Review criteria
- +Ingredient cost rollup per course
- +Portion multiplier math
- +Food-cost percentage
- +Per-guest price target
Menu Cost Worksheet in Supper Club & Dinner Series
The Menu Cost Worksheet is a copy-ready spreadsheet for supper club & dinner series that tracks courses, ingredients, portions, cost, price. It opens unchanged in both Google Sheets and Excel, needs no add-ons or macros, and takes about 15 minutes to set up.
Last updated: August 2026
Excel workbook · opens in Google Sheets · 3 tabs · no sign-up
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What’s inside “Menu Cost Worksheet”
Tabs: How to use · Courses · Per dinnerFormat: Excel (.xlsx) · opens in Google SheetsSetup: About 15 minutesColumns: 5
Columns (grey = calculated for you)
- Course
- Dish
- Ingredient cost per batch
- Portions per batch
- Cost per guest
- Open the Courses tab and replace the sample rows with your own — one row per entry. Formulas fill in automatically for new rows.
- Cost each course as a batch for the guest count, then divide by portions.
- Event profit subtracts venue and staff, which supper clubs often forget to count.
- Using Google Sheets? Upload the file to Google Drive, then open it with Google Sheets (or File → Import in an open sheet). Formulas, dropdowns and highlights carry over.
The file opens locally on your device — nothing is uploaded, and you own the copy outright.
Menu Cost Worksheet
About this template
It is built for people who want results without another subscription: hosts pricing fixed menus confidently. It is completely free — copy it and it is yours to keep. Because it is a plain spreadsheet, you own your data outright and can shape every column to how you actually work.
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Use the review criteria below to decide whether this template fits your workflow.
Often worth considering when
- +Hosts pricing fixed menus confidently
- +Anyone testing recipes within budget
Pause before choosing when
- -Inventory depletion tracking
- -Invoicing
About Supper Club & Dinner Series
Why people consider this option
- +Plan seats, menus, and costs per dinner
- +Track prepaid spots without booking software
- +Price each event to actually make money
What to review before acting
- -No online booking page
- -Alcohol service compliance is outside these files
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Questions people ask before copying a template
Does the Menu Cost Worksheet work in both Google Sheets and Excel?
Yes. It is built with standard functions and no macros, so it opens and works the same in Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel — on desktop or your phone.
Is the Menu Cost Worksheet really free?
Yes, it is completely free to copy and keep. There is no account, paywall, or paid tier.
What does the Menu Cost Worksheet track?
It tracks courses, ingredients, portions, cost, price, with totals and highlights calculated automatically as you type.