Purple Carrot Reviews 

Love the recipes and quality of the food!!

I started Purple Carrot around 6-8 weeks ago. A friend had given me a sample meal from her order and I loved it so I looked them up to get prices. Honestly at first I thought it was pricey but decided to try it anyways. Now that I’ve had time to see how the orders work within my budget I’ve come to realize that I actually SAVE money by getting 4 or 5 meals per week. I am no longer doing the many “quick runs” into grocery stores. Those always ended up costing me more than I would anticipate.
The other advantage is the time I save in planning meals. These are SO easy! The instructions are clear and each meal takes only about 30 minutes from pulling the kit out of the fridge to sitting down to eat.
I’m loving the variety and the exposure to new foods and flavors.
I also like that I can get gluten free options.
Purple Carrot has made my busy life a whole lot simpler (and more delicious).

Great recipes - just wish portions were a tiny bit bigger.

They changed the meals that I ordered and wouldn’t fix it. Poor customer service and bad recipes.

The only thing I didn't like about this week's delivery was that it was a day late. That really disrupted my plans for the week.

First order arrived warm (warmer than room temp), & I had the box in my possession before the delivery vehicle even drove away.
Everything that was "keep refrigerated" had to be thrown out, as well as all leafy greens and herbs (even the zucchini had started to get squishy).
I assumed it's because they did not account for deliveries in the Texas heat, so skipped the next several deliveries. A few weeks ago, based on long term weather forecast, logged in & skipped through the end of Sept.
Was notified Sept 6 that a charge was made to my credit card. Logged in to see that my Sept skips were no longer 'skipped'.
Spoke via chat with a representative who stated their logs did not show my most recent skips (which was obvious to me), and that they could not skip this current charge because the deadline was yesterday (note: less than 24 hours ago & the order has NOT been shipped).
Once this has moved from pending with my CC company, I will be disputing the charge.

Update: I reached out after their comment below. Their solution was to provide a half credit for a box they never should have charged me for in the first place. NOT a solution.

The quality has fallen a lot over the last year or so. Purple Carrot used to be a marvelous place to discover new recipes and techniques. It’s not really that way anymore.

I didn’t plan on sticking around past my discounted boxes because the price is so much higher than other meal services I used before. However, I was very pleasantly surprised with the overall portions, quality and variety of produce. It was all a lot better than other services (and I’ve tried nearly every comparable one out there). Let’s just say you do get what you pay for. I’ve stayed for several weeks now ..they hooked me. My only criticism would be that I wish every single meal option had at least 18-20 grams of protein. I appreciate that they offer a few “high protein” labeled options each week. However, I don’t think that something with only 11 grams of protein should be considered a meal and exist on the menu at all …

It would be helpful for your meals to arrive either on a Monday or earlier on a Tuesday. They normally arrive too late for us on Tuesday to cook that for dinner. It would also be helpful if you all didn't use so much plastic in your packaging.

The packaging. And I got bored with the offerings.

The boxes came late, food was spoiled and one box had been opened and retaped. I emailed customer service 5 days ago and no response.

good ingredients and variety. A little pricy and the only reason for knocking it down a star. But way more often than not I'm very satisfied with the meals.

The recipes are pretty good. I am not vegan but wanted to try a meal service. The meal preps are good with the exception that most fruit is not ripe. The complaint I have is when the ready made meals get to me they are either expired or will expire in 2 to 3 days. I can't eat 10 to 15 meals in 2 to 3 days and I won't eat expire food at all.

Arugula was rotten when it arrived. Ginger is also usually in the verge of rot by the time I get my box.
After replacing these ingredients, the meals were tasty!

I really enjoy the food and recipes. Ingredients are always fresh. My only complaint is all the single use packaging, which I understand help keep it fresh. I just wish I could send them back for reuse.

Did not know much of the food was spicy.
I thought there would be more vegetables as advertised (eat more vegetables).
Higher in sodium and fat than expected.
Some of the meals are really delicious. Sometimes they are disappointing. Tortellini is a favorite of my except when last week it did not have any sauce as it usually does.

The recipes are delicious. I have had some elements missing from the kits. One was cauliflower and it was a cauliflower dish. I was able to repurpose the ingredients.

Meals are usually really delicious. Meals are expensive and involved so I don’t always have time to make such an elaborate meal. The default meals are usually the worst meals.

I like the variety of menu options. Food is very flavorful, though I sometimes enhance with chilies or chili paste for more of a zing. And, I love trying new foods. Orders are getting more accurate (had problems with missing items in previous orders), but still not perfect. For Sweet & Spicy Kashmiri Curry, I was supposed to use 1 oz of fresh ginger. I got a piece that weighed only .65 oz. Luckily, I had extra on hand. Freshness of ingredients (green onions, broccoli, etc) is sometimes an issue. For the Pulled BBQ Jackfruit Sandwiches, there was barely enough jackfruit for one sandwich let alone two. Plus, I got my order on Wednesday and made the sandwiches on Saturday. Had to toss the slaw since it was already bad.