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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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Arkansas
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January 11th, 2022

The pics on the Sunbasket site make everything look inviting and tasty - I'll give 'em that.
The reality was the complete opposite. The 12 different premade meals I received looked pretty much the same and tasted pretty much the same. The worst was the spicy black bean quinoa bowl. The black beans were RAW... down right crunchy and inedible... there was little if any spice in the meal and the jar of salsa roja provided was lack luster with the spice of a Taco Bell salsa packet.
A complete waste of money.

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some of the food. Not all of the meals- disposed of some.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Julie, sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy the meals you received. We've reached out to you via DM request to assist you further.

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Ohio
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December 16th, 2020

We enjoyed the food and varity of options. I'm GF and we used that and Paleo options. The trouble started the third week into our subscription. The order was a day late but food was fresh and cold. It appeared from tracking that the delay was from the shipper. This week my order hasn't been delivered and the tracking says it hasn't gone out yet. I have no luck with all the automated contact. There's no personal service and no way to resolve a situation like mine. Very disappointed. Cancelling and will try another service.
-After I wrote this review Sunbasket contacted me and all the issues were resolved. They more than made up for the problems and I decided to continue with their service.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Carolynn, we're very sorry to hear that you have not received your delivery nor a response from our team. We'd love to further assist you and have sent you a direct message. We hope to hear from you soon!

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California
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October 26th, 2022

I've tried two other service and Sunbasket by far offers so much more variety and delicious meals. I am relieved when my box shows up and I don't have to think about what to do for dinner.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Marie, thanks for the kind review. We're glad to hear that you're enjoying the meals and the service.

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Ohio
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September 11th, 2019

I received a notification, from Paypal, that I made a payment to Sunbasket. I thought that couldn't be because I skipped each week. I do that regularly. I looked and apparently my skips had been placed back to approved orders. I did not go into my account to change them over to approved orders. So I tried talking to customer service to cancel it and refund the money but they gave me several awful excuses as to why I wasn't getting a refund. One of the excuses exposed them as liars. Telling me that I couldn't stop the order because they already started my order but later said that I could change my meals. But if they started my order, how could they change my food? I am going to send a complaint to Paypal and see if they can help.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Michele, thank you for reaching out. We are a weekly subscription-based service and upon reviewing your account we did not see an attempt was made to skip your delivery for the week of 9/15. As we are a subscription-based service, we have a very strict cutoff time and can not make changes or modifications past the cutoff time. We were willing to make a one-time exception for you and change your recipe selection, which you declined. We also offered you a courtesy refund, which you declined.

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Texas
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August 14th, 2018

Truly appalled. The packaging is horrendous, flimsy brown bags that don't hold up to anything, especially the melting frozen water bottles thrown in the box. The freshness of the produce is questionable at best. The romaine lettuce, from the DAY I RECEIVED the box, August 13th, was wilted and brown. Reverting back to the packaging, the box, BEFORE I OPENED IT, was leaking fish/shrimp smelling liquid... which is now all over my refrigerator, thanks for that. I am actually regretting giving y'all a chance. I will stick with Hello Fresh. Now, to figure out what to make my kids for dinner since I have read other reviews and I am now afraid to feed it to my kids. Thank goodness I have Hello Fresh coming next week, they have NEVER disappointed!

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Jaime, thank you for your feedback. One of our top priorities is making sure your meals arrive fresh and safe in the most environmentally responsible packaging available. We will be passing your feedback along to our team to make sure our packaging can improve. We truly apologize your ingredients were unusable. 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! -The Sun Basket Team, MS

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North Carolina
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August 17th, 2017

Customer service and policies forced us into paying for meals that we could not eat. Please don't try this service regardless of what promos you may see. They will get you in the long run.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hello Adam, thank you for sharing your review, a nd we're sorry to hear about your experience. We've sent you a direct message via SItejabber, but have not heard back from you. We'd love to have the chance to assist you and we look forward to hearing back your response!

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Washington
5 reviews
11 helpful votes
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May 6th, 2018

Great recipes, fresh organic ingredients, meat and seafood choices far surpass the competition.! 00% satisfied with this service and will continue to be a customer.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Shawna, thank you for taking the time to post your wonderful review. We are so happy to have you cooking with us! -The Sun Basket Team, MA

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New York
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3 helpful votes
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August 20th, 2018

I have tried several times in several different ways to cancel. They make it nearly impossible. My next stop is the better business bureau. Do not use this service!

