Martha And Marley Spoon Review 2024: All You Need to Know

Choosing Martha And Marley Spoon is a smart move if you want to enjoy a mix of American comfort cuisines along with globally inspired recipes.

Also, if you have no trouble dedicating up to 40 minutes to meal prep, provided that all the ingredients are preportioned and ready to go, Martha & Marley Spoon’s service offers excellent value.

Continue reading if you’re interested in knowing more about this meal kit delivery service, especially fine-tuned for someone who doesn’t have any food allergies, isn’t following a strict diet plan, and is more interested in simplifying cooking nutritious meals at home.

“Save time to make time for everything else you want to do.” – Martha Stewart.

You guessed it correctly, Martha & Marley Spoon is co-owned by none other than the renowned celebrity chef Martha Stewart.

This meal kit delivery service company proudly advertises meal recipes curated by Martha herself and her team of chefs and nutritionists to bring their customers.

Founded in 2014 by Fabian Siegel, Marley Spoon was relaunched in the U.S. in 2016 and rebranded the entire company to the now Martha & Marley Spoon.

Bringing in the same concept of serving pre-portioned fresh ingredients for curated recipes to make cooking at home easier and more cost-effective, the company has continued to raise awareness of the existence of meal kit delivery services in the U.S.

Martha & Marley Spoon boasts ways on how to make home basics, such as cooking, a bit easier to do and save up on time which could be spent with your loved ones.

Martha Stewart has teamed up with the company to create recipes that can be completed with just 6 steps and sometimes in under 30 minutes!

Martha & Marley Spoon stands out among meal kit delivery services for providing a diverse menu of over 80 meal kit recipes. The recipes vary from breakfasts, lunches, dinners, snacks, to desserts, so it’s a mixandmatch between different courses and cuisines, such as Italian, Mexican, Indian, American, Thai, Japanese, Lebanese, Mediterranean, etc.

Out of their 100+ meals, you will find specific meal kit recipes, lunch or dinner, which have the “Customizable” button. With this feature, you can swap ingredients based on the options available to you. For most of the meals, the customizable options are swappable proteins with meat and plant-based substitutions.

This really broadens the horizons of what you can eat on a weekly basis on a Martha & Marley Spoon diet. The menu is also equipped with colorful and authentic pictures of each recipe so you know exactly how each dish will turn out to be.

The palatable quality of Martha & Marley Spoon’s recipes is made even more appetizing when you look at their dietary labels. They have all kinds of recipes, including entrees, premium meals, microwave-ready meals, desserts, and snacks, that are a part of numerous basic diets:

• No added gluten
• Low calorie
• Meat
• Low carb
• Dairy-free
• Fish
• Poultry
• Vegetarian
• Vegan
• Seafood

Apart from their dietary labels indicating not only the nutritional value of the meals but the key ingredients, Martha & Marley Spoon also mentions additional information about the recipes, such as the following:

• Kid-friendly
• Spicy
• One-pot meal
• Under 30 minutes
• Optional spice

The number of meal kit recipes exceeds expectations when it comes to ordering meals for the entire week or month! But that’s not all that you can see and make use of when it comes to narrowing down your choices. Once you click on the recipe you like, Marley Spoon takes you to the recipe page, further equipped with the following details:

• Serving time
• Cooking level
• Nutrition per serving
• Allergens
• What we send
• What you’ll need
• What you’ll use
• Cooking instructions (with pictures)

The average cooking time for their delicious recipes is between 20 and 30 minutes tops. With some meat, like beef, recipes have a slightly longer cooking time of up to 45 minutes.

The serving size varies from 1, 2, to 4 depending on the kind of recipe you choose. But there’ll be no guesswork involved; everything is preportioned, so preparing your meal is a breeze – all you need to do is follow the given instructions for cooking the ingredients.

If you’re new to the process, you can adjust the quantity of ingredients by adding less or more of the specific ingredients you prefer. I sometimes experiment with different spices and seasonings that I have in my pantry. But to make the exact recipe according to Martha & Marley Spoon’s menu, you don’t need anything.

