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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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October 11th, 2022
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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!

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October 30th, 2021

Many consider Sunbasket expensive. Truth is, when I go to the grocery store, I pick up all sorts of items I do not need: impulse buying works on me. Having four meals delivered prep-ready each week, I not only feel better, I save time shopping and look forward to a variety of offerings I would never consider on my own. I have learned to be a better cook and I actually believe I save money… Though my husband cannot resist occasionally picking up old standbys. I ignore them, now that Mediterranean gluten-free meals are in the house. Thank you, Sunbasket!

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Meals are modest in size- more similar to European proportions than your typical American diet. I have found customer service quite responsive— which is in large part why I have now achieved VIP status and go to the head of the line on service-related calls.

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Four meals serving two adults per week: Mediterranean and Gluten-free. The bags contain ingredients (less olive oils or butter, salt or pepper) and I cut, slice and dice.

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July 21st, 2022
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Sunbasket has been exceptional to deal with on a regular basis for many years now. They have such a wide variety of meal options, and on the rare occasion that something has gone awry, they absolutely make it right quickly. I have no complaints

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July 24th, 2021
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Awesome. Meal quality is great, easy to prepare, with accurate time estimates. Ingredients have all been great quality. Delivery issues will happen with anything these days, and compared to my recent experience with another premium tier meal service, Sunbasket was so great in resolving an issue, taking perhaps 1 minute of my time. Overall, really well done and by far the best of the several meal kits services we've used.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Jesse, we're happy to hear that you're enjoying the meals you've received and our service! Thank you very much for your review!

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October 22nd, 2021
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Food is great, the "fresh and ready" options are SO convenient, and the customer service is exemplary! I've been using for several months and have been very satisfied, the this week my order was delayed bu several days due to an issue with FedEx. Not only did they credit my account the amount of the order, they gave me a $100 gift card to a choice of local restaurants as an apology. Wow! Great customer service. I can't recommend Sunbasket any more highly!

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

We're very sorry to hear of your delivery experience but, we're also happy to hear that we were able to help! Thank you so much for cooking with us and allowing us to make things right! We'll be sure to share your kind words and review with everyone as it definitely put a smile on our faces!

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September 20th, 2021

The meals are delicious and varied, as well as help us stick to a healthy meal plan than we would otherwise be doing. They come on time each week in sturdy packaging so we know it's fresh. Honestly we just really love this service - it's one less thing to think about each week and we feel good about eating the meals we're getting. Highly recommend!

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October 9th, 2021

Easy to use, lots of food options, and always great customer service. The app makes it easy to choose meals and change the defaults it suggests based on your dietary preferences. I also like that they have cuisines from all over the world. Food is extremely fresh and no processed ingredients.

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November 14th, 2022

Healthy extremely tasty and easy to use and make. Lots of selection in meal kits and ready made. If there's a problem customer service is a dream. Many ways to contact and always responsive in polite friendly manner. You'll be happy you select SUNBASKET!

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The food is absolutely delicious! Have shared with family and friends. All love it. Sometimes delivery company has delays but Sunbasket refunds in full no questions. They are extremely responsive and send updates. They do survey and make changes to offering. They LISTEN!

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October 23rd, 2021
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We love Sunbasket. There is no commitment, the pricing is fair, the menu selection is good. The meals are delicious, with quality ingredients and easy to follow recipes. Any time we have had an issue, the customer service has been amazing. Absolutely top notch!

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October 1st, 2022
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Sunbasket offers healthy and delicious meal options every week and recently added breakfast and lunch menu items. The food comes meticulously packed in sustainable & easy to recycle packaging and always arrives on time. The app is super easy to use and their customer service is excellent. I have zero complaints about this meal service. A++++

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This meal service is a bit more expensive than others but you are paying for quality food. They also have a great intro package where you can try out the meals for a reduced price.

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Dinners mostly and now adding some breakfast and lunch items.

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October 5th, 2017

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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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Jeannie, we're sorry to hear about your experience regarding our ingredients and customer service! 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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June 22nd, 2021

While I did love the menu, quality ingredients and flavor - food was barely cool by the time I received it. Sealed salmon had a leak and juice every where, very smelly after receiving it 28 hours after it was packed up. Had to throw away 2 meals in 2 deliveries. The sauce packages twice came with them popped open and had a mess in the whole box.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Joy, thank you for bringing this to our attention and we're disappointed to see that the basket we've packed with care was delivered in such condition. Please send us a message via Sitejabber with your Sunbasket email address and delivery zip code. We'd like to look at all the options to further assist you.

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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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July 25th, 2017

My initial impression of Sun Basket was favorable: however things went downhill pretty fast. Rotten produce, missing ingredients, cheap protein in many options. I so wanted to give them a chance, but enough is enough. Not easy to cancel, still haven't received confirmation.

