UK Menu Price Index
Proprietary weekly indexes built from menu prices DishMark observes on venues' own websites — every figure with a venue count and evidence trail — compared against official ONS restaurant & café inflation. Each index page shows a free demo edition; subscribers receive the full edition (medians, quartiles, basket, dish benchmarks, history, PDF & Excel) by email weekly or monthly for 12 months.
A beef burger main (single patty, standard build) at pubs, restaurants, burger bars and takeaways; sides not included.
Items explicitly labelled for children (kids' meals, children's menu mains) across all venue types.
A regular latte at cafés, coffee shops, restaurants and pubs; iced, flavoured and alternative-milk variants excluded.
Curry mains at pubs, restaurants and takeaways — chicken tikka masala, korma, bhuna, madras, balti, jalfrezi, house curries and katsu curry; curry sauces and sides excluded.
A portion of fish and chips (cod or haddock with chips, regular or large) from fish & chip shops, pubs, cafés and restaurants.
Food-to-go staples — sausage roll, steak bake, breakfast and bacon rolls, sandwiches, baguettes, wraps, salad boxes, soup, flat white, latte, americano and the meal deal — at bakeries, sandwich and coffee chains (Greggs, Pret, Leon, Costa, Starbucks, Caffè Nero, Gail's, Upper Crust and independents). The headline is the median of every priced food-to-go item; each staple is tracked separately.
A full English breakfast (bacon, sausage, egg, beans, toast and trimmings) at cafés, pubs, hotels and restaurants; children's and 'mini' breakfasts excluded.
Every priced menu item that matches one of DishMark's dish families (pub classics, fish & chips, burgers, pizza, Indian and Chinese takeaway staples, kebabs, Italian dishes and café staples) across all venue types. Drinks are limited to coffee and tea.
Pizza staples — margherita and pepperoni (all sizes), garlic bread and dough balls — at pizzerias, Italian restaurants and takeaways.
Promotions, special offers and discounts published on venues' own menus — meal deals, set and lunch menus, happy hours, percentage discounts, loyalty schemes, kids-eat-free and themed nights — across pubs, restaurants, cafés and takeaways. The headline price is the median of explicitly priced meal deals and set menus; the index also tracks the share of venues running any offer and the offer-type mix.
Pub classics on the menus of pubs, bars and inns: fish and chips, steak and ale pie, Sunday roast, bangers and mash, beef burger, ham egg and chips, lasagne, chicken curry, scampi, sirloin steak, soup of the day and sticky toffee pudding.
Sticky toffee pudding, the most consistently listed British dessert, at pubs and restaurants.
A steak main — sirloin, rump, ribeye, fillet or flat iron (typically 8–10oz with chips or fries) — at pubs, steakhouses and restaurants; pies, sandwiches, gammon and fish steaks excluded.
A roast dinner main — Sunday roast, roast beef, chicken, pork, lamb or turkey, carvery or nut roast (with roast potatoes, vegetables and gravy) — at pubs, restaurants and carveries; children's, sharing, sandwich, drinks-inclusive and set-menu variants excluded.
4,133 new UK hospitality companies incorporated in the last 30 days (3,508 dissolved; net +625) — DishMark analysis of Companies House data.
