• Goldbelly

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4.7 / 5
Better Business Bureau
2.4 / 5
Corporate Values

Overview

Goldbelly has a rating of 4.75 stars from 25,807 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Goldbelly most frequently mention perfect condition, customer service, and time delivery. Goldbelly ranks 1st among Food Delivery sites.

This company responds to reviews, but usually not within the first month

Positive reviews (last 12 months): 13%
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What reviewers want you to know

Positive highlights

  • Customer service after an issue with delivery was good.
  • The ice cream was delicious and it was delivered right on time for my husband's birthday!

Critical highlights

  • I understand they can't guarantee delivery specific delivery date.
  • Im a repeat customer of gold belly and never have had a problem in the past
How would you rate Goldbelly?
Top Positive Review

“Very interesting!”

Min Y.
9/1/23

This a strong project and excellent! Keep it up and get a big success! Lets go to the moon! Good luck!

Top Critical Review

“No accountability”

Mike K.
8/28/23

I ordered 8 pizzas from Imos Pizza w a 2 day delivery. 8 days later Pizzas arrive at room temperature. Shipper improperly prepared shipping product; no dry ice shipped in cardboard box, not Styrofoam container. Called Goldbelly Customer Service and they were not helpful. Buyer Be Ware, NO REFUND for incompetence on a pricey product shipped by employees that should know better.

Reviews (25,807)

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customer service (626) ice cream (276) delivery date (212) gold belly (112) room temperature (15)
Thumbnail of user mikek1820
1 review
0 helpful votes
August 28th, 2023

I ordered 8 pizzas from Imos Pizza w a 2 day delivery. 8 days later Pizzas arrive at room temperature. Shipper improperly prepared shipping product; no dry ice shipped in cardboard box, not Styrofoam container. Called Goldbelly Customer Service and they were not helpful. Buyer Be Ware, NO REFUND for incompetence on a pricey product shipped by employees that should know better.

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Shannon W. – Goldbelly Rep

Thank you for your review, we're sorry that you did not enjoy this experience. It looks like our team was able to be of further assistance and provided a resolution. Please reach back out to us at support@goldbelly.com if you need any additional assistance.

Thumbnail of user ashleyb630
1 review
7 helpful votes
February 8th, 2020
Verified purchase

I did not like either of the desserts ordered. The Killer Brownies were awful. My group had 1 bite and threw them out. They just didn't taste like brownies at all. They had a very strange taste and texture. The Gotta Have S'mores were almost there, but were very dry and felt a little overdone. By the 2nd day, they were way too hard to eat.

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2 reviews
5 helpful votes
August 13th, 2023

ORdered 3 Buddy's pizzas for $100 to be shipped to my sister on her birthday. FIVE days later it shows up ruined. I was on hold for 45 minutes before I got the rude assistance. I was told it would take 10 days for a refund. I will NEVER order anything from this trash company again and neither should you.

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Shannon W. – Goldbelly Rep

Hi Scott, thank you for reaching out to our team. I see our team initially credited your Goldbelly account, and then instead refunded your original form of payment upon request for this issue. I'm sorry to see this experience was not a great first one. Please note that 5--10 days is the standard time for refunds to return to their original form of payment, we appreciate your patience. Please reach back out if you need any additional assistance.

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1 review
7 helpful votes
May 27th, 2022

An error on their website caused a duplicate order, they were notified immediately, but refused to credit the money back. They sent generic replies then refused to credit me for their error. I called them 4 times, emailed them for a week until they finally refunded me. Also, received a stale, tasteless, skimpy, and poorly filled cake that had been frozen for a very long time. Cakes Do lose flavor if frozen for many months or it was tasteless before being frozen. It didnt look anything like the picture they showed, that is called false advertising and is against the law. It didn't have ANY flavor and I threw it in the garbage. I have filed a claim against them as they refuse to credit me for the defective cake. I would never order from them again.

Tip for consumers:
Don't use this site, no resolutions for bad merchandise.

