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Looking at 4,324 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Customers frequently praise the wide variety of delicious, easy-to-follow recipes, helping them discover new dishes and enjoy cooking. Many find the ingredients to be of good quality and fresh, providing good value with well-proportioned meals. Reviewers also highlight responsive and helpful customer service, noting quick and satisfactory issue resolution. However, some reviewers noted issues with ingredient quality, including items arriving perished, squashed, or with short expiry dates. Delivery service is a common concern, with reports of late, damaged, or improperly delivered boxes, sometimes spoiling food. Additionally, a few customers experienced missing ingredients or felt that customer service was unhelpful when problems arose.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good packing and overall quality of food but DFS didn't ring my bell though I was home, so box left outside my door for hours in hot weather. Some ingredients are also a little past it - particularly... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great to have box delivered, knowing that I've got meals for next few days. Recipes easy to follow, although I have a box for one person there is always plenty left for another meal.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Recipes are good and varied. On occasions the portions are questionable but manageable. Delivery - although consistent, none of the couriers adhere to designated safe place storage they simply dump an... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Unfortunately I have found that the quality of the ingredients / food of recent boxes has been poor. Carrots do not seem to be fresh and appear quite 'bendy' and the quality of garlic portions is... See more

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  2. #55 of 59 best companies in Food products supplier
  3. #37 of 39 best companies in Grocery delivery service
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Dinner, but not as you know it. We’ll help you whip up wholesome, impressive meals no matter your skill level, with all of the flavour, and none of the fuss. From dinnertime classics and ten-minute meals to veg-packed choices and one-pan winners, there’s something for everyone on our menu. We’ll send you step-by-step recipes and all the fresh ingredients you need too. Just pick what you fancy for dinner, and leave the planning to us.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good quality good flavours

Easy good food always a change in recipes fab quality fab always delivered on time I am very happy with all my food and easy for when I am working even changed my delivery to take food on Holiday good value

12 July 2026
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Reply from Gousto

Hi Tracy,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us this lovely review.

Taking a Gousto box on holiday is a great idea; it can save on time and space while travelling.

Best wishes,

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Gousto for the win

Gousto create great meals and plenty of choice at a quality standard.
Yeah it's a little on the expensive side but definitely worth every penny.

12 July 2026
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Reply from Gousto

Hi Joe,

Thank you for taking the time to leave this review and for the 5 stars.

We're so pleased you're enjoying the meals.

Best wishes,

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Excellent quality

The quality of the food which comes from Gousto is always good - although the bags of salad and herbs sometimes doesnt last long hence the 4 stars. Quantities are large - more than enough for the both of us and often there is a portion which can be frozen. The communication from Gousto is also very good - like the reminders of how many days left to order next box as I am always forgetting this. Like the choices they have - again though perhaps could have more vegetarian variety? Quite a lot of these involve pasta or rice although in the summer there are more salad options. Have been using for many months now - if not a whole year - and I can't recall having an issue with the contents of the box ie no missing items, no missing recipe cards...... If something has had to be substituted (which happens very rarely), they let you know by email.

12 July 2026
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Reply from Gousto

Hello Clare,

Thanks for sharing your feedback. Glad that you are enjoying the service. Sorry for the trouble with your boxes. Your feedback will be passed along. If you need any more help just let us know.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great success!

We have regular orders, but this time decided to do an extra order as we were hosting a family meal for 9 people. We combined 2 choices and both were excellent. Everyone commented on the food and it was the perfect amount for everyone to enjoy - we selected 2 meals for 5 people, so there were 10 servings in total.
Only slight confusion over the recipe cards which detailed up to 4 people servings.

17 July 2026
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Reply from Gousto

Hi
Thank you so much for your feedback. 
-Gousto Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Nice food, awful delivery service and no customer service backup

We tried gousto- we love the food and recipes are great. Sadly they use Evri for deliveries which is a shocker. We have now had 3 out of 3 deliveries not turn up even within the time slot Evri set (which was already outside what gousto promise). Customer service non existent- probably ai- they parrot that sometimes there are unavoidable delays, and offer nothing apart from a £3.99 compensation (I have missed supper now 3 times and had to order takeout). I also waste my evening hoping it will turn up and have now twice been woken by the bell just before midnight and had to get up to out stuff in fridge. The third one is still missing in action and I expect the same.

