Chef Akila reviewProducts, prices, shipping and returns

What Chef Akila sells

Chef Akila sells frozen Indian meals: traditional curries, dals, biryanis and sauces, home-cooked and delivered frozen. The shop lists Meals for One, Combo Meals for One, Sides & Sauces, Party Packs and an eGift Voucher. Its special-diet collections cover Gluten-Free, Vegan, Vegetarian, Dairy free, Low-Carb/Keto and Low-Calorie. Products pictured on the site include Fried Aubergine Curry (Hot), Chettinad Curry Sauce, Staff Chicken Curry (Hot), Lamb Keema Madras (Hot), Spicy Chicken Biryani Meal (Hot), Lamb Curry Combo Meal, Lamb & Spinach Curry, Nadan Beef Curry (Hot), Chicken Korma Combo Meal (Mild), Nutty Lemon Rice (Mild), a CHICKEN LOVER’S CURRY BOX and a MEAT LOVER’S FEAST BOX. The brand states it offers 39 unique regional recipes and 53 healthy choices, including biryanis and rice items, vegetarian and vegan meals, and boxes of Yorkshire meat such as lean cuts of chicken or lamb.

Chef Akila prices

Chef Akila’s prices on the public product list run from 2 GBP to 100 GBP, with a middle price of 11.95 GBP. Individual items pictured include Chettinad Curry Sauce at 6.95 GBP, Spicy Chicken Biryani Meal (Hot) and Chicken Korma Combo Meal (Mild) at 7.95 GBP, Lamb Curry Combo Meal at 8.95 GBP, Fried Aubergine Curry (Hot) at 10.95 GBP, Staff Chicken Curry (Hot) and Lamb Keema Madras (Hot) at 11.95 GBP, Nadan Beef Curry (Hot) at 12.95 GBP, Lamb & Spinach Curry at 13.95 GBP and Nutty Lemon Rice (Mild) at 5.95 GBP. The CHICKEN LOVER’S CURRY BOX is listed at 59 GBP and the MEAT LOVER’S FEAST BOX at 75 GBP. The brand describes its meals as gourmet home food at takeaway prices with generous portions.

Chef Akila shipping

Chef Akila ships free on orders over £59 to mainland UK. Delivery is free to mainland UK for orders over £59; orders under £59 carry a delivery cost of £6.95 to cover insulated packaging and next day courier delivery. Deliveries are made within 1-2 working days by DPD/DHL courier, usually between Tuesday and Saturday, excluding bank holidays, and the customer chooses the delivery day at checkout. The food arrives frozen in insulated boxes packed with dry ice, tested to keep food frozen for up to 60 hours. Chef Akila delivers to most addresses in mainland UK, but not to Northern Ireland, the Highlands or all UK Islands, and not to postcodes AB, BT, HS, IV, KA27-28, KW, PA20-49, PA60-78, PH16-26, PH30-44, PH49-50 or ZE. An order can be changed, including delivery date, items or address, before 10 am on the day of dispatch.

Chef Akila returns

Chef Akila states that items once sent cannot be returned because of the perishable nature of its products. If food products arrive damaged, incorrect or incorrectly priced, customers should contact Chef Akila within 24 hours and in any event within 7 days to arrange a refund or replacement; refunds are issued within 14 calendar days of the day the brand agrees the customer is entitled to one, include all delivery costs paid, and are made by the original payment method. An order can be cancelled for a full refund at any time up to 24 hours before dispatch, but not after dispatch. Because the products are perishable, there is no right to cancel under the 14-day cooling-off period, and customers cannot return items merely because they have changed their mind.

Discounts and offers at Chef Akila

Chef Akila’s own pages state that delivery is free to mainland UK for orders over £59, with a delivery cost of £6.95 for orders under £59. The brand also sells eGift Vouchers that can be delivered instantly or at a date of the customer’s choice, and its footer lists a Points & Referrals programme and an Influencer Program. No other discounts, promo codes, subscription prices or group offers are stated on the pages read.

Good to know about Chef Akila

Chef Akila hand-cooks each item from scratch in small batches in its Yorkshire kitchen, using virgin cold-pressed oils or homemade ghee, freshly ground masalas and natural ingredients, with no base gravies, ready-made sauces or chemicals. The meals are fast-frozen within minutes of cooking, and the brand says they go from freezer to fork in under 10 minutes. Each pack carries a best before date, and all meals have at least 6 months before it. The brand states it has 56 Great Taste Awards, 5,000+ 5-star reviews and has been trusted by 50,000 curry lovers since 2016. All packaging materials are certified food safe and recyclable, with recycling given for cardboard, trays, film, dry ice covers, denim liners and bubble liners. Chef Akila’s frozen delivery promise is that meals arrive frozen at a safe temperature, and replacements are sent if courier damage or delay causes a problem.

What was read

These pages of Chef Akila’s own website, on 9 October 2026:

• Home page
• Shipping policy
• Returns policy
• About page
• Product list

This page sets out what Chef Akila offers, from what it publishes about itself. No product was bought or tested.