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Grubhub has a rating of 1.1 stars from 4,546 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Grubhub most frequently mention customer service, delivery time, and next order problems. Grubhub ranks 184th among Food Delivery sites.

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    799
  • Value
    746
  • Shipping
    506
  • Returns
    514
  • Quality
    641
Positive reviews (last 12 months): 2.6%
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Top Positive Review

“Your Go-To Food Delivery Service”

Rekhmir S.
4/2/24

Grubhub is my go-to food delivery service, offering a wide variety of cuisines from local restaurants. Whether I'm ordering lunch for the office or dinner for the family, Grubhub makes it easy to satisfy everyone's cravings. I appreciate the user-friendly app interface, as well as the real-time tracking of my order and estimated delivery time. Grubhub has become an essential part of my busy lifestyle

Date of experience: 4/1/24
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Top Critical Review

“Fees increase after delivery”

Cay C.
9/28/24

Check your receipts. Past month Grubhub has been increasing service fee after order delivered when charge posts to account. Food price, tax and tip stay same, but their service fee increases. For example when orders placed fee $4. Final charge then $4.80. How is this not illegal? Beware!

Date of experience: 9/28/24
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Thumbnail of user riverl14
Arizona
3 reviews
6 helpful votes
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September 11th, 2022

Yes they are now understaffed. "Good news your order is here"! It isn't and no picture like usual to show your order has been delivered. Now, check your GrubHub fees. They have now added "donation" into your feed in order to get your food. Not delivery fee or tip, DONATION FEE. It might seem no big deal,. 48 cents right? Times that by thousands of orders, then keep in mind GrubHub gets a tax write. Try to place an order today. "Donation fee" isn't optional. That must be illegal.

Date of experience: September 11, 2022

Thumbnail of user chelercls
California
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November 25th, 2023

Grubhub is ok provided you're not hungry. Thats because it hit or miss if you receive the food or not. I get delivery confirmations with a pic that shows they left my food at the wrong house. And Thanksgiving dinner was charged, but they cancelled my order 2 hours before dinner time. We had soup. Hit or miss. Just realize that and don't plan holiday meals using them!

Date of experience: November 25, 2023

Thumbnail of user cheryls657
Iowa
1 review
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July 26th, 2020

Pizza's should be carried/delivered flat. When you carry them sideways and hand them over upside down, this is what happens.

And the company doesn't offer any kind of recompense. WHO treats their customers this way?!

Date of experience: July 26, 2020

Thumbnail of user marvys1
Washington
1 review
2 helpful votes
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February 5th, 2022

Just reviewing my receipt for food that was $46.80. I included the 15% driver's tip only to realize Grubhub adds that on the total that includes their service and delivery fee. My total bill was $63.18. I should have paid closer attention. The amount doesn't break the bank for me, but I think about others in a tighter budget and how many of us are pinched a couple dollars here and there. And does the driver really get the $8.24 I added as his gratuity? I just don't think it's good practice for them to do this.

Date of experience: February 5, 2022

Thumbnail of user loriowen84
Iowa
1 review
2 helpful votes
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July 25th, 2023

Ordered our food to be delivered while out of town at a conference. Order kept getting pushed back. Over an hour. Called the restaurant and said order had been ready for over 20 minutes but no one had picked up. It's a Tuesday night! They said should be delivered in 30 minutes. That means food would have been sitting for an hour! Grub hub cancelled the order per my request and only offered a $5 off coupon to be used within 30 minutes. I told them I don't live in an area that has grubhub. Was told that's all they could offer. Horrible!

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Walked to another restaurant across the street

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Date of experience: July 25, 2023

Thumbnail of user johnd8255
New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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July 28th, 2023

Dreadful. Don't usually write reviews because I'm becoming who I hate but I ordered food which is now over an hour late and the restaurant has closed. I can't even complain to the website or ask for a refund because technically my order is on the way still apparently. What I hate most is that I ordered food again from this piece of trash excuse for a service. Let's see if either arrive. If anyone who owns this trash is bored and somehow reading this can you please sort it. Used to like it :(

Date of experience: July 28, 2023

Thumbnail of user adrianr322
California
1 review
4 helpful votes
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January 9th, 2024

First time using GrubHub driver picked up my food and delivered it to an unknown location took a picture sent it to me said delivery complete
Hopefully someone is enjoying the lunch I purchased otherwise in the next one or two days it's going to get really fishy in that room.
Won't be using GrubHub anymore moving to doordash

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Date of experience: January 9, 2024

Thumbnail of user ashleyf208
Missouri
1 review
15 helpful votes
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March 26th, 2020

My driver was an hour later than the expected time, and when I contacted grub hub they said basically sorry it happened and here's 10% off your next order of over $50. The driver kept saying his gps was bringing him to the wrong spot. I felt that customer service could have been more understanding, and they could have given a better offer.