When you compare Martha & Marley Spoon with another similar meal kit delivery service like HelloFresh, for example, the former may not offer diet-centric meal plans. The latter segregates all their meal options into specific diets like meat and veggie, veggie, low calorie, pescatarian, low carb, and so on. You get to pick your meal preference, and the menu is custom-tailored based on those preferences.

Now, Martha & Marley Spoon has a unique approach to catering to different diets like low calorie, low carb, vegetarian, and vegan.

Though you may not be able to narrow down the meal recipes according to diet, you can easily read the dietary labels on each meal kit recipe and decide for yourself which suits you.

If you’re trying to include more low-calorie and low-carb meals into your diet, you can do that. If your focus is on increasing your protein intake with the help of lean proteins like chicken or plant-based substitutes, you can do that too.

There are also some extra labels like nutritious, healthy, no added gluten, and dairy-free that provide better clarity to those looking for simple and balanced meals to include in their diets.

Here’s the basic breakdown of their meal plans:

• Low Carb: Less than 40g carbs in a single serving.
• Low-Calorie: Less than 600 calories in a single serving.
• No Added Gluten & Dairy Free: Plant-based ingredients like peanuts, edamame, almonds, etc. are used in place of gluten. For swapping dairy, healthy plant-based substitutions for cheese, cream, etc. are offered. The kitchen facility that the meal kits are packed in is not certified gluten-free or dairy-free. Just the ingredients are excluded from the meal kit’s menu.
• Nutritious & Healthy: These are balanced meals that are well-portioned and overall nutrient-dense to eat. The meal kits do not contain any processed or preservative-laden ingredients; everything is whole food-based and adheres to a balanced and wholesome palate.
• Vegetarian & Vegan: Dairy- and egg-free meals with plant-based proteins like tofu, tempeh, beans, legumes, chickpeas, etc. Contrary to other vegetarian recipes, Martha & Marley Spoon includes ingredients that aren’t very carb-heavy and offer a balanced combination of essential nutrients.

If you’re wondering if Marley Spoon has a specific weight loss diet program or menu, then you should know that the meal kit delivery service doesn’t. What does exist, however, for those looking for weight loss-friendly meals, are low-carb and low-calorie options. To be more specific, Marley Spoon recipes have plenty of diet-related labels, two of which are Low Carb and Low Calorie: “Low Carb” Smoky Grilled Chicken, Roast Pork & Scallion Pesto, and Mustard-Glazed Trout or “Low Calorie” Cajun-Butter Steak & Corn Salsa, Sweet & Sour Pineapple Salmon, and Maple-Dijon Chicken.

Nonetheless, in the case of Marley Spoon, calorie counting isn’t their primary or unique selling point. So, don’t expect integrated menu filters or diet-specific meal plans unlike other meal delivery services such as HelloFresh, Home Chef, and Green Chef.

But nutritional information is clearly given upfront, so you can check if the recipe you like is weight loss-friendly or not. Hint: look for the “Low Carb” and “Low Calorie” labels on the meals, which means you will have to do some digging on your own.

Avoiding meals with too much sodium and fat also goes a long way when it comes to supporting weight loss. However, it’s you who has to view the nutritional content of each meal to decide whether or not it’s a clean recipe. But still, there’s no denying that Marley Spoon’s not the best choice for folks with a weight loss plan in mind.

There are a good number of vegan and vegetarian meals on the Marley Spoon menu. So, this menu accommodates plant-based dietary preferences; just look for the diet tags Vegetarian and Vegan, although there are more vegetarian recipes than there are vegan (4–5 or less every week).

Choosing to make your complete Marley Spoon meal box vegetarian is also possible. Add to the order vegetarian meals like the following:

• Creamy Mushroom Ragu
• Squash, Kale & Ricotta Flatbread
• Mixed Grain Bowl
• Tofu Sofritas Burrito Bowl
• And even Whipped Almond Shortbread Cookies

You’ll find vegan recipes too:

• Ponzu Ramen Noodle Bowl with Edamame
• Mongolian Plant-Based Ground
• Spiced Carrot-Coconut Soup

Many of these or rather most of these (vegetarian + vegan) are quick-prep and family-friendly meals.

