Free resources

Tools, templates and guides for restaurant owners

Free calculators, spreadsheet templates and plain-English bookkeeping advice for Ontario restaurants, cafés and food service businesses.

Tools

Free calculators

Quick tools that do the math for you. No sign-up, and they work on your phone.

Tip Pooling & Tip Sharing Calculator

Split a tip pool by hours or percentage, or work out your tip-out to the kitchen, bar and bussers.

Tip pools Tip-outs Share as image Open the calculator

Recipe Cost Calculator

Work out the plate cost of any menu item, your food cost % and the price you need to hit your target.

Plate cost Food cost % PDF recipe cards Open the calculator

Cash Count Calculator

Count the till at the end of a shift, see if it is over or short, and get a deposit report to share or print.

Cash-out Over / short Deposit report Open the calculator

More tools on the way

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Templates

Templates and downloads

Ready-made spreadsheets and checklists you can download and start using today.

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We're putting together free spreadsheet templates for restaurant owners. Tell us which one would help you most.

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Articles

Articles and guides

Practical bookkeeping tips and financial advice for restaurant and food service owners.

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