Products used:
None, threw cake away, not safe to eat.

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Shannon W. – Goldbelly Rep

Hi Anne,

We're sorry for your experience here. We did look into this order, and two separate orders were placed. As the shop had already prepared and shipped these orders, we were not able to cancel one of them. As a one time courtesy, we did credit you for the cake you sent us back. However, we are unable to credit you for the first order that was intended, as the shop successfully shipped and provided the service as rendered. Thanks for your feedback, we do hope you give us a try again.

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1 review
28 helpful votes
June 20th, 2020

Very dissatisfied and disappointed! I ordered the 3 pack pizza thinking I was getting it from Gino's East pizza. But that wasn't the case The pizzas are very small and it's also available in Aldi's grocery stores for $5.85. Total rip off for the Gino's East pizza. The marketing is misleading the item clearly did not come from Gino's East pizza.

Thumbnail of user eileenr80
1 review
2 helpful votes
June 21st, 2020
Verified purchase

Second order was well packed and came as described. (Haven't tried it yet.) When I finally heard back from customer service about first order, they offered to refund or replace that item, which was nice. I asked for a replacement, but fear I will be waiting for another extended period before I get a response.

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1 review
14 helpful votes
March 25th, 2020

Ordered $114.00 worth of bagels, cream cheese and lox from Ess-a- bagel of NY through Goldbely.com. Package was delivered but the cream cheese container was opened and it looked like someone had helped themselves. The recipient of my order was grossed out and did not eat the rest. I contacted Goldbelly and they told me that they researched it with Ess-a-bagel. They said that the machine that puts the cream cheese in the container makes the cream cheese just look that way.? Lol. Even if this was the case - why do they think that's acceptable?

I asked for a refund and/or possibly another order from another bagel place. The eaten cream cheese put a appetite damper on the rest of the order. (yuck)

They said they would credit me for the cream cheese. I did not accept. I will not waste hours trying to bully them into making the right decision. I essentially just threw $114.00 out the window and was embarrassed in front of my friend (the recipient).

Sadly, I am not surprised at Goldbelly /Ess-a-bagel decision. Like many companies, they've decided that its more important to keep money in the short term rather than create long term relationships with their customers. Because of their decision I will not be ordering from them again, nor will I recommend them to anyone in the future.

The decision they made reflects the same attitude that brings down service- oriented businesses everyday.
At this rate, it will only a matter of time before they go under.

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Shannon W. – Goldbelly Rep

Nicole,

Thanks so much for your order, and we appreciate you getting in touch to share some feedback. I’m very sorry that you were dissatisfied with your interaction with us - this certainly isn’t how we want our customers to feel. Our team has worked thoroughly on this issue with you, but I'm sorry you still feel your issue was unresolved.

Ess-A-Bagel has large batches of cream cheese that they place in these containers for shipment. I can assure you that the cream cheese has not been eaten out of. The tool that they use to put the cream cheese into these containers is a large knifelike tool, which would make this type of groove in the container. My sincerest apologies for the confusion here! We very carefully consider the appropriate resolution for each customer as a team, and hope you'll give us a try again.

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1 review
2 helpful votes
February 18th, 2022

The cheese container for my cheese steaks broke open in delivery. They will refund the cheese but as for the ruined CHEESE steak sandwich I'm out of luck. I would have never paid 78$ for steak and bread sandwiches. Profits over service, keep away from them

Tip for consumers:
Don't use this site

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Cheessteaks from Pat's

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Shannon W. – Goldbelly Rep

Thank you for your feedback. It looks like a team member has further assisted you with this order. As the rest of your order arrived on time and in good shape, we're unable to fully refund your order, as only one portion of the order came damaged. In addition, we've also sent over a $15 coupon code to use towards a future order. We appreciate your patience while we worked on this issue!

Thumbnail of user alexanders283
1 review
0 helpful votes
July 28th, 2020
Verified purchase

Delivery arrived at dinner time which was perfect. The meal was delicious and very easy to prepare.

