# CALCMENU Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra

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CALCMENU

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Last updated August 24th, 2025

# Reviews of CALCMENU

Ease of use

4.1

Customer Service

4.6

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GN

Graham N.  
Corporate Executive Chef  
Restaurants  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "CALCMENU"

September 23, 2019

5.0

Many years using calcmenu personally. Introduced it to Ninety Nine company and now its part of policy and procedures. All company recipes are now on their version, food & beverage.

Pros

My personal favourites are the main pages for ingredients and recipes. One time for wastage for the ingredients and setting up recipes in to categories, portions is so simple. Adding photographs was always a problem to size etc, here just click and go.

Cons

Not being able to go back a page like on a computer, when its gone its gone. Back-up function could be improved or explain what you need to do, loss ALL my recipes a couple of years ago.

Reason for choosing CALCMENU

Knew more chefs that used it.

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BZ

BJOERN Z.  
Head of Fresh Services  
Food Production  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Very functional tool with high service performance"

September 23, 2019

4.0

We were able to expand the program according to our needs. However, this requires a lot of support from EGS and cannot be done by ourselves. However, the support is very reliable and helpful.

Pros

The high reliability of the program and the possibility to connect further external tools.

Cons

Too rigid in handling and the user friendliness which is very limited. Export of data cannot be declared by the user. Since all data fields are data fields, you should be able to select the desired exports yourself. The fact that there is no back key is very annoying.

Reason for choosing CALCMENU

Years of very good experience

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ST

Sacha T.  
CEO  
Food & Beverages  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Slowly working software. You will pay a lot for data uploads"

July 8, 2022

2.0

They will squeeze you once you use them for long enough

Pros

customer service is okay if it in the boundaries of current software features

Cons

Slow. Zero user experience. My price lists and ingredient descriptions are outdated, they charge a lot for mass upload.

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JL

Jacqueline L.  
Chef  
Food & Beverages  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "professional kitchen software "

August 31, 2016

5.0

I have been using this program for years and have had several updates . From a home based private dining company we have grown into a restaurant group with several restaurants , a catering company and a dessert commissary . Calcmenu has been invaluable in helping me accurately cost my recipes , budget my market list and manage my inventory . It even contains nutritional analysis which came handy in a recent project I did which was a dessert book for diabetics . Adjusting recipes is always a breeze .

Pros

It is very user friendly and flexible . Saves a lot of time when you need to constantly work on a lot of recipes and at the same time manage your costs and inventory .

Cons

I hope o can upload excel based recipe files into Calcmenu

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SB

Stacy B.  
IT support administrator  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Professional Recipe Software"

August 31, 2016

5.0

We use calcmenu for recipe development that includes cost, method of preparation, and nutrition information. We can also include images of the finished product. Calcmenu helps prepare food with a consistent, cost, taste and look.

Pros

Easy to use and easy to share the recipes. I also like that it is web based and we do not have to run it on one of our own computers.

Cons

I found it difficult to print the first time I tried. I had to read the instructions.

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FJE

Franz Josef E.  
Executive Chef  
Hospitality  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Calcmenu is the one if not the best program for the food industry"

September 5, 2019

5.0

I use calcmenu over 20 years and never had any issues The program is easy for anyone to work on

Pros

Calcmenu is can be linked with the front of the house, purchasing and accounting. There are frequent updates and if help is needed the calcmenu management is keen to help at any time

Cons

The program is not cheap But its recommended to purchase the yearly service contract just in case something would go wrong or your computer crashes

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JV

Jerome V.  
Executive Chef  
Food Production  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "kiosk"

September 17, 2019

4.0

Pros

i like that it is now web based. and i can use it on any computer

Cons

the kiosk viewing via mobile phone is not friendly. hard to navigate and can not be completely viewed.

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DH

Daniel H.  
Executive Chef  
Hospitality  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Calcmenu review"

November 21, 2016

5.0

Calemenu software is one of the best software I came across. its really made for the industry and chefs not for accountants. its user friendly and gets updated regular to keep up with the chefs & industry needs.

