Cottage pie
A ten-portion cottage pie costed line by line from dated wholesale pack prices: mince, mirepoix, mash, cheddar crust. Open it in the free tool and put your own prices in.
£1.96 ingredients per portion · 10 portions · 14 ingredients
How much UK dishes cost to make, per portion
40 pub, café, takeaway, bakery and bar dishes with every ingredient priced from a public pack price (source and date on each page). Open one in the free recipe tool, type your own supplier prices over ours, and scale it to tonight's numbers. They are starting points, not your spec: change anything.
Pub and restaurant classics · Café and breakfast · Takeaway · Bakery and cakes · Bar and drinks
Pub and restaurant classics
8 oz beef burger and fries
A 227 g beef patty, brioche bun, burger cheese, lettuce, tomato, gherkin and a portion of fries, costed for ten from dated wholesale prices. Open it in the free tool and change the spec.
£2.82 ingredients per portion · 10 portions · 9 ingredients
Fish and chips
A 180-200 g MSC cod loin in beer batter with chips, crushed peas and a lemon wedge, costed for ten from dated wholesale prices. Open it in the free tool and put your fish price in.
£4.04 ingredients per portion · 10 portions · 10 ingredients
Chicken tikka masala with rice
Marinated chicken thigh in a tomato, cream and almond masala with basmati rice, costed for ten from dated wholesale prices. Open it in the free tool and price it from your own supplier.
£1.34 ingredients per portion · 10 portions · 18 ingredients
Sticky toffee pudding
Date sponge with a butter, sugar and cream toffee sauce, costed for twelve from dated wholesale and retail pack prices. Open it in the free tool and scale it to the tray you bake in.
£0.87 ingredients per portion · 12 portions · 11 ingredients
Roast tomato soup
Roast fresh tomatoes with tinned, onion, garlic and a little cream, costed for ten from dated wholesale prices. Open it in the free tool and swap the tomatoes for whatever your greengrocer has.
£1.19 ingredients per portion · 10 portions · 12 ingredients
Sweet chilli sauce
A working chef's own sweet chilli sauce: sugar, water and red wine vinegar reduced by half, then diced chilli, pepper and garlic, finished with fish sauce. About 1.5 litres, costed from dated wholesale prices.
£0.16 ingredients per portion · 30 portions · 8 ingredients
Roast beef dinner
A ten-portion pub Sunday roast: beef, potatoes, veg, Yorkshire puddings and gravy, costed line by line. Open it in the free tool and change the spec.
£3.45 ingredients per portion · 10 portions · 13 ingredients
Sausage and mash with onion gravy
Pub bangers and mash costed from dated wholesale prices: three Cumberland-style sausages, buttery mash, onion gravy and peas.
£1.60 ingredients per portion · 10 portions · 9 ingredients
Macaroni cheese
A baked macaroni cheese costed from dated wholesale prices: macaroni, a cheddar sauce made with butter, flour and milk, and a crumb top.
£0.76 ingredients per portion · 10 portions · 8 ingredients
Spaghetti bolognese
Ten portions of spaghetti bolognese costed from dated wholesale prices: beef mince ragù with onion, carrot, celery, tomato and garlic, on spaghetti with cheddar.
£1.82 ingredients per portion · 10 portions · 13 ingredients
Steak and ale pie with chips and peas
A pub steak and ale pie with a puff pastry lid, chips and peas, costed for ten from dated wholesale prices. Open it in the free tool and put your own beef price in.
£2.85 ingredients per portion · 10 portions · 17 ingredients
Beef lasagne with garlic bread
A tray of beef lasagne with a white sauce and a cheddar top, plus two slices of garlic bread a portion, costed for ten from dated wholesale prices.
£2.27 ingredients per portion · 10 portions · 18 ingredients
Chilli con carne with rice
Chilli con carne with kidney beans, basmati rice and a spoon of soured cream, costed for ten from dated wholesale prices. Open it in the free tool and change any price.
£1.85 ingredients per portion · 10 portions · 15 ingredients
Scampi and chips
Breaded wholetail scampi with chips, peas, tartare sauce and a lemon wedge, costed for ten from dated wholesale prices. Open it in the free tool and put your own prices in.
£1.98 ingredients per portion · 10 portions · 7 ingredients
Hunter's chicken with chips and coleslaw
A pub hunter's chicken: chicken breast wrapped in streaky bacon, BBQ sauce and melted cheddar, with chips and coleslaw, costed for ten from dated wholesale prices.
£1.85 ingredients per portion · 10 portions · 9 ingredients
Ploughman's lunch
A pub ploughman's costed from dated prices: cheddar, ham, Branston pickle, pickled onions, apple, a crusty demi baguette with butter, and a little salad.
£2.52 ingredients per serve · single serve · 9 ingredients
Chickpea and spinach curry with rice (vegan)
A vegan chickpea, spinach and coconut curry with basmati rice, costed for ten from dated wholesale prices. A low-cost dish for pubs, cafés and college canteens.
£1.33 ingredients per portion · 10 portions · 14 ingredients
Apple crumble and custard
A tray of apple crumble with a demerara topping and ready-to-serve custard, costed for twelve from dated prices. Open it in the free tool and put your own fruit price in.