Date of experience: March 26, 2020

Thumbnail of user marcusf42
California
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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August 17th, 2023
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I placed an order at 8:12 this morning for 12:30 delivery for my wife who comes home to eat everyday and just got a text saying that it will be late with the estimated delivery time being 12:56 to 1:06. She gets a half hour lunch and I thought a nice hot lunch she didn't have to rush to prepare would be a nice surprise. Even with the order confirmed at 10:02 am, they still can't deliver food on time with a 2.5 hour window. Now she'll be making a sandwich again, and I wasted $22 with tip. I'll never use GrubHub again.

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Date of experience: August 17, 2023

Thumbnail of user theresaw680
Colorado
1 review
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October 30th, 2022

On October 23, I ordered food through Grubhub. I had instructions listed in the delivery notes section with my door code. I understand that things happen, but the driver did not bother to call and say he was having trouble. Instead, he tossed my food on top of mailboxes downstairs and marked it as delivered. I contacted Grubhub because I do not feel I should pay a tip for that kind of service. They promised a $5 credit that I never received. When I tried to contact them again, the agent was extremely rude. With the cost of delivery so high as it is, I will never use this service again. I cancelled my membership and although most companies at least give you until the expiration date of your membership, this company ends it straight away, keeping the money you spent if you had a year long membership. It doesn't matter because I refuse to buy anything else from them, but still, poor customer service, poor delivery experience and sketchy practices concerning membership.

Tip for consumers:
Grubhub can be sketchy when you receive poor delivery service. Make sure you have clear instructions, but the driver may not follow the directions you give.

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This was a delivery service, not a shipping service. I paid for a year's free delivery. I ordered food through Grubhub.

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Date of experience: October 30, 2022

Thumbnail of user ernestinec4
Virginia
1 review
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October 8th, 2019

We've had bad experiences before but this one takes the cake. Ordered Three - 3 piece chicken tender meals from KFC. We only received one meal with 2 tenders in it, customer service gave us the run around and the driver didn't want to get out in the rain to come to our door so he called us and said "I'm here". It was clear on his phone that he was supposed to have 3 meals but he had zero concern about that and happily left with his undeserved tip... We have spent our last dollar with this service.

Then the grubhub app disabled our ability to rate our service. After giving us back only 16 of the 20 dollars spent... nd it's going to take 5 days to get that back... Never again.

Seamless... A joke

Date of experience: October 8, 2019

Thumbnail of user danz23
Colorado
1 review
2 helpful votes
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February 10th, 2018

I am a restaurant GM, and Grubhub keeps sending me incorrect orders and allowing their customers to leave MY place of business bad reviews! If you are ordering through Grubhub, be very careful before leaving a complaint, as more than likely the issue lies with their own website.

Also, their customer service sucks! When faced with evidence of their poor practices, I was told the decision to remove incorrect reviews was up to a different department.

Business owners, think twice about using grubhub.

Tip for consumers:
Don't use grubhub. This customer called and said they ordered a different pizza than this. Grubhub refuses to remove this review until it's "verified by" their review department. This is the second time this has happened.

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Date of experience: February 10, 2018

Thumbnail of user andyd288
California
1 review
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December 28th, 2021

I have never received an order from grub hub without it being delayed at least 2-3 times adding an additional 45 min to 1 hour on the estimated delivery. Despite the fact I live only 10-15 min away from major restaurants. Not worth it unless you want to order your meal 2 hours ahead of time, like it cold and 3 times the normal price

Date of experience: December 28, 2021

Thumbnail of user catherineb916
California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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March 26th, 2022
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This was the very first time I used any delivery service because I am ill and out of town in a hotel. I never received the food. Their help line was helpful and gave me a full refund, including my rather generous tip, plus a $10 coupon (which I will never use) - but wth!? Just read the damn address & deliver the food or get out of the business. I will NEVER use them again and recommend you don't either.
P.S. ZERO stars should be an option.

Date of experience: March 26, 2022

Thumbnail of user christinas934
Florida
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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February 19th, 2023
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I ordered lunch the night before I work in a hospital and wanted my food at a certain time. Well 5 messages later a lunch that should've arrived at 8:30 all of a sudden last message said I will get it by 11, are you freaking kidding me. I called chipotle and I was told my food was on the counter for 2 hours I didn't want to bother requested money back please don't use GrubHub do the other ones if you want your order and on time. If I could give it zero star I would

Date of experience: February 19, 2023

Thumbnail of user jessieb104
Texas
1 review
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February 26th, 2020

Took me an hour of screaming and threatening to go thru the bank to get the first two refunded. Initially tried to offer me a 20% credit on my next order instead of the price I paid. Absolutely not. I went to pick up the third one after the driver was sitting no where near the restaurant for 30 minutes. Got my delivery fee refunded and closed my account. Will never use this service again.