Pros

its gets updated regular to kep up with the industry standard and needs

Cons

if you not in western countries with their product you have to add a lot of ingredients into the market list

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DM

Daniel M.  
Executive Chef  
Food & Beverages  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great Exec Chef help"

September 15, 2016

5.0

Great help in a very usefull & practical way in kitchen operation planning and costings.. Good integration between marchandises, reciepes and menus. Easy way to set portions and units. New allergen integration is also very helpfull

Pros

Time saving, copy & paste fonctions, alergens info, easy waste control

Cons

Price of support plan remain expensive even after many years of ownership

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FY

FEDERICO Y.  
CEO  
Restaurants  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "I would like that the program has the Spanish on their website and manuals"

September 30, 2016

5.0

the program is wonderful I use many years ago in Argentina I am one of the first and few who use this program. the cost for this country is slightly elevated above updates

Pros

how to calculate the losses

Cons

when I make a menu plan or very long process it takes a long time and I would like to have the program a my cell

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PJ

Paul J.  
Owner director chef of 5 restaurants  
Food & Beverages  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Paul James KL"

November 9, 2016

5.0

Have been using the software for over 10 years now using it for 5 separate kitchen outlets .. the ability to set up new data Base could be made more user friendly and print options could be improved...

Pros

Ease of data entry and recall

Cons

Data Base set up to complicated.... needs to be a one button operation

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MH

Matthew H.  
Owner  
Restaurants  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "CALCMENU is serious software for Food Cost and Recipe management"

November 10, 2016

5.0

CALCMENU is a good program for the serious chef or manager looking to control cost and standardize recipes. I use CALCMENU to store all my recipes so they are readily available. (No more gravy stained notebooks.) The cost analysis is easy, and CALCMENU also includes bakers percentages which is great for my business. Like all food cost software there is a significant time investment to set it up and enter all the ingredients and recipes, but once that is done, it's done.

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IMY

Ian Morris Y.  
General Manager  
Food & Beverages  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Lots of Features but Clunky and Complicated "

September 26, 2019

4.0

Pros

The software has a lot of features and it's one of the very few softwares available that offers the features we need.

Cons

It was really clunky and complicated to use

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RL

Ray L.  
Director  
Food & Beverages  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Advance Recipe Management Solution"

June 27, 2016

4.0

Have used calcmenu for 20 years in various locations and generally experience very good. Currently using the software for one major client. Major concern in the UK is the lack of UK style marketing and advertising campaign to provide more product awareness in the food and hospitality industry.

Pros

All features on one platform

Cons

Printing parameters and inability to use the arrow back feature consistently and the menu planner

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PJG

Philip John G.  
CEO  
Hospitality  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "CCA Powered by Calc Menu "

October 8, 2019

5.0

Very good

Pros

Complete , multifunctional , Structured.

Cons

Time consuming.The log slows down sometimes

Reason for choosing CALCMENU

Very familiar with software

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BC

Brendan C.  
Operations Manager/Assistant Professor  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Feedback for Calcmenu"

September 10, 2019

5.0

Very good - easy to navigate

Pros

Measures are available in Imperial and Metric.

Cons

I did not have any issues with this software

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AS

Alexander S.  
Chef/owner  
Hospitality  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Calcmenu Web"

September 23, 2019

5.0

Pros

Ease of use, great support, accessible from around the World

Cons

Introduction to how to use it .

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AR

Anthony R.  
Hospitality Consultant  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Calcmenu web"

August 31, 2016

5.0

The software is very good we use the programme for our aged care business. Its straight forward to use.

Pros

Pictures, Allergens, diet information easy to use, cost

Cons

Support not brilliant from help desk

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SP

Simple P.  
  
  
Used the software for:

### "this program really helpful for our restaurant"

November 9, 2016

5.0

we had a problem before with the picture, the IT was so quick to help us. they email us the way how to fix it

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