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Overview

Sunbasket has a rating of 3.0 stars from 175 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Sunbasket most frequently mention customer service. Sunbasket ranks 3rd among Grocery Delivery sites.

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Top Positive Review

“Great Food, Great Service. Customer for 3+ Years.”

Glen Q.
10/11/22

Sunbasket has been great for our family. We have been using them every week for 3+ years. Ingredients are high quality and fresh. Shipments are well packaged. Menu options strike a good balance between creative new options and keeping weekly favorites available. One thing that also stands out is their customer service - shipments are typically perfect but if there is ever a problem, customer service is easy to access via well designed self service portal, online text messaging with a real human, or phone. Any problems I've had have always been resolved to my satisfaction (ie quick refunds or credits issued, free meals, etc). Highly recommend!

Top Critical Review

“Rotten produce, terrible customer service, scam!”

Jeannie R.
10/5/17

After receiving my first Sun Basket delivery containing rotting, limp produce and herbs, I immediately sent an email to cancel my account and received a confirmation. The next week, I came home to find another delivery on my doorstep that I was charged for! More poor quality ingredients including rotting swiss chard. I called Customer Service and they claimed to have not received my email, although I received a confirmation email from them. Stay away from this terrible company!

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California
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
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September 28th, 2017

I just moved to the Bay Area for an amazing but very demanding new job. Thought I'd make it easier on myself by ordering good healthy food. No dice. The food just never came, but they keep me busy with emails and excuses. Guess I would have known had I read other reviews I'm seeing now. Save yourself the trouble, find another service (please let me know which one works!)

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hello Jean, thank you for sharing your review, and we're sorry to hear about your experience. Our subscribers' experiences are of paramount importance to us, so we've shared your feedback with our Customer Service Manager. We have sent you a private message via Sitejabber. We'd love to have the chance to assist you and look forward to your response!

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Indiana
1 review
6 helpful votes
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September 14th, 2018

I went onto sun basket to check out their menu. Somehow without me knowing my account was reactivated. I never received any email or notification. I only found out when my PayPal account was charged $80. I immediately contacted sun basket and out in a claim with PayPal. Of course they did not get back to me until it was too late to cancel the order according to them. I never even received an email letting me know an order had been placed. They have refused to refund my money. I find this to be poor customer service and dishonest business practice. If the only way they can get business is by deceiving people I think it says something about their product. I would advise not going on their site at all.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Melissa, we're so sorry to hear about your experience. Whenever reactivating an account, we do have set security measures to assure no accidental reactivations. We apologize to hear that there was any type of confusion when completing this process. Please feel free to respond to the direct message we have sent you.
-The Sun Basket Team, HM

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Oregon
1 review
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May 22nd, 2017

They sent me a box that I had cancelled and then refused to make it right. Said they would give me 1/2 of the $85 dollar charge. Customer service is horrible, long wait times and poor resolutions. I am going to make sure people are warned about this company

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Tennessee
1 review
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October 17th, 2018

Always fresh! Always delivered on time! Easy preparation and fun to prepare. My husband has prepared several of the meals also. First time he has ever made an entire dinner. Every meal has been delicious! Very thankful for this service..

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Amelia, Thank you for taking the time to share your experience! We are thrilled that you are enjoying the meals! Happy cooking! The Sun Basket Team, AK

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Texas
1 review
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October 10th, 2018

Watch out for their "coupon". I got 60% off and scheduled it for about 3 weeks later since those were the meals I wanted. Got an email that I got 86 dollars off my first delivery. Cool. When it was time to be charged for it they charged me the full amount (143 freaking dollars). I don't think so. You also can't cancel on their website like every other service out there. You have to call or contact them. I have no idea how the food tastes and I don't even care. They are terrible. There are plenty of these services out there who are better than this and don't make you jump through hoops to cancel. The most you can do without contacting them is skipping 6 weeks. Avoid avoid avoid.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Melissa, we're so sorry to hear of your experience. We have sent you a direct message so we may further assist you.
-The Sun Basket Team, HM

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Kentucky
1 review
1 helpful vote
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July 3rd, 2019

I ordered 6 meals and I received an ill packed box, barely cold proteins and 1 small steak, one small chicken breast, and small package of shrimp that was supposed to complete 6 meals?
This is the worst box from a food delivery service I have ever received!
I switched fro Home Chef because wanted to new menus and what a mistake!

