Best Vegan Meal Delivery in Australia, Compared
Vegan Meal Delivery in Australia: Four Services Compared
Vegan Meal Delivery in Australia: Four Services Compared
Garden of Goodness, IKU, Soulara and Vegan Soul on the same criteria. We are Vegan Soul, one of the four services compared here.
Best Vegan Meal Delivery in Australia, Compared
We are Vegan Soul, one of the four services compared here. That makes us an interested party, so this is how the page is built: the same criteria for all four services; every competitor figure taken from that brand's own website or a public review platform as at 6 October 2026, with a link to the page it came from; and the services listed in alphabetical order, not ranked by us. Where another service is the better choice, we say so.
Why these four: Garden of Goodness (formerly Garden of Vegan), IKU and Soulara are the plant-based-only ready-meal services named most often in the Australian meal delivery guides and lists we checked on 6 October 2026, and we are the fourth. Other plant-based services exist and are not covered here.
The short answer
As at 6 October 2026: Soulara lists 86 products on its full menu, in three sizes, and delivers to close to 2,000 postcodes; Garden of Goodness is the one that states 100% certified organic ingredients, at a higher price per meal; IKU has a track record back to 1985 and publishes its delivery days and product storage details; Vegan Soul is the one built around Lebanese and Asian dishes, with eleven of 35 dishes at 28g of plant protein or more. All four deliver their ready-made meals chilled.
The four services side by side
Competitor figures are as at 6 October 2026, from the page linked in each cell; fee amounts are on the linked pages. Prices are per main meal in AUD as displayed, excluding delivery. Services are in alphabetical order.
| Criterion | Garden of Goodness | IKU | Soulara | Vegan Soul |
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| Range | 66 items in its Prepared Meals category, including desserts, snacks and sauces (menu) | "more than 50 vegan dishes"; 80 products in its build-your-own range, including snacks and drinks (home page, range) | 86 products on its full menu, including 8 bundle packs, in Medium, Large and Family sizes (full menu) | 35 meals and sides (menu) |
| Main-meal price, excluding delivery | $17.50 to $26.95 for the smallest size shown (menu) | $12.95 (range) | $12.20 Medium (350 g), $13.20 Large (450 g) (full menu) | Most mains $11.95 or $12.95; the full menu runs $4.95 to $12.95 (menu) |
| Minimum order | $99 (meal plans page) | 7 items for a one-off order, 10 on subscription (FAQ) | $65 (delivery page; another of its pages says 5 meals) | $79 |
| Delivery fee | Set by region; free when the food value is over $279; a temporary fuel levy applies from 28 September 2026 (FAQs) | A flat fee on one-off orders; free on subscription orders, and on Sydney Metro orders over $125 (delivery areas, FAQ) | A flat fee per order; free on orders over $150 (delivery page) | Calculated at checkout for your postcode |
| Delivery areas | "most of Australia", including WA, SA, Tasmania and the ACT (FAQs, about page) | NSW, VIC, ACT, QLD and SA; not WA (delivery areas) | "close to 2,000 postcodes", including the WA and SA capitals and some regional areas (delivery page) | Sydney, North Western Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane Metro (delivery information) |
| Ordering | One-off, weekly or fortnightly; subscribers get 5% off (FAQs) | One-off or subscription; subscribers get 10% off and free shipping (FAQ) | One-off, weekly or fortnightly; "Subscribe & save 5%" (subscribe page) | One-off, or a recurring weekly order, at the same per-dish prices (how it works) |
| Protein, as each brand states it | No headline protein claim; two 400 g meals list 52g and 53g on their menu cards (menu) | No headline protein claim; the highest product-page figure is 30.1g, on its scrambled tofu and smoky tempeh breakfast (product page) | Its high-protein page puts the top of its high-protein range at 44g of plant protein (high-protein page) | Eleven of 35 dishes at 28g or more; the top dish is Peri Peri Chick'n & Spanish Rice at 43.7g (table) |
| Third-party reviews | ProductReview: 4.4 from 219 reviews (listing); no Trustpilot profile found | Trustpilot: 4.5 from 1,283 reviews (profile); no confirmed ProductReview listing | ProductReview: 4.1 from 1,337 reviews (listing); Trustpilot: 4.0 from 333 reviews (profile) | 4.6 stars on ProductReview.com.au, 83 reviews (October 2026) (listing) |
Best pick by use case
For range and coverage: Soulara. As at 6 October 2026 it lists 86 products on its full menu in Medium, Large and Family sizes, delivers to "close to 2,000 postcodes" including the WA and SA capitals, and has the most third-party reviews of the four (delivery page). If you live outside our four areas, or want family-size meals, start there. Our one-to-one comparison: Soulara vs Vegan Soul.
