Discovery box of fresh dishes
Three or five chef-cooked dishes,
to try us with no commitment.
Choose a style and a size: we fill your box with fresh dishes from our menu, cooked in Switzerland and delivered to your door.
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N°1 in Switzerland · 700,000+ meals delivered
Delivered everywhere in Switzerland, from 3 meals
Occasionally or regularly, with no minimum term.
Choose your discovery box
1. Choose your style
2. Choose your box size
3. Choose your delivery week
In your box
Selecting your dishes…
How the discovery box works
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You order online
Order with no minimum term, up to six days before delivery, or before noon the day before when stock is available. Choose your products yourself, or let us make the selection for you.
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Our chefs cook
Chef Anthony Strebler and his team prepare your dishes in Switzerland, with gentle cooking.
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We deliver once a week
To your home or office, whether you’re in or not, we deliver anywhere in Switzerland, Monday to Thursday.
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Ready in three minutes
About 3 minutes in the microwave, straight in the tray. In the fridge, the dishes keep for up to 7 days.
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Easily manage what comes next
Return or reuse your delivery box. Choose between one-off and recurring orders, at the frequency of your choice. Add your holidays, skip a week or change your delivery day.
At our customers’ tables
What our merciChef customers say.
★★★★☆
Cannot live without them. We order around 12 packs per week since Covid times. Price is at the higher end but fair for balanced and delicious meals.
★★★★★
Great quality and variety of meals, efficient and trustworthy delivery, not cheap but worth it.
★★★★★
We have been using MerciChef for 2 years now and we are super happy with the quality of the food as well as the customer service. Excellent option for busy families!!!
★★★★★
As someone who has little interest and time for cooking, Merci Chef provides and exceptional service, with timely delivery and varied meals week in week out. Their platform is very user friendly. I have been using their service for more than 2.5 year now, I don't regret it one bit. It's time efficient, cost efficient and most importantly waste efficient! I will recommend to everyone who finds themselves in the same situation as myself.
★★★★★
Honestly a life safer for us. We relied heavily on merciChef meals to ease our lives at home when dealing with a newborn baby. Yes the website is a bit finicky sometimes, but the food in general is high quality and tastes good (just season it to your taste!) Thank you for the yummy meals!
★★★★★
I have been a customer for 6 years and I would highly recommend. The weekly choices are varied and as someone who exercises a lot it is great to have tasty and nutritious food on my plate in 3 minutes!
★★★★★
We’ve been using Merci Chef every week for nearly three years now and are very happy with the service. The food is great – fresh, varied from week to week, good value, and with plenty of attention paid to allergies and dietary requirements. The customer service is excellent too: responsive, helpful, and always willing to sort things out when there’s a question. There are a few competitors appearing on the scene these days, but we’re sticking with Merci Chef all the way. Highly recommended!
★★★★★
We're loving merci Chef! It's a reasonable minimum order and the platform is simple. The reason I chose it, as there are quite a few, is the variety of styles of meals. We're a family with young kids and so for just the adults we like to eat more adventurous but there are options each week that our kids will plausibly eat full portions of as well and that makes such a difference. Secondly - the a la carte option is a game changer. Because while often our kids won't eat the whole meal, they'll likely eat some of it and that allows me to tailor to our families tastes. I also love that there's not huge amounts of packaging. So good - thank you!
Hot from the press
At merciChef, the dishes are prepared so that all you have to do is reheat them, but here the approach is truly innovative.
Why merciChef?
Reclaim your evenings
No cooking, no dishes, barely any groceries, nothing to plan. Heat, eat, done.
Balanced without the effort
Protein, vegetables and the right portion in every dish. No temptation to resist: you stay on track by default.
Fits your life, exactly
Your diet, allergies, schedule, household and delivery address: set up in a few clicks, changed whenever you like.
Chef-made, never industrial
Fresh ingredients and real culinary technique, without shortcuts. Hundreds of recipes a year.
What you’ll taste in your box
- Fresh dishes, never frozen, made with seasonal ingredients.
- A menu that changes every week, inspired by world cuisines.
- House-made sauces and gentle cooking, for flavour and texture.
- The ingredients, allergens and nutrition values of every dish, visible before you order.
Our products
One wants fish, another vegetarian; one wants a bigger plate, another extra vegetables. Choose each dish individually and add à la carte portions or extras, so every appetite and every diet is covered in a single delivery.
Dishes
Complete dishes in three formats: Classic · 400 g, Large · 500 g and Low-Carb · 400 g. Premium ingredients, gentle cooking and a new menu every week. Just reheat and enjoy.
Learn moreÀ la carte portions
Prepared protein, vegetables and starchy sides, ordered separately. Compose your plate or add to a favourite dish.
Learn moreExtras
Soups, desserts, snacks and drinks, with healthy options to round out your meals and snack breaks.
Learn moreDiscovery box questions
What is in a discovery box?
The Starter box holds three dishes; the Standard box, five dishes, a soup and a dessert. You see the selection before you order and can change it in one click.
Can I choose the dishes myself?
The box is put together for you, but you can change the selection as often as you like. To pick everything yourself, choose your dishes individually, from three dishes.
How much does the discovery box cost?
The price of your box appears as soon as you choose a style and a size. It includes the cheapest delivery method for your order; the final total, which depends on your address, is shown before you confirm.
Does this commit me to regular deliveries?
No. When you order, you choose whether later deliveries happen automatically or only with your go-ahead. There is no minimum term: up to six days before each delivery, you can change it, skip it or pause everything.
When will my box be delivered?
We deliver anywhere in Switzerland, Monday to Thursday. Order up to six days before delivery, or before noon (Swiss local time) the day before when stock is available. The dates available for your address are shown when you order.
Do I need to be home for the delivery?
It depends on the delivery method. Our drivers leave the dishes at your door in an insulated box that keeps them cool; add a door code or instructions in your account. With Swiss Post, the handover follows the rules of the chosen service. Either way, put the dishes in the fridge as soon as possible.
Do the dishes arrive hot? How long do they keep?
They arrive cooked and chilled, never frozen. In the fridge, they keep for up to a week depending on the delivery day and the date on the label (4–5 days for stock dishes delivered on Thursday). Then simply heat a portion, about three minutes in the microwave, following the label.
What if I have allergies?
Every dish lists its ingredients and allergens, on the menu and on the label; traces may be present. If you have allergies, don’t start with a discovery box: choose your dishes individually instead, with filters to exclude the ingredients concerned. You can then save those exclusions in your account.
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