Martha & Marley Spoon allows you to plan your meals way ahead. Even up to a month!

They provide you with a selection of available meals for the days of the month and you can always customize your meal kits before their deliveries.

Now, we are not connoisseurs of food but hey, here are two of the recipes that caught our eyes just to let your eyes have a peek at what Martha & Marley Spoon offers.

1. Tamari-Glazed Steak with Roasted Vegetables & Furikake Mayo

This recipe boasts flavor from the Japanese ingredient furikake which is a seasoning made with seaweeds to heighten the flavor of your dish. Drizzle this seasoning over your tamari-gazed steak and roasted vegetables to make your meals burst with flavors.

Start by roasting those veggies and whipping up your dressing.

Don’t forget to drench your steaks with tamari sauce. You don’t even have to make it yourself; you just have to pour it over the steaks. Get ready for dinner in just under 30 minutes.

2. Tomato-Basil Ravioli with Arugula Salad & Homemade Croutons

In this meal kit, you get to channel your hidden Italian side by preparing the sauce from scratch.

There’s no pressure to it, really.

Martha & Marley Spoon provides you with 1 pack of cheese ravioli ready for boiling and all the ingredients you need for the sauce; and yes they throw the cheese in the bag.

Top the dish with basil ricotta and your arugula salad and finish it off with garlic-parmesan.

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Apart from Martha & Marley Spoon meal kits, there are plenty of customizable options in the form of add-ons such as sides and extra proteins (chicken, salmon, steak, etc.). On the Martha & Marley Spoon menu, you shall find 3–5 microwaveable meals as well. But these basic items come with a separate price tag, which will increase the total price of your weekly order.

Besides Martha & Marley Spoon recipes for lunches and dinners, you can come across breakfast and dessert options too – breakfasts like Baked Oatmeal with Spiced Pears or Stuffed French Toast and desserts like Blueberry Muffin Cookies or Whipped Almond Shortbread Cookies.

As for the additional proteins, such as chicken, salmon, and steak, these food items may not be particularly different in comparison to those found in your local grocery store or supermarket. Nevertheless, it’s the convenience that makes all the difference.

The pricing reflects the ease and simplicity of Martha & Marley Spoon’s menu. Choose meal kits for 2 or 4 people and any number of meals between 2 and 6 per week.

At Martha & Marley Spoon, you can choose to have your meal kits customized for 2 or 4 persons. With a standard $11.99 shipping fee, you can have 2–6 meal kits delivered to you in a week.

Prices for 2 servings of varied meals for a range of diet types would cost you $41.99 for 2 meals up to $94.68 for 6 meals a week.

Word of advice – the website indicates a price for each portion of a meal kit. That means the reflected prices are only for a single person.

Always check the total per week cost before checking out!

For 4 servings, you can avail 2 meals per week for $67.92 up to 6 meals for $153.36.

Be reminded that the maximum number of dishes for a full vegetarian week plan is 5 meals per week, without any changes in the price ranges.

The company does not force you to order every week once you subscribe to their services.

You can always skip a delivery week by scheduling a cancelation of delivery at least 5 days before the scheduled time.

At least 10 days before your scheduled delivery of meal kits, Martha & Marley Spoon will send you an email containing your meal choices.

From these recipes, you can select which one you want to swap into your weekly deliveries.

The cost per week margin that you need to set aside when considering their meal kit recipes falls between $120 and $220 for 2 to 4 people and a total of 6 meal recipes per week.

The maximum number of servings you get to order in a single week is 24 servings in total. This includes 6 different meal recipes and 4 servings per recipe.

Now, you can easily decrease the total number of servings to the least quantity, which is 4 servings, or anywhere between 4 and 24 servings based on what you personally require.

So, in that case, there’s no telling how much you’ll pay per week because you need to first decide how many meals you want to add to your cart.

Martha & Marley Spoon offers a flexible and cost-effective meal kit subscription service, with various diet options to suit your changing preferences and needs.

