Hungryroot
Grocery hybridPersonalized groceries + recipes
What customers say
Hungryroot's grocery-plus-recipe hybrid wins fans for convenience, fast meals, and flexible budgeting, but the most common complaints are wrong or missing items, occasional quality misses, and FedEx delivery problems.
At a glance
The facts, normalized
Price
$8.99/serving
Category
Grocery hybrid
Shipping
Free
Prep time
15 min
Menu size
150/wk
Frequency
Weekly
Founded
2015
HQ
New York, NY
Coverage
48 states
Our Score
How it scores
Why this score
- Value: Roughly $8 to $9 per serving for the flagship dinners with free shipping over $70. Groceries plus recipes are priced per serving by item type, so cost scales with the weekly budget you set.
- Ingredient quality: Clean labels with no high-fructose corn syrup, but only some items are organic and none are certified at the standard tier, and there is no named dietitian or chef behind the food.
- Menu variety: A broad grocery-and-recipe catalog of roughly 150 items with about 18 dietary filters, giving wide menu and diet coverage.
- Flexibility: Among the most flexible in the set: skip, pause, or cancel online anytime, with account credit that rolls over instead of expiring.
- Satisfaction: Broadly positive sentiment across Trustpilot and Reddit, where convenience, freshness, and value draw praise, offset by recurring complaints about wrong or missing items and FedEx delivery.
Pricing & plans
What you'll actually pay
Priced per item or serving by category. Build a box to your budget.
- DinnerFlagship (feeds the headline price)
- $8.99
- Lunch
- $5.99
- Breakfast
- $3.99
- Snacks & Sweets
- $1.99
Weekly budget from $70.00.
Set a weekly budget; the more you order, the lower the per-serving cost tends to be.
All working offers · verified regularly
Every active offer
30% off your first delivery, plus a free gift in every order
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What customers say
Recurring themes
Patterns that recur across review platforms and forums, summarized in our words.
01
Groceries that become quick meals
The hybrid model is the draw: real groceries paired with recipes that come together fast, with mix-and-match flexibility instead of fixed kits.
02
Set a budget, shop on autopilot
SmartCart fills a weekly budget you control across dinners, lunches, and snacks, which reviewers find convenient but sometimes too hands-off.
03
Order accuracy is the weak spot
The most consistent complaint is wrong, missing, or substituted items, with occasional freshness and FedEx delivery issues alongside.
Pros & cons
What people single out
+ Most praised
- Grocery + recipe flexibility
- Fast, low-effort meals
- Wide selection and dietary filters
- Free shipping over $70
− Most complained
- Wrong or missing items
- Quality can be inconsistent
- FedEx delivery problems
- Costs add up per order
Menu & dietary fit
What's on the menu
Diet options
VegetarianVeganPescatarianFlexitarianGluten-freeDairy-freeHigh-proteinLow-FODMAP
Cooking level
low
5–10 min prep
Best for
Solo eatersCouplesFamilies
Menu rotation
150 recipes/wk
Refreshed weekly
Frequently asked
Common questions
How much is shipping?
Shipping is free on orders over $70. Most weekly plans land above that, so delivery is typically free.
How does Hungryroot pricing work?
You set a weekly budget and pay per serving by item type: dinners from $8.99, lunches from $5.99, breakfasts from $3.99, and snacks or sweets from $1.99 a serving. The more you order, the lower the per-serving cost tends to be.
Can I skip, pause, or cancel?
Yes. You can skip a week, pause, or cancel online from your account, and account credit rolls over rather than expiring.
What is the current offer?
New customers get 30% off their first delivery plus a free gift in every order, applied automatically through our link. The discount is first-delivery only, so later orders are full price.
Is the food fresh?
Hungryroot ships fresh groceries and pre-prepped components rather than frozen meal trays. SmartCart builds your cart from about 150 items, which you can edit before it ships.
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