£0.77 ingredients per portion · 12 portions · 7 ingredients
Café and breakfast
Bacon roll
A café bacon roll costed from dated wholesale prices: three rashers of back bacon in a floured bap with butter. Open it in the free tool and put your own prices in.
£0.68 ingredients per serve · single serve · 3 ingredients
Flat white
A flat white costed per cup from dated wholesale prices: an 18 g double shot and steamed whole milk, with a waste allowance on the milk. Open it in the free tool.
£0.41 ingredients per serve · single serve · 2 ingredients
Full English breakfast
A full English costed line by line: two sausages, two rashers, egg, beans, black pudding, hash brown, mushrooms, tomato and toast, from dated wholesale prices.
£2.24 ingredients per serve · single serve · 11 ingredients
Jacket potato with tuna mayo
A tuna mayo jacket costed from dated wholesale prices: a large baking potato, tuna and sweetcorn mayo, butter and a side salad.
£1.31 ingredients per serve · single serve · 8 ingredients
Cheese and ham toastie
A café cheese and ham toastie costed from dated wholesale prices: thick white bread, mature cheddar, gammon ham and butter, with a little coleslaw on the side.
£1.18 ingredients per serve · single serve · 5 ingredients
Egg mayo sandwich
A café egg mayonnaise sandwich on thick white bread with salad leaves, costed from dated wholesale prices, with the takeaway and eat-in VAT prices.
£0.57 ingredients per serve · single serve · 6 ingredients
Beans on toast
Café beans on toast costed from dated wholesale prices: a ladle of Heinz beans on two slices of buttered thick white toast.
£0.60 ingredients per serve · single serve · 3 ingredients
Fish finger bap
A café fish finger bap costed from dated wholesale prices: four MSC fish fingers, tartare sauce and salad leaves in a buttered floured bap.
£1.23 ingredients per serve · single serve · 5 ingredients
Porridge with honey
A bowl of porridge made with whole milk and finished with honey, costed from dated wholesale prices. One of the cheapest breakfast lines a café or canteen can sell.
£0.40 ingredients per serve · single serve · 4 ingredients
Chicken Caesar wrap
A grab-and-go chicken Caesar wrap costed from dated wholesale prices: cooked chicken, cos lettuce, Caesar dressing and grated Grana Padano in a 12-inch tortilla.
£1.39 ingredients per serve · single serve · 5 ingredients
Takeaway
Buffalo chicken wings
A portion of buffalo wings costed from dated wholesale prices: about eight 2-joint wings, Frank's buffalo sauce and butter, with celery.
£1.72 ingredients per portion · 10 portions · 7 ingredients
Margherita pizza (12-inch)
A 12-inch margherita costed from dated wholesale prices: a 250 g dough ball, pizza sauce, mozzarella and oregano. Open it in the free tool.
£2.01 ingredients per portion · 10 portions · 7 ingredients
Lamb doner kebab in pitta
A large lamb doner in pitta costed from dated wholesale prices: pre-cooked doner meat, pitta, salad, chilli and garlic sauce.
£2.62 ingredients per serve · single serve · 7 ingredients
Portion of chips
A takeaway portion of chips costed from dated wholesale prices: frozen 3/8-inch chips, fryer oil allowance and salt. Fresh-cut option explained.
£0.40 ingredients per portion · 10 portions · 3 ingredients
Southern fried chicken burger
A takeaway southern fried chicken burger costed from dated wholesale prices: a 100 g breaded fillet, seeded bun, cheese slice, shredded iceberg and mayonnaise.
£1.56 ingredients per serve · single serve · 6 ingredients
Bakery and cakes
Victoria sponge
A 20 cm Victoria sponge costed from dated wholesale prices: a four-egg butter sponge, strawberry jam, buttercream and a dusting of caster sugar. For home bakers and cafés.
£0.37 ingredients per portion · 12 portions · 9 ingredients
Scones with jam and clotted cream
Twelve plain scones costed from dated wholesale prices, served with strawberry jam and a 40 g portion of Cornish clotted cream: a cream tea, per portion.
£0.80 ingredients per portion · 12 portions · 9 ingredients
Chocolate brownies
A tray of 16 cocoa brownies costed from dated wholesale prices: butter, sugar, eggs, cocoa and flour. Cocoa-only, so no expensive bar chocolate.
£0.33 ingredients per portion · 16 portions · 7 ingredients
Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting
A carrot cake traybake with walnuts, sultanas and a cream cheese frosting, costed for 16 slices from dated prices. With the takeaway (0% VAT) and eat-in prices.
£0.49 ingredients per portion · 16 portions · 14 ingredients
Bar and drinks
Gin and tonic
A single gin and tonic costed from dated wholesale prices: 25 ml of Gordon's, a 200 ml bottle of tonic and a lime wedge. Pour cost and selling price explained.
£1.23 ingredients per serve · single serve · 3 ingredients
Vodka, lime and soda
A vodka, lime and soda costed from dated wholesale prices: 25 ml of Smirnoff, soda water and fresh lime. Pour cost and selling price explained.
£1.26 ingredients per serve · single serve · 3 ingredients
Prices are wholesale or supermarket pack prices as published on the date shown on each recipe; your supplier will differ. Labour, overheads and VAT are not in the per-portion figure — it is ingredients only, the number a kitchen calls food cost.