Menu & recipe costing

Know what every dish costs.
See what it should make.

Build recipes from the prices you pay, price your menu with confidence and catch supplier increases before they go unnoticed.

Recipes

Start with what you actually pay. Add the ingredients and amounts used in a batch, and Garlic works out the cost of the recipe you serve.

  • Supplier products and pack prices already in Garlic
  • Batch cost, weight and cost per kilo
  • Costed recipes ready to use in your menu
Recipe costing
Gochujang glaze
IngredientAmountLine cost
Gochujang paste
600g
£4.20
Soy sauce
200g
£0.80
Honey
100g
£1.00
Batch cost£6.00
Batch weight0.9 kg
Cost per kilo£6.67
Sample recipe. Ingredient amounts drive the batch cost and weight.

Price changes

A supplier increase shouldn’t be a surprise on your next costing. Check the price against its source, approve the change and see which dishes are affected.

  • New prices flagged from delivery documents
  • Approve, correct or reject before costs update
  • See the impact on dish costs and margins
Costing
Price changes
Review queue1
Margin impact0
Bao buns
Harbour Foods · 30-bun pack
Previous price£10.80
New price£12.60
Increase+£1.80
Source evidenceDelivery note · 4 Nov 2026
Approve price
Sample price change. Two buns per dish turn a £1.80 pack increase into £0.12 per serving.

Costs you can trace

From the supplier’s price to the portion on the plate.

  • Reusable recipes

    Cost a batch once and use it across your menu.

  • Source evidence

    Check a detected price against the original document.

  • Reviewed changes

    Decide which prices should update your costs.

  • Expected, not assumed

    Compare the margin you planned with stock and waste.

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