Once you know what a dish costs to make, pricing it is just arithmetic, but it's arithmetic people still get wrong under a printed-menu deadline. This tool takes your plate cost, your target food-cost percentage and your GST rate, and gives you the final number that goes on the menu.
Menu price = (plate cost divided by target food-cost %) plus GST on that base price.
| Cost per plate | 100 ₹ |
| Target food cost % | 30 % |
| GST rate | 5 % |
GST is calculated on the base (pre-tax) selling price, then added to arrive at the tax-inclusive menu price, the same way most POS systems compute it.
Most standalone restaurants charge 5% GST without input tax credit. Restaurants inside hotels where room rates exceed the specified threshold, and some bars serving alcohol, can fall under different slabs, so confirm your category with your accountant before filing.
It only matches exactly at the price this calculator suggests. Round your menu price up or down for psychological pricing (₹399 instead of ₹412) and the real food-cost % will shift slightly, this tool shows you by how much.
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