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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.5

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Considering 506 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the diverse and delicious recipes, which are easy to follow and cater to various dietary needs. Many highlight the excellent quality of ingredients, noting everything arrives fresh and well-packed. Reviewers also appreciate the exceptional customer service, which is efficient, polite, and quick to resolve any issues. This service saves time and makes healthy eating convenient, often surpassing other meal delivery options. However, some customers also noted issues with the delivery service, specifically couriers not ringing doorbells or leaving boxes in exposed locations. Additionally, a few people mentioned occasional problems with the freshness of produce, describing items as limp, unripe, or past their prime.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I appreciate the quality of ingredients. Brown rice and organic chicken in particular. Recipes are easy to follow. I have been using mindful chef for some months now they really help with wei... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing food!! Such a varied unique dishes. All recipes gave tasted delicious and the people working behind the scenes at mindful chef are amazing too!! Fantastic communication. Would give 10 sta... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Delicious choice of recipes, nutrition info all there and easy to follow and the app is so simple to use. Would highly recommend MC and their customer team, who are efficient polite and easy to reach... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We’ve been enjoying meals regularly but this week our delivery did not come. I emailed customer service. They investigated, communicated to me what had happened, reorganised delivery and provided refu... See more


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  1. Online Food Ordering Service

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Healthy.  Simple.  Delicious. That's the Mindful Chef approach. Mindful Chef delivers healthy and delicious, chef-designed meal kits to cook at home. They focus on macro-balanced wholefoods with heaps of plants and real protein so you feel your best. As a proud B Corp, they champion quality. You’ll find British meat, free-range chicken, responsibly-sourced fish and award-winning seasonal produce in their boxes. Their Ready To Go range features healthy frozen meals, soups, broths, and smoothies that are designed for nutritious meals in minutes.  With options for all lifestyles, Mindful Chef offers one-person, two-person and family meals, and caters for gluten-free, vegan, flexitarian, vegetarian and pescatarian diets. Mindful Chef has over 28 recipes to choose from each week, so there are no recipe ruts. Discover flavours from all over the world - with a Mindful Chef healthy twist, from bubbling fish pies for the family, to a spicy Bibimbap or a Sri Lankan curry.  You can choose to get a Mindful Chef delivery every week or every once in a while, it’s always up to you.  Delivery is available nationwide - direct to your front door - so you can spend more time doing what you love, and less time thinking about what to cook. Launched in 2015, Mindful Chef have delivered millions of meals and donated over 20 million school meals to children living in poverty.

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The UK's No. 1 rated healthy recipe box
Visit mindfulchef.com or call 020 3950 0455 for advice and support from our friendly customer care team.
The UK's Highest-Rated Recipe Box Company with over 12 million meals delivered nationwide. No need to be in for delivery - just let us know where to leave your box. Guaranteed freshness with ice packs and eco-friendly insulation.

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Overall just average

They don't deliver on bank holidays, you can only edit orders no less than 4 days in advance, there's so much packaging left after every order, there's no groceries delivery. Overall just mid

April 7, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Mindful Chef have consistently…

Mindful Chef have consistently delivered very tasty good quality good for the planet food. And very good for my health which has benefited me enormously ! I save time and money not travelling or buying extra goods that go off and I end up putting in the bin! So a massive win for me

April 11, 2026
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Hi Grace,
Thank you so much for your lovely review! We’re really pleased to hear how much you’re enjoying the meals. We really appreciate your continued support!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Mindful Chef is perfect for our family…

Mindful Chef is perfect for our family because one of our teenage sons wants to eat healthily and the other just wants tasty food and we can please them both. We recently had a damaged item (looked like it was just one of those things, happened in transit) and it was dealt with instantly with a credit on our account, and generally everything is very well packaged.

April 5, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A different set of recipes!

The unusual ingredients contribute to different tastes that we are not familiar with. Every dish is different, unique & tasteful! We’re experimenting with lots of different dishes & flavours! Lovely! Thank you!

April 2, 2026
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Reply from Mindful Chef

Hi 👋

Thanks so much for your lovely review!

We’re so glad to hear you’re enjoying the variety of flavours and getting the chance to try something new — that’s exactly what we love to hear. It’s great that you’re experimenting with different dishes and finding them unique and tasty!

Thank you for being part of the journey with us, and happy cooking! 😊

Best wishes,
The Mindful Chef Team 💜

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

every box contains delicious recipe

every box contains delicious recipe. Easy instructions to prepare the dishes and top quality produce

April 4, 2026
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Reply from Mindful Chef

Hi Virginia,


Thank you so much for your kind words!

We’re thrilled to hear you’re enjoying the recipes and that the instructions and produce are hitting the mark. It really means a lot to our team to know our efforts are appreciated.