Thumbnail of user stevenr1122
1 review
0 helpful votes
July 23rd, 2021
Verified purchase

Everything I've ordered from Goldbelly has been as expected, and arrived on time. That gumbo from Commanders Palace tho. My happy place. Some stuff seems to be "sold out" and months later still hasn't come back like "prince st pizza", I wish they timed out the seller quicker so they restock or lose the listing. Shouldn't be sold out for half a year, that just means you stopped. But all in all, glad Goldbellys service is an option.

Tip for consumers:
It’s a good service to have when you have a craving. Still wish places would lose the listing if they stop shipping Goldbelly.

Products used:
Commanders Palace “Legendary seafood gumbo” and some lobster roll shack

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Shannon W. – Goldbelly Rep

Thank you so much for your feedback! We absolutely love Commander's Palace too!

Thumbnail of user betsyb91
1 review
1 helpful vote
August 4th, 2020
Verified purchase

Everything went as planned. I worried about sending a chocolate fudge cake to Arizona in 110 degree weather but it arrived intact!(In fact it was still frozen)

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1 review
10 helpful votes
June 12th, 2020

I was so excited to treat my family with a deli dinner from Wexler Deli in LA to include corned beef, pastrami, turkey, Cole slaw, Russian dressing. Arrived in large box with food in an aluminum thermal bag that had not been sealed. The food had fallen out of the bag and was loose in box. Two very small cold packs were warm. Would you eat warm meat and Cole slaw? We wouldn't to we dumped it.

We get a weekly meal delivery of fresh food that takes three days of shipping. Always arrives properly sealed with large cold packs and very cold. So it can be done. Just not by Gold Belly and Wexler Deli

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1 review
10 helpful votes
September 6th, 2020

Chocolate Mousse cake was damaged. Cake top was smooshed onto plastic wrap leaving a hole in top. Also cake was not cold but warm. For amount of money spent for cake & shipping, greater care should have been taken for product to arrive in pristine condition. Expressed my concern with Goldbelly & awaiting their reply. Won't order again!

* Goldbelly attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond

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Shannon W. – Goldbelly Rep

Hi there,

Thank you for this feedback. We do regret to see the damaged that occurred in the delivery of your order. We're always combatting those warm summer temperatures and bettering our packaging practices to see that this happens less often. We appreciate you allowing us to reship this order for you, and we hope it was enjoyed much more the 2nd time around!

Thumbnail of user barbaranneh
1 review
0 helpful votes
August 14th, 2020
Verified purchase

From start to finish- everything was great! The carrot cake arrived on time, in perfect condition, and I'm told it was delicious!

Thumbnail of user keiths543
1 review
6 helpful votes
December 1st, 2020

My BBQ from Mighty Quinn's was shipped on Thursday with a Friday ETA. No delivery on Friday and no updates from Goldbelly. UPS tracker moved the ETA Monday before 9 p.m. Package has been sitting in Louisville for 3 days, Minimum of four days in transit for BBQ, for highly inflated prices. Not allowed to cancel orders... read the fine print. But don't worry. No delay in them charging your card. Never again. NO THANKS. Premise sounded good but a fail.

* Goldbelly attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond

Thumbnail of user ambern83
1 review
0 helpful votes
August 25th, 2020
Verified purchase

The follow up with my order not bring shipped to me. I was responded to in a timely manner.

Thumbnail of user davida4248
1 review
1 helpful vote
January 29th, 2023

Goldbelly has ZERO QA. Anyone with overpriced water, peanuts or brownies can sell their stale freezer burnt product for a premium. Complete rip off. If you find a purveyor you like then order from them direct... If they dont provide direct mail order then their product is probably made in some dirty sweat shop sitting on ice for months. Every product that I ordered has been complete garbage. Disputed with my amex and got all my money back because their product is filthy.

