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Restaurant meal - main course: average UK price
Restaurant meal - main course (per meal) cost £17.09 on average in September 2026 — ▲ 4.8% in a year. Pay much more than this and it is worth shopping around.
UK average, September 2026£17.09per meal
Last month£17.102-yr range £15.49–£17.10
Average price, last 25 months
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How much does restaurant meal - main course cost in the UK?
£17.09 for per meal on average in September 2026 (ONS).
Has it gone up?
Up 4.8% from £16.30 in September 2025.
What exactly is measured?
The ONS average price for the CPI item "Restaurant meal - main course" in the restaurants, cafes and pubs group, standardised to per meal.
Source: ONS Shopping prices comparison tool (Open Government Licence v3.0).