Sunbasket has a rating of 3 stars from 175 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Sunbasket most frequently mention and customer service. Sunbasket ranks 4th among Grocery Delivery sites.
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..
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.
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
Sunbasket is the worst. After my first week there popped up options for and xtra charge for differnt qualities of organic. The Delivery is terrible- we order 3 meals to make it easy on me during the work week. My only option was Wed-- and then two weeks in a row I got an email Tues that my order was being delayed til Thurs. Well only part of the order came on Thurs and the other on Fri- Making my convenient meals Very inconvenient. And i had to scurry to get food for the week. Half the produce was brown and i ended up throwing alot of it out. The Basil was nasty and wilted. And i agree they make it impossible to cancel- when I finally talked to someone they ask why im cancelling and when you tell them they just say OK- HORRIBLE COMPANY-- Dont use them! Too many others out there who care about the people they deliver meals to.
Hi Suzie, we are so sorry to hear about your experience! We source proteins that are always responsibly raised and antibiotic and hormone-free. We only use wild-caught seafood that is recommended as Best Choice or Good Alternative by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch list. You do have the option to purchase organic protein. We are terribly sorry to hear you received ingredients you could not use. Please look for our direct message. The Sun Basket Team, AK
The packaging, food and ease of recipes is great. However, the lack of consistency in the delivery is the main reason why I have to give Sunbasket only 1 star. I continue to have delivery problems, yet Sunbasket continues to use the same delivery service week after week. This tells me that sunbasket doesn't care about customer satisfaction, even though I have made it clearly known to them that i am unsatisfied with their delivery service. Late boxes, missing boxes, boxes delivered to the wrong address...
Hi Lauren, thank you for sharing your feedback. We're sorry to hear you've experienced several issues with your Sun Basket shipment We are in the process of expanding our service coverage and adding delivery carriers to allow our subscribers delivery options and flexibility. Our subscriber's feedback and satisfaction are of paramount importance to us and we'd like to have the chance to further assist you and make it right. We sent you a direct message via Trustpilot and we hope to hear back from you! -The Sun Basket Team, EG
To begin with I had ordered Sun Basket just to try it. On the day it arrived I could tell I wasnt going to order it again and went directly to the site and cancelled. The next day I got a notice that they'd just sent another order and charged me of course. I called them and pointed out I'd cancelled in the time they said I could. They told me that I was a few hours late in cancelling and it was just too bad. I have cooked the first meal and while it was fine it was no great deal to be charging as much as they do. I dont like that the recipes come in a catalog rather than individually. I will be going back to Hello Fresh, which is still my favorite after trying others. This one seems to have a history of fleecing people who want to cancel as well as being unimpressive with the food. Seriously try Hello Fresh, it is less expensive and they are fantastic in customer service.
Hi Sharon, thank you for your feedback. Our weekly cutoff is every Wednesday at 12 pm PT/ 3 pm ET a week prior to your delivery day. We are so sorry for your experience. We have sent you a direct message via Sitejabber to further assist you. -The Sun Basket Team, MS
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.
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
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.
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
Sunbasket has been the worst experience I have ever experienced canceling a delivery service. After I had a written cancellation email from Sunbasket they proceeded to send and charge me for a new box at a cost of $50. I contacted them and they refused to reverse the charges. They said that I had logged back on after I cancelled and that triggered re-enrolling. I remember going back in to make sure I was not being sent another box. I guess this triggered re-enrollment. My credit card company is disputing the charges but beware of extremely shady conduct on Sunbasket's part.
Hi Cara, we're so sorry that you experienced difficulties with deactivating your account. When accessing your account after deactivation, the account makes you reenter the billing information as confirmation of the account being reactivated. We're so sorry if there was any confusion while reactivating the account. Please feel free to send us a direct message if you have any additional questions or concerns.
-The Sun Basket Team, HM
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
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
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!
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
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!