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Marci, we are so sorry to hear the proteins did not arrive cold. We would be happy to take a look into this. Please look for our direct message. The Sun Basket Team, AK

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California
1 review
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December 4th, 2021

Great recipes. Amazing food. Easy to prepare. Overall 10 in my opinion. During the quarantine/pandemic my 12 year old son learned how to cook by making my sun basket dinners each night. It was safely delivered to my house and we ordered 3-4 meals per week. My son and I will keep ordering! Thanks!

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Massachusetts
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October 20th, 2017

When I was trying to cancel my subscription last week, the only thing I could find on their website to cancel was to send an email to *******@sunbasket.com. I emailed them well before the deadline for the next box to be shipped. I have proof of the email sent, but I never received a confirmation. I then get a notification yesterday that I was charged 78 dollars for a delivery next week... are you kidding me?! Now they are saying they won't refund me because the payment was already put through, even though the box hasn't even shipped yet according to the tracking information on the FedEx website. Definitely sticking to HelloFresh after this whole thing... it's ridiculous that I won't get reimbursed for a mistake made on THEIR end.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Kristie, thank you for sharing your review, and we're sorry to hear about your experience. We've sent you a direct message via Sitejabber. We'd love to have the chance to assist you and we look forward to hearing back your response! -The Sun Basket Team, MS

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Georgia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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August 5th, 2017

Gave it a shot hoping it might be better than blue apron. Ingredient came rotten. After initial order updated to skip future delivery. Apparently not that was not updated properly and got charged for it. Once charged they say they cannot cancel even though they don't ship for 5 or 6 days.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hello Dong, thank you for your review. We are very sorry that one of our ingredients arrived to you in bad form. We have sent you a private message to ascertain which ingredient that was and compensate you accordingly. We are also sorry that you experienced trouble with our Thursday 12 pm Pacific cutoff time! That cutoff is vital to our operations and allows us to provide the best possible service to our customers. We do, however, appreciate your feedback on this and will be passing along internally for further discussion.

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Pennsylvania
2 reviews
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August 5th, 2021

A long-time member, I love, love this company. Great food & recipes, healthy, & lots of choices. It has changed my eating & dietary habits for the better. Any issues are promptly & efficiently handled. I love the organic options. Yay Sunbasket!

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Julie, thank you for being an amazing and loyal customer! We're also thrilled to hear that our recipe's are able to meet your dietary wants and needs. Thank you very much for your wonderful review!

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North Carolina
1 review
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April 13th, 2020

I was unable to get anybody on the phone. The texting service and email service do not reply to the issue you talked about. They charged me shipping when the shipping should have been free. The order came a day late and the meats were completely thawed out. The customer service may be horrible due to the virus. However, I have learned my lesson and will not try a food delivery service again. It's easier just to do a pick up at Food Lion or Walmart.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

We are sorry to hear about your recent experience with us! If we might be able to take a closer look at this, we have sent you a direct message via Sitejabber.

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Florida
1 review
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October 5th, 2021

I love to cook delicious food with fresh ingredients, and Sunbasket helps me to do that every week. The recipes are delicious, not too complex to prepare on a weeknight, and the ingredients are organic. Meals are satisfying and nutritious, even my kids have become adventurous eaters because this food is so good. I love picking my menu and knowing that I'm going to love any option; the variety & spices have kept me happy for a year and a half. I'm a very satisfied customer!

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Wisconsin
1 review
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January 20th, 2021

I cannot believe how much they charge compared to the quality of the commodities. Groceries are usually in poor shape when they arrive and do not last more than two days for produce. The prep times listed should be doubled. I have worked in commercial kitchens for 30 years and have yet to do a meal in the time suggested.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Kevin, thank you for your feedback and we will be sharing your recipe feedback with our Culinary team. We also would like to have the chance to look into your feedback with the produce received. As with organic produce, they tend to have a shorter shelf life than conventional items. We sent you a direct message and hope to hear back from you.