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Andrea, we're so sorry to hear that you are experiencing difficulties with deactivating your account. Please feel free to send us a direct message via Sitejabber, Twitter, or Facebook.
-The Sun Basket Team, HM

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Maine
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May 5th, 2022

I love getting a rainbow of different recipes every week especially with being plant based and gluten free. Love organic and all the fun veggies we get to try! Have been using sunbasket for 3 years!

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Roxanne,

We're so glad to hear that you're enjoying the different types of recipes we offer. Thanks for the kind review!

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New York
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January 24th, 2022

I really enjoy ready made meals - ingredients are clear for those of us with food intolerances; taste is great - they used spices (yay!); variety is reasonable, and customer service is responsive.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Yulia, so glad to hear that you're enjoying the meals. Thank you for the 5-star review! Happy cooking!

Thumbnail of user patriciak1704
Maryland
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August 3rd, 2022

So good, love this company. Excellent customer service, excellent delivery, eco-aware, great communication, really amazing choices, prices and fantastic food.

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Pre made meals, meals ready to go, make them after you receive ingredients- all excellent.

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New Jersey
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October 23rd, 2022

Charged me over $100 for meals after I had already paused my account. Packaging is the most wasteful I have ever seen and meals are not good. Do not recommend this company at all.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Adriane, we're sorry to hear about this experience you had. We'd be more than happy to help resolve this issue. You can use this link: https://sunbasket.com/help/ to contact our Customer Service team. Please add social media review to your message so we can review your case immediately.

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Israel
6 reviews
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February 27th, 2018

Sun basket meal kit delivery service provides a variety of Gluten-Free, Vegetarian, Paleo-friendly, vegan, Mediterranean, pescatarian (which is vegetarian diet with an added dose of seafood) or Chefs Choice.
Naturally, Im impressed!

And because I prefer gluten-free foods, I was also pleasantly surprised that Sun Basket offers Gluten-Free Diets, Vegetarian Diets, Paleo Diets and a wide range of organic foods.
For more meal kits stories visit: https://www.themealkitreview.com

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Lee, thank you so much for taking the time to write this wonderful review! We're happy to hear you are enjoying our wide variety of meal plans and recipes. With 18 different recipes offered each week, we're sure its hard to choose just 3! Thanks again. Sunny greetings and Happy cooking.:)
- The Sun Basket Team, SP

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Florida
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March 20th, 2018

I am sorry but I received 2 weeks of deliveries and I didnt eat one thing out of those boxes. First and foremost my packaging wasnt even close to your pics. I had 1 lonely freezer block in the not so insulated box. I temped the protein the second I opened it only to find all were out of the danger zone and god only knows for how long. For those of you ignorant in food safety the zone is 41-135 degrees. In that zone bacteria grows exponentially. My proteins arrived anywhere from 48 to 56. They are going to really mess up someones digestive track not to mention salmonella and ecoli. The mirepoix(finely diced carrots, onion and celery was putrid. At least a week old cut. And all of the (fresh herbs) were not fresh at all. DO NOT BUY FROM THIS COMPANY. I am a C. E. C. And know quality. This is far from it.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Jeff, we are sorry about your experience. Your feedback about the packaging will be relayed to the appropriate team. We are sorry that you received ingredients that you were unable to use. Quality and freshness of ingredients are high priorities for us and we appreciate you taking the time to let us know about this issue. We have sent you a direct message via Sitejabber. We appreciate your time.
-The Sun Basket Team, DP

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California
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September 3rd, 2021

Not only do they use all eco friendly packaging, they are always coming up with new items. Though their meal for one menu is a bit lacking.
Their customer service is hands down the best in the biz.

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Florida
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August 13th, 2017

I found out about SunBasket from my sister. She raved about it so i thought i'd give it a try. I ordered the Paleo menu cause my wife wanted meals low carb. We live in Florida so it's freakin hot in August! The temp of my food was a concern. So our first order came on Tuesday afternoon around 4:00pm. I unboxed my food and realized one of the entree's was missing! I called customer service and the guy told me they would credit my next order $25.00. The first two meals were good but the produce did'nt look very good afer the first day! I actually went to the store and bought the missing entree and fixed the third dish. I really wish i had'nt! The recipe was horrible.We couldnt even eat it! I'm expecting three new dishes on Tuesday Hoping it will be better! I'll review again at the end of the week.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hello Robert, thank you for sharing your feedback and we're so sorry to hear you did not enjoy the meal. Our customer's feedback is vital to us and we will be sharing your feedback with our team. We've sent you a private message, and we hope to hear back from you!

