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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.6

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Evaluating 265 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the delicious, restaurant-quality meals, emphasizing how much they enjoy the incredible flavors and convenient preparation straight from the freezer. Consumers also highlight the reliable delivery service, noting that orders arrive promptly and are securely packed with robust insulation to keep everything completely frozen. However, some customers also noted that the plastic film covering the containers can be quite difficult to remove and often creates a mess during preparation. A few reviewers additionally felt that certain dishes contained too much sauce and a relatively small amount of meat or protein.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

there are more than a hundred ready meals suppliers. most supply industrial canteens, and care homes and are unimaginative, based on sheer hunger and for people out-of-luck economically and health wi... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Prompt and perfect delivery. Delicious recipe's with no compromise to homemade. Extremely cost effective, you would struggle to make the same for yourself at the same price, with no waste and time fri... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The quality of the food is superb, so tasty, so unlike most other healthy ready meals, very filling too at a genuinely low calorie but high protein rate. Ordering and delivery easy and reliable and th... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Delivered when expected,incredibly well packed so all still frozen. Delicious, good quality tasty food really enjoyed all the meals I bought. I would thoroughly recommend By Ruby. The best ready meal... See more

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Company details

  1. #5 of 15 best companies in Frozen food manufacturer
  2. #48 of 92 best companies in Food Manufacturer
  3. #44 of 73 best companies in Food producer
  4. #31 of 60 best companies in Food products supplier
  5. #6 of 12 best companies in Frozen food store
  6. #18 of 43 best companies in Meal Delivery

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Handmade food that's ready when you are, that's what ByRuby is all about! Our delicious dishes are made by hand by Ruby and our small team of chefs. We use great ingredients: British chicken, grass fed British beef and sustainably sourced fish. No hidden nasties, ingredients that a good home cook would have in their cupboard. We prepare our meals fresh, then fast freeze them to lock in all the goodness and and flavour.


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4.6

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good tastel

Delivered quickly and packaged with care. So far, lasagne is my favourite, fish pie and coq au vin are OK. Still to try tarragon chicken. I will try others on offer soo

19 August 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

lovely tasty food

lovely tasty food, portion sizes are just right. Good range of products and I love the old favourites. Excellent company to deal with and very helpful when there was a delivery issue which was not their fault,

18 August 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My experience with byruby

The foods that I have tried I have enjoyed more than any other frozen meals I have ever had. I am 80 and a retired butcher so I appreciate quality and you are quality. Your cottage pie and your beef bourginion are out of this world!. I wish that the portions were a bit more generous and that you didn’t use palm oil in your pastry, but apart from that I wish you every success. You are my go to company for my dinners from now on.

18 August 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Reliable quality

Third time ordering and as usual great quality especially the Thai Green chicken. These meals take a bit of the strain off as I usually cook all meals from scratch and can't always be bothered as I am 80 years old looking after a disabled wife.

18 August 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Delicious

Every meal we've tried has been delicious! Better than anything from 'cook' or 'charlie bigham' which were our usual go to for a break from cooking. I think we'll have Ruby in our freezer forever more. Well done for creating such yummy meals. X

31 August 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Promised Frozen Meals, Delivered Food Waste

I signed up as a new customer after selecting a delivery date of 2 September, as I was out of the country until the end of the month. Shortly after ordering, I received notification that the parcel was already being processed for delivery on 27 August instead.

I contacted customer services immediately to explain the issue. ByRuby stated that their system showed a 27 August delivery date and that the parcel had already been handed to DPD. Unfortunately, DPD did not allow me to redirect the parcel to another address, and the only option available was to delay delivery by one day.

The most frustrating part was that ByRuby subsequently confirmed that, because the box contained frozen food and would now be held in transit overnight, it would no longer be suitable for consumption and would need to be discarded. In other words, £65 worth of food was knowingly going to waste, yet the only solution offered was a 20% discount code for a future order. A discount code lower than those you can find elsewhere, easily.

I sent someone to collect this order 2 hours after DPD delivered it and the box was smashed, the contents leaked everywhere.

Customer service was polite and responded quickly, but the outcome was hugely disappointing. As a first-time customer, losing an entire order with no meaningful resolution has left me with little confidence in ordering again and I have subsequently cancelled.

27 August 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

The service was good

The service was good. No complaints there. I found the chicken in tarragon a nice flavour but some chewy chicken. Same with the Beef Bourguignon. I’m afraid the flavours of the others were just a bit strong for me. Why can’t you do just Beef casserole , why French. A few more British meals would go down well. Just my opinion of course.

5 August 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best ready meals we’ve ever tried

Can I just say.
Your ready meals are the best I have EVER tried. My husband is also the fussiest eaten known to man and he loves them.
We really look forward to sitting down of an evening to eat together. You can jump in the shower whilst it’s cooking or do a few little jobs it’s just perfect for us.
There hasn’t been a single dish we haven’t liked. We love them so much, I ordered some for my mother on Friday last week to try!

The ONLY downside but I feel I must must say this. The plastic film on the top of the meals doesn’t lift off easily. I know it says on the back to use a sharp knife, then to pop it back down, but I always worry that I am microwaving the plastic in my food. A large pull tab at the corner so the film lifts off with ease would be so much better, as I’ll be honest I have burnt a few fingers in the process over the last couple of months trying to remove the film to stir! But this absolutely does not stop me from ordering as we love them so much.

Also, we would love for you to introduce another couple of meals for regulars like us who eat them frequently. Some more winter warmers for the coming months would be lovely.

Our favourite meal is the Thai red prawn curry and the coq au vin. But they ALL taste amazing.

The only dish we are yet to try is the fish pie but that is on the menu for this week!

Thank you ByRuby for giving us a bit of time together in the evenings and to fill our tummies with wholesome nourishing food.

16 August 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Tasty foods

Tasty foods.
I’ve got the same order coming in September, can I change one to a curry if possible?

30 July 2026

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