Gousto

Gousto has quietly become the default choice for good reason. Each week you choose from around 75-plus rotating recipes, one of the widest weekly selections in the UK, drawn from a library of several hundred dishes, so there is something for fussy children, quick 10-minute nights and more ambitious weekend cooking alike. Boxes scale from one to five people and two to five recipes a week, ingredients arrive pre-portioned, and you can swap recipes, adjust portions, skip a week or cancel entirely with no penalty. Indicative pricing starts around £3.20 per portion on larger boxes, though a delivery fee is added on top and generous first-box discounts are common. It is not the cheapest at small box sizes — HelloFresh's intro deal undercuts it and Mindful Chef's menu is more health-led — but on choice and value combined it leads this list.