Latest insights
- UK Burger Price Index — demo edition: 40 venues and 52 priced items this week. Figures shown are illustrative; live values are for subscribers. — DishMark, week 2026-W44
- UK Children's Menu Price Index — demo edition: 27 venues and 80 priced items this week. Figures shown are illustrative; live values are for subscribers. — DishMark, week 2026-W44
- UK Coffee Price Index — demo edition: 30 venues and 45 priced items this week. Figures shown are illustrative; live values are for subscribers. — DishMark, week 2026-W44
- UK Curry Price Index — demo edition: 87 venues and 383 priced items this week. Figures shown are illustrative; live values are for subscribers. — DishMark, week 2026-W44
- UK Fish & Chips Price Index — demo edition: 147 venues and 1534 priced items this week. Figures shown are illustrative; live values are for subscribers. — DishMark, week 2026-W44
- UK Food-to-Go Price Index — demo edition: 108 venues and 452 priced items this week. Figures shown are illustrative; live values are for subscribers. — DishMark, week 2026-W44
- UK Full English Breakfast Price Index — demo edition: 16 venues and 21 priced items this week. Figures shown are illustrative; live values are for subscribers. — DishMark, week 2026-W44
- UK Menu Price Index — demo edition: 200 venues and 3780 priced items this week. Figures shown are illustrative; live values are for subscribers. — DishMark, week 2026-W44
- UK Pizza Price Index — demo edition: 39 venues and 104 priced items this week. Figures shown are illustrative; live values are for subscribers. — DishMark, week 2026-W44
- UK Pub Deals & Set-Menu Price Index — demo edition: 138 venues and 485 priced items this week. Figures shown are illustrative; live values are for subscribers. — DishMark, week 2026-W44
- UK Pub Price Index — demo edition: 68 venues and 247 priced items this week. Figures shown are illustrative; live values are for subscribers. — DishMark, week 2026-W44
- UK Restaurant Dessert Price Index — demo edition: 33 venues and 38 priced items this week. Figures shown are illustrative; live values are for subscribers. — DishMark, week 2026-W44
- UK Steak Price Index — demo edition: 42 venues and 104 priced items this week. Figures shown are illustrative; live values are for subscribers. — DishMark, week 2026-W44
- UK Sunday Roast Price Index — demo edition: 38 venues and 96 priced items this week. Figures shown are illustrative; live values are for subscribers. — DishMark, week 2026-W44
- Restaurant menu prices in Alderley Edge — demo edition: 11 venues and 131 priced items this week. Figures shown are illustrative; live values are for subscribers. — DishMark, week 2026-W44
- Restaurant menu prices in Cheadle — demo edition: 9 venues and 74 priced items this week. Figures shown are illustrative; live values are for subscribers. — DishMark, week 2026-W44
- Restaurant menu prices in Chester — demo edition: 16 venues and 283 priced items this week. Figures shown are illustrative; live values are for subscribers. — DishMark, week 2026-W44
- Restaurant menu prices in Edgeley — demo edition: 3 venues and 46 priced items this week. Figures shown are illustrative; live values are for subscribers. — DishMark, week 2026-W44
- Restaurant menu prices in Handforth — demo edition: 3 venues and 84 priced items this week. Figures shown are illustrative; live values are for subscribers. — DishMark, week 2026-W44
- Restaurant menu prices in Heaton Norris — demo edition: 3 venues and 63 priced items this week. Figures shown are illustrative; live values are for subscribers. — DishMark, week 2026-W44
Menu prices by town
Offers, meal deals and set menus by town
Share of venues with usable menus publishing at least one offer this week — click a town for the offer mix and sample deals.
City comparisons
- Alderley Edge vs Cheadle: menu prices compared — Alderley Edge vs Cheadle · week 2026-W44
- Alderley Edge vs Chester: menu prices compared — Alderley Edge vs Chester · week 2026-W44
- Alderley Edge vs Edgeley: menu prices compared — Alderley Edge vs Edgeley · week 2026-W44
