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HelloFresh review: prices, menu and delivery
A good fit for households that want to cook fresh dinners without planning or shopping, particularly larger families where the per serve price falls below $10. Couples ordering small boxes will pay a premium once the introductory discount ends.
Best for
- Families who want to cook fresh dinners with pre-portioned ingredients
HelloFresh pros and cons
Pros
- Published per serving price table across every household size and box size, so costs are easy to work out before ordering
- 33 or more recipes each week, plus lunches, desserts, sides and snacks that can be added to a box
- Per serving cost drops sharply for bigger households, down to $8.59 a serve on a 6 person, 6 meal box
- Flexible subscription: change box size, swap delivery day, skip a week or cancel at any time
Cons
- No delivery to Tasmania, and several regional areas carry conditions on availability
- You still cook every meal, so it saves shopping and planning time but not cooking time
- The advertised entry price relies on an eight week introductory discount, with ongoing rates near $11.69 a serve for a couple
- Small boxes are poor value: a 2 person, 2 meal box works out at $14.99 per serve
How much HelloFresh costs
- Ongoing price per serving
- $11.692 person plan, 5 recipes per week (10 servings), ongoing subscription price per serving from the published price table
- Typical order
- 10 servings
- First order offer
- Up to 40% off plus free extras across the first 8 weeks, advertised as meals from $6.36 (New customer promotional pricing spread over the first eight boxes. The $6.36 figure is a discounted rate on the largest, cheapest plans, not the ongoing price.)
| Servings per order | Price per serving | Order total |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Price per serving$14.99 | Order total$59.96 |
| 6 | Price per serving$12.99 | Order total$77.94 |
| 8 | Price per serving$12.29 | Order total$98.32 |
| 10 | Price per serving$11.69 | Order total$116.90 |
| 12 | Price per serving$11.29 | Order total$135.48 |
| 16 | Price per serving$10.39 | Order total$166.24 |
| 20 | Price per serving$9.59 | Order total$191.80 |
| 24 | Price per serving$8.99 | Order total$215.76 |
| 36 | Price per serving$8.59 | Order total$309.24 |
Prices checked 24 August 2026. First order offers are not included in the ongoing price. Confirm at checkout.
HelloFresh meals and menu
- Menu size
- 33+ recipes
- Format
- Fresh
- Preparation
- Cook from Scratch
- Full macros published
- Yes
- Also sells
- Breakfast, Snacks
Diets HelloFresh lists
- Weight loss
- High protein
- Low carb
- Vegetarian or vegan
What customers say about HelloFresh
- 4.1/5HelloFresh on Trustpilot19,206 reviewsChecked 24 August 2026
- 4.1/5HelloFresh on ProductReview.com.au18,724 reviewsChecked 24 August 2026
Ratings from Trustpilot and ProductReview.com.au. They are those platforms' customer ratings, not ours.
HelloFresh delivery and ordering
- Delivery area
- NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, ACT, NT
- Regional delivery
- Delivers to all states and territories except Tasmania, covering capital cities plus many regional centres such as Ballarat, Bendigo, Albury, Cairns, Townsville, Toowoomba and Coffs Harbour. Several regional areas, including Darwin, Perth, Cairns and parts of regional QLD and NSW, are marked with conditions, so coverage should be confirmed by postcode at checkout.
Alternatives to HelloFresh
| Service | Ongoing price | One-off orders | Macros published | Customer rating | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HelloFresh | Ongoing price$11.69 per serving | One-off orders | Macros publishedYes | Customer rating4.1/5Trustpilot, 19,206 reviews | Compare |
 Marley Spoon | Ongoing price$12.99 per serving | One-off ordersNo | Macros publishedNo | Customer rating2.8/5Trustpilot, 3,008 reviews | CompareHelloFresh vs Marley Spoon |
 Dinnerly | Ongoing price$8.99 per serving | One-off ordersNo | Macros publishedNo | Customer rating3.7/5Trustpilot, 1,346 reviews | CompareHelloFresh vs Dinnerly |
 EveryPlate | Ongoing pricePrice not published | One-off ordersNo | Macros publishedNo | Customer rating3.8/5Trustpilot, 2,868 reviews | CompareHelloFresh vs EveryPlate |
 QuiteLike | Ongoing price$12.88 per serving | One-off ordersNo | Macros publishedNo | Customer rating4.0/5Trustpilot, 525 reviews | CompareHelloFresh vs QuiteLike |
Ongoing prices exclude first order offers. Ratings come from different platforms, so they are not directly comparable.
Does HelloFresh deliver to your postcode?
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How this page works
- Prices
- Prices and delivery details checked 24 August 2026. First order offers are listed separately from the ongoing price. Confirm at checkout.
- Customer ratings
- From Trustpilot and ProductReview.com.au. These are third-party customer ratings, not ours, shown with the review count and the date they were checked.
- Comparison score
- Out of 100, calculated from published data only: customer rating weighted by review volume (35 points), whether macros, calories and a clear price are published (20), price against services of the same type (15), menu size (10), ordering flexibility (10) and delivery reach (10). Where a criterion cannot be scored it is left out and the rest are rescaled to 100. It is a comparison aid, not a test result. Paid placement does not change it.