diff --git a/ionic/components/menu/menu-controller.ts b/ionic/components/menu/menu-controller.ts
index f8a6a056fd..9acca3ebb2 100644
--- a/ionic/components/menu/menu-controller.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/menu/menu-controller.ts
@@ -132,26 +132,74 @@ import {MenuType} from './menu-types';
 export class MenuController {
   private _menus: Array<Menu> = [];
 
+  /**
+   * Progamatically open the Menu.
+   * @return {Promise} returns a promise when the menu is fully opened
+   */
   open(menuId?: string) {
     let menu = this.get(menuId);
-    menu && menu.open();
+    if (menu) {
+      return menu.open();
+    }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Progamatically close the Menu.
+   * @param {string} [menuId]  Optionally get the menu by its id, or side.
+   * @return {Promise} returns a promise when the menu is fully closed
+   */
   close(menuId?: string) {
     let menu = this.get(menuId);
-    menu && menu.close();
+    if (menu) {
+      return menu.close();
+    }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Toggle the menu. If it's closed, it will open, and if opened, it will
+   * close.
+   * @param {string} [menuId]  Optionally get the menu by its id, or side.
+   * @return {Promise} returns a promise when the menu has been toggled
+   */
+  toggle(menuId?: string) {
+    let menu = this.get(menuId);
+    if (menu) {
+      return menu.toggle();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Used to enable or disable a menu. For example, there could be multiple
+   * left menus, but only one of them should be able to be dragged open.
+   * @param {boolean} shouldEnable  True if it should be enabled, false if not.
+   * @param {string} [menuId]  Optionally get the menu by its id, or side.
+   * @return {Menu}  Returns the instance of the menu, which is useful for chaining.
+   */
   enable(shouldEnable: boolean, menuId?: string) {
     let menu = this.get(menuId);
-    menu && menu.enable(shouldEnable);
+    if (menu) {
+      return menu.enable(shouldEnable);
+    }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Used to enable or disable the ability to swipe open the menu.
+   * @param {boolean} shouldEnable  True if it should be swipe-able, false if not.
+   * @param {string} [menuId]  Optionally get the menu by its id, or side.
+   * @return {Menu}  Returns the instance of the menu, which is useful for chaining.
+   */
   swipeEnable(shouldEnable: boolean, menuId?: string) {
     let menu = this.get(menuId);
-    menu && menu.swipeEnable(shouldEnable);
+    if (menu) {
+      return menu.swipeEnable(shouldEnable);
+    }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Used to get a menu instance.
+   * @param {string} [menuId]  Optionally get the menu by its id, or side.
+   * @return {Menu}  Returns the instance of the menu if found, otherwise `null`.
+   */
   get(menuId?: string): Menu {
     if (menuId) {
       // first try by "id"
diff --git a/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts b/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts
index 63b9f77a97..e9a9f067fa 100644
--- a/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/menu/menu.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ import {MenuController} from './menu-controller';
 import {MenuType} from './menu-types';
 
 
+/**
+ * @private
+ */
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-menu',
   host: {