Gourmet Dinner Service vs Soulara vs Youfoodz

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 Gourmet Dinner Service and Youfoodz do not publish an ongoing price.

Gourmet Dinner Serviceready-made
Soularaready-made
Youfoodzready-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	Soulara Soulara review Visit site	Youfoodz Youfoodz review Visit site
Price and ordering	Gourmet Dinner Service	Soulara	Youfoodz
Ongoing priceBefore delivery fees and first-order offers	Gourmet Dinner Service Price not published	Soulara $12.14per meal, on a 10-meal order	Youfoodz Price not published
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.	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	Youfoodz No price table was published: plan pricing only appears after entering a postcode and choosing a box size. The only figure shown is a promotional "from $9.29/meal" headline, which reflects the largest plan size and discounted rates rather than a typical ongoing 10 meal order.
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.	Soulara Welcome offer: 15% off with code NEW15	Youfoodz Up to 40% off plus free add-ons for 12 weeks for new subscribers, advertised as up to $200 off in total, with free shipping on some offers.
Minimum order	Gourmet Dinner Service $75 minimum order value for delivery	Soulara 5 meals minimum	Youfoodz 6 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.	Soulara Delivery fee varies by postcode; free shipping on orders over $150	Youfoodz Shipping costs vary by location, with regional fees differing from metro. Free shipping is included in some promotional offers.
Order without a subscription	Gourmet Dinner Service Yes	Soulara Yes	Youfoodz
Delivery	Gourmet Dinner Service	Soulara	Youfoodz
Delivers to	Gourmet Dinner Service NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, ACT	Soulara Australia-wide	Youfoodz Australia-wide
Delivery days	Gourmet Dinner Service Monday, Tuesday, Thursday to Saturday	Soulara	Youfoodz Monday to Sunday
Order cut-off	Gourmet Dinner Service 11am, two business days before your delivery day (Melbourne example: 11am Thursday for Monday delivery)	Soulara	Youfoodz Varies by state and delivery day, for example NSW, VIC, ACT and QLD Monday deliveries close Thursday 11:59PM, while WA and NT close 9:59PM
Food and nutrition	Gourmet Dinner Service	Soulara	Youfoodz
Meal type	Gourmet Dinner Service Ready-made mealsHeat and eat	Soulara Ready-made mealsHeat and eat	Youfoodz Ready-made mealsHeat and eat
Fresh or frozen	Gourmet Dinner Service Frozen	Soulara Fresh	Youfoodz Fresh
DietsTinted where not every service compared offers it	Gourmet Dinner Service Vegan Vegetarian or vegan Gluten free Diabetic friendly Dairy free	Soulara Weight loss High protein Vegan Vegetarian or vegan	Youfoodz Weight loss High protein Low carb Vegan Vegetarian or vegan Gluten free Diabetic friendly Dairy free
Calories published	Gourmet Dinner Service Yes	Soulara Yes	Youfoodz Yes
Full macros published	Gourmet Dinner Service Yes	Soulara Yes	Youfoodz Yes
Typical protein	Gourmet Dinner Service	Soulara 8g to 31ga meal	Youfoodz
Menu size	Gourmet Dinner Service 140+ itemsLargest	Soulara 50+ items	Youfoodz 70+ items
Ratings and checks	Gourmet Dinner Service	Soulara	Youfoodz
Customer ratingFrom different review platforms	Gourmet Dinner Service 3.8/520 reviews, ProductReview	Soulara 4.1/51,338 reviews, ProductReview	Youfoodz 3.9/548,760 reviews, Trustpilot
Our score	Gourmet Dinner Service 61/100Scored on 85% of our criteria	Soulara 75/100Highest	Youfoodz 61/100Scored on 85% of our criteria
Prices checked	Gourmet Dinner Service 24 August 2026	Soulara 24 August 2026	Youfoodz 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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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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Youfoodz

Busy households wanting fresh, no-prep meals with a big weekly menu

Large rotating menu with 40 to 80 items a week plus snacks, juices and desserts
Meals are fresh, never frozen, ready in about two minutes and keep up to 9 days in the fridge
Coverage across all states and territories, including a long list of regional centres
Per meal prices are not published upfront: you must enter a postcode and pick a plan size to see them
Marketing leans heavily on a 12 week introductory discount, so the ongoing rate is hard to judge
Tasmania and the Northern Territory get limited coverage and only one to three delivery days a week

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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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