The sample meal had a distinct Japanese flavour with Okonomiyaki — a grilled (and slightly dry) savoury pancake with noodles and chicken mince as well as a sesame-studded sweet chocolate. One-day trial: Rs 1000, 10-day plan: Rs 9,200. Chances are that every tiffin is different in terms of quantity, quality, and menu. This was the only meal that came in a steel tiffin. The trial tiffin, like most others, was packed in plastic containers, with cutlery and a little sachet of pickle. There was a handy little note about the nutritional content of the tiffin: mine had 540 calories, 13gm fat, 4gm fibre, and 15gm protein.The food is, and has always been, spicy, and it’s not very healthy.You can choose between low, medium, and high calorie meals, depending on your requirements. You can’t choose your menu, but they don’t repeat a dish for at least 25 days, and their cuisine spans Indian, Continental, and Asian.Everything is made in-house, from nut flours to bread.Contact: 9590510520 or visit Food Darzee. Lunch plans start at Rs 575 (one meal) to Rs 9,500 (20 lunches monthly).Contact: 24122100 or book online.Keto: Food DarzeeThe low-carb, high-fat Ketogenic (Keto) diet has become so trendy there are dedicated delivery services catering to it. As a meal, it tasted satisfactory but was not very filling. Though heavy on the masala, it is tasty. Breakfast: Rs 179, Lunch: Rs 215, Dinner: Rs 225; trial meals cannot be ordered online.The food comes inside a box, packed in plastic containers with bio-degradable cutlery, salt sachets, and the menu. The meal — a main, a side, a salad, and dessert - came in a neat brown paper bag with a wooden clip that contained a menu and cutlery.The Gourmet Option: SavorSavor’s gourmet lunch subscription promises a culinary exploration of different cuisines — Thai, Indonesian, French, German, Spanish, Italian.Vegan Fare: Vegan BitesAs the name would suggest, Vegan Bites’s food has no dairy or meat, is plant-based, and is oil-free. The food comes in microwavable plastic containers and is adequately greasy — there’s lots of cheese and ghee — but delicious. The Non-Veg Standard Meal offers rice, rotis, one chicken or egg dish, dal, and a dessert or salad.Contact: 7045451777 or visit their website.Visit the website to order; monthly meal plans start at Rs 85 (veg, mini) and go up to Rs 105 (non-veg, standard), per meal. Their quantities are generous — it’s like having a thali. Vegan Bites are the only tiffin I received that serve a drink.
But it is tasty and affordable.Healthy meals: Calorie CareCalorie Care caters to different requirements, such as weight loss, muscle gain, and even recovering TB patients.Theres also a limited menu of fried fish and curries (orders to be placed 48 hours in advance), biryani, and chicken preparations. They offer a one-day trial.The food is a mix of Indian and world cuisine and is extremely filling. The trial tiffin had dal, rice, fluffy rotis, and two chicken dishes.So, how do you choose from this variety? Joanna Lobo did a trial of some of them, exploring a variety of lunch options. They also try to customise the meal; on request, the food they sent was low on spice. Heres her verdict. Other dishes were steamed green peas with salt and a soft-boiled egg.One of the most iconic images of the city is of the dabbawalas carrying bags of steel tiffins filled with a piping hot lunch to feed hungry people across the city. Its a complete meal that includes a soup, salad, dal, rice, and curry.Contact: 7666586430 or email info@veganbites. I chose the non-vegetarian (fish or chicken options) tiffin.Good VFM: Spice BoxThe most recommendations I received were for Spice Box’s tiffin. The dal was satisfactory, mushy, and without any tadka. Delivery is done twice a day across Mumbai and China Wholesale plant support netting some areas in Thane and Navi Mumbai; beyond that is an additional Rs 100 charge. One day trial: Rs 396, 10-day trial: RS 3,360; delivery is extra, and there’s a security deposit of Rs 650.comMT24.