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Texas
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June 6th, 2020

All the meals seem to be very bland and oddly put together as far as ingredients. The packaging and everything else was great, just not impressed with the overall recipes. Tried it for two weeks.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Allie, thank you for your feedback and we're sad to hear you did not enjoy the recipes. We appreciate your candor and we will also share your recipe feedback with Chef and the team as we always strive to improve the recipes and our customers' experience!

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California
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September 23rd, 2021

I have tried at least 2 other food prep companies and Iusy say that Sun Baskets customer service is the best! I also love their food, their eco friendly packaging (as pictured below)and their price!

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Louisiana
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September 13th, 2018

I received a box of warm food that had bugs in it. The bell peppers were cracked and not fresh. The meat was not cool. The entire box went to the dump. Scary stuff.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Maggie,

We thank you for your feedback and sorry to hear about the state in which the ingredients arrived.

We are more than happy to look into this for you. Please feel free to respond to our direct message.

Kind regards,
-The Sun Basket Team, DG

Thumbnail of user deborahm2091
Texas
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March 22nd, 2022

The food is great. Wonderful variety. Produce is organic and always fresh. Customer service is impeccable. Never any mistakes or missing ingredients. Delivery is always on time. I love it!

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Thanks for the kind review, Deborah! Happy cooking!

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California
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December 11th, 2020

I decided to try SunBasket again since the pandemic has taken another turn and the holidays are here so grocery stores are busier. I ordered two meals. Should have been $53 (estimated). I got a charge on my credit card of $77! I'm getting some beans and an egg, and a two pieces of fish. Seriously? I could actually do the same meal for under $25. I tried the chat... had same experience as everyone else and it just ran me around in circles. Let's do be clear about one thing, folks. We are into this pandemic now for what, 8? 9 months? Are you seriously believing that poor customer services is still related to covid? Uh... seems a bit off to me. Seems to me the perfect way to not have to address the poor business practice and quality issues (which is why I left last time. My food always had an inedible something in the box)... It's been two years since I used the service. I'm done. Cancelled. Will probably give the overpriced fish and beans away. SunBasket is a true joke. Poor business. Wish I could give minus five stars!

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi September, thank you for reaching out and for your feedback. We try our hardest to provide pricing on our meals prior to our cut-off time. For any meals that cost more than others, it is listed besides the recipe title. Another way to locate pricing is within the little shopping cart icon in the upper right hand corner of our site. We'd like to further look into the recipes you have received and have sent you a direct message. We hope to hear from you soon!

Thumbnail of user bonitac3
Virginia
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May 18th, 2017

I too am very disappointed. I have been using this service for about a year and in the beginning they were excellent. The food was always fresh & delicious. I loved the organic angle and the fact that the sauces were pre-made (saves a little time). However over the past 4-5 months it's been one thing after the next. Spoiled produce, sloppy packaging resulting in items spilled out in bag, substitutions, even sending ingredients to make your own sauce & some produce not marked organic (so now I question that). I started skipping all weeks & picking at last minute alternating with Blue Apron (not all organic but delicious and fresh + cheaper). Last week was the last straw with spoiled produce (its getting hot and that can only get worse); I cancelled (in writing-online). Of course they said sorry to see you go but if you come back we'll give you $20 off your next order. No thanks, that just kills what I had in mind here. Good food, all layed out for me to cook & enjoy. I will stick with Blue Apron and maybe try one of the others.

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Georgia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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November 24th, 2018

They are horrible at handling your account. Do not keep good records. It is impossible to find the cancellation policy online and they make it very hard to cancel.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Szana, we're so sorry to hear that you did not have a pleasant experience with us and that you experienced difficulties with deactivating your account. So we may further look into this, please respond to the direct message we have sent you.
-The Sun Basket Team, HM

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Virginia
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April 10th, 2023

Surprised to find organic ingredients have been switched out for non-organic when I opened up my bag to start to cook tonight. No longer trusting this comany.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Kathleen, while we strive to provide organic produce for each of your meals, there are sometimes when we are unable to procure all the needed produce and thus have to rely on conventional produce. Whenever this happens, we'll provide a note in your Sunbasket box to notify you of this. Hopefully, this helps.

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Virginia
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August 21st, 2018

Recipes good but produce is not. Opened box to overwhelming odor. Realized it was rotten soggy kale. Also avocado so hard it would take a week to ripen. I used my own avocado and threw away the kale

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi A. K., 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 from you. -The Sun Basket Team, MS

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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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