Posted by u/menu_bump
When and how do I raise menu prices?
Answered by Ask a Shop Owner ·
Food costs up 12 percent this year. I raised 5 percent 8 months ago. Time to move again?
u/askashopowner Owner-operator advisor
Top answer
Yes. Raise 4 to 6 percent this month across the board, targeting your highest-volume items with slightly bigger bumps.
Do it with a new menu printing, not a sticker or handwritten change. Customers accept new menus. They notice price changes on old menus.
Small raises twice a year (spring and fall) train customers and staff. One big raise every 3 years causes revolt. Restaurants that raise 4 to 6 percent twice a year keep pace with cost inflation and never scare their guests.
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