Date of experience: February 26, 2020

Thumbnail of user joeyt27
California
1 review
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June 3rd, 2019

Food arrived punctually but was missing half the order. Contacted them and was told they cannot send another driver that they will refund me. I told them half the people are clocked out on their lunch break waiting for the food. No F%@KS were given. Would not recommend this service. Use any other service (postmates or uber eats).

Date of experience: June 3, 2019

Thumbnail of user dashurf
Maryland
9 reviews
10 helpful votes
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May 12th, 2023

I used Grubhub, consistently, for some months. In a nutshell, the orders were always late and, usually, I had to end up reheating food once delivered.

Problem: Drivers pick-up too many orders and results in constant delays. I've, actually, ordered food that was 1 to 2 miles from my residence. Then, watched - via the location app - see the driver go to 1 or 2 other, wait for minutes for another order. Finally, rather than deliver my order, as my place is closer, they go another 4 to 5 miles away to deliver that order, then drive all the way back to my place. Again, the order late and food near cold.

Needless to say - I've deleted my subscription and will not be using this company ever.

The only positive aspect of the company is it, really, has a very good customer service.

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Date of experience: May 12, 2023

Thumbnail of user amandah1685
Washington
1 review
5 helpful votes
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February 4th, 2022
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Most restaurants don't take Grubhub orders so the company has to call them in themselves. I found no way to make substitutions or changes on any of my orders via the app. The estimates are always wildly inaccurate. Once one of my drivers traveled from 40 miles away to deliver my order. Seriously. I got GrubHub premium for free from Instacart and now I see why.

Date of experience: February 4, 2022

Thumbnail of user lindsayk107
Oklahoma
1 review
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September 22nd, 2021

I work for a dining group and our restaurants regularly show up on GrubHub's app and website as delivery options through their service. They post outdated, incorrect menus, then allow customers to order from them, pay, and be left either with food that doesn't match their incorrect menus or no food at all. Our restaurants receive no payment from GrubHub whatsoever, so this is stealing from businesses, and this has happened multiple times. Please don't support GrubHub, either as a business or as a consumer.

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Date of experience: September 22, 2021

Thumbnail of user amandar1691
Massachusetts
1 review
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February 24th, 2022
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Delivery driver SHY was completely rude disrespectful. Did not follow instructions given online or via text message. Left food on bench and said $#*! for asking her to bring to my door!
And did not wear a MASK!

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Date of experience: February 24, 2022

Thumbnail of user kurtz28
Tennessee
1 review
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April 13th, 2021

This is for Grubhub and all other food delivery services out there except Uber Eats. Why do you have an option to leave a note when nobody EVER reads them? I travel for work every week and order a lot to my hotel and always ask for napkins and utensils and 99% of the time I don't get them. Take the notes option out because nobody reads them or cares. Uber Eats actually has a box to check for utensils. I'm done giving third and forth chance to these services. We need a delivery service that cares about the business travelers.

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Date of experience: April 13, 2021

Thumbnail of user emilygross0313
Missouri
1 review
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December 27th, 2023

Driver cancelled my order after already arriving at the coffee shop with no reason. My coffee didn't arrive to me for at least 25 minutes after it was prepared. This makes my normal coffee that is delish watered down and awful tasting. When I contacted customer service they offered me a $5 credit to use on my next order. On a $20 order they refused to cancel the order or issue a refund because the business had already accepted the order! Got my coffee finally and it is warm on the bottom and tastes awfully watered down.

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Date of experience: December 27, 2023

Thumbnail of user mh907
Indiana
1 review
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August 6th, 2022

Multiple Partners have complained that our instant pay feature is not working. I haven't been able to add a debit card for a week now. I've tried 11 different debit cards. Six of them I used on grubhub previously. I'm not understanding why our instant pay feature doesn't work when there is so many people that need it #Grubhub

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Date of experience: August 6, 2022

Thumbnail of user barbaraj965
Washington
2 reviews
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June 20th, 2021
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So I order two salads and two drinks I put very distinctive directions on the order the driver is still can't find it. She doesn't know where she's at, so I have to drive to where she's at to get my food only to find out that there's no drinks! I come home I call the restaurant they gave her my drinks! So apparently she stole them! Not the first time it's happened! I did get a full refund. But I will never use GrubHub ever ever again they are terrible the drivers don't speak read or understand any English, but yet they're delivering orders in the United States of America! How does that make sense?

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Date of experience: June 20, 2021

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