All convenience is ruined and they dont care. I have repeatedly asked to speak to someone to see if another delivery day would work better or another company can be used - no response. They are just playing a volume game and using the cheapest delivery company who do not meet their standards- fine if you dont care about your time but just very disappointing if you have better things to do.

The “customer service” just says i need to contact them tomorrow if it doesnt turn up tonight (yet again) at some ungodly hour- just terrible.

19 July 2026
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Reply from Gousto

Hi there, Thank you taking time to give us your feedback, we appreciate this may have been disappointing for you, this is certainly not experience we wish for you, I'd really like to discuss your comments further, so could I ask you please click this link http://www.gousto.co.uk/get-help/contact. You can then click on ‘Contact us by email’ and select ‘Trustpilot/Google Review’ from the dropdown. If you quote this ticket reference #9749494. Best wishes

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really good service

Really good service. All
Aspects of service very high standard

11 July 2026
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Reply from Gousto

Hi, 

Thank you so much for your feedback. 

-Gousto Team

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

A great idea but falls short

It's a great idea, having all the ingredients measured for you, but this creates lots of packaging.
Our first two boxes were perfect. Since then there's usually a recipe card missing or something that's unusable (I've had blue mouldy garlic, wrinkly peppers and bendy carrots). It's easy to get compensated for these but very inconvenient at the time of cooking.
Meals have a lot of little ingredients, but then not much flavour when it's all cooked.
Good variety of meals and it's given us some more ideas to do ourselves.
Customer services are ok and offer discounts.

9 July 2026
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Reply from Gousto

Hi there, Thank you taking time to give us your feedback, we appreciate this may have been disappointing for you, this is certainly not experience we wish for you, I'd really like to discuss your comments further, so could I ask you please click this link http://www.gousto.co.uk/get-help/contact. You can then click on ‘Contact us by email’ and select ‘Trustpilot/Google Review’ from the dropdown. If you quote this ticket reference #9749393. Best wishes

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Always excellent easy to make recipes

Always excellent easy to make recipes. Very tasty and nutritious.
Had a recent problem with delivery ( courier issue not Gousto) but had a full refund instantly.

19 July 2026
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Reply from Gousto

Hi Sian, thanks for taking the time to leave us a Trustpilot review. We're delighted you're enjoying our easy, tasty, and nutritious recipes. We're also glad we could quickly sort out the delivery issue for you. Thanks for your support and best wishes - Mol, The Gousto Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Delivery company you use is absolutely…

Delivery company you use is absolutely awful but there is no point asking my view as NOTHING ever changes!!

11 July 2026
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Reply from Gousto

Hi Shell, Can you please head to http://www.gousto.co.uk/get-help/contact. You can then click on ‘Contact us by email’ and select ‘Trustpilot/Google Review’ from the dropdown. Please also quote this reference 9748482 so we can access your account and look into this for you.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Ive been really impressed with Gousto…

Ive been really impressed with Gousto so far but only a few weeks in hence 4 stars. Ive loved cooking usually we do same old meals each week. Ordering is easy, recipes good to follow i wish they'd adapt for air frying as well as I dont use my oven a lot so guessing temps and Times. Ingredients have been very good and fresh, had a few issues with potatoes but got refunds when I told them. Generally excellent.

19 July 2026
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Reply from Gousto

Hi Maggie,

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review!

We really appreciate the kind words and feedback, it means the world to us and really helps us improve each day to make sure everyone loves their Gousto meals.

If there's anything you need don't hesitate to reach out to us!

-Jay

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A incredible selection of recipes to…

A incredible selection of recipes to suit all tastes, easy to use cookery instructions with all ingredients delivered in a box

11 July 2026
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Reply from Gousto

Hi Richard,

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review!

We really appreciate the kind words and feedback, it means the world to us and really helps us improve each day to make sure everyone loves their Gousto meals.

If there's anything you need don't hesitate to reach out to us!

-Jay

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Love the recipes

Love the recipes. Easy to follow and very tasty. Brought our evening meals to life!

10 July 2026
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Reply from Gousto

Hi Penny,

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review!