The monthly cost, however, depends on the number of meals and servings you ultimately choose. For two people, you can select 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 meals per week, with the price per portion starting from $12.99, and it decreases as you order more meals.

The shipping fee remains consistent at $11.99 regarding of your order size.

Now, if you opt for the average order per month, which offers you 2 meals for 2 people per week, your monthly cost would be $51.96. But for 6 meals for 4 people per week, your monthly cost would be $208.56 per month.

It’s worth noting that premium meals may come with an additional per-portion fee of at least $2.

While ordering Martha & Marley Spoon meals may be pricier than traditional grocery shopping and cooking at home, it provides not only the convenience of having pre-planned and delicious meals but also offers you the chance to try international cuisines and premium choices that you wouldn’t cook yourself.

Except for Alaska and Hawaii, Martha & Marley Spoon delivers all across the United States. But you do need to fill in the zip code on the website to confirm if their meals will reach you or not. The website shows the delivery day or time slots too (without signup!).

Another very awesome thing about Martha & Marley Spoon is that it lets you pick the delivery day – how convenient is that? Irrespective of your delivery location, you get multiple options for the delivery day.

Likewise, the delivery time window is also a super convenient feature. Deliveries take place between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. However, any specific time cannot be selected.

Now you must know that Martha & Marley Spoon doesn’t use just one courier service for all of its shipments. This means that each order of yours may be delivered by a different service each time. Every shipment detail is mailed to you, which includes any delivery changes made at the last moment (although this rarely ever happens).

And finally, Martha & Marley Spoon ships the meal boxes from 3 different centers in the USA – California, Texas, and New Jersey.

Many customers object to the overuse of excessive packaging materials, and that’s totally normal. With that in mind, it’s great news that Martha & Marley Spoon takes the packaging component very seriously.

The thermal liners and cardboard boxes are all recyclable. The ice packs (used to keep all food items cool and fresh during transit) contain nonhazardous and nontoxic substances you can easily dump in the trash.

But condiments, proteins, and most of the natural produce are wrapped in curbside-recyclable plastic (vacuum-sealed). However, you must know that even though Martha & Marley Spoon items are stored loose, the ones that belong in the pantry are packed together in one brown paper bag. For instance, vegetables and fruits are stored in plain paper bags, which are divided recipe-wise.

On the whole, Martha & Marley Spoon’s packaging materials are either recyclable or can be reused by you at home for different purposes. They’re reusable down to the ice packs as well, that is, after you discard the gel filling.

There’s a lot of comfort in knowing that Martha & Marley Spoon meals cater to a good variety of diets. However, even though this meal kit delivery service does that, there are no options for excluding food allergens. In short, you won’t find any extensive allergy or dietary accommodations.

But the Martha & Marley Spoon menu does include a wide range of entrees, microwaveable meals, premium meals, sides, and desserts. Each item comes with its own basic nutritional facts, such as the caloric content and also allergens, so you’ll know which recipes are right for you. The list of allergens and other ingredients is provided for each meal, along with the nutritional value per serving.

Furthermore, Martha & Marley Spoon’s “Premium” meals (around 35 every week) are really irresistible in the sense that they contain organic ingredients, richer flavors, and cuts of meats of higher quality, for example, Family Friendly Big Batch: Beef Lasagna, Tray Bake: Pork & Rice Enchilada Casserole, Easy Prep! Seared Pork Cutlets, and so much more. You get both more decadent and simple options here!

Martha & Marley Spoon lets you customize their add-ons, proteins, and sides. For instance, you can swap to organic proteins from the nonorganic version. Plant-based and wild-caught protein substitutions are also available.

Along the same vein, the company uses antibiotic-free chicken, while beef, some of which comes from Australia, is grass-fed. But there’s not much information about other meats and other ingredients too, only that they use pasteurized dairy products and the ingredients sometimes are organic.