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Massachusetts
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May 2nd, 2019

I have tried most all of the meal kit delivery services (blue apron, home chef, sun basket, green chef and plated) and by far Sun Basket is the worst one. Not only is the customer service terrible but it's more expensive than most others while the ingredients are of the same or lower quality. I received wilted produce and rotten fish and "customer service" would only refund $10. I recommend any of the other meal services mentioned above instead of Sun Basket

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Anna, we're so sorry to hear that you received ingredients you were unable to enjoy. Since our ingredients are organic(no-GMO's), predicting their shelf-life is a bit finicky but, our Team works hard to make sure quality is not an issue. Should we ever miss that mark, we encourage all customers to reach out to us so we may correct it and compensate the account accordingly. So we may further look into this, we have sent you a direct message. We hope to hear from you soon!
-The Sun Basket Team, HM

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New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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April 11th, 2022

My husband and I have been with Sunbasket from its inception. We have watched Sunbasket grow and perfect, and have loved it every step of the way! The food is incredible; we feel as though we are going to a different upscale restaurant with every meal. So many different countries and nationalities covered with the menu options. Have learned so much. Also, treat their customers extremely well—thank you Sunbasket :)

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Thank you, Kim, for such great feedback! We are humbled that you've let us in your home as part of your dining experience. We hope to be cooking with you for more years to come!

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Washington
11 reviews
37 helpful votes
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March 11th, 2018

So far SunBasket is my favorite - good quality food, easy to follow recipes, less packaging than Hello Fresh. Also egg free, soy free, and gluten free options. Even if you don't continue the service, you will get some really good recipes to do over and over again :)

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Lisa, thank you for taking the time to write this raving review! We're so happy to hear you're enjoying our healthy and delightful recipes and flexible menu options. We hope to cook with you again soon! - The Sun Basket Team, SP

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Colorado
1 review
3 helpful votes
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May 25th, 2019

Extremely consistent, occasional out of their control day late delivery, generous portions, great variety of recipes, something for every taste. Top notch costumer service, very helpful and willing to resolve issues.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Sabine, thank you so much for cooking with us and taking the time to leave your feedback. We value you as customer and we are so thrilled that you are enjoying your Sun Basket experience! We are looking forward to cooking more delicious meals with you! - The Sun Basket Team, DP

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California
2 reviews
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August 14th, 2020

Delivery was fine and boxes are well insulated with dry ice so the food stays fresh in hot weather. The non-oven direct meals were a bit involved so prep wasn't quick. Ingredients were all good, healthy and fresh, but unfortunately after perhaps 10 meals, I didn't find any that I'm really interested in eating again. It's not that the food is bad, it's just bland and not wildly delicious as they advertise. I've had Trader Joe's frozen food which while not as healthy, tastes better. Also had an issue with one of the ice bags leaking from the box onto our wood floor, that's annoying and hopefully it hasn't damaged it.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Ken, thank you for your review. Although our baskets do not contain dry ice, our partner Rastelli's butcher boxes do. We also thank you for giving our meals a try; we'll be sure to forward your feedback to our team. If you're ever in need of assistance, please feel free to reach out to us!

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Arizona
1 review
3 helpful votes
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November 15th, 2020

I bought two gift cards for friends through Sun Basket. I thought they'd be decent since Williams Sonoma is promoting them on their website. Both recipients had terrible customer service experiences. When their orders didn't come up to the $100 I gifted them, Sun Basket wouldn't refund them (or me, the buyer) the $20 balances. They only want subscriptions, they don't care about someone who places a single-meal order, even as a gift. I have no idea how the food is; one recipient was so upset she told me to cancel and get a refund.

