Chefgood vs The Dinner Ladies vs Soulara

All three sell ready-made meals. Published ongoing prices: Chefgood $11.50 a meal on a 10-meal order, The Dinner Ladies $11.50 a meal and Soulara $12.14 a meal on a 10-meal order.

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The Dinner Ladiesready-made
Soularaready-made
Prices checked 24 August 2026

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Green: best value in the row, shown only when every service has one	Chefgood Chefgood review Visit site	The Dinner Ladies The Dinner Ladies review Visit site	Soulara Soulara review Visit site
Price and ordering	Chefgood	The Dinner Ladies	Soulara
Ongoing priceBefore delivery fees and first-order offers	Chefgood $11.50per meal, on a 10-meal order	The Dinner Ladies $11.50per meal	Soulara $12.14per meal, on a 10-meal order
What the price is based on	Chefgood 10 meal plan (5 dinners + 5 lunches) on an ongoing weekly subscription. Individual meals are priced $11.20 to $13.90, most sitting around $11.75, with a 2% discount applied at the 10 meal size. The advertised $10.98 per meal applies only to the cheapest meals.	The Dinner Ladies Per serve, derived from typical serves-2 family dishes priced $21.50 to $26.50 (for example butter chicken $21.50 and beef lasagne $26.50). Sold a la carte by the dish, not in fixed meal boxes or subscriptions.	Soulara 10-meal bundle at $121.37, ongoing order (a further 5% comes off with Subscribe and Save); single meals list at $12.20 each
First-order offerNot included in the ongoing price	Chefgood Refer a friend credit: $50 for you and $50 for your friend during a limited-time promotion, with $20 off a first order advertised elsewhere.	The Dinner Ladies	Soulara Welcome offer: 15% off with code NEW15
Minimum order	Chefgood 5 meals per week	The Dinner Ladies $75.00 minimum food order	Soulara 5 meals minimum
Delivery fee	Chefgood Free shipping on recurring orders of $125 or more; shipping charged otherwise.	The Dinner Ladies Fees vary by suburb. Sample schedule shows free delivery on food orders over $150, $10 for orders up to $150, with a $75 minimum food order. Fees are calculated after discounts.	Soulara Delivery fee varies by postcode; free shipping on orders over $150
Order without a subscription	Chefgood YesSubscription also offered	The Dinner Ladies Yes	Soulara Yes
Delivery	Chefgood	The Dinner Ladies	Soulara
Delivers to	Chefgood NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, TAS, ACT	The Dinner Ladies NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, ACT	Soulara Australia-wide
Order cut-off	Chefgood 11:30pm Wednesday for the following week's delivery	The Dinner Ladies	Soulara
Food and nutrition	Chefgood	The Dinner Ladies	Soulara
Meal type	Chefgood Ready-made mealsHeat and eat	The Dinner Ladies Ready-made mealsHeat and eat	Soulara Ready-made mealsHeat and eat
Fresh or frozen	Chefgood Fresh	The Dinner Ladies Frozen	Soulara Fresh
DietsTinted where not every service compared offers it	Chefgood Weight loss High protein Low carb Vegan Vegetarian or vegan Gluten free Dairy free	The Dinner Ladies Vegetarian or vegan	Soulara Weight loss High protein Vegan Vegetarian or vegan
Calories published	Chefgood Yes	The Dinner Ladies Yes	Soulara Yes
Full macros published	Chefgood Yes	The Dinner Ladies Yes	Soulara Yes
Typical protein	Chefgood 29g to 38ga meal	The Dinner Ladies	Soulara 8g to 31ga meal
Menu size	Chefgood 70+ itemsLargest	The Dinner Ladies 60+ items	Soulara 50+ items
Ratings and checks	Chefgood	The Dinner Ladies	Soulara
Customer rating	Chefgood 4.2/5Highest1,362 reviews, ProductReview	The Dinner Ladies 3.2/561 reviews, ProductReview	Soulara 4.1/51,338 reviews, ProductReview
Our score	Chefgood 70/100	The Dinner Ladies 63/100	Soulara 75/100Highest
Prices checked	Chefgood 24 August 2026	The Dinner Ladies 24 August 2026	Soulara 24 August 2026

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Chefgood

Calorie-controlled weight loss with chef-style meals under 400 calories

Full macros and kilojoule counts shown on every meal tile, with most mains under 400 calories
Bulk pricing steps down as you order more, from around $11.20 per meal at 5 meals to $10.36 at 14
No lock-in subscription: pause or cancel before the Wednesday cut-off
Menu is around 40 to 60 items, smaller than some larger competitors
Free shipping only kicks in on recurring orders of $125 or more
Not available in WA or NT, so coverage is east coast plus SA and TAS

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The Dinner Ladies

Family sized frozen comfort meals with no subscription

Full nutrition panels and complete ingredient and allergen lists on each dish
No lock-in contract or subscription, order dishes a la carte whenever you like
Dishes come in serves 1, 2, 3 and 4 sizes so they suit couples and families, not just single portions
Minimum food order of $75 and a delivery fee unless you spend over $150
No Tasmania or Northern Territory delivery, and coverage is suburb by suburb rather than statewide
Comfort food focus rather than calorie controlled or high protein diet plans

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Soulara

Vegan and plant-based ready meals with published macros

Over 50 plant-based meals with cuisines from Italian and Mediterranean through to Indian, Mexican and Asian
Full nutrition panel, macros and ingredient list published for every meal
Flat $12.20 per meal pricing with pre-built bundles from 5 to 10 meals, plus 5% off for subscribers
Entirely plant-based, so no option for anyone wanting meat or seafood meals
Delivery reaches 1,988 postcodes only, so some regional addresses miss out
Delivery fee varies by postcode and free shipping needs a $150 order

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Prices: The ongoing price at a typical order size: per meal for ready-made meals, per serving for meal kits. First-order offers and delivery fees are not included. Prices checked 24 August 2026. Confirm at checkout.
Highlights: Green cells mark the lowest published price, the highest customer rating, the largest menu, the highest minimum protein, our highest score, and a Yes where the services differ. A row is only highlighted when every service compared has a value for it. Prices in different units and ratings from different review platforms are not highlighted.
Customer rating: Out of 5, with the review count and the platform the rating is from. It is a customer rating, not our score.
Our score: Out of 100: customer rating (35 points, weighted by review volume), disclosure of macros, calories and a real price (20), price against services of the same type (15), menu size (10), ordering flexibility (10) and delivery reach (10). Where a provider publishes nothing for a criterion, it is dropped and the rest are rescaled.

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