Gourmet Dinner Service vs My Muscle Chef vs Soulara

All three sell ready-made meals. Published ongoing prices: My Muscle Chef $11.95 a meal and Soulara $12.14 a meal on a 10-meal order. Gourmet Dinner Service does not publish an ongoing price.

Gourmet Dinner Serviceready-made
My Muscle Chefready-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	Gourmet Dinner Service Gourmet Dinner Service review Visit site	My Muscle Chef My Muscle Chef review Visit site	Soulara Soulara review Visit site
Price and ordering	Gourmet Dinner Service	My Muscle Chef	Soulara
Ongoing priceBefore delivery fees and first-order offers	Gourmet Dinner Service Price not published	My Muscle Chef $11.95per meal	Soulara $12.14per meal, on a 10-meal order
What the price is based on	Gourmet Dinner Service No retail per-meal price table is published; meals are priced individually across meals for one, mains for two and family sizes, with a $75 minimum food order plus delivery. The only figure given is 'prices start at $4 per meal' for Support at Home customers paying a 30% co-payment, which is not representative of a standard retail order.	My Muscle Chef A la carte per meal pricing with no fixed box size: most main meals list at $10.95, premium PRO meals at $12.95, so roughly $11.95 for a typical mixed order	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	Gourmet Dinner Service Free Intro Pack for new Support at Home customers: $100 retail value of meals with the usual $30 co-payment waived.	My Muscle Chef Up to 40% off your first two orders: 30% off the first order and 40% off the second	Soulara Welcome offer: 15% off with code NEW15
Minimum order	Gourmet Dinner Service $75 minimum order value for delivery	My Muscle Chef $99 minimum for Black Friday offer; $140-175 per week for meal plans	Soulara 5 meals minimum
Delivery fee	Gourmet Dinner Service Delivery pricing varies by postcode and is shown after entering your postcode. Minimum food order value of $75 applies, plus a delivery fee. Free pick up from the Sydney and Brisbane kitchens.	My Muscle Chef Free shipping available on qualifying orders, conditions apply	Soulara Delivery fee varies by postcode; free shipping on orders over $150
Order without a subscription	Gourmet Dinner Service Yes	My Muscle Chef Yes	Soulara Yes
Delivery	Gourmet Dinner Service	My Muscle Chef	Soulara
Delivers to	Gourmet Dinner Service NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, ACT	My Muscle Chef NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACT	Soulara Australia-wide
Delivery days	Gourmet Dinner Service Monday, Tuesday, Thursday to Saturday	My Muscle Chef	Soulara
Order cut-off	Gourmet Dinner Service 11am, two business days before your delivery day (Melbourne example: 11am Thursday for Monday delivery)	My Muscle Chef	Soulara
Food and nutrition	Gourmet Dinner Service	My Muscle Chef	Soulara
Meal type	Gourmet Dinner Service Ready-made mealsHeat and eat	My Muscle Chef Ready-made mealsReady to eat	Soulara Ready-made mealsHeat and eat
Fresh or frozen	Gourmet Dinner Service Frozen	My Muscle Chef Fresh	Soulara Fresh
DietsTinted where not every service compared offers it	Gourmet Dinner Service Vegan Vegetarian or vegan Gluten free Diabetic friendly Dairy free	My Muscle Chef Weight loss High protein Low carb Vegan Vegetarian or vegan Dairy free	Soulara Weight loss High protein Vegan Vegetarian or vegan
Calories published	Gourmet Dinner Service Yes	My Muscle Chef Yes	Soulara Yes
Full macros published	Gourmet Dinner Service Yes	My Muscle Chef Yes	Soulara Yes
Typical protein	Gourmet Dinner Service	My Muscle Chef 36g to 65ga meal	Soulara 8g to 31ga meal
Menu size	Gourmet Dinner Service 140+ itemsLargest	My Muscle Chef 75+ items	Soulara 50+ items
Ratings and checks	Gourmet Dinner Service	My Muscle Chef	Soulara
Customer rating	Gourmet Dinner Service 3.8/520 reviews, ProductReview	My Muscle Chef 4.3/5Highest3,233 reviews, ProductReview	Soulara 4.1/51,338 reviews, ProductReview
Our score	Gourmet Dinner Service 61/100Scored on 85% of our criteria	My Muscle Chef 76/100Highest	Soulara 75/100
Prices checked	Gourmet Dinner Service 24 August 2026	My Muscle Chef 24 August 2026	Soulara 24 August 2026

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Gourmet Dinner Service

Aged care and NDIS funded frozen meals with no subscription

No subscription or lock-in contract: order only when you want
Snap frozen with no preservatives or additives, so meals keep for up to 4 months in the freezer
Over 100 dishes spanning single serves, mains for two, family sizes, sides and desserts
No published per-meal price list, so you need to browse the menu or enter a postcode to work out costs
$75 minimum food order plus a delivery fee on top
Delivery limited to NSW, VIC, QLD, ACT and SA, with no WA, TAS or NT coverage

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My Muscle Chef

High protein, macro tracked meals for training and body composition goals

Large menu of 155 listed items including 70 plus meals, snacks, drinks and bundles
Calories, protein, carbs and fat are shown on every meal tile, plus filters for calories, carbs and protein type
No subscription required: meals can be bought individually and cart contents changed each order
Standard meal prices of $10.95 to $12.95 sit at the higher end for ready meals
Premium PRO range costs more again at $12.95 per meal
Delivery is suburb by suburb rather than truly nationwide, so remote addresses need a postcode check

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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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