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September 14th, 2021

I have ADHD (inattentive type), which makes planning meals ahead of time virtually impossible. I don't think about food until I'm hungry so I grab whatever is available and quick. During the work week, I ate fast food every day. Now I can eat REAL food without having to give it much thought and get actual nutrition. I have only tried 2 meals so far. They were good but, in my opinion, a little bland. My opinion may change as I grow accustomed to eating healthier.

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February 26th, 2018
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After staying with sunbasket another week we had no other problems. I started ordering new and unusual dishes rather than some of my favorites. We have really enjoyed everything especially any and all Asian dishes. All food fresh, the sauces are great I've been getting different ones each week.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Lu, thank you so much for taking the time to update your review! We're so happy to hear you haven't encountered any further issues and have been enjoying our variety of recipes and sauces. Thank you again for giving us a second chance! We look forward to cooking with you again.:)
- The Sun Basket Team, SP

Stopped for summer
February 26th, 2018
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Still love the menus, this summer the produce freshness slipped to the point that I suspended my deliveries I will go back in the fall. In the meantime Marley spoon has been pretty good about fresh produce

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August 11th, 2021

I love this company so much! Not only do they have an incredible amount of yummy options for my plant based lifestyle but their customer service to resolve any and all issues is impeccable! I've tried almost every other box out there and I will ALWAYS choose this one! Best ingredients, best recipes and best people who care for the health of all of us! Highly recommend!

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Your review has us beaming with pride, Lexi! We're incredibly happy to hear that you're enjoying our recipes and that our customer service team is providing excellent care! Thank you for the recommendation and for cooking with us!

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September 18th, 2021

We've been with Sunbasket for several years. The creative menu choices, quality ingredients, and easy preparation instructions make cooking a joy. Whenever there is an issue, their customer service team is extraordinary and always handles things to my satisfaction. Shipping has been an occasional problem but I don't fault Sunbasket for that, and they have helped rectify all shipping issues.

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August 31st, 2021

Sunbasket offers fresh and organic ingredients; clear recipe cards; enough vegan options; on-time delivery; good communication; and easy resolution to any issues. I am surprised that the reviews aren't more positive; our experience has been great, and we recommend Sunbasket to friends.

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November 15th, 2021
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We get a Sunbasket box every single week and we look forward to it. I have tried other meal delivery services and their ingredients, freshness, and unique flavors and meals did not even come close to that of sun basket. In the last five or more years of using it I rarely had a late box or a missing ingredient and everything is always fresh. We love Sunbasket and will continue to use them for a long time! We also love that they have now added the option to buy snacks and proteins. It makes our life so much easier since we both work and are very busy.

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October 6th, 2021

Honestly the best meal kit ever- by far. Yes things go wrong from time to time but they make it really easy to resolve issues. Portions are larger than most kits and most meals are quite good and fresh. Some duds but over all I keep coming back to this after trying new options

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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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November 2nd, 2018

To be fair to Sun Basket, a lot of people complain about inability to cancel subscription. I was almost there. Took me 25 minutes to finally find the phone number. Links take you nowhere. Finally, found the phone number under Help and it was a breeze. Customer Service was excellent. The few meals we ate were ok. Not the best but not bad. What had me calling to cancel was the first charge that was a full charge. You receive a discount on the first order. Home Chef has much better meals, quality is higher and much more organized in the package. Plus, they are $20 cheaper. They cost $60 a week, my second bill from Sun Basket was $80. I can buy a lot of groceries for $80. They just can't compare to Home Chef and not worth the cost.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hi Norma, we thank you for your feedback and we will be sure to pass this along to our Team. Although our pricing is more than other competitors, we do offer organic produce and organic protein upgrades. Our wide variety of recipes that change weekly help to assist those with different dietary lifestyles. If you are ever in need of assistance, or if you have any questions, please feel free to send us a direct message.
-The Sun Basket Team, HM

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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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August 14th, 2017

I have been using Home Chef for nearly a year but was inticed by Sunbasket's kid friendly menu and time saving recipes. Unfortunately my first order had spoiled food and the meat cuts were small and very fatty. Sunbasket is not one of the cheaper options out there, and I know that is tied to the organic offering, but if the food arrives spoiled and the basics of packing and delivery are in question it is not a company I want to stick with.

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Sunny B. – Sunbasket Rep

Hello Jamie, we're so sorry to hear about your experience in receiving ingredients you were not able to use. We took great care in preparing our baskets, and we're so sorry if it did not arrive in great condition. We'd love to further assist you and have also sent you a direct message. We look forward to hearing back from you!

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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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