COOK review
Updated September 30, 2026 · TreatCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 30, 2026
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Our verdict
COOK suits households in the GB who want ready meals and family dishes delivered together rather than raw ingredients to chop. Skip anytime is yes, so a missed week costs nothing, and price per serving sits at £6.50 before delivery.
Key facts
- Best for
- GB households wanting prepared meals, family meals and diet meals in one subscription.
- Price per serving
- £6.50 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Shipping fee
- £6.95 to £8.95 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Skip or pause online
- Yes (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Markets
- GB (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Legal entity
- COOK Trading Limited (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Headquarters
- United Kingdom (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Founded
- 2002 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Support channels
- Email, Phone, Help-centre (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Products
- Prepared meals, Family meals, Diet meals, Desserts
- Diets
- Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten free, Low calorie, High protein, Family
- Official website
- cookfood.net
Apps and profiles
Pros and cons
Pros
- Prepared meals, family meals, diet meals and desserts all appear in prepared meals, family meals and diet meals, so one order covers several eaters and appetites
- Diets include vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, low calorie, high protein and family options, listed in vegetarian, vegan and gluten free
- Skip anytime is yes, which is the norm across 100% of the meal kits ranked
- Support runs through email, phone and help centre, including phone and email for anyone who would rather speak to a person
- Delivery of £6.95 to £8.95 is a clear line on top of a £6.50 price per serving, so a weekly total can be worked out upfront
Cons
- COOK sells prepared meals rather than a raw meal kit, so it sits alongside Dinnerly and Hungryroot on meal kit, family meals and prepared meals and meal kit, prepared meals and diet meals instead of matching HelloFresh on meal kit, family meals and diet meals
- Delivery adds £6.95 to £8.95 on top of every order, which raises the real cost above the headline £6.50
- Family cooking is a smaller habit on this site, at 41.9%, against 80% across the meal kits ranked
- Home delivery is listed for GB only, so anyone outside the GB is not covered
Who it suits
- Households in the GB feeding a mix of adults and children from a single order
- Cooks who want dinner ready rather than a box of ingredients to prep
- People on a vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, low calorie or high protein pattern
Who should look elsewhere
- Shoppers who want raw ingredients and the cooking itself, which is where HelloFresh sits with meal kit, family meals and diet meals
- Anyone outside the GB, since home delivery is listed for GB only
- Readers who need breakfast options, which appear in meal kit, family meals and prepared meals and meal kit, prepared meals and diet meals but not in prepared meals, family meals and diet meals
Prices
COOK lists a price per serving of £6.50 on its meals for one range, and that is the figure to hold on to when weighing a basket week by week. The same serving price carries through a subscription, so a regular order can be worked out from one number. Delivery is charged on top and runs from £6.95 to £8.95, which means a smaller basket carries proportionally more of the cost than a full one. Readers chasing a weekly figure should add the two together rather than read the serving price alone. Skip anytime is yes, so a week can be passed over and the next one picks up where the last left off. Home delivery is listed for GB. On price per serving, COOK sits at rank 10 of the 21 brands compared on that measure.
The company behind it
COOK trades as COOK Trading Limited and is registered in the United Kingdom, having been founded in 2002. That length of trading history matters for a subscription that repeats weekly into a household routine, since the company behind the deliveries is a long established one rather than a recent entrant. Anyone who needs a hand can pick between email, phone and help centre, which covers written and spoken routes. Support by phone is the route for urgent questions about a delivery, while the help centre suits smaller changes to an order. The trading name and the registered company name are the same here, so terms and complaints sit with a single entity.
How COOK compares
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Where COOK is available
- Available
- United Kingdom
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Frequently asked questions
What does a serving cost from COOK?+
COOK lists £6.50 as its price per serving on meals for one. Delivery is charged on top and runs from £6.95 to £8.95, so the amount a household actually pays depends on the size of the basket as well as the servings.
Can I skip a week of COOK deliveries?+
Skip anytime is yes, so a delivery can be passed over without ending the subscription. This is the most common arrangement in the category, sitting with 97% of the brands on the site.
What kinds of food does COOK deliver?+
COOK covers prepared meals, family meals, diet meals and desserts, all listed in prepared meals, family meals and diet meals. There are no raw ingredient boxes and no breakfast range, which is the clearest difference from HelloFresh at meal kit, family meals and diet meals.
Does COOK cater for different diets?+
Yes. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, low calorie, high protein and family options all appear in vegetarian, vegan and gluten free, mixed into the main range rather than sold as a separate plan. Family cooking is the least common diet label on the wider site at 41.9%.
Where does COOK deliver?+
Home delivery is listed for GB, and the company is registered in the United Kingdom. Anyone outside that market is not covered by the listed delivery, so a local service would be the only route.
How do I get help from COOK?+
Support runs through email, phone and help centre, so email, phone and a help centre are all available. Phone suits a delivery problem on the day, while the help centre covers routine changes to an order.
Who runs COOK and how long has it been going?+
The service trades as COOK Trading Limited and was founded in 2002. A trading history that long tends to matter to subscribers, since a weekly order becomes part of household spending rather than a one off trial.
Is COOK a meal kit or a ready meal service?+
COOK is listed under prepared meals, family meals, diet meals and desserts in prepared meals, family meals and diet meals, so the food arrives ready to eat or heat rather than as raw ingredients. Readers who want to cook from scratch will find meal kit, family meals and diet meals a better match.
How does COOK compare with Dinnerly and Hungryroot?+
All three sell ready meals, but Dinnerly and Hungryroot also list breakfast in meal kit, family meals and prepared meals and meal kit, prepared meals and diet meals. COOK covers prepared, family, diet and dessert options through prepared meals, family meals and diet meals without a breakfast range.
Sources
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/compan... checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Founded
“COOK TRADING LIMITED ... Incorporated on 6 December 2002”
- cookfood.net checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Diets, Headquarters
“All Vegetarian & Vegan ... Healthy Meals ... High Protein Meals ... Gluten Free Meals ... Family & Kids' Meal Boxes”
- cookfood.net/info/meals-subscription checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Skip or pause online
“skip, pause, edit or cancel anytime”
- cookfood.net/info/Shopping-Online/Home-Delivery checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Markets
“Our ready meal delivery service is ideal for anyone in the UK in search for everything from healthy meals to comfort food”
- cookfood.net/menu/main-meals/meals-for-1 checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Price per serving, Products
“Chicken, Ham and Leek Pie ... £6.50 Serves 1 (300g)”
- cookfood.net/terms checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Legal entity, Shipping fee, Support channels
“By signing up to our website and purchasing products from COOK Trading Limited, you are agreeing to the terms and conditions of sale”
Compiled from 6 source pages, checked September 30, 2026. We did not open an account.
COOK
GB households wanting prepared meals, family meals and diet meals in one subscription.