diff --git a/src/app/admin/page.tsx b/src/app/admin/page.tsx
index 22b3044..10ea5d5 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/admin/page.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ type Slide = { id: number; title: string; subtitle: string; image_url: string |
 type Room = { id: number; name: string; description: string; price: string; photos: string[]; featured_photo: string | null; active: boolean; sort_order: number; amenity_ids?: number[] };
 type CalendarEvent = { id: number; date: string; title: string; type: string; color: string; description: string | null; active: boolean };
 type SocialEvent = { id: number; name: string; description: string; price: string | null; date: string | null; photos: string[]; featured_photo: string | null; active: boolean; sort_order: number };
-type MenuItem = { id: number; category: string; name: string; description: string; price: string; is_daily_special: boolean; active: boolean; sort_order: number };
+type MenuItem = { id: number; category: string; name: string; description: string; price: string; is_daily_special: boolean; active: boolean; sort_order: number; photos: string[]; featured_photo: string | null };
 type Place = { id: number; name: string; description: string; photos: string[]; featured_photo: string | null; distance_km: string; visit_time: string; suggestion: string; active: boolean; sort_order: number };
 type Review = { id: number; author_name: string; author_email: string | null; rating: number; text: string; approved: boolean };
 type FooterConfig = { logo: string; favicon: string; tagline: string; facebook_url: string; instagram_url: string; whatsapp_url: string; address: string; phone: string; email: string };
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@ function MenuSection({ items, setItems, images, onToast }: any) {
   return (
     <div>
       <SecHead title="🍽️ Menu" count={items.length}
-        action={<Btn onClick={() => setEditing({ id: 0, category: '', name: '', description: '', price: '', is_daily_special: false, active: true, sort_order: items.length })} size="sm">+ New Item</Btn>} />
+        action={<Btn onClick={() => setEditing({ id: 0, category: '', name: '', description: '', price: '', is_daily_special: false, active: true, sort_order: items.length, photos: [], featured_photo: null })} size="sm">+ New Item</Btn>} />
       {sorted.length === 0 ? <Empty icon="🍽️" title="No menu items" /> : (
         <div style={{ background: C.card, borderRadius: 16, overflow: 'hidden', boxShadow: C.shadow }}>
           {/* Drag handle instruction */}
@@ -1523,16 +1523,62 @@ function MenuSection({ items, setItems, images, onToast }: any) {
 }
 
