Recipes

Menu item → ingredients A recipe is the link between a menu item and its ingredients. When a dish sells at POS, its recipe deducts those ingredients from kitchen stock and sets the dish's theoretical food cost. It also drives the issued-vs-consumed variance and flags a dish as 86'd when an ingredient runs out. Quantities are in each item's base unit (kg · L · each), so they reconcile directly with store and kitchen stock. Unit costs are inherited from the Items master — set a price there, not here; a recipe only sets quantities.

Active recipes48across 5 stations

Avg theoretical food cost28.4%target ≤ 30%

Best margin dishCappuccino86% GP

86'd (ingredient out)3Salmon · Brie · Prawns

All recipes — click a row to view / edit its ingredients

Dish	Station	Sell	Recipe cost	GP%	Sold today	Availability
Margherita Pizza	Hot	£9.00	£2.58	71%	24	Available
Flourkg×£=£0.12 Mozzarellakg×£=£1.44 Tomato saucekg×£=£0.60 Basil, oil & base—×£=£0.42 Recipe cost £2.58 Sell price £ Food cost 28.7% Gross profit 71.3%
House Burger	Grill	£9.00	£3.55	61%	40	Available
Beef mincekg×£=£1.23 Brioche bunea×£=£0.45 Cheddarkg×£=£0.45 Salad, sauce & fries—×£=£1.42 Recipe cost £3.55 Sell price £ Food cost 39.4% Gross profit 60.6%
Grilled Salmon	Hot	£19.00	£7.10	63%	18	86'd · salmon low
Salmon filletkg×£=£3.42 Lemonea×£=£0.25 Butterkg×£=£0.33 Potatoes & greens—×£=£3.10 Recipe cost £7.10 Sell price £ Food cost 37.4% Gross profit 62.6%
Caesar Salad	Cold	£7.00	£1.58	77%	31	Available
Lettucekg×£=£0.46 Parmesankg×£=£0.60 Croutonskg×£=£0.21 Dressing & anchovy—×£=£0.31 Recipe cost £1.58 Sell price £ Food cost 22.6% Gross profit 77.4%
Cappuccino	Bar	£3.00	£0.43	86%	96	Available
Coffee beanskg×£=£0.17 MilkL×£=£0.29 Recipe cost £0.43 Sell price £ Food cost 14.2% Gross profit 85.8%
Draft Lager	Bar	£4.50	£1.50	67%	120	Available
Lager (keg)L×£=£1.50 Recipe cost £1.50 Sell price £ Food cost 33.3% Gross profit 66.7%
Brie & Fig Tart	Cold	£8.50	£2.60	69%	0	86'd · brie out
Briekg×£=£1.12 Fresh figea×£=£0.80 Pastry & honey—×£=£0.68 Recipe cost £2.60 Sell price £ Food cost 30.6% Gross profit 69.4%
Prawn Linguine	Hot	£16.00	£5.80	64%	0	86'd · prawns out
King prawnskg×£=£3.36 Linguinekg×£=£0.30 Garlic, chilli & oil—×£=£2.14 Recipe cost £5.80 Sell price £ Food cost 36.3% Gross profit 63.7%

86'd is kitchen slang for "sold out / off the menu" — here a dish is auto-86'd when one of its recipe ingredients drops below the amount needed for a single portion.

Food cost % by dish (target ≤ 30%)

Why recipes matter here

Deduct stock: a sale runs the recipe to subtract each ingredient from kitchen stock.

Set food cost: recipe cost ÷ sell price = theoretical food cost %.

Drive variance: theoretical consumption vs what was issued shows up on Variance.

Flag 86's: if an ingredient can't cover one portion, the dish is taken off the menu automatically.