Parsley

RATING:

4.9

(8)
Overview

About Parsley

Parsley is a cloud-based solution which assists chefs and restaurant managers with recipe management and inventory tracking. Key features include cost tracking, purchase ordering, unit conversions and reporting. The platform stores recipe on a centralized platform, and allows users to search/edit items, track costs and create preparation instructions. Teams can use the ingredient management tool to convert between units of measure, between volume and weight, and between recipe measurements and supplier packaging. The system displays each recipe’s standard label, complete ingredient list, allergens, and dietary characteristics. Additionally, administrators can assign role-based access to kitchen staff for increasing workforce efficiency. Parsley enables manager...

Parsley Pricing

Chef - $79 per month. Chef Plus - $119 per month Business - $219 per month Enterprise - Please contact us

Starting price: 

$79.00 per month

Free trial: 

Available

Free version: 

Not Available

Parsley ingredient manager screenshot

Parsley Reviews

Overall Rating

4.9

Ratings Breakdown

Secondary Ratings

Ease-of-use

5

Customer Support

5

Value for money

5

Functionality

4.5

Most Helpful Reviews for Parsley

8 Reviews

User Profile

Michelle

Verified reviewer

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed October 2017

Parsley makes my life SO much easier!

This software has helped me single-handedly write recipes, menus, and purchase orders for a prepared meal delivery service operation from the startup stage. It's enabled me to put great detail into my recipes and it's given some much-needed structure and efficiency to the entire process.

PROS

The interface is very user-friendly, which is a big thing for me. Also, there are a lot of ways to customize each recipe entry to tailor it to exactly what I need, which is huge because there can be so much variance when it comes to writing, testing, and preparing different types of seasonal recipes. The menu and purchasing sections are an absolute life-saver! It takes about 1/4 of the time it used to take, which is huge when you work long hours especially. Another major plus is the fact that the service is fantastic. Too often these days, companies don't want to listen to their customers' feedback and products just don't get better. In the time that I've been using Parsley, I've received prompt responses in communication and they've even implemented some of my suggestions. There are regular updates as well as regular communication regarding new features, upcoming changes, and things of that sort. Overall a great product for anyone in the foodservice industry to stay organized and efficient.

Jesse

Food Production, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed June 2022

Parsley has helped our business

Prior to using Parsley, I used ChefTec - I had a horrible experience. The software was prehistoric and the customer support was rude and almost non-existent. Upon switching to Parsley, I quickly saw how focused on user experience the [SENSITIVE CONTENT] was. Their customer support is wonderful and they are always eager to help. They are constantly making updates and improving the software based on customer feedback.

PROS

Parsley allows for us to create and update recipes, print by batch sizes, and forecast complex production efforts through systematic subrecipe and recipe management. We use Plans and Purchasing very often, as well as purchase orders and menu planning. It is easy to use, with a little studying and training, and they are constantly updating the software based on feedback. Great team and product overall.

CONS

The only things I wish the software had was the ability to categorize subrecipes by station when they print out, so that they could be organized onto clipboards and assigned to specific team members. They way we currently have our production organized, it requires manual organization each week that is prone to errors. But this is not a huge deal as long as teams are trained and communicate effectively. It would also be great when adding items to a production plan, if the total number of items was tallied up at the end. (For example, if you know you're doing 1,000 meals, after you add all your numbers into the production plan, it would be great if at the end, it said "Items: 1,000" so you could verify the correct count is added. Other than that, not much negative to say!

Reasons for switching to Parsley

Cheftec's software was very clunky and extremely unintuitive. Their customer support was very robotic and rude, so I was looking for better food production management software.

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Gabe

Verified reviewer

Food & Beverages, 2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed August 2019

Cuts down on admin/office time tremendously

I own a office lunch catering business that features three rotating menus every week, in addition to the rest of our catalogue. Parsley makes it really easy to plan, purchase, and produce all of our menus, eliminating hours and hours of admin. What else is great, being the chef and the owner, is that when I need to do ad hoc recipes, its very easy to estimate how to make a hotel pan of something, enter that recipe into parsley, and then check your work by scaling up to a 100 person batch (whoa, that's way too much garlic) and then down to a 6 pan (not enough mayo!). This has really let me delegate things I don't have a written recipe for, or am making up as I go, without having to personally make it myself.