 function MenuEditor({ item, setItem, onSave, onCancel }: any) {
-  const i = { ...item };
+  const [localPhotos, setLocalPhotos] = useState<string[]>(item.photos || []);
+  const i = { ...item, photos: localPhotos };
+
+  const addPhotos = async (files: FileList) => {
+    const newPhotos: string[] = [];
+    for (const f of Array.from(files)) {
+      const b64 = await readFileBase64(f);
+      try {
+        const res = await fetch('/api/admin/images', {
+          method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+          body: JSON.stringify({ filename: f.name, data: b64, category: 'menu', room_id: null, location_target: `menu-${i.id || 'new'}` }),
+        });
+        if (res.ok) { const d = await res.json(); newPhotos.push(d.data.data); }
+      } catch { const b = await readFileBase64(f); newPhotos.push(b); }
+    }
+    setLocalPhotos(prev => [...prev, ...newPhotos]);
+  };
+
   return (
     <div style={{ position: 'fixed', top: 0, left: 0, right: 0, bottom: 0, background: 'rgba(0,0,0,0.4)', display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center', zIndex: 9998 }}>
-      <div style={{ background: '#FFFFFF', borderRadius: 16, padding: '24px 28px', maxWidth: 460, width: '90%' }}>
+      <div style={{ background: '#FFFFFF', borderRadius: 16, padding: '24px 28px', maxWidth: 500, width: '90%', maxHeight: '90vh', overflowY: 'auto' }}>
         <h3 style={{ margin: '0 0 20px', fontSize: '18px', fontWeight: 700, color: C.navy }}>{i.id ? 'Edit Item' : 'New Item'}</h3>
         <div style={{ display: 'grid', gap: '14px' }}>
           <I label="Category" value={i.category} onChange={(v: string) => setItem({ ...i, category: v })} />
           <I label="Name" value={i.name} onChange={(v: string) => setItem({ ...i, name: v })} />
           <TA label="Description" value={i.description || ''} onChange={(v: string) => setItem({ ...i, description: v })} />
           <I label="Price" value={i.price} onChange={(v: string) => setItem({ ...i, price: v })} />
+          
+          {/* Photo upload */}
+          <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: '8px' }}>
+            <label style={{ fontSize: '13px', fontWeight: 600, color: C.text }}>Photos</label>
+            <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: '8px', flexWrap: 'wrap' }}>
+              <Btn onClick={() => document.getElementById(`menu-photos-${i.id}`)?.click()} size="sm" variant="secondary">+ Add Photos</Btn>
+              <input id={`menu-photos-${i.id}`} type="file" accept="image/*" multiple style={{ display: 'none' }}
+                onChange={e => { addPhotos(e.target.files!); e.target.value = ''; }} />
+            </div>
+            <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: '6px', flexWrap: 'wrap' }}>
+              {localPhotos.map((ph, idx) => (
+                <div key={idx} style={{ position: 'relative' }}>
+                  <img
+                    src={ph}
+                    alt=""
+                    onClick={() => setItem({ ...i, featured_photo: ph })}
+                    style={{
+                      width: 64, height: 48, objectFit: 'cover', borderRadius: 6, border: i.featured_photo === ph ? `2px solid ${C.gold}` : '1px solid #eee',
+                      cursor: 'pointer',
+                    }}
+                  />
+                  <button onClick={() => setLocalPhotos(prev => prev.filter((_, j) => j !== idx))}
+                    style={{ position: 'absolute', top: -4, right: -4, width: 18, height: 18, borderRadius: '50%', background: C.danger, color: '#fff', border: 'none', cursor: 'pointer', fontSize: '11px', lineHeight: 18, padding: 0 }}>×</button>
+                </div>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+            {localPhotos.length > 0 && <div style={{ fontSize: '11px', color: C.textLight }}>Click a photo to set as featured</div>}
+          </div>
+
           <Tgl label="Daily Special" checked={i.is_daily_special} onChange={(v: boolean) => setItem({ ...i, is_daily_special: v })} />
           <Tgl label="Active" checked={i.active} onChange={(v: boolean) => setItem({ ...i, active: v })} />
         </div>
diff --git a/src/app/api/menu/[id]/route.ts b/src/app/api/menu/[id]/route.ts
index 746c7da..a4f178a 100644
--- a/src/app/api/menu/[id]/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/menu/[id]/route.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ export async function PUT(request: NextRequest, { params }: { params: Promise<{
     const { id: idStr } = await params;
     const id = parseInt(idStr, 10);
     const body = await request.json();
-    const { category, name, description, price, is_daily_special, active, sort_order } = body;
+    const { category, name, description, price, is_daily_special, active, sort_order, photos, featured_photo } = body;
 
     const { rows } = await db.query(
-      `UPDATE menu_items SET category = $1, name = $2, description = $3, price = $4, is_daily_special = $5, active = $6, sort_order = $7
-       WHERE id = $8 RETURNING *`,
-      [category, name, description || '', price, is_daily_special, active, sort_order || 0, id]
+      `UPDATE menu_items SET category = $1, name = $2, description = $3, price = $4, is_daily_special = $5, active = $6, sort_order = $7, photos = $8, featured_photo = $9
+       WHERE id = $10 RETURNING *`,
+      [category, name, description || '', price, is_daily_special, active, sort_order || 0, photos || [], featured_photo || null, id]
     );
 
     if (rows.length === 0) {
diff --git a/src/app/api/menu/route.ts b/src/app/api/menu/route.ts
index f47f860..4a5d96a 100644
--- a/src/app/api/menu/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/menu/route.ts
@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
   try {
     await requireRole('admin');
     const body = await request.json();
-    const { category, name, description, price, is_daily_special, sort_order } = body;
+    const { category, name, description, price, is_daily_special, sort_order, photos, featured_photo } = body;
 
     if (!category || !name || price === undefined || price === '') {
       return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Missing required fields' }, { status: 400 });
     }
 
     const { rows } = await db.query(
-      `INSERT INTO menu_items (category, name, description, price, is_daily_special, sort_order)
-       VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6)
+      `INSERT INTO menu_items (category, name, description, price, is_daily_special, sort_order, photos, featured_photo)
+       VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8)
        RETURNING *`,
-      [category, name, description || '', price, is_daily_special || false, sort_order || 0]
+      [category, name, description || '', price, is_daily_special || false, sort_order || 0, photos || [], featured_photo || null]
     );
 
     return NextResponse.json({ data: rows[0] });
diff --git a/src/lib/schema.ts b/src/lib/schema.ts
index a26103f..bb4726d 100644
--- a/src/lib/schema.ts
+++ b/src/lib/schema.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ export async function initSchema() {
       is_daily_special BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE,
       active BOOLEAN DEFAULT TRUE,
       sort_order INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+      photos TEXT[] DEFAULT '{}',
+      featured_photo VARCHAR(500),
       created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NOW()
     );
   `);