Free recipe costing template (Excel, UK)

Cost one dish properly: enter each ingredient's pack price, pack size and the amount the recipe uses, and the sheet returns the dish cost, cost per portion, food cost percentage and GP against your menu price. A worked example is filled in — type over it with your own dish.

Download the free template (.xlsx)

Direct download — no email address, no sign-up. Opens in Excel, Google Sheets and Numbers.

How to use it

One row per ingredient: pack price, pack size, quantity used. The unit-cost maths is done for you.
Set your portion count and menu price; food cost % and GP% update as you type.
The GP is calculated on the ex-VAT price — the way UK kitchens (and their accountants) measure it.

When you outgrow it

This free sheet costs one dish at a time. The full Food Cost & Menu Pricing template (£11.99) does your whole menu with a Menu Overview that flags every low-margin dish — and the free GP calculator is here when you just need a quick number.

Stop guessing your margins. Price any dish in seconds with the free food cost calculator, or get a ready-made Excel costing template for your whole menu — built by a working chef.

Run the free calculator → · See the templates →