The price of dining out in a pub has risen even more steeply at 5.6% year-on-year - a three-course pub meal now costs an average of £15.74 with a starter at just over £4, a main course at nearly £8 and a dessert at £3.75. A starter in a low to mid-spend restaurant now costs an average of £6.16, a main course £10.21 and a dessert £4.54, making a restaurant meal 30% more expensive than a pub meal. Horizons' six-monthly Menurama survey, which analyses menu trends across the top 115 hotel, restaurant and pub brands, shows how prices have risen over the past six months with the cost of an average dish across all outlets now at £6.61, up 4.8% on January 2010. Overall, starters have risen 6.6% in the past six months, main courses by 4.2% and desserts by nearly 2%. Horizons' development executive Paul Backman commented on the findings: "The impact of rising food inflation, currently at 3.8%, has become evident since January 2010 as restaurant, pub and hotel operators attempt to maintain their margins by raising menu prices. "Predictions are that food inflation could reach 7% as global commodity prices continue to rise and this will continue to have a knock-on impact on the price of eating out in the UK."