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Review summary

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Most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Many consumers appreciate the good value and reasonable pricing of the meals, often finding them delicious and easy to prepare. They also value the flexibility to skip boxes and the variety of market items available. The quality of ingredients is frequently praised for being fresh and consistent. However, some people were dissatisfied with issues related to their orders and delivery. Common complaints include missing ingredients, damaged items, and late or undelivered boxes. There are also mentions of repetitive recipes and concerns about reduced portion sizes or changes in ingredient quality over time.

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Based on these reviews

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I found the meals to be very delicious! They are way to make and some thing I would probably make again I've had a few issues recently: -receiving and open package of chicken, which was provide... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Overall, the meals are good, reasonably priced and the ingredients are of decent quality. The instructions are a bit convoluted, however. Also, for most of the summer, there have been issues with miss... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good food and a very reasonable price. You may find that you need to add spices as most foods are palatable for a wide variety of tastes, so they're not highly seasoned. I've only a single cucumber de... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Dinnerly is the best value meal kit I've used. I've used their services on and off for several years. As the cost of groceries have gone up, Dinnerly has reduced the quantity of their meals. More m... See more


Company details

  1. Online Food Ordering Service
  2. Food products supplier

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Dinnerly is the most affordable meal delivery service on the market. Open the door to unfussy, affordable weeknight cooking.


Contact info

  • West 37th Street 336, 10018, New York, United States

  • dinnerly.com

3.4

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

5K reviews

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Epic Fail

This service is convenient when it works. Unfortunately most of the time it doesn't work. I have had problems almost every week for over two months now. This current week has by far been the worst. There were no recipe cards included, I received a crushed can of beans, I was missing an ingredient, and I received three ingredients that don't even go to any of the recipes I ordered. This service is about convenience, and when there are this many problems the service is anything but convenient.

6 February 2026
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Reply from Dinnerly

Hi Robert, thank you for sharing your feedback. We're truly sorry to hear about the poor experience with your order. Please feel free to reach out to our support team so we can better assist you. All the best!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The worst food I have ever eaten

The worst food I have ever eaten. I could not cut the chicken it was like a rubber band! You were pretty good some time ago but you have deteriorated badly.

2 February 2026
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Reply from Dinnerly

Hi! Thank you for your review. We’re really sorry to hear about your experience. That’s definitely not the standard we aim for. If you haven’t already, you can reach out to our support team so we can look into this and assist further. Best!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

The food is flavorful

The food I've ordered is good. Not too many different options that I don't already make myself at home though so it's a struggle to find recipes weekly to meet my dietary restrictions needed. I've done this for 3 weeks so far and the first box was quick and on time. The 2nd vox came early due to weather which was great,. Then the 3rd box came 2 days late and the veggies were limp and shmuchy

4 February 2026
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Reply from Dinnerly

Hello Lauran, thank you so much for sharing your feedback with us. We are glad to hear that you've enjoyed the food itself, but I am sincerely sorry to learn that your third box arrived late and that the vegetables were not in the fresh condition we strive for. It is also helpful to hear your thoughts on our menu variety; we are constantly working to expand our recipes to better accommodate specific dietary restrictions, and I will share your feedback with our culinary team. At Dinnerly, we have high expectations for our service, and it makes us quite sad to learn that we did not meet them in this case. We would love the opportunity to make this right for you regarding that third delivery. If you haven't already done so, please reach out to us via email at hi@dinnerly.com, or through the phone or chat function on our website. Our customer care team will be more than happy to assist you with a resolution for the spoiled ingredients. All the best!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

no service

Multiple calls/ contacts to "customer service" unacknowledged or for which there has been no response.Cool unfrozen ingredients 2-3 days late, and you cannot even be bothered to reply.

30 January 2026
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Reply from Dinnerly

Thanks for sharing your experience. We’re really sorry to hear about the delivery delay and the difficulty you’ve had reaching our support team. Receiving ingredients late, especially when they arrive unfrozen, is not the experience we want for our customers. We’d like the opportunity to review this and make it right. You can reach Dinnerly support by phone at 888-267-2850, Monday to Friday from 9am–6pm EST, or by email at hi@dinnerly.com, and our team will be happy to assist.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Dinner Ky provided good entrees

Dinner Ky provided good entrees. Food was fresh and we had lots of flavor profiles. The only complaint would be that the majority of the entrees were chicken. It would be nice if there were more fish or shellfish options.

