Menu Price Calculator

Turn a recipe's plate cost and desired food-cost percentage into a starting menu price.

Calculate your result

Enter the figures for the same reporting period. Your entries are calculated locally in your browser.

Does this calculate profit?

No. It estimates a price from ingredient cost and does not account for labor, rent, fees or demand.

Should I round the result?

Review positioning, taxes, guest expectations and local competition before choosing the displayed price.

Calculate the share of food sales spent on ingredients using inventory and purchases.

Compare labor expense with net sales over the same shift, week or reporting period.

Estimate how much monthly sales are required to cover fixed costs after variable costs.

See the combined weight of cost of goods sold and labor relative to sales.