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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They auto renew you before your first box has even arrived with no flexibility to cancel. I wanted to try it and didn't think the items were worth the money I paid - now I have to pay again for seco... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Fabulous idea, BUT there are not many recipes to chose from and the ingredients were very poor. Aubergines were dull, dented and soft, salmon tasted awful and nothing looked fresh. When we added up h... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

A cook box for a family of 4 really only has enough food to feed 2 people. The recipes are also quite bland in terms of seasoning, it's edible but nothing special when compared to recipes by HelloF... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible experience with this company. Waited all day (until 8pm) for the box to arrive and it never did. Company and delivery service both uncontactable all day. Food never delivered. It migh... See more

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TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They auto renew you before your first…

They auto renew you before your first box has even arrived with no flexibility to cancel.
I wanted to try it and didn't think the items were worth the money I paid - now I have to pay again for second box. No flexibility from their customer service team what so ever.
Don't get conned by this company!!

29 November 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Ceased Trading

Got an offer card for this company in my Degusta food box. Just gone to register for a trial and they have ceased trading according to their website.

5 January 2019
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Cancelled My cook box

Cancelled My cook box after the first week, unfortunately the recipes we're uninspiring, some ingredients were missing such as spring onions, and some ingredients simply didn't last within the 5 days of receipt of the box. I also put on pause my delivery as was going to be away, this was completely ignore and delivered anyway, great if you want a door step advertisement your away. Definitely a regret trying this company.

21 December 2018
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant - Life Changing!!!!!!!

Where do I start? I love MyCookBox so much, it is just the absolute best and I intend staying with this company for a very long time. Having spent my entire life desperately trying to think of new and exciting ideas for meals, yet failing miserably and instead resorting to the same old spag bol or baked spud, my life is now full of exciting, tasty, filling, nutritious meals - without my having to put any thought into it!

I actually get excited on a Sunday evening when I choose which delicious recipes I am going to order for the following week. The excitement grows further on a Tuesday when the box arrives, it is like Christmas!

In terms of price and quality of ingredients, MyCookBox really cannot be beaten. The ingredients are very fresh and last extremely well. The portion sizes are fantastic, no scrimping there I can assure you.

In a nutshell...get yourself signed up now, you will not regret it for a second... MyCookBox is the best and that is that!

8 December 2018
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We love Cookbox

We love Cookbox. Great imaginative and varied recipes with quality food. Cookbox has really helped simplify a busy life and has inspired me to cook again.

6 December 2018
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant recipes

Brilliant recipes! I have been using MyCookBox for a few months and it has changed the way I cook. Recipes are very tasty and easy to do.

5 December 2018
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Reply from MyCookBox

Hi Sam, thank you for your review! It's so great to hear that you are enjoying your boxes so much. We hope you keep loving your boxes, if you have any pictures of your finished dishes we'd love for you to share them on our Facebook page or on Instagram! :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Mycookbox is bloody fantastic

Mycookbox is bloody fantastic, the recipes are simple, fresh and delicious and really breathe new life into my ever so boring eating world. My only thing to add would be get some dairy pouches like those Hellofresh (too expensive for me!) folk as that will stop the exploding dairy pots! Keep up the good work :)

5 December 2018
Unprompted review
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Reply from MyCookBox

Hi Ollie, thank you for your review. We're very happy to hear you are enjoying your boxes and recipes, and we're bringing you new ideas! We appreciate your feedback and will make sure to pass it onto the team - if you ever have any other feedback or thoughts for us do pop us an email, we love to hear from you :)

Thanks again!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible experience with this company

Terrible experience with this company.

Waited all day (until 8pm) for the box to arrive and it never did. Company and delivery service both uncontactable all day. Food never delivered.

It might be cheaper than HelloFresh and the like; but perhaps that’s because with HelloFresh some food actually arrives.

2 December 2018
Unprompted review
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Reply from MyCookBox

Hi Jen, we're very sorry to hear about the issue with your delivery. Our customer care team are open 9-5pm 7 days a week and you can also get in touch with our couriers via email. We have looked into your issue and can see that you have had contact with our customer care team and your refund has been arranged.

We're very sorry to hear about the issue with your box but this is a very rare situation and we apologise this happened to you on your first delivery. If you would like to receive a box we can arrange this f for you as we'd love you to try out our service!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We love my cook box

We love my cook box, fantastic value easy instructions to follow and high quality produce. Having tried 3 or 4 other boxes my cook box won hands down for taste. The portion size for 2 always is more then enough. Can only imagine the other reviews are fake.