1 January 2026
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

So so this week

A couple weeks in a row I have been missing some ingredients and a recipe card. The recent snow storm and temps made this week a bust. Lost all my vegetables except for the carrots. I have had to ad lib most of my meals due to frozen vegetables and missing ingredients. App went down. Next day had to remove it and add back on phone. I have mainly had positive experiences. Price good compared to other companies.

27 January 2026
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Reply from Dinnerly

Hi Jodie, thank you for your feedback! We’re sorry to hear about the missing ingredients, recipe card, and app issues. This isn’t the experience we want our customers to have. Please reach out to our support team so we can assist further. Best!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Love the recipes for the most part

Love the recipes for the most part. Ingredient quality is usually good.
Wish I could give more stars, but am on the vegetarian plan, and there is often not enough protein in many of the dishes. Just cheese and pasta is not sufficient, and I will typically add a can of beans or cook some farro, etc., when needed.
Please address this missing and vital element!

26 January 2026
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Reply from Dinnerly

Hi Brigitte, thank you for sharing your feedback and for taking the time to leave a review. We’re glad to hear you enjoy the recipes and ingredient quality, but we understand your concern about protein options on our vegetarian plan. Your feedback is really important to us, and we’ll be sure to share it with our culinary team as we continue improving our menu offerings. If you’d like to share more details, feel free to reach out to our support team directly. Best!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Not as good as before, but still good

Dinnerly is the best value meal kit I've used. I've used their services on and off for several years. As the cost of groceries have gone up, Dinnerly has reduced the quantity of their meals. More meals are dependent on staples like excessive butter or vinegar. Protein portions are reduced, like the chicken breasts are so thin now. Steak could be part of a regular meal in the past but now all steak is premium. Small changes like the condensed broth packs being reduced in recipes and heavier dependence on turkey over even chicken broth really shows how hard Dinnerly is trying to keep their costs low. Even with these changes, the meals are still generally tasty and simple to prepare. The variety of plant based meals is fantastic.

26 January 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Delighted by the improvements!

The recipe pages were helpful, but moving to an electronic platform for the cards was a PHENOMENAL step towards a more sustainable box. Your food quality is always great and fresh. Thank you for the chance to change details easily, skip a box for travel, and for adding great market items. Lastly your pastries are AMAZING. Never change those, Please!!

12 August 2025
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Lowest per-plate cost …

Lowest per-plate cost of all the dinner programs, with great variety and easy directions. Most times, recipe cards are not included in box, so I have to cook while handling my phone — I don’t like doing that — but I stay w Dinnerly bc the price per plate is so good.

19 January 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The box was 3 days late

The box was 3 days late. Wasn’t what I ordered ranch was exploded all over everything and there were no recipe cards

12 January 2026
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Reply from Dinnerly

Hi Nancy, thank you for your review. We’re really sorry to hear your box arrived late and that items were damaged or missing. This isn’t the experience we want our customers to have. Please reach out to our support team so we can look into this and help make it right. Best!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Impressed with the simple recipes

I’m really impressed with how simple these recipes are from Dinnerly and delicious! I usually go with the under 30 min recipes and I love the variety, it changes every week. There’s plenty to choose from too. Dinnerly has me feeling like a chef everytime I serve my girlfriend and I a healthy home cooked meal.

12 January 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bad Tasting & Dishonest Business Practices

We did not enjoy the food at all — everything was plain, bland, and honestly disappointing. Because of that, we canceled our subscription. Nearly a week later, I noticed they were preparing to send us another box anyway. I immediately emailed customer service to remind them that I had already canceled, and I received no response.

Then they went ahead, shipped the box, and charged my credit card after the cancellation. When I called to get my money back, they flat-out refused. I asked to speak with a supervisor, and I was told it would take around 48 hours before anyone higher up could even talk to me.

At this point, this feels like a scam. They took my money for a service I canceled, ignored my email, and refused a refund. The food was terrible, and the business practices are even worse.

Protect your wallet — this company is dishonest and absolutely deserves this horrible review.

1/16/26
I'm still waiting for a response from a supervisor that was supposed to contact me. The customer service agent I spoke to had a crying baby on her lap. Real professional. They responded to this post telling me to email again and I have. Just give me my money, your box is unopened in a freezer, send a return label and I'll ship it back. It's truly that simple.

