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20,205
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

Lovely flavours but more sauce please!

I like the recipes but found that when I order three meals and they arrive on Friday evening, the chicken is past its sell by date by Tuesday. That gives me not much choice on when to eat which meals. Also I find that the sauces our soups are often too little in comparison with the meal.

March 1, 2026
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Chinese Honey!?!

All of the dishes I have tried from Mindful Chef have been I tasty and easy to prepare with easy instructions. Most of the ingredients are of excellent quality but I was horrified and disappointed to see the little plastic pot of honey from China, packed in Poland and turning up in my kitchen…..how many air miles in that! It went in the bin. There has been a lot of publicity recently about cheap honey from China being contaminated with other ingredients and after tasting this ‘honey’ I would say it has more in common with golden syrup than actual honey. I’d say Mindful Chef have dropped the ball on this.

March 2, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A review after 5 years of use!

We’ve now been using Mindful Chef for around 5 years, having tried several other similar providers before that. We order 3 meals for two people each week. We appreciate the quality and range of the recipes; and find choosing of menus and placing orders simple; the standard of produce and the final results are consistently excellent. Customer service when needed has always been exceptional. I couldn’t recommend them more highly.

March 2, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really great food

Really great food, healthy, nutritious and surprisingly easy to make ( for the flavour bomb at the end) would recommend trying

February 28, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

delicious, healthy and easy food

I have subscribed to Mindful Chef for 8 years now and I can’t rate them highly enough! In that time I have had 2 kids and it takes a lot of pressure off knowing we have nutritious meals in the fridge that are easy to make - no need to worry about meal prepping. They also taste delicious!

February 23, 2026
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

A bit disappointing

I don’t use Mindful Chef on a regular basis, but it’s great to get recipe boxes delivered when on holiday. This time it was unfortunately not as good as previous experiences. The website ordering system was confusing to change what had been ‘suggested’ for me, and it wasn’t clear that you needed to choose recipes according to what would fit into the box, rather than what you actually wanted. Some of the ingredients were sub-standard. For example, the avocado was so unripe, it was inedible; the green beans - five per person - were as stringy as old boots. I also found the recipe instructions a bit confusing, so had to improvise sometimes.

February 17, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The best there is bar none.

We have enjoyed mindful chef recipes for the past few years after decding to eat in a healthier way. We are constantly delighted with the high quality ingredients and fantastic easy to prepare recipes packed full of exciting flavours. We absolutely love mealtimes with mindful chef and would recommend them to anyone.

February 20, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

MC a game changer to healthy & quick delicious meals

Not one for doing reviews but felt Mindful Chef deserves a good one.
We’ve been having MC recipes delivered for over four years and wouldn’t be without them. They are our weekly main staple and maintain healthy eating after a long busy day.
The recipes are really varied and always healthy whilst being very delicious and satisfying. I’m no cook but I can produce these meals perfectly as they are so easy to make due to the easy instructions and tips. What I like most about MC is there is no waste, the ingredients are exactly what is required. Without hesitation I completely recommend MC, it’s a game changer and everyone who has a busy life with no time to cook should know if they haven’t tried MC they are missing out big time on healthy delicious, easy and quick to prepare meals without any waste.

February 20, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This meal box company is the best!

This meal box company is the best! The produce is fresh, the recipes varied and with loads of fish options too.
The website is super easy to use, for selecting your meals, changing the number of meals you need that week, changing the delivery day etc
I think it’s cost effective too as there is no waste. I love that my workday meals are all pre planned, packaged well and delivered at the start of the week.
I cannot recommend these guys enough!

February 20, 2026
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