27 November 2018
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Reply from MyCookBox

Hi Samantha, thank you for your lovely review! We are so happy to hear you are enjoying your recipes and boxes. We hope you continue to love your boxes, if you ever have any feedback for us please do get in touch, we love to hear from you! :)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

We have used the usual two other…

We have used the usual two other companies that do this concept and thought we would try MyCookBox to save some money.
I found the recipes easy to follow and clear, the dishes were a good selection. however, in my one and only box some of the items were of very poor quality. The worst example was the chicken thigh meat, it was really really fatty and sinewy, I believe it was also badly bruised as many bits were a redish brown colour raw and this went grey/black when cooked. could this have been catering fowl and not chicken? the chicken fillets were a little better quality, but not much.
we cook box meals five days per week and love the concept and aim to continue, just not with MyCookBox I am afraid/.....
response to the response - I cancelled but still had to take the second box, in this box also the chicken mini fillets was ok but the thigh meat in other recipe was very poor quality. my feedback on here was not to get compensation but thank you for the offer.

18 November 2018
Unprompted review
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Reply from MyCookBox

Hi Roy, thank you for sharing your experience with us. It's great to hear you found the recipes easy to follow, but we are sorry to hear you received poor quality ingredients. We quality check our ingredients very careful to make sure this doesn't happen but we are very sorry about this incident. If you are able to pop an email to hello@mycookbox.co.uk our customer care team will be able to investigate this and arrange some compensation for you :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Delicious meals made simple

About to start my third week of recipes and can’t fault things so far. Previously used to order through the supermarket but would end up with wasted ingredients. Love the fact everything is portioned out and I’ve found the meals delicious. The recipe cards are easy to follow and you aren’t expected to have any fancy kitchen equipment like you would from a recipe book. I actually look forward to coming home to cook dinner now.

11 November 2018
Unprompted review
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Reply from MyCookBox

Hi Laura, thank you for your review and lovely comments. We are so happy to hear you are enjoying your boxes but also producing less waste as well - this is exactly what we are striving for! We hope you enjoy your third box just as much as your first ones, it would be great to hear how you get on and if you have any pictures of your finished dishes we'd love for you to share them on our Facebook page or on Instagram! :)

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Mediocre recipes, small portions

A cook box for a family of 4 really only has enough food to feed 2 people.

The recipes are also quite bland in terms of seasoning, it's edible but nothing special when compared to recipes by HelloFresh or Gousto.

11 November 2018
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Reply from MyCookBox

Hi Galen, thank you for your feedback. Our chef creates our recipes and menus carefully to make sure we provide balanced meals but we're sorry to hear you felt our portions sizes were not sufficient. We will make sure to pass your feedback on to our team :)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

stop service/supplies

although I certainly enjoyed the recipes and thought them delicious I no longer wish to receive the recipes and goods. There is nothing wrong with them, far from, it but I envisage a move this next week

8 November 2018
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Reply from MyCookBox

Hi Andrew, thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We're very happy to hear you enjoyed our recipes, and if you ever do fancy giving us another go we'd love to have you back!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bad customer service

Bad customer service
I tried one box.
It was placed in front of my door, not hidden at all.
When I opened the box, the pasta bag in the box had opened and the pasta was all over. Curiously none of the recipes asked for pasta at all.
The red lentils, however, that I needed for one of the recipes, was not in the box.
Okay, a mistake can happen, but when I reached out to them, their customer service was bad, they offered me no refund whatsoever but rather a 3£ discount for the NEXT box.
The recipes were fine, the spinach was a Tesco bag, so overall a disappointing experience.
They are cheaper than Hello Fresh but a lot worse - not worth the money.

7 November 2018
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Reply from MyCookBox

Hi Samira, we're sorry to hear about your experience and issues with ingredients.

However we'd had a look at your interaction with our customer care team and can confirm you have been given a £3 refund, as well as a £3 credit on your account as an apology from us.

Our customer service team do their best to help in these situations and unfortunately we cannot send individual ingredients out but we do make sure to refund/compensate you for this.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Apauling company ripped us off

We signed up with these people at Grand Designes and we’re told we had a month to order our food and we would get an email reminder. The ne t thing we heard was that our box would be delivered the next day. We had not ordered this box and could not eat the contents due to allergies. We contacted them via email to query this. They refused to phone us to discuss the matte,r. They took no responsibility and it was all our fault. They were keen to take our money but not so keen to deal with us or have any form of customer service. So we paid for food we cannot eat and no one seems to care. We have now left them, this was very poor service for a new company. Stay away from them.!!