- Alderley Edge vs Handforth: menu prices compared — Alderley Edge vs Handforth · week 2026-W44
- Alderley Edge vs Heaton Norris: menu prices compared — Alderley Edge vs Heaton Norris · week 2026-W44
- Alderley Edge vs Macclesfield: menu prices compared — Alderley Edge vs Macclesfield · week 2026-W44
- Alderley Edge vs Manchester: menu prices compared — Alderley Edge vs Manchester · week 2026-W44
- Alderley Edge vs Sale: menu prices compared — Alderley Edge vs Sale · week 2026-W44
- Alderley Edge vs Stockport: menu prices compared — Alderley Edge vs Stockport · week 2026-W44
- Alderley Edge vs Trafford: menu prices compared — Alderley Edge vs Trafford · week 2026-W43
- Alderley Edge vs Wilmslow: menu prices compared — Alderley Edge vs Wilmslow · week 2026-W44
- Alderley Edge vs Woodford: menu prices compared — Alderley Edge vs Woodford · week 2026-W44
- Cheadle vs Chester: menu prices compared — Cheadle vs Chester · week 2026-W44
- Cheadle vs Edgeley: menu prices compared — Cheadle vs Edgeley · week 2026-W44
- Cheadle vs Handforth: menu prices compared — Cheadle vs Handforth · week 2026-W44
- Cheadle vs Heaton Norris: menu prices compared — Cheadle vs Heaton Norris · week 2026-W44
- Cheadle vs Macclesfield: menu prices compared — Cheadle vs Macclesfield · week 2026-W44
- Cheadle vs Manchester: menu prices compared — Cheadle vs Manchester · week 2026-W44
- Cheadle vs Sale: menu prices compared — Cheadle vs Sale · week 2026-W44
- Cheadle vs Stockport: menu prices compared — Cheadle vs Stockport · week 2026-W44
- Cheadle vs Trafford: menu prices compared — Cheadle vs Trafford · week 2026-W43
- Cheadle vs Wilmslow: menu prices compared — Cheadle vs Wilmslow · week 2026-W44
- Cheadle vs Woodford: menu prices compared — Cheadle vs Woodford · week 2026-W44
- Chester vs Edgeley: menu prices compared — Chester vs Edgeley · week 2026-W44
- Chester vs Handforth: menu prices compared — Chester vs Handforth · week 2026-W44
- Chester vs Heaton Norris: menu prices compared — Chester vs Heaton Norris · week 2026-W44
- Chester vs Macclesfield: menu prices compared — Chester vs Macclesfield · week 2026-W44
- Chester vs Manchester: menu prices compared — Chester vs Manchester · week 2026-W44
- Chester vs Sale: menu prices compared — Chester vs Sale · week 2026-W44
- Chester vs Stockport: menu prices compared — Chester vs Stockport · week 2026-W44
- Chester vs Trafford: menu prices compared — Chester vs Trafford · week 2026-W43
- Chester vs Wilmslow: menu prices compared — Chester vs Wilmslow · week 2026-W44
- Chester vs Woodford: menu prices compared — Chester vs Woodford · week 2026-W44
- Edgeley vs Handforth: menu prices compared — Edgeley vs Handforth · week 2026-W44
- Edgeley vs Heaton Norris: menu prices compared — Edgeley vs Heaton Norris · week 2026-W44
- Edgeley vs Macclesfield: menu prices compared — Edgeley vs Macclesfield · week 2026-W44
- Edgeley vs Manchester: menu prices compared — Edgeley vs Manchester · week 2026-W44
- Edgeley vs Sale: menu prices compared — Edgeley vs Sale · week 2026-W44
- Edgeley vs Stockport: menu prices compared — Edgeley vs Stockport · week 2026-W44
- Edgeley vs Trafford: menu prices compared — Edgeley vs Trafford · week 2026-W43
- Edgeley vs Wilmslow: menu prices compared — Edgeley vs Wilmslow · week 2026-W44
- Edgeley vs Woodford: menu prices compared — Edgeley vs Woodford · week 2026-W44
- Handforth vs Heaton Norris: menu prices compared — Handforth vs Heaton Norris · week 2026-W44
- Handforth vs Macclesfield: menu prices compared — Handforth vs Macclesfield · week 2026-W44
- Handforth vs Manchester: menu prices compared — Handforth vs Manchester · week 2026-W44
- Handforth vs Sale: menu prices compared — Handforth vs Sale · week 2026-W44
- Handforth vs Stockport: menu prices compared — Handforth vs Stockport · week 2026-W44
- Handforth vs Trafford: menu prices compared — Handforth vs Trafford · week 2026-W43
- Handforth vs Wilmslow: menu prices compared — Handforth vs Wilmslow · week 2026-W44
- Handforth vs Woodford: menu prices compared — Handforth vs Woodford · week 2026-W44
- Heaton Norris vs Macclesfield: menu prices compared — Heaton Norris vs Macclesfield · week 2026-W44
