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Restaurant meal - dessert: average UK price

Restaurant meal - dessert (each) cost £7.51 on average in September 2026 — ▲ 3.3% in a year. Pay much more than this and it is worth shopping around.

UK average, September 2026£7.51each
Last month£7.492-yr range £6.98–£7.51

Average price, last 25 months

6.947.147.357.55Sep 24Feb 25Jul 25Dec 25May 26Sep 26

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Questions and answers

How much does restaurant meal - dessert cost in the UK?

£7.51 for each on average in September 2026 (ONS).

Has it gone up?

Up 3.3% from £7.27 in September 2025.

What exactly is measured?

The ONS average price for the CPI item "Restaurant meal - dessert" in the restaurants, cafes and pubs group, standardised to each.

Source: ONS Shopping prices comparison tool (Open Government Licence v3.0).