The Dinner Ladies vs Soulara vs THR1VE

All three sell ready-made meals. Published ongoing prices: The Dinner Ladies $11.50 a meal, Soulara $12.14 a meal on a 10-meal order and THR1VE $12.95 a meal on a 10-meal order.

The Dinner Ladiesready-made
Soularaready-made
THR1VEready-made
Prices checked 24 August 2026

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Green: best value in the row, shown only when every service has one	The Dinner Ladies The Dinner Ladies review Visit site	Soulara Soulara review Visit site	THR1VE THR1VE review Visit site
Price and ordering	The Dinner Ladies	Soulara	THR1VE
Ongoing priceBefore delivery fees and first-order offers	The Dinner Ladies $11.50Lowestper meal	Soulara $12.14per meal, on a 10-meal order	THR1VE $12.95per meal, on a 10-meal order
What the price is based on	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	THR1VE 10 meal box on an ongoing weekly subscription, published per meal rate. The 14 meal box, described as the most popular, works out at $12.50 per meal.
First-order offerNot included in the ongoing price	The Dinner Ladies	Soulara Welcome offer: 15% off with code NEW15	THR1VE Starter Box at $109.95 for 10 meals on a first, one-time order. New customers can also get up to $30 off a first box, tiered $0, $10, $20 and $30 at 10, 14, 18 and 25 meals.
Minimum order	The Dinner Ladies $75.00 minimum food order	Soulara 5 meals minimum	THR1VE 10 meals
Delivery fee	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	THR1VE Free shipping on every subscription order. One-time orders pay shipping calculated from the delivery address. $89 minimum food order applies.
Order without a subscription	The Dinner Ladies Yes	Soulara Yes	THR1VE Yes
Delivery	The Dinner Ladies	Soulara	THR1VE
Delivers to	The Dinner Ladies NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, ACT	Soulara Australia-wide	THR1VE NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, ACT
Delivery days	The Dinner Ladies	Soulara	THR1VE Saturday
Order cut-off	The Dinner Ladies	Soulara	THR1VE Tuesday 9:00pm AEST for first and one-off orders; ongoing subscriptions bill Monday 9:30am AEST and can be edited or skipped until then
Food and nutrition	The Dinner Ladies	Soulara	THR1VE
Meal type	The Dinner Ladies Ready-made mealsHeat and eat	Soulara Ready-made mealsHeat and eat	THR1VE Ready-made mealsReady to eat
Fresh or frozen	The Dinner Ladies Frozen	Soulara Fresh	THR1VE Fresh
DietsTinted where not every service compared offers it	The Dinner Ladies Vegetarian or vegan	Soulara Weight loss High protein Vegan Vegetarian or vegan	THR1VE Weight loss High protein Keto Low carb Vegetarian or vegan Gluten free Halal Dairy free
Calories published	The Dinner Ladies Yes	Soulara Yes	THR1VE Yes
Full macros published	The Dinner Ladies Yes	Soulara Yes	THR1VE Yes
Typical protein	The Dinner Ladies	Soulara 8g to 31ga meal	THR1VE 32g to 48ga meal
Menu size	The Dinner Ladies 60+ items	Soulara 50+ items	THR1VE 75+ itemsLargest
Ratings and checks	The Dinner Ladies	Soulara	THR1VE
Customer rating	The Dinner Ladies 3.2/561 reviews, ProductReview	Soulara 4.1/51,338 reviews, ProductReview	THR1VE 4.4/5Highest214 reviews, ProductReview
Our score	The Dinner Ladies 63/100	Soulara 75/100Highest	THR1VE 71/100
Prices checked	The Dinner Ladies 24 August 2026	Soulara 24 August 2026	THR1VE 24 August 2026

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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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THR1VE

Macro tracked low carb and high protein eating

Clear published price ladder: $12.95 per meal at 10, down to $9.95 at 25
Full macros and a per serve nutrition panel, ingredients and allergens on every meal
Chilled not frozen, ready in about 2 minutes, with a target of at least 7 days fridge life
Not national: no delivery to TAS or NT, and site pages conflict on whether SA is served
$89 minimum food order per delivery, so small top-up boxes are not possible
Single delivery window starting Saturday after a Friday pack, which suits weekend restocking only

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How to read this comparison

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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