1/16/26 Again
Just got another response to this review again. It says the same thing, "we'll get ahold of you later, email us here". I HAVE!! YOU DONT RESPOND! Except these little repones to bad reviews so you can try to look good as if you are taking care of your customers. When you are most definitely not. I will keep updating this every day until you at the very least get ahold of me. It will show a pattern of you blowing off your customers issues. People will see there is NO customer and not order from you. Thus, saving many people from wasting their money.

1/21/26
They now admit that their website did not process my cancelation correctly when it was done in time. They still will not refund my money. Here is the response in an email from Filipa Vi at Dinnerly.com on 1/20/26.
"While I understand there was an issue with the website not recording the cancellation correctly, unfortunately, this does not make the order eligible for a refund."
This is a good admission since my credit card company is disputing it also. They're admitting their wrong doing and still denying me my money.

8 January 2026
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Reply from Dinnerly

Hi Chris, thanks for sharing your feedback. Upon verification, we can confirm that a case manager already got in touch with you last Monday. We can also confirm that no mention was made, from us, of the website not recording the cancellation properly, but it was you who made that statement, and we simply acknowledge it. You claimed to have tried to stop it and that it didn't work, but, sadly, there is no record of any attempts made on any of the internal logs, so, if perhaps you tried but did not complete the process, it would have, of course, not done anything. What the case manager explained was "your cancellation request was received after the 6-day cut-off for the January 13 delivery. As per our Terms and Conditions, orders that have entered production cannot be stopped, and refunds are not applicable once the cut-off has passed".
We are sorry that this is not the resolution that you were looking for, but a thorough review was made of the entire process, and everything was done correctly on our end, so you are indeed not eligible for a refund simply because you did not want the order delivered, as notified by the case manager. We thank you for your understanding and wish you a great day. Kind regards.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I love the price of Dinnerly and the…

I love the price of Dinnerly and the food options. Lately though, my packer hasn't been great. We've been missing items and gotten food that hasn't lasted.

11 January 2026
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Reply from Dinnerly

Hi Toni, thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are sorry to learn that you have been having a poorer experience with our service lately. If these matters of missing items or food that does not last our recommended time of consumption have not yet been reported and addressed, feel free to reach out to our lovely customer care team, who will be happy to log the issues so that the allocated teams are made aware of this. We thank you in advance. All the best!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The likes and recommendations

I love that Dinnerly rarely gets the ingredients wrong. If they do they are easy to work with in correcting the situation. I would recommend making the prepared menu selection a little bit more expansive. I get cooking burnout. It isn’t one of my favorite things to do. I prefer to get something healthy from Dinnerly than eat put.

10 January 2026
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Good food, missing ingredients, poor customer service

Pros: Food is fresh; recipes are easy; portions are decent; product arrives in timely fashion; good selection of meals
Cons: Boxes ALWAYS have missing ingredients and/or recipe cards. Customer service is negligible to non-existent. Responses are spotty, vague, and are always prefaced with a statement declaring how busy they are. Cooking instructions aren't always accurate.

10 January 2026
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Reply from Dinnerly

Hi there, thank you for your feedback. We're glad to hear you enjoyed the quality of our ingredients; however, we're disappointed to learn that you experienced missing ingredients, missing recipe cards, and inaccurate cooking instructions — and that our Customer Care team didn’t provide the support you expected. We truly appreciate your feedback and would love to use it to improve. Please feel free to share any additional comments with our Customer Care team via email at hi@dinnerly.com, live chat, phone, or Facebook Messenger. Thank you in advance!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Late and often incorrect orders

Orders are almost always one or two days late. Around a third of the time the orders are wrong or missing items. I’ve had an order not show up at all.. It took me three weeks to get a reply which led to a refund. That’s said, I’ve been using them for six months now and the recipes portions are pretty decent tasting and the options are numerous and good too.

20 December 2025
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Reply from Dinnerly

Hi Vinay, thanks for taking the time to rate our service and feedback. We're sorry for the trouble that you've had with our service and response time, this is not what we strive to provide. Rest assured that your feedback has been shared internally with the relevant teams for us to improve. If you need anything, don't hesitate to reach out. Kind regards.

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