Fascinatingly now we have posted a poor review this company is really interested in sorting our problem. Although when we did email them with the details they, were not interested. When we explained we would leave a poor review they were not interested! Now they have a poor review they are interested. This is as I expected, this was written under a pseudonym which is why they cannot find me. We sent numerous emails and they just fobbed us off and ignored us offered us no compensation and took our money for goods we did not want. We have already explained what we were told and they should know who told us. Again avoid these people, they are only interested in making amends when they are shamed into it on social media.

6 November 2018
Unprompted review
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Reply from MyCookBox

Hi Bob, we're really sorry to hear about your experience and miscommunication at the event. We'd like to investigate this further as its clear you were not provided with all the information! Unfortunately we can't find you on our system with the name in your review. Could you please pop us an email with information about the representative you signed up with details of what you were told. We will then be able to follow this up and make sure you are compensated. Once again we're very sorry but we hope we can sort this out for you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Just finished my first box and can't…

Just finished my first box and can't wait for the 2nd to arrive! I found the ingredients beautifully fresh - even the spinach was still crisp on day 3 (unheard of with supermarket spinach). The recipes were easy to follow and portions generous. I particularly like the variety of vegetarian meals - makes it easy to eat veggie during the week!

3 November 2018
Unprompted review
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Reply from MyCookBox

Hi Sandra, thank you for your review! We're so happy to hear you enjoyed your first box and recipes. We hope you love your second box just as much as your first, it would be great to hear how you get on and if you have any pictures of your finished dishes we'd love for you to share them on our Facebook page or on Instagram! :)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Good service but too much plastic

I think they provide very good and reliable service. The ingredients are of high quality and easy to use. The price seems about fair.
However, there is a lot of packaging, a lot of plastic waste is generated from each delivery with no instructions regarding what is recyclable and what is not. I understand that it is difficult to deliver fresh and refrigerated ingredients without much packaging but, to me, the sustainability and the environmental impact of my food shopping is highly important.

3 November 2018
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Reply from MyCookBox

Hi Miguel, thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback, we really appreciate hearing your comments. Regarding our packaging, we are working to make all elements of our packaging more environmentally friendly but unfortunately some ingredients (such as herbs) do need to be packaged in plastic in order to keep them as fresh as possible.

We will make sure to share your feedback with the team and look into how we can make it more clear about what can and can't be recycled. We appreciate this is a very important matter so we are working hard to improve this area! Thanks again for your feedback :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Tried after Hello fresh,

Tried after Hello fresh,
I had 2 weeks of hello fresh which was very good, but I stopped as I felt it was just a little bit too expensive.
A friend reccomended My Cook Box after seeing them at a food festival so I gave it a go, whilst i'd say it's not quite as good as hello fresh, it's very close! For £10 a week less you can't fault it! I have no intention of stopping this box, I find it incredible value for money and as the meals are so tasty it's stops you eating out as much saving you money in that respect.

23 October 2018
Unprompted review
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Reply from MyCookBox

Hi Tom, thank you for your review! We're so glad you have been enjoying your boxes. We really appreciate your feedback so thank you for sharing with us, if you ever have any comments or things you'd like to see please do let us know. We hope you continue to love your boxes - we'd love to see pictures of what you're cooking up, you can share with us on Facebook or Instagram :)

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

First box arrived with damaged items…

First box arrived with damaged items that were unusable. A quick email and £6 credit to my account. Decided to give them another try to see if it was a one off and no. I am missing a large chunk of ingredients. For instance, for the sausage burgers with caramelised onions, chips and lettuce I am missing onions, potatoes and lettuce. For the lamb and lentil pilaf I am missing lentils and onions. For the spiced chicken pomodoro (which for those who don’t know is a tomato based sauce) I am missing tomatoes. Terrible service and highly unreliable. No wonder they brag that they are ‘the UK’s best value recipe kit’ - half the ingredients don’t turn up so you have to go to the expense of buying the missing ingredients on top of the price of the box. AVOID!

20 October 2018
Unprompted review
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Reply from MyCookBox

Hi Clark, we're very sorry to hear about the issues you had with your first few boxes. This is not the service we wish to provide and we appreciate this is very frustrating. We have reported these issues and will make sure to investigate and see what went wrong. We really appreciate your frustration, and I mentioned in my reply to your Facebook comment but I can confirm I have popped a £10 credit on your account in case you would ever like to try us again.

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