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Friday Fix · menu costing

Restaurant menu costing that supports your next pricing decision.

A dish can sell well while its ingredient costs quietly change. Understand what each portion costs, what is included and which decisions need attention.

Discuss menu costingStart with the £150 Friday Test

Does this sound familiar?

  • Prices were set using an old supplier list.
  • The recipe says one portion size; the plate carries another.
  • Garnishes, sauces, packaging or accompaniments are missing from the costing.
  • A popular dish has an unclear margin.

Friday Ready provides remote menu costing support for independent restaurants, cafés, pubs, takeaways and catering businesses. The work starts with your real menu and ingredient information.

What a focused costing project can include.

Recipe costings

Ingredient pack prices, quantities, usable yields and portion sizes brought into a repeatable workbook.

Clear assumptions

A record of what each costing includes, what still needs checking and when prices were last reviewed.

Pricing comparisons

A way to compare selling prices and ingredient gross margin, using a consistent basis and targets agreed for the venue.

The quote confirms the number of dishes, available evidence, deliverables and support included. Ingredient margin is one part of a pricing decision; labour, overheads and selling costs also matter.

Illustrative situation

The best-selling lunch dish needs a fresh look.

A restaurant has kept the same selling price while supplier prices and serving sizes have changed. A focused project brings the current recipe, accompaniments and portions together so the owner can compare options: adjust the price, refine the portion or change an ingredient.

This is an invented example, not a claim about a client result or a promised saving.

How the work starts.

  1. Share your menu, supplier prices and recipes or current portion information.
  2. Agree the dishes, missing information, deliverables and quote.
  3. Receive the agreed costing tools and guidance for keeping them current.

If you already know the issue, enquire directly about a Friday Fix. If the causes are unclear, the £150 Friday Test can help identify the priorities first. Relevant Test findings carry into a later quote where they reduce setup work.

For ingredient counts, purchasing and prep targets, explore stock control and prep planning.

Ask about a costing project