We really appreciate the kind words and feedback, it means the world to us and really helps us improve each day to make sure everyone loves their Gousto meals.

If there's anything you need don't hesitate to reach out to us!

-Jay

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Delivery great

Delivery great. Food fresh, really tasty meals.

10 July 2026
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Reply from Gousto

Hi there, thanks for taking the time to leave us a Trustpilot review. We're really happy to hear that you've had a great experience with us, and that you're enjoying all the tasty meals we have on offer! Thanks again and best wishes - Mol, The Gousto Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent value

I have been with Gousto for about 5 years. It has been a life saver as my wife no longer finds cooking easy. I have learnt to cook through Gousto … the only effort needed is deciding the menu for the week. Like others there have been issues with delivery .. particularly EVRI who give virtually no warning of delivery time and Gousto responded helpfully by suggesting I changed delivery day. The quality has been consistently high, a couple of missing items in 5 years, a good choice of meals and helpful signposting of my favourites on the website. At 84 I would be sunk without Gousto and I have recommended them to friends in a similar situation. I think Gousto are doing a good job in trying to keep prices down and ifortions are slightly smaller then that is understandable. Considering how food prices have risen in 5 years I think Gousto remains exceptionally good vale for the prices charged.

18 July 2026
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Reply from Gousto

Hi David,

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review!

We really appreciate the kind words and feedback, it means the world to us and really helps us improve each day to make sure everyone loves their Gousto meals.

If there's anything you need don't hesitate to reach out to us!

-Jay

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We have been using Gousto for a while

We have been using Gousto for a while. Love the extent of their menus and find them good value for money and great for when coming home from work. Have tried meals I probably wouldn’t have otherwise. We have had a couple of issues with a missing ingredient, quality etc. however, these have been quickly dealt rectified with a credit.

18 July 2026
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Reply from Gousto

Hi Jennifer,

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review!

We really appreciate the kind words and feedback, it means the world to us and really helps us improve each day to make sure everyone loves their Gousto meals.

If there's anything you need don't hesitate to reach out to us!

-Jay

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Order arrived at 9 pm and all the ice…

Order arrived at 9 pm and all the ice packs had melted.

12 July 2026
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Reply from Gousto

Hi Ian, Can you please head to http://www.gousto.co.uk/get-help/contact. You can then click on ‘Contact us by email’ and select ‘Trustpilot/Google Review’ from the dropdown. Please also quote this reference #9746056 so we can access your account and look into this for you.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Gone downhill

I used Gousto for a while and it was fine, just okay rather than good. Portion sizes had shrunk noticeably and they'd started charging extra for basics like adding chicken or fish, which added up fast given the box price was already high for what you got. Recipes also felt very repetitive after a while.
I had a few boxes where ingredients arrived mouldy after just a day. The worst experience was when a delivery went to completely the wrong building. When I asked for a replacement, I was told to just wait and hope it turned up by the morning, despite the box containing seafood. It never did, and instead of sending a replacement they just refunded me.
The convenience of not having to meal plan was genuinely the main reason I stuck with it for as long as I did, but the quality control and pricing issues eventually put me off for good. I no longer use them.

20 June 2026
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Reply from Gousto

Hi Morgan, Can you please head to http://www.gousto.co.uk/get-help/contact. You can then click on ‘Contact us by email’ and select ‘Trustpilot/Google Review’ from the dropdown. Please also quote this reference #9745339 so we can access your account and look into this for you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First time we have had an issue with…

First time we have had an issue with our box, spoke to the helpdesk and it was resolved in minutes, normally a faultless service and the food is great value and very tasty! Definitely recommend to anyone!

16 July 2026
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Reply from Gousto

Hi Neil, thank you for your wonderful review and five-star rating, it’s greatly appreciated. Best wishes, Sophia - The Gousto Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Been using gousto for around 5 weeks…

Been using gousto for around 5 weeks now and really happy, all meals have been good quality and easy recipes to follow ☺️

21 June 2026
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Reply from Gousto

Hi Angela, 

Thank you for taking the time to leave your review!

We're glad to hear you've been enjoying your overall experience with us. 

If there is anything we can do for you, don't hesitate to reach out. 

Best wishes,

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