Martha & Marley Spoon

I was referred by a friend and in the short time that I was a customer, they did not deliver my food three times. It's so frustrating when you have a guest coming for dinner and are planning to make the meal you ordered and it never arrives. After the first incident, I thought I'd give them another chance only to have it happen two more times. Three strikes... you're out! I also found the produce, especially the herbs, to be wilted and yellow. The customer service reps seem to care less. I was told that my box would arrive a day or two late. Based on the tracking, this means the food sat on a truck for 3-4 days in 90-degree heat. No thank you. Don't waste your time with this food delivery service.

Horrible customer service. Difficult to get ahold of anyone to actually resolve problems and they make you jump through hoops to even have something addressed. The shipping is horrendous with boxes almost ALWAYS arriving late despite what the tracking says. And customer service is not helpful at all when resolving those problems, and all they tell you is as long as the meat is still "cool to the touch" you'll be okay. The items always arrive damaged, dirty or close to being spoiled. The meal ideas are very creative and great, don't get me wrong, but the hassle of everything else is making this not worth it. I originally switched over from HelloFresh because I was getting tired of the recipes, but their customer service is stupendous in comparison. I will be going back to HelloFresh.

Horrible, just horrible. First few boxes were fine but since then EVERY single box is missing something! Not a single box has all required ingredients. Some also arrive with damaged goods. Steer clear! Very expensive and prices increased a few weeks ago. How can a company who can't pack the orders with all necessary ingredients increase their prices?! I have used 4 other companies who only missed ingredients once or twice in a much longer time frame!

We looked at other food services, and most of the recipes weren't appealing. We're very happy with the food and recipes. We did call and complain about a ground pork substitute that also leaked (was supposed to be shredded pork, (but there was a supply problem) and got a rep on the line right away who credited us for the meal. Also we didn't like the dried oregano that they sent which had no aroma (we have never seen this with out other meals). Other than these hiccups, great food, recipes, generous servings, and great customer service. Maybe they have addressed the concerns that others have posted.

This is such as huge disappointment. The recipes were good -- and, although it is an expensive (yes -- more than the other boxes plus they charge for the stinking unreliable delivery service) box I wanted to keep it. BUT, damn, this is the second time the delivery has been over a day late and the food is not even cool to the touch. I cannot even think about eating it! Disgusting to say the least. In addition they have made some really crummy substitutions for the main ingredients. Martha has a recording when you call customer service -- she should take her name and her voice and run to the hills because this is not what anyone expects from her! They will be chanting "Lock her up!" soon if she doesn't get out of this horrible business.

I found the website to be very confusing and had difficulty selecting the dishes for the weeks delivery.

Their payments system swipes money from you bank account without notice.

The quality of the food delivered is below par, especially the vegetables which are not fresh when delivered and wont keep in a refrigerator for more than 1 -2 days

This service is fine for people who love to cook. For us, we found it to be very stressful and time consuming. Then the food was terrible. Worse steak we have ever eaten. Then there is no way to cancel the next shipment because it is set up for delivery before you receive the first shipment. That is how they screw people over. Plus all the reviews above are staged by their people. So many that most of you will never get this far down the list. Allan

We have tried pretty much all of the meal kits out there, but Marley Spoon has the best recipes and the largest menu to choose from every week. The meals do require some cooking skills as the timing is sometimes off, so you have to play it by ear. There a lot of reviews about missing boxes, which has happened in the past for us too. They use UDS which sucks, but they have always reimbursed us for the missing boxes and the customer service was beyond helpful. There hasn't been a meal that we haven't loved, and we are pretty picky. Give it a chance!

If I could give negative stars I would. Ice packs do not cover the entire surface area of the box during shipment meat shows up without any contact with cold. "Thermal bag" is paper thin and ineffective. Even if you have leaking fluid inside the box they will not give you full credit (as I put the box in the trash). Would not offer refunds so had to get my credit card company involved.

Beware these guys are cunning and relentless! Firstly to see their menus you need to put your credit card in. I was shopping around for this type of service, and although I promptly exited the site after reviewing the recipes, it automatically signed me up to a reoccurring order.
Now here is the catch…. Once you receive your first order, by the time this is delivered your second order is locked in! So if you receive it and decide to cancel you still have an other order on its way, even if you haven't selected the items it will have preselected it for you!
6 days before my second order (the first one went to the wrong address) I asked for a refund and they refused. It went towards my next order of items I had never selected.
We went back and forth all week. I was so shocked by their inability to assist an unhappy customer, I eventually threatened to go to the media. They didn't back down instead sending me the fine print that I signed up for before I had even laid eyes on their product.

This company should be ashamed at their lack of integrity and willingness to accept or admit that their service is borderline predatory and filled with trickery.

Lastly, when you finally do go in to cancel your account it says that doing so will remove any existing discounts, therefore incurring additional costs on your already committed order. How rude!

Very tough meat, to tough to chew. Mashed potatoes tasted like sandpaper. It takes ~1 hour to make a meal that tastes bad, why would you buy that? One meal just came with an onion, why? No reason, it just went on the side like you were supposed to eat it. Carrots were able to bend before being cooked! I found 1 of my 4 deliveries to be "good". One of my deliveries arrived late. Overall, food is either terrible or mediocre, it takes to much time, and it has the tendency to arrive late.

My food never arrived. Customer service is practically non existent. For whatever reason they are refusing to issue a refund. They did offer a credit even though they could not provide a difinitive date for if or when the food would be delivered. I am currently disputing the charge with my bank.

Missing ingredients in ever box. Takes a week for customer service to even reply. Then they try to allow a $15 credit on a future purchase despite not sending the meals you were charged for and no meat to cook. Worst I've ever tried. Cancelled.