and the customer chooses which weekdays they want it. Pick Available sometimes if the dish only shows up now and then — the meal is used automatically whenever it lands on your calendar.
6. Set the number of meals and the price — Enter how many meals are in the pack and your goods price. The screen shows what the customer sees (your price plus the 9% platform fee) and the price per meal.
7. Create the pack — Tap Create pack. It now appears in your Meal Packs list, ready for customers to buy. Use the pencil to edit it or the trash to retire it later.

Kitchen

Make your public page match your brand. You can set five colors — they recolor your storefront for everyone who visits it. Leave any color unset to keep the default.

1. Open your Profile — From your dashboard, go to Profile and open the 'Storefront colors' section.
2. Pick your colors — Tap the swatch next to each color to choose it: Primary (bands, buttons, accents), Page background, Card surface, Soft tint, and Text on background. Use Reset on any color to go back to the default.
3. Save — Tap Save at the bottom of Profile. Open your public page (or refresh it) and your storefront now shows your chosen colors — bands, buttons, the Account and Follow buttons, and backgrounds all update.

Customer

A meal pack is a set of meals you've already paid for from one kitchen. Each meal is a credit you place on whatever days you want — schedule them, see them on your calendar, and cancel a day to get the credit back.

1. See what you own — Go to My Kitchens to see each kitchen you have a tie to. For a meal pack it shows how many meals are eaten, how many are scheduled, and how many are still 'to schedule' (paid for but not yet placed on a day). Open My meal packs for the same counts per pack.
2. Put a prepaid meal on a day — Open your Calendar and tap the + on the day you want, or tap the 'to schedule' badge on My Kitchens to jump there. On the day's page, tap 'Use a prepaid meal pack' near the top.
3. Pick which pack (if you have more than one) — If only one of your packs can be used that day, the meal is added straight away. If more than one can, a small window opens listing each pack (the dish, the kitchen, and how many meals are left) — tap the one you want and it's placed on that day.
4. Find it on your calendar — A scheduled prepaid meal shows on your calendar as a 'Prepaid:' tag on that day — separate from regular orders, because it's already paid. Nothing is charged when it's delivered.
5. Cancel a day and get the credit back — Changed your mind about a day? Tap its 'Prepaid:' tag on the calendar and confirm. As long as it's before the kitchen's cutoff, that meal comes off the day and the credit returns to your pack to use on another day.

Kitchen

Add a new dish or edit an existing one from your menu — including using AI to write a description or generate a photo. AI generation is paid from your wallet ($0.01 per description, $0.10 per image).

1. Open your menu — Go to Menu in the sidebar. Tap Add dish to create a new one, or tap an existing dish to edit it.
2. Fill in the basics — Enter the dish name, type, price, and (optionally) a discounted price. Type the description yourself, or use the AI button described below.
3. Write the description with AI (optional) — Tap the AI button next to Description. Edit the prompt if you like, then tap Generate. Review the result and tap Confirm to use it. Each description costs $0.01 from your wallet.
4. Generate a photo with AI (optional) — Tap the AI button next to Photo. Edit the prompt if you like, then tap Generate. Review the image and tap Confirm to use it, or Regenerate for a new one (each generation costs $0.10 from your wallet). You can also upload your own photo instead.
5. Where the AI cost comes from — AI generation is paid from your wallet. If you don't see the AI buttons, your wallet balance is below the cost — top up your wallet and they'll appear. Every charge shows in your wallet history, and image charges include a link to the photo.
6. Set the portion size — For a single dish, enter the amount and unit (oz, g, ml, L, or pieces) — skip it if it doesn't apply. For a meal, you don't enter a portion; it shows automatically as a list of each dish's portion inside the meal.
7. Save the dish — Tap Save. The dish appears on your menu, and any AI-generated photo is uploaded with it.