We can’t wait to keep bringing you more delicious meals! 

Best wishes,
The Mindful Chef Team 💜

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely delicious meals and fantastic Customer Care Team

Absolutely delicious meal recipes, high quality products. Have used them several times for dietary needs as well as staying away from home dogsitting....extremely convenient with zero waste. Portion sizes are spot on. You might think it's enough to look at but the meals are extremely well balanced, healthy and filling, as well as very tasty!
Discount deals are great, making it a very economical way to eat and best of all..... no wracking your brains for ideas or shopping required for dinners!!
Whenever I’m confused about my orders due to my cognitive impairment, I have always received the most excellent customer support. Their Customer Care Team are fantastic. Nothing is too much trouble and they really care about customer feedback and experience.
I really love their food and I love their service! First rate all round!

April 2, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

All the recipe's are easy to follow and…

All the recipe's are easy to follow and very tasty. So pleased and it’s reduced my shopping bill win win

March 30, 2026
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Reply from Mindful Chef

Hi Rachel,
Thank you so much for your kind words. It’s wonderful to hear that you’re enjoying the recipes and finding them helpful in reducing your costs. 
We really appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback, and it means a lot to the team. 
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if there’s ever anything we can help with!
Best wishes,

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Mindful Chef is a really good way to improve your diet.

Mindful Chef is a really good way to eat well, not have to think too hard, and avoid shopping trauma. Recipes are straightforward, not needing any fancy gadgets, quick to cook, and all the ingredients are measured for you - call me lazy, but after a day working, it is nice to switch off and cook. I have tried some interesting flavour combos that I would never have considered before, plus eaten more vegetables.

March 30, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Mindful Chef has helped me tremendously…

Mindful Chef has helped me tremendously to shift to a much healthier diet, plus I have lost weight as a result (but in a healthy way). The recipes are delicious and it is easy for me to amend how many and which recipes I prefer. It takes minimum effort for great results.

March 31, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing variety and great service!

Amazing variety and great service!

We are a vegan + gluten free household so these recipe boxes are perfect for us and I love the fact we still get a choice of 6-7 recipes for each delivery. Way better than all other competitors in our experience. Great quality, and quick to solve issues, in the rare case something is not right.

March 30, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Simple and Tasty and highly recommended

We have been receiving Mindful Chef Boxes for a few months now, all recipes are super easy to put together. We like the portion size, which is more than generous for two, the variety and the ease to adapt. On the very few occasions there has been an issue, and this has always been with the third party element, it has quickly been resolved. The company has a great ethos for supporting local produce and feeding disadvantaged children.

March 30, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I just love Mindful Chef

1 - I love the Mindful Chef food, easy recipes, and general ethos
2 - a recent problem with me needing to cancel deliveries during a time of family chaos!, was dealt with kindly and efficiently
3 - I hope to be back with Mindful Chef once the chaos is over - I shall miss it!

March 29, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’ve been having Mindful Chef for 2…

I’ve been having Mindful Chef for 2 years and really enjoy the food and ease of ordering and cooking.

However many recipes are ruined by gluten free pasta. Not everyone needs gluten free and it really spoils what could have been lovely recipes.

I have now started buying pasta separately and binning the gluten free that comes with my order.

March 28, 2026
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

“Mindful” chef is great except they…

“Mindful” chef is great except they have not kept those suffering from high blood pressure (1/3 of adults in the UK) in mind. It is not easy to pick low sodium meals on their platform, my one complaint. If they made the sodium numbers more accessible or allowed for filtering for low sodium meals, it would be a greatly improved service and truly “mindful” of their clientele’s healthy eating needs.

March 26, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Life changer

We have been having two Mindful Chef meals delivered each week for over two years. The ones we choose are always delicious. The flavour combinations are amazing.
They are so easy. Just open the bag, everything is there, no waste, easy instructions to follow.
We don't have huge appetites so our two meals actually make four as the portions are very generous. The ingredients are top quality.
I would highly recommend.

March 26, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Delicious, Easy, and Worth It!

We have been using Mindful Chef for nearly a year now, and we absolutely love it. A big thank you to my sister in law who first recommended it to us I used to be so jealous of the amazing meals she would make from their recipes. Every time we visited, the food was always so delicious and full of flavour.

Now that we’ve been using it ourselves, we completely understand why she loved it so much. The variety is fantastic, the recipes are easy to follow, and everything tastes incredible. It’s made cooking at home so much more enjoyable for us, and we always look forward to trying new dishes.

Overall, we are really happy with everything. The only thing I would suggest is improving the packaging so it’s sealed more securely. Aside from that, the customer service is amazing and the app is very user friendly.

We couldn’t recommend Mindful Chef more!

March 10, 2026
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