PROS

It's very fast and easy to enter recipes, and if you need to add or edit ingredients you can do so without leaving the recipe, which is different then most other programs. It's also very easy to estimate recipes, and check your own work by scaling them up and down. The fact that so many common inventory items come pre-loaded into the system is a huge value add, and really lets you hit the ground running the first day entering in menus and recipes. We have over 600 inventory items, and it took a few hours one afternoon to add everything that was missing, using the import function.

CONS

It's still pretty new, so some parts are missing and still in development, but I am really impressed with how many features have been added since I started using it 3 months ago. It would be nice if it integrated with more programs, but I imagine it will in due time.

Reason for choosing Parsley

None of these products are built for back of house the way parsley is, including ChefTec

Reasons for switching to Parsley

Caterease has an extremely dated interface (multiple windows that need to be opened, saved, closed, etc). It is like using windows 98. Parsley has a much more modern interface (a nav bar along the top and side, with a large work area)

Katharine

Food Production, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed October 2020

Outstanding Food Software!

Parsley software has enabled me to run my small scale food production business so much more effectively and efficiently. I find the software intuitive and user friendly.

PROS

I love using Parsley! I can now keep track of all our recipes, monitor our food costs, create weekly purchase orders and update nutritional labels. Best of all the customer support is outstanding. Any questions I've had are answered quickly by a follow up phone call or email.

CONS

I wish Parsley had the option of scaling by batches, not just servings.

Reason for choosing Parsley

I spoke to the [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] who sold me! She was very helpful and understanding of our needs. If I could have created my own food software program in-house, it would be Parsley!

Vendor Response

Hi Katherine, thank you for the great review! And we do have the option to scale by batches. I'll follow up and show you how Thanks again!

Replied October 2020

Brandon

Food & Beverages, 2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed May 2018

This program has been wonderful!! Saves money, creates lists, and manages our food spending.

PROS

Recipe measurement configurations, prep lists, 'event' forecasting, and nutritional information listing. This program really helps our company stay on task, and allows us to 'run lean' per se. Minimize our prepping and reduce our wastes. On top of all this, the support staff has been amazing with her customer service. We have spoken many times when I have had questions or did not understand something. She will screen share with me and walk me through everything, until I have full understanding.

CONS

Sometimes there are hiccups here and there. However, the support team continue to fix any issues as they arise. They respond quickly to an issue and get it fixed on the same day. At times I wish we could upload our CRM data directly into Parsley; instead of manually entering things. But that is okay. They have recently allowed downloading of select pieces from the program. This tells me they are continuing to make this program user friendly with other programs.

Mary

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed August 2017

So Happy to have found Parsley!

PROS

I have had the pleasure of working with Parsley for the past six months in my profession as a contract catering kitchen lead. I have found it to be a very robust and flexible platform for a variety of tasks, most notably recipe-scaling and prep list creation. I am continually amazed at how much it has reduced waste and improved my prep efficiency. I highly recommend this software for any chef, caterer and restaurant owner who is interested in a tool that has the potential to dramatically impact cost effectiveness. I know that I'm hooked!

CONS

Clearly, you must be prepared to invest the time to initially enter recipes, ingredients and vendors. However, once that investment has been made, recipe modifications, price updates and other adjustments are easily accommodated.

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Heather

Verified reviewer

Food & Beverages, 11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed March 2019

Parsley has optimized our business

Our customer rep. is always an email or screenshare away. She has been instrumental in getting us off the ground. Thanks for a wonderful product!

PROS

Parsley is the epitome of ease and functionality. From Ordering and Receiving, to Cost Analysis and Scaling recipes, everything makes sense without fluff. I've seen some competitors offer a seemingly "prettier" product, but the function of Parsley is 10 out of 10, and it's still very nice looking

CONS

I wouldn't call it a con, but I would like to see if an app comes out so that we can become even more fluid in the process. It works great on mobile now, but an app might make it more optimized.

Tony

Food & Beverages, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed November 2018

Parsley: Fantastic for Emerging CPG Brands

We manufacture nutritional snack bars and constantly use Parsley to develop new formulations. We check how the Nutritional Information Panel changes as we alter recipes, revise and iterate. Once we have the final formula, we save it and use Parsley for production runs.

PROS

It's simple (actually idiot-proof) and flexible. That's a rare combination.

CONS

I really can't think of anything. It's great.

8 Reviews