Moving on to whether or not Martha & Marley Spoon meals are gluten-free. Plenty of recipes on the menu are labeled “No Added Gluten” and others too such as Dairy Free, Vegan, Low-Calorie, Low Carb, etc. Their Thai Red Curry Salmon consists of no gluten or dairy. The same is true with Wild Shrimp & Chorizo Paella, Coulotte Steak & Scallion Pesto, and many more such delectable dishes.

Finally, Martha & Marley Spoon’s seafood meals should be consumed within 1–2 days, ground meat and chicken meals within 2–3 days, and the others within 3–5 days.

One very notable feature of Martha & Marley Spoon is its sizable menu that offers a combination of both comfort foods and exotic meals. So, some of the recipes are quick and simple to prepare, whereas some might take longer. Mostly, Marley Spoon meals take around 20–25 minutes to cook. But if you’re not an expert in the kitchen, you may take an extra 10–15 minutes.

There are One Pot Meals on the Martha & Marley Spoon menu, which would be perfect for the majority of beginner chefs:

• Chargrilled Burger
• BBQ Pulled Pork Tacos
• Grilled Bratwurst

Then there are microwave-ready meals as well for those who want the prepping process to be super easy and quick. All you have to do is heat the dish for a little over 2 minutes or until the meal is cooked thoroughly.

Martha & Marley Spoon does grant you a special discount for your first few orders. You can easily redeem the discount at checkout. But first, you need to make an account to be able to place an order.

You can enjoy savings of up to $235 on your first 5 boxes. Once you apply the discount coupon at checkout, based on the number of meals you select, the cost per box will be reduced on your first 5 orders.

Another interesting and unique discount offer on their website is for people who are planning to subscribe to Martha & Marley Spoon for one.

Once you sign up, your first order should get you up to 55% off, and the following 3 orders a flat 20% off.

Plus, if you refer this subscription service to a friend or loved one, you can claim a 25% discount and a free box once the order is successfully completed. But this discount only applies when the person you’ve sent an invite to has placed their first order with Martha & Marley Spoon.

You can easily select your meal plan first before signing up with Martha & Marley Spoon. However, you can only choose meal kit recipes after you’ve selected a plan, delivery location, payment, and other details.

You can easily go back and modify your order if you want to increase or decrease the number of meals based on the meal recipes available on the menu.

Right from the start, from selecting your meal plan to choosing meals, the meal ordering process of Martha & Marley Spoon is fine-tuned and user-friendly.

The sign-up process starts as soon as you select the plan – choosing the number of people or servings per meal and choosing the number of meal recipes you want per week. For the former, it varies with two options – 2 or 4. And with the latter, you have flexible options – 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6.

The next page displays the zip code and email address input boxes where you can get an idea about the specific days that you will be receiving your weekly order.

Based on the delivery days available to you, you can choose the day and your first week’s delivery. The delivery time is always been 8 am to 9 pm, regardless of the delivery address.

Right next to the delivery schedule box is the delivery information box where you put in your name, address, city, state, and type of delivery. If you have any special instructions like having the delivery person leave the parcel at the door without ringing the bell, etc., it’s also possible.

Just one more step before you can select the meals is your payment details which include your preferred payment method, account information like password to secure your account, and view the order summary.

The next, perhaps most exciting, part is selecting the meal kit recipes. Here is when you get to choose from a wide variety of delicious and crafty cuisines – Italian, Mexican, American, Asian, Mediterranean, Greek, Middle Eastern, etc.

More than international cuisines, Martha & Marley Spoon’s meals are customized further to accommodate diets like low calorie, low carb, vegan, dairy free, gluten-free, keto, diabetic-friendly, and so on.

Aside from the fact that Martha Stewart is personally involved in curating the recipes from this meal kit delivery service, this company has a very wide range of recipes for selection.

In addition to this, the company does not stop innovating and changing their recipes as they pool in 20 new recipes per week.

Just like any other meal kit delivery service, Martha & Marley Spoon promotes channeling more of your time spent with your loved ones rather than in conceptualizing and preparing your meals.

They cover that part for you!

The company has also summarized all its recipes into 6 steps that are easy to follow.

Channel your inner Martha Stewart by trying dishes either made or inspired by her.