For certified-organic ingredients: Garden of Goodness. It states that it uses "100% certified organic ingredients" and that "All our meals are 100% oil free" (FAQs), and a 2023 post on its blog names Southern Cross Certified as the certifier (blog post; we have not checked the certifier's register). It delivers to most of Australia, including Tasmania. Expect to pay more: mains were $17.50 to $26.95 as at 6 October 2026, with a $99 minimum. Our one-to-one comparison: Garden of Goodness (formerly Garden of Vegan) vs Vegan Soul.
For track record and published details: IKU. IKU started in 1985 as a plant-based eatery in Glebe, publishes storage details on each product page and its delivery days for each region (Wednesday, Friday and Sunday for Sydney Metro, for example), and is an NDIS approved meal provider; subscription orders ship free (about page, delivery areas, NDIS page, as at 6 October 2026). Our one-to-one comparison: IKU vs Vegan Soul.
For Lebanese and Asian dishes with 28g+ protein: Vegan Soul. If you want a menu organised by cuisine — shawarma, falafel, toum, satay, soba — with per-meal protein on every dish, that is what we do: eleven of our 35 dishes carry 28g of plant protein or more, nothing on the menu costs more than $12.95, and you can order once or weekly. The trade-offs, plainly: we deliver to four areas only, our range is the smallest of the four, and we have the fewest reviews.
Six checks before you order from any service
Whichever service you lean towards, these are worth checking on its own pages before you enter a card number. Our answers are included so you can hold us to them.
- Protein per meal — a number, not a promise. "High protein" should come with a per-meal figure. Ours: eleven of our 35 dishes carry 28g of plant protein or more, and the Peri Peri Chick'n & Spanish Rice carries 43.7g. The full table is on our high-protein page.
- A cuisine, or a category? Most menus are organised by macro tag or meal type; a menu organised by cuisine usually means a kitchen with a point of view. Ours is Lebanese and Asian — see what you can order.
- Chilled or frozen? All four services compared here deliver chilled. Ours arrive in temperature-controlled packaging, and 23 of the 35 dishes heat in about two minutes; the rest are served cold or have their own instruction.
- Delivery area — stated, not implied. Check the service delivers to your postcode before falling for the menu. We deliver to Sydney, North Western Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane Metro.
- Minimum order and ordering model. The minimums above run from $65 to $99, or a count of items. Ours is $79, and you can order as a one-off or set up a recurring weekly order.
- Price per dish, and the total. Compare the main-meal price, then the total for the order you would actually place, because minimum orders and delivery change the picture. Our dishes are $4.95 to $12.95, delivery is calculated at checkout for your postcode, and our FAQs cover the rest.
How we checked
Every competitor figure on this page was read from the linked page on 6 October 2026; where a brand's own pages disagree, the cell names the page we used. Prices, fees and ranges change, so check the linked page before you order. If you run one of these services and a figure here is wrong, email info@vegansoul.com.au and we will check it and correct it. Last checked: 6 October 2026.
What our customers say
4.6 stars on ProductReview.com.au, 83 reviews (October 2026).
"These are the tastiest pre-made meals I've ever had. Honestly, easily better than most restaurants." — Give them a try, VIC (Verified)
Vegan meal delivery in Australia — FAQ
Which vegan meal delivery service is best in Australia?
It depends on what you need. On the figures above, as at 6 October 2026, Soulara lists 86 products in three sizes and delivers to close to 2,000 postcodes, Garden of Goodness states 100% certified organic ingredients, IKU has a track record back to 1985, and Vegan Soul is built around Lebanese and Asian dishes with eleven dishes at 28g of plant protein or more. We are Vegan Soul, so weigh our view accordingly.
Which service costs least per meal?
Per main meal, excluding delivery, as at 6 October 2026: Soulara's Medium meals are $12.20, IKU's mains are $12.95, Vegan Soul's mains are mostly $11.95 or $12.95, and Garden of Goodness mains start at $17.50. Minimum orders and delivery fees differ, so compare the total for the order you would actually place.
Are these meals delivered chilled or frozen?
Chilled. All four services deliver their ready-made meals chilled; ours arrive in temperature-controlled packaging, and every product page carries its own heating instruction.
Is this comparison independent?
No. We are Vegan Soul, one of the four services compared. That is why every competitor figure is dated and linked to its source, the services are listed alphabetically, and each competitor's strengths are stated plainly.
Where does Vegan Soul deliver?
Sydney, North Western Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane Metro. Enter your postcode at checkout to confirm; delivery is calculated at checkout for your postcode.
Judge us on the menu itself
Judge us on the menu itself
Lebanese and Asian dishes, per-meal protein, $4.95 to $12.95 a dish, chilled delivery to four areas, one-off or weekly.
Linked from this page: menu | delivery information | how it works | table | Soulara vs Vegan Soul | Garden of Goodness (formerly Garden of Vegan) vs Vegan Soul | IKU vs Vegan Soul | shawarma | falafel | toum | Peri Peri Chick'n & Spanish Rice | what you can order | FAQs
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