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Garnishes and plating touches add up. Enter your garnish ingredient costs and portions per batch to find the true per-plate presentation cost.

Total Garnish Batch Cost ($)

Portions per Batch

Menu Price of Dish ($)

Per-Plate Garnish Cost

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Cost per Plate—

Percent of Menu Price—

About this calculator

Calculate the per-plate garnish and presentation cost for a dish, helping chefs price menu items accurately including small finishing ingredients.

Why calculate garnish cost separately?

Garnishes are often overlooked in food cost calculations but can meaningfully affect margins across high volume dishes.

What's a healthy garnish cost percentage?

Most kitchens aim to keep garnish/plating costs under 5% of the menu price.