<?php
    class MenuType extends Eloquent {
        
        protected $fillable = array('name');

        function category() {
            return $this->hasMany('Category');
        }
    }

    class Category extends Eloquent {

        protected $fillable = array('name','maxitems', 'menutype_id');

        function menutype() {
            return $this->belongsTo('MenuType');
        }
    }

    /*
    * When run this, i want my object looks like this: 
    * 
{
    id: "1",
    category_name: "Update Category56945",
    menutype_name: 'some name',
    menutype: {
        ....
    }
}
*/

   $cats = Category::with(['menutype', 'menutype.name as menutype_name'])->get();





// get error
// Call to undefined method Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder::name()