Tip for consumers:
Dont

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Rotten food

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Shannon W. – Goldbelly Rep

Thanks for your feedback. We appreciate you trying some items with us, we're sorry these missed the mark. Thanks for taking the time to connect with our team, we do hope you give our service another try in the future.

Thumbnail of user gregr389
1 review
1 helpful vote
February 13th, 2020
Verified purchase

The pieces of the little pies were delicious. The packaging for the pies was terrible. I thought they would be separated by partitions and protected. Instead they were loosely arranged in the box wrapped in paper. Only 2 of the 24 pies were intact. The other 22 were crushed and crumbled into multiple pie fragments.
The fragments tasted delicious. But, for the price of the order, I expected undamaged pies. Very disappointing.

* Goldbelly attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond

Thumbnail of user tifnin
1 review
0 helpful votes
July 29th, 2020
Verified purchase

Cake was delivered on schedule. Thawed it in the refrigerator-was moist and super sweet! Birthday girl loved it!

Thumbnail of user jessicab1249
1 review
2 helpful votes
June 12th, 2020

This will be my first and LAST order with Goldbelly.com. I did not receive any email communications advising how I am to customize my order. I reached out to the company to obtain more information, and my emails were ignored. Today is the date I requested the order for delivery for a loved one's birthday and it never came. All I am left with is a $100.00 charge on my card and no product and no info. If I could give 0 stars for this experience, I would. I am very unhappy with this order experience.

* Goldbelly attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond

Thumbnail of user matth413
1 review
0 helpful votes
June 2nd, 2020
Verified purchase

Online ordering is great! It can be done with a simple click. But after every click comes the lingering question of whether an order will ACTUALLY arrive, and when. GoldBelly answered this by showing real-time visually geolocated tracking of my shipment, and there was never any question when my New York bagels would arrive to my San Francisco stomach. Thanks!

Thumbnail of user rg446
1 review
1 helpful vote
April 1st, 2021

Goldbelly sent me a pizza with sausage that was expired. When I received the item it had been expired for 5 weeks (I received it in mid-February and it had expired in early January). When I contacted them they told me they could not replace the item because they did not want to incur additional shipping costs.

* Goldbelly attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond

Thumbnail of user candyg35
1 review
1 helpful vote
August 5th, 2020
Verified purchase

The delivery. Just a few days from UPS, some dry ice still left, items well packed and frozen. Complete 180 from the long time (6 days) FedEx took to deliver what would have been spoiled Italian beef. Goldbelly is back in my good graces but I heartily recommend using UPS or a shipping service that can deliver quickly.

Thumbnail of user chungn12
1 review
2 helpful votes
May 26th, 2021

I reported to Goldbelly support that the lobster that I received from Fulton Fish Market tasted like "bug spray" and their response was a "sorry" and a $15 coupon. Their minimum order is $50, so i'd have to place another order to use this coupon. Meanwhile, i had to throw away 4 lobster tails. Absolutely horrible customer service.

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Shannon W. – Goldbelly Rep

Hi Chung,

Thanks for your feedback. I'm sorry your order was not enjoyed as much as we would have hoped. A senior team member was in touch to further assit. We have passed your feedback along!

Thumbnail of user valerieh285
1 review
0 helpful votes
July 17th, 2020
Verified purchase

The piss was phenomenal... little bit of a wait, but well worth it my mom has already ordered another round of pizzas!

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About the business

Goldbely helps people find the best food from around the country and have it shipped to their door. We work with the best tastemakers, food purveyors, restaurants, farmers and fishermen to supply you with the best of the best from around the US.

Business History

Goldbely launched in 2012 and went through San Francisco based based Y-Combinator. We have been named one of Time Magazine's Top 50 Websites and received numerous accolades over the history of our business. We are an A+ Better Business Bureau accredited business- you can view our page here: http://www.bbb.org/greater-san-francisco/business-reviews/gourmet-shops/goldbelycom-in-san-francisco-ca-459441

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