Thumbnail of user amandar1590
South Carolina
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December 4th, 2021

Best meal kit delivery service. All products are fresh and the meals aren't boring. Definitely recommend. I also like how you can add things from the market if you're just not feeling any of the kits. I've also never had a bad fresh and ready meal, the cauliflower Mac is my favorite. We just recently started stocking the short rib burgers too, soooo good.

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New York
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March 13th, 2018

I first signed up for sun basket in early 2017. Its been my favorite meal delivery out of all of them. The meals are unique and still made in a reasonable amount of time. However, as of 2018 their menus have changed. They now charge extra for organic, when this is supposed to be an organic brand to begin with! Now the box costs over $80 per week. I'm sorry but I can go to trader joe's and spend that same amount and have food for a week without having to eat out at all. I will most likely be canceling my membership.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Audrina, thank you so much for taking the time to share your experiences with us. We're so sorry for any confusion our price change may have caused. Sun Basket is focused on providing fresh, clean, free of systemic and harmful pesticides, and non-GMO produce as well as free range, grass fed, antibiotic and hormone free meats and proteins. To maintain these standards, we had to slightly increase our prices by. 50 cents per serving and just $1 more to our shipping charge. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause as we are trying to improve all of our member's Sun Basket experience. We understand that it is a competitive market and we hope our values such as sustainability, giving back the community, and money back guarantee sets us apart from the rest.
- The Sun Basket Team, SP

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California
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July 31st, 2021

I love the fact I get organic fresh food delivered to me every week with an easy step-by-step recipe my husband and I enjoy preparing & bonding over all done within 20 minutes! Less grocery shopping & throwing away so much food every week! FABULOUS!

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

We're so happy to hear that you're not only enjoying our service, but that it's also helping create some wonderful memories between you and your husband! We absolutely love that! Thank you for your review and for cooking with us, Louisa!

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Washington
1 review
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April 5th, 2021

SunBasket is one of my favorites. I love the variety and ease of the recipes.
I used them for over 2 years. When I needed to cancel due to a move, it was super easy. Now that I'm able, I'm re-starting with them again.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Moureen, thank you for your glowing feedback. We're happy to hear that we get to cook with you once again. Welcome back!

Thumbnail of user kathyn170
Nevada
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April 30th, 2020

Charged before sending your order to you. After trying the first order - we canceled but they had already taken our $80 from our credit card. Guess we are stuck with the next order but very disappointed so far with the first 2 meals we received. I can do better in the grocery stores. Too expensive - not good quality of food and tastes bland. Hello Fresh was far superior to this company.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Kathy! We apologize you did not enjoy our recipes but we thank you for reaching out and for your feedback! We do process billing a week prior to sending a delivery; similar to all postal delivery services. We also have a cutoff time of every Wednesday 12pm PST to process order requests. Within the 'Welcome' email, we recommend all subscribers to manage their account by scheduling or skipping deliveries. So we may further look into this and to forward your feedback, we've send you a direct message. We hope to hear from you soon!

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California
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September 8th, 2021

We've been getting Sunbasket for the past five years and I have to say, we've never appreciated it more than we have during the pandemic. Knowing we have healthy, delicious, flavorful AF meals to look forward to at the end of an uncertain day has been a certain comfort.

Sunbasket makes an effort to provide the healthiest, most organic, most delightful, high cuisine options out there. And when you can't get to your favorite restaurant like in 'normal' times, this has been the best alternative we could possibly imagine. Thank you Sunbasket! We love you!

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Jessica, thank you so much for being an amazing loyal customer and for being apart of our Sunbasket community for 5 years! Absolutely AMAZING! We're also incredibly happy to hear that you're continuously enjoying our meals and that we're able to provide some level of 'normalcy' during these exceptional times. Cheers to more delicious recipe's!

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Sun Basket delivers fresh organic ingredients and easy, healthy recipes to your door. The best food from the best West Coast farms, plus customized menus for Paleo, Gluten-Free and Vegetarian diets. Recipes are developed by Chef Justine Kelly, formerly of the James Beard Award-winning Slanted Door restaurant in San Francisco.

Currently shipping to CA, OR, WA, CO, ID, UT, AZ and NV

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