diff --git a/docs/AboutUs.md b/docs/AboutUs.md
index 84346d5aba..ef64a6a50e 100644
--- a/docs/AboutUs.md
+++ b/docs/AboutUs.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Display |   Name   |              Github Profile              | Portfolio 
 --------|:--------:|:----------------------------------------:|:---------:
-![](../images/aboutUs/shanice.jpg) | Shanice | [Github](https://github.com/ShaniceTang) | [Portfolio](team/shanicetang.md)
+![](images/aboutUs/shanice.jpg) | Shanice | [Github](https://github.com/ShaniceTang) | [Portfolio](team/shanicetang.md)
 ![](https://via.placeholder.com/100.png?text=Photo) |  Naychi  | [Github](https://github.com/NaychiMin/tp) | [Portfolio](team/NaychiMin.md)
 ![](https://via.placeholder.com/100.png?text=Photo) |  Zi Yi   | [Github](https://github.com/ziyi105) | [Portfolio](team/ziyi105.md)
 ![](https://via.placeholder.com/100.png?text=Photo) | Dexter Hoon | [Github](https://github.com/DextheChik3n) | [Portfolio](team/dexthechik3n.md)
diff --git a/docs/images/aboutUs/shanice.jpg b/docs/images/aboutUs/shanice.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..051f897437
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diff --git a/src/main/java/seedu/cafectrl/storage/Decoder.java b/src/main/java/seedu/cafectrl/storage/Decoder.java
index 3b9114b03a..492fd6a06e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seedu/cafectrl/storage/Decoder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seedu/cafectrl/storage/Decoder.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
 public class Decoder {
 
     private static final String DIVIDER = "\\| ";
+    private static final String INGREDIENT_DIVIDER = " - ";
     private static final Ui ui = new Ui();
     private static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(CafeCtrl.class.getName());
     //@@author ShaniceTang
@@ -41,14 +43,23 @@ public static Menu decodeMenuData(ArrayList<String> textLines) {
         ArrayList<Dish> menuDishList = new ArrayList<>();
         for(String dishString : textLines) {
             logger.info("Line to decode: " + dishString);
+            decodeDishString(dishString, menuDishList);
+        }
+        return new Menu(menuDishList);
+    }
+
+    private static void decodeDishString(String dishString, ArrayList<Dish> menuDishList) {
+        try {
             String[] dishStringArray = dishString.split(DIVIDER);
             String dishName = dishStringArray[0].trim();
             float dishPrice = Float.parseFloat(dishStringArray[1]);
             String[] ingredientStringArray = Arrays.copyOfRange(dishStringArray, 2, dishStringArray.length);
             ArrayList<Ingredient> ingredientsList = decodeIngredientData(ingredientStringArray);
             menuDishList.add(new Dish(dishName, ingredientsList, dishPrice));
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.log(Level.WARNING, "Line corrupted: " + e.getMessage(), e);
+            ui.showToUser(ErrorMessages.INVALID_MENU_DATA + dishString);
         }
-        return new Menu(menuDishList);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -57,19 +68,26 @@ public static Menu decodeMenuData(ArrayList<String> textLines) {
      * @param ingredientsStringArray An array of strings containing encoded ingredient data.
      * @return An ArrayList of Ingredient objects containing the decoded ingredient information.
      */
-    private static ArrayList<Ingredient> decodeIngredientData(String[] ingredientsStringArray) {
+    private static ArrayList<Ingredient> decodeIngredientData(String[] ingredientsStringArray) throws Exception {
         ArrayList<Ingredient> ingredientList = new ArrayList<>();
         for(String ingredientString : ingredientsStringArray) {
             logger.info("Ingredient to decode: " + ingredientString);
-            String[] array = ingredientString.split(" ");
+            String[] array = ingredientString.split(INGREDIENT_DIVIDER);
             String name = array[0].trim();
-            int qty = Integer.parseInt(array[1]);
+            int qty = Integer.parseInt(array[1].trim());
             String unit = array[2].trim();
+            checkUnitValidity(unit);
             ingredientList.add(new Ingredient(name, qty, unit));
         }
         return ingredientList;
     }
 
+    private static void checkUnitValidity(String unit) throws Exception {
+        if (!Parser.isValidUnit(unit) || Parser.isEmptyUnit(unit)) {
+            throw new Exception();
+        }
+    }
+
     //@@author ziyi105
     /**
      * Decodes raw string from pantry stock data file and create ingredient object from the data
diff --git a/src/main/java/seedu/cafectrl/storage/Encoder.java b/src/main/java/seedu/cafectrl/storage/Encoder.java
index f7e94ff3db..9bbffa0dc5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seedu/cafectrl/storage/Encoder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seedu/cafectrl/storage/Encoder.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 public class Encoder {
     public static final String NULL_ORDER_DAY = "the last day has no orders but please account for it";
     private static final String DIVIDER = " | ";
+    private static final String INGREDIENT_DIVIDER = " - ";
     private static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(CafeCtrl.class.getName());
     //@@author ShaniceTang
     /**
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ public static ArrayList<String> encodeMenu(Menu menu) {
         for(Dish dish : menuDishList) {
             StringBuilder dishString = new StringBuilder();
             dishString.append(dish.getName() + DIVIDER);
-            dishString.append(dish.getPrice() + DIVIDER);
+            dishString.append(dish.getPrice());
             dishString.append(encodeIngredientList(dish.getIngredients()));
             dishString.append(System.lineSeparator());
             menuStringList.add(String.valueOf(dishString));
@@ -54,9 +55,10 @@ public static ArrayList<String> encodeMenu(Menu menu) {
     private static StringBuilder encodeIngredientList(ArrayList<Ingredient> ingredientList) {
         StringBuilder ingredientListString = new StringBuilder();
         for(Ingredient ingredient : ingredientList) {
-            ingredientListString.append(ingredient.getName() + " ");
-            ingredientListString.append(ingredient.getQty() + " ");
-            ingredientListString.append(ingredient.getUnit() + DIVIDER);
+            ingredientListString.append(DIVIDER);
+            ingredientListString.append(ingredient.getName() + INGREDIENT_DIVIDER);
+            ingredientListString.append(ingredient.getQty() + INGREDIENT_DIVIDER);
+            ingredientListString.append(ingredient.getUnit());
         }
         return ingredientListString;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/seedu/cafectrl/ui/ErrorMessages.java b/src/main/java/seedu/cafectrl/ui/ErrorMessages.java
index d6f670a832..9d6a5dd672 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seedu/cafectrl/ui/ErrorMessages.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seedu/cafectrl/ui/ErrorMessages.java
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public class ErrorMessages {
             + "price can only have up to 2 decimal place!";
     public static final String MISSING_DISH_IN_EDIT_PRICE = "Sorry, I didnt catch the dish index, "
             + "did you forget to include it in your command?";
+    public static final String INVALID_MENU_DATA = "menu.txt: Invalid format, this dish will be removed -> ";
 
     public static final String NAME_CANNOT_CONTAIN_SPECIAL_CHAR = "Is there a special character"
             + "in the name?\n I have poor memory and am unable to remember names with special characters"