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
I've tried several different food delivery services and this is by far the WORST experience I have ever had! Everything from sending the food an entire wk off, rotten food delivered, awful customer service, and continuing to charge me ever after I canceled! I am still dealing with this nightmare company! Please read BBB complaints!
Hi Keri, we are so 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! -The Sun Basket Team, MS
I signed up for their services about a month ago. While the food is really good, the delivery is plain awful. The first order was the only one that was timely, after that it went downhill.
Only half of the second order arrived on time, and today the 3rd order didn't show up at all.
I am canceling my subscription and taking my business elsewhere.
Hi Stephanie, we apologize for the experience you had with us! We will love to see if we are able to further assist you. We have sent a direct message via Sitejabber. -The Sun Basket Team, MS
I signed up for service to try it out. The first box was terrible. The meet was warm and smelled rank. The herbs were brown and wilted. I canceled. Their app wasn't working correctly so I skipped all future meals. I called and cancelled. They charged me and sent another box while I was out of town. I thought it was sitting at my door for a week however, it never came. Customer service would only give me 20$ out.of my 60 or 70$ they stole. Customer service claimed I never called, they were rude and smug. Laughed at me because I wasn't getting a refund. I am disgusted and appauled at their terrible products and services. I do not recommend using this company. It took weeks to get a real response. I don't have time to deal with this completely inappropriate behavior. They are theifs and should be shut down. Buyer beware!
Hi Aisha, we are so sorry to hear about your experience! We would love to look into this for you. Please respond to the direct message we sent via Sitejabber. -The Sun Basket Team, MS
I ordered my 3 meals and was actually excited for them to come on Monday June 18, but they never showed up and they did offer me another week at the promotion. But then on June 19 it showed my meals came to my front door. Well it was not my door they were delivered to. So 2 nights in a row we depended on this box for our dinner with it not showing up. I work full time so it was a huge inconvenience to wait for nothing. Never again!
Hi Karen, we are so sorry you did not receive your basket! We sent you a direct message via Sitejabber to further assist you. -The Sun Basket Team, MS
I signed up for three meal plan and my meals did not come with enough ingredients. For example, for the flat bread there was not enough paste and i could not purchase that paste anywhere else... so about half meal went into trash. I also had difficult time canceling service, you have to call to cancel and be under high sales pressure.
Hi Olga, we're so sorry that you did not receive enough paste for your flat bread. We'll definitely relay this information to the appropriate teams. All recipes are approved by our in-house nutritionist to comply with the latest USDA dietary guidelines and most recent science-based nutritional recommendations; portion sizes are adjusted to fit those guidelines. We've sent you a direct message to further assist you. Please feel free to respond.
-The Sun Basket Team, HM
Had only received one box and was not impressed with any of the items in the box. Cooked one meal and didn't like it all and the other meal was tossed out. Tried on several occasions to cancel but had to do a search on the site map to locate a cancelation. They couldn't find my account for some reason and the next order was sent. Unauthorized and I was not even home to get the box die to business travel. NEVER again.
Hi Cheryl,
Thank you for sharing your feedback and we're so sorry to hear if there was any miscommunication regarding your subscription. We are sincerely sorry about your experience and have sent you a direct message, via Sitejabber, because we would appreciate the opportunity to assist you further.
-The Sun Basket Team, HM
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
Answer: I have had an occasional shipping issue. I always smell the meat in situations like this and take photos of the issue, before contacting Sunbasket. They have responded to my great satisfaction every time- which has been Maybe twice.
Answer: Hello Kim, our cut-off time to make any changes is every Thursday 12 Noon PST or 3 PM EST! Hope this helps! -The Sun Basket Team, EG
Answer: You can print a return label from their "Home Page" then click on your name in the top right hand corner. You will see "Print Return Label" there, and the instructions.
Answer: Go to your delivery schedule, then pick the week to cancel and edit to pause.
Answer: Hi there! Make sure you email your request to help@sunbasket.com. I will also send this to the team to make sure they expedite your email if you've already done so. Have a good one!
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
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