Restaurant Menu Development: Cuisine, Cost, and Analysis

This assignment details a menu development plan for a restaurant, focusing on incorporating diverse cuisines such as Chinese, Indian, and Italian. It proposes specific dishes like noodles, chili chicken, chicken with thick gravy, and pasta d’Italia, providing ingredient lists and preparation details. The assignment includes a cost analysis for each dish, detailing ingredient costs, margins, and selling prices. Furthermore, it considers different service segments (À la carte, Buffet, Cyclical, and Seasonal) and emphasizes the importance of attracting a diverse clientele. The document aims to optimize the menu to increase customer appeal and profitability, with references to relevant culinary resources. The analysis demonstrates how to determine the cost of each dish and sets the price based on the demand and the margin to be earned. The document is contributed by a student to be published on the website Desklib. Desklib is a platform which provides all the necessary AI based study tools for students.

Running head: MENU DEVELOPMENT
Menu Development
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
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Contents
Chinese cuisine:...............................................................................................................................2
Indian cuisine:..................................................................................................................................4
Italian cuisine:..................................................................................................................................5
Cost menus:.....................................................................................................................................6
References:......................................................................................................................................7

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In order to attract more guests to the newly built restaurant it is important to make certain
changes to the current menu. The restaurant serves starter, main course and desserts in its menu
but there are certain drawbacks to the existing menu as these lack variety. Currently the
restaurant serves in all of the following segments:
 À la carte
 Buffet
 Cyclical
In addition to the above the restaurant also serves food as per the requirements of different
seasons.
Keeping in mind the above segments and the fact that it is expected that people from different
culture and diverse background will visit the restaurant different types and cuisine on the basis of
ethnicity shall be offered to the guests.
Chinese cuisine:
Noodles:
Noodles is one of the most popular Chinese cuisine and require extremely small amount of time
to prepare. Considering the popularity of the food item and the ease of cooking it is a must in the
menu.
Ingredients:
Ingredients for each order are given in the table below:
Ingredients Quantity
Noodles 100 gm.

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Salt As per taste
Water 2 Cups
Boiled potato 30 gm.
Onion 15 gm.
Tomato 15 gm.
Black paper As required.
Tomato and sauce As required for garnishing.
Chili Chicken:
It is one of spiciest dishes offered in Chinese cuisine. Originated from the Sichuan region, the
dish is also known as Szechwan chili chicken.
Ingredients for each order are given in the table below:
Ingredients Quantity
Boneless chicken 250 gm.
Vegetable oil 2 table spoon
Tomato 50 gm.

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Onion 50 gm.
Red chili 20 gm.
Egg 2 pieces
Green onion 25 gm.
Indian cuisine:
Indian cuisine has quickly become very popular in all across the globe and it is not different even
in Australia. In fact in the country, both Chinese and Indian cuisine are extremely popular.
Hence, all necessary efforts shall be made to introduce new items from these two ethnic cuisines.
Following are the new items of Indian cuisine to be introduced in the menu ("Indian Main Dish
Recipes", 2019).
Chicken with thick gravy:
One of most delicious chicken dishes made in Indian cuisine known as thick gravy chicken, it is
extremely popular with the guests in different restaurants in Australia. This item will be
introduced in the restaurant to attract more guests in the future.
Ingredients of thick chicken gravy are listed in the table below.
Ingredients Quantity
Chicken 250 gm.
Curd 100 gm.

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Vegetable oil 2 table spoon
Tomato 50 gm.
Onion 20 gm.
Red chili 10 gm.
Green onion 10 gm.
Garlic 2 cloves
Tomato paste 1 table spoon
Italian cuisine:
Italian cuisine is famous for providing delicious dishes which are also very good for health and
light on stomach. The following item shall be introduced in the menu to attract customers to the
restaurants ("Notification", 2019).
Pasta d’ Italia:
Italian style pasta has always been a favourite among the guests at the restaurants. The
ingredients required to make the dish is mentioned below.
Uncooked pasta 3 cups
Italian pork sauce ½ cup

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Tomatoes 6 pieces
Whining heavy cream 1 cup
Fresh parmesan cheese ½ cup
Out of the above menu the chilli chicken and pasta d’ Italian have higher yields compared to the
noodles and chicken with thick gravy.
Cost menus:
Noodles:
Ingredients Quantity Price ($)
Noodles 100 gm. 1.20
Boiled potato 30 gm. 0.20
Onion 15 gm. 0.10
Tomato 15 gm. 0.20
Black paper As required. 0.05
Tomato and sauce As required for garnishing. 0.20
Cost 1.95

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Margin 1.05
Price 3.00
Chili chicken:
Ingredients Quantity Price ($)
Boneless chicken 250 gm. 5.00
Vegetable oil 2 table spoon 0.80
Tomato 50 gm. 0.50
Onion 50 gm. 0.20
Red chili 20 gm. 0.10
Egg 2 pieces 2.00
Green onion 25 gm. 0.10
Total cost 8.70
Margin 11.30
Price 20.00

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Chicken with thick gravy:
Ingredients Quantity Price ($)
Chicken 250 gm. 4.00
Curd 100 gm. 1.50
Vegetable oil 2 table spoon 0.80
Tomato 50 gm. 0.50
Onion 20 gm. 0.10
Red chili 10 gm. 0.05
Green onion 10 gm. 0.05
Garlic 2 cloves 0.05
Tomato paste 1 table spoon 0.10
Cost 7.15
Margin 4.85
Price 12.00
Pasta d’ Italian:

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Price ($)
Uncooked pasta 3 cups 1.50
Italian pork sauce ½ cup 0.50
Tomatoes 6 pieces 1.20
Whining heavy cream 1 cup 1.40
Fresh parmesan cheese ½ cup 0.50
Cost 5.10
Margin 4.90
Price 10.00
Note:
Margin represents profit on each item in the above menu. The margin has been determined for
different items on the basis of the demand of the respective items in the restaurant. Thus, chili
chicken has the highest margin as it is extremely popular amongst the guests in the restaurant.

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References:
Indian Main Dish Recipes. (2019). Retrieved 20 August 2019, from
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipes/17136/world-cuisine/asian/indian/main-dishes/
Notification. (2019). Retrieved 20 August 2019, from
https://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/packages/best-italian-recipes-and-menus/
photos/italian-style-pasta-recipes