- Heaton Norris vs Manchester: menu prices compared — Heaton Norris vs Manchester · week 2026-W44
- Heaton Norris vs Sale: menu prices compared — Heaton Norris vs Sale · week 2026-W44
- Heaton Norris vs Stockport: menu prices compared — Heaton Norris vs Stockport · week 2026-W44
- Heaton Norris vs Wilmslow: menu prices compared — Heaton Norris vs Wilmslow · week 2026-W44
- Heaton Norris vs Woodford: menu prices compared — Heaton Norris vs Woodford · week 2026-W44
- Macclesfield vs Manchester: menu prices compared — Macclesfield vs Manchester · week 2026-W44
- Macclesfield vs Sale: menu prices compared — Macclesfield vs Sale · week 2026-W44
- Macclesfield vs Stockport: menu prices compared — Macclesfield vs Stockport · week 2026-W44
- Macclesfield vs Trafford: menu prices compared — Macclesfield vs Trafford · week 2026-W43
- Macclesfield vs Wilmslow: menu prices compared — Macclesfield vs Wilmslow · week 2026-W44
- Macclesfield vs Woodford: menu prices compared — Macclesfield vs Woodford · week 2026-W44
- Manchester vs Sale: menu prices compared — Manchester vs Sale · week 2026-W44
- Manchester vs Stockport: menu prices compared — Manchester vs Stockport · week 2026-W44
- Manchester vs Trafford: menu prices compared — Manchester vs Trafford · week 2026-W43
- Manchester vs Wilmslow: menu prices compared — Manchester vs Wilmslow · week 2026-W44
- Manchester vs Woodford: menu prices compared — Manchester vs Woodford · week 2026-W44
- Sale vs Stockport: menu prices compared — Sale vs Stockport · week 2026-W44
- Sale vs Trafford: menu prices compared — Sale vs Trafford · week 2026-W43
- Sale vs Wilmslow: menu prices compared — Sale vs Wilmslow · week 2026-W44
- Sale vs Woodford: menu prices compared — Sale vs Woodford · week 2026-W44
- Stockport vs Trafford: menu prices compared — Stockport vs Trafford · week 2026-W43
- Stockport vs Wilmslow: menu prices compared — Stockport vs Wilmslow · week 2026-W44
- Stockport vs Woodford: menu prices compared — Stockport vs Woodford · week 2026-W44
- Trafford vs Wilmslow: menu prices compared — Trafford vs Wilmslow · week 2026-W43
- Trafford vs Woodford: menu prices compared — Trafford vs Woodford · week 2026-W43
- Wilmslow vs Woodford: menu prices compared — Wilmslow vs Woodford · week 2026-W44
Weekly insights by email
Every Monday: the week's index headlines, medians, venue counts and ONS comparison — free to quote with attribution. Journalists welcome.
Data sources & licences
DishMark combines free, legally reusable public data with its own menu collection. Public sources stay attributed to their publishers; the classification, matching, longitudinal database, indexes and analysis are DishMark's proprietary layer.
| Source | Used for | Update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food Standards Agency (FHRS) | Establishment register: name, type, address, postcode, coordinates, hygiene rating | Live | OGL v3.0 |
| Companies House | Hospitality incorporations & dissolutions by SIC 56101/56102/56103/56302 and region; venue-level ownership matching (independent vs group-owned, company age) | Weekly | OGL v3.0 |
| ONS / Nomis — UK Business Counts | Official counts of restaurants, cafés, takeaways and pubs per local authority (local units, SIC 56101/56102/56103/56302) | Weekly refresh, annual data | OGL v3.0 |
| ONS | CPI restaurants & cafés inflation comparison | Monthly | OGL v3.0 |
| ONS Open Geography / postcodes.io | Postcode districts, local authorities, town resolution | Regular | OGL v3.0 |
| OpenStreetMap | Map display layer only — kept separate from the core venue database | Continuous | ODbL (attribution) |
| DishMark collection | Menu items, portions, observed prices, evidence snippets, price changes, history — recorded as factual fields from venues' own public menus, robots.txt respected | Weekly / per run | © DishMark |
Planned: local-authority licensing open data, ONS Business Insights & Conditions Survey.
Establishments: Food Standards Agency (OGL v3.0). Inflation comparison: ONS (OGL v3.0). Menu prices, classification and indexes © DishMark.