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Martha & Marley Spoon, on Trustpilot, has earned a 3.9-star rating and over 4,500 reviews. The meal kit delivery service has many happy customers who are really fond of the broad range of meals available on the menu. They highly value the convenience offered by Martha & Marley Spoon as well, along with the on-time deliveries and undamaged condition of the ingredients.

Therefore, this meal delivery service is definitely worth the money, especially for someone who enjoys comfort food. This includes traditional American dishes. Other than that, the Martha &Marley Spoon menu covers global cuisines too. The only glitch in the matrix here is that the latter might demand a prep time of over 30–35 minutes.

Regardless, the menu features an extensive and flavorful selection of recipes (classic and exotic) every week. Undoubtedly, it’s all a combination of different flavors – from the rich tomato sauce added to Nonna’s Spaghetti & Meatballs to the sweet, silky, and milky mascarpone cheese used for preparing Creamy Tuscan Chicken.

Compared to others in the US food market, Marley Spoon has one the highest number of meals on the menu each week (more than 100 per week). And this works perfectly for both couples and families, without any grocery visits, meal prepping, weekly food planning, etc.

In all, it’s a luxurious eating experience with Marley Spoon. The chicken they use is antibiotic-free, some of the ingredients are organic, some are locally sourced, and certain food items come from another country altogether (e.g., pasta from Italy).

Sunbasket

Sunbasket values delicious and nutritious meal kits just like Martha & Marley Spoon. Sunbasket goes the extra mile by providing meal customizations for their meal kits, catering to different meal types and dietary requirements.

Narrowing down your choices depending on the type of meal (dinner, breakfast, lunch, groceries, pasta, sauces, proteins, and snacks) and diet (low calorie, paleo, gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, diabetes-friendly, and vegan).

Compared with Martha & Marley Spoon, Sunbasket has fewer meal kit options, but they make up for it with additional items like Fresh & Ready meals, grocery items, à la carte proteins, and snacks.

Sunbasket allows you dozens of options like sauces, ready-to-heat wraps, pizzas, breads, falafel, and different varieties of pasta like lobster, mushroom, and butternut squash ravioli.

Daily Harvest

Daily Harvest offers a unique approach to healthy meal kit delivery with organic ingredients and portion control. The good thing about Daily Harvest is that they offer a diverse menu, all made with smart nutrition, boasting of all different types of plant-based ingredients.

Clean eating is made accessible with Daily Harvest. Though they are meal kits, they are packed in a way that would not take you longer than a few minutes to prep. The hot meals generally require heating time in an oven or microwave, while the add-ons like smoothies need to be blended and had.

Compared with Martha & Marley Spoon, Daily Harvest is perhaps more health-conscious and 100% plant-friendly. Their smoothies, harvest bowls, flatbreads, soups, forager bowls, and small bites follow a strict plant-focused diet plan for people who want to lose weight faster.

Gobble

Gobble takes charge when you want premium, gourmet meal kits that 15 minutes to prep and cook. Unlike many meal kit delivery services, Gobble does most of the ingredient prep work on their own. You can adjust the seasonings or flavors based on your personal tastes. Plus, their menu caters to three basic plans – Classic, Vegetarian, and Lean and Clean.

Swap proteins for free on specific meals, or upgrade to a different protein altogether from vegetarian to meat or vice versa. Gobble also offers organic meat options on select premium meals.

What Gobble is good for is minimal prep work, quick turnaround from meal kit to a fully prepared meal, and lastly, home-inspired recipes with high-quality ingredients and sourcing standards.

If you have any questions about a specific ingredient or product, our customer service team is happy to give you further information. You can reach them by email (contact@marleyspoon.com) or by phone (866-228-4513).

Having tried Martha & Marley Spoon, there’s no doubt about the quality and consistency of their ingredients. The meals are plenty flavorful while being a breeze to prep and cook. The 100+ menu provides you with extra motivation to add more meal kits to your cart. So, if variety, not dietary restriction, is what inspires you to eat healthily, this is the perfect meal kit delivery service for you.