Menu design · recipe development · costing
Restaurant menu consultant.
Chef Birendra and the Gourmet Guys team build menus that sell, cook fast on a busy night and make money on every plate. For new restaurants, cafés and QSRs, and for places whose menu has stopped working.
What a menu project covers
Menu and recipes
A tight menu built around your concept and guests, with every dish developed, cooked and tasted in food trials.
Costing and pricing
Every recipe costed to the gram, with a target food cost and prices that work for your guests and your margins.
Recipe cards and training
Standard recipe cards with photos, plus hands-on training, so the dish tastes the same whoever is on the line.
How it works
Step by step, chef-led.
1. Brief
Your concept, guests, price point, kitchen and team. What sells now and what does not.
2. Menu draft
A menu structure and dish list, agreed with you before cooking starts.
3. Food trials
Each dish is cooked, tasted and fixed in rounds until it is right, consistent and fast to plate.
4. Costing and recipe cards
Every recipe is costed and written up as a standard recipe card.
5. Training and launch
Your chefs are trained on every dish, and we stay through the launch to fine-tune.
Questions, answered.
What does a restaurant menu consultant do?
We plan the menu, develop and test every recipe in food trials, cost each dish, set prices, write standard recipe cards and train your kitchen team to cook them the same way every time.
Can you fix the menu of a restaurant that is already open?
Yes. We look at what sells, what makes money and what slows the kitchen, then cut, rework and reprice dishes. This is often the fastest way to lift margins.
Do you develop vegetarian, Jain or regional menus?
Yes. Our chefs develop vegetarian, Jain-friendly and regional dishes through the same food trials, costing and recipe cards as any other menu.
How much does a menu consultant cost?
Fees depend on the number of dishes and how much training you need. After a free 30-minute call, we send you a clear scope and fee in writing, with no obligation.
Do you work on menus outside Mumbai?
Yes. Menu planning and costing can run over video calls, with our chefs on site for food trials and training.
Got a restaurant dream? Let's plate it.
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