I have been going to this place for over 7 years. Dinner is so easy now. There is a variety of food. I get 3 serving dinners for the 2 of us. That usually leaves a serving for lunch the following day. My practice is to order 2 3-serving orders of each dinner. That way I can easily serve guests. Or say yes when my husband asks if we can have that again. Kamini, the owner is very personable and accommodating. She finds ways to fit changing schedules and diets. read more

Dream Dinner is a great program, but the Vasona station is not! We got a Groupon gift to try this station. Per instruction, I contacted them first. I emailed them 3 times and called twice for a month, and finally got hold on them. On the phone they said they were busy and would call me back in half an hour. But I never got a call back. They emailed me back with the instruction. In the instruction, the menu was much shorter than the real one. All the beef dishes were not allowed for us. Anyway I emailed back with my reservation with the information of the date, the order and the Groupon couopon. I got the emailed back saying the shrimp dish was too popular, and I was only allowed for a 3-serving. I am not a chicken eater, so I responded with another pizza dish. Then I stopped receiving any more respond, which made me believe everything was settled. We emptied the freezer and went on the setting day, but were told that we had no confirmation email. I showed them all the conversations, but we were still asked to leave. There was another customer after us with the same issue. I saw them left 5 minutes later. After all this hard work, I didn't get my dream dinner! Also I have used Groupon for the restaurants many times, and have never been asked to order the cheap dish only. I would rate them 0 star if there were any. read more

I've been to Dream Dinners 4 times and made about 36 different meals. At first I was skeptical because I'm not a frozen food person and rarely shop for food in the frozen aisle of my grocery store. I like to buy fresh ingredients and then make a meal. Recently my schedule has been so crazy that I find myself buying take-out 2x per week which also tends to be high in salt and also very processed. This is where Dream Dinners can really help out and save time. You basically preassemble 6 or more dinners (they have 3 or 6 serving sizes to choose from) from fresh and minimally processed ingredients, place them into a ziploc bag (okay not very ecological but time saving - always the tradeoff), then stick them into the freezer for those nights when you only have less than 30 minutes to get some food on the table. It usually takes me less than 1 hour to assemble 6 meals at Dream Dinners. It's a huge time savings that I don't have to shop for the ingredients nor clean my kitchen. It's much healthier than buying frozen food in a bag which is high in preservatives and salt. They have many heart healthy receipes low in fat and even a diabetic menu. All the meals come with a nutritional content guide, preparation times and instructions, and there is lots of info on the website if you misplace any of these. The portions are a reasonable size, I'm feeding a family of 6, and I find the 6 serving portion to be sufficient and ideal for the "waistline". They have preassembled meals if you're in a rush or can't attend a cooking session. I only wish that the ingredients were organic and they could use biodegradable plastic bags but of course, this would make the meals more expensive. read more

Visit # 2 Prepare healthy meals ahead with no hassle. Friendly and informative employees... Will be going back... Tried this place at first off of a Group On deal I bought over a year ago and now I am hooked. This is my 2 visit and I will come back again. This is great for those busy people who at times have such a busy schedule cooking food, healthy food is at the bottom of the priority. This helps take that out of the equation and makes an easy way to cook up a meal that isn't a frozen dinner. You go in on your appt day to create how many dinners you would like, I usually get the 6 serving, 6 dinners, which is the minimum purchase for the Dream dinner rewards. This is good cause you have 6 dinners through the month, I am not always home to cook the meals and it helps for those who maybe are not the best cooks to. Through it in the oven or a quick sizzle on the frying pan... and you have a wonderful dinner. Add a nice salad or sides to add more to your dinners SUPER EASY!! Going in Sept and trying to bring some friends to get hooked! read more

I love Dream Dinners. Thank you. I am pregnant with my second child and I am a working mom, it is awesome to "whip up a meal" quickly that smells and tastes delicious and is always sure to impress everyone. I am on my fourth session at Dream Dinners, and the menu always looks interesting and changes a lot. I do gluten free meals, and it is easy to see which menu items work since you assemble it yourself. For a fee, you can have the staff assemble the meals for you, convenient when you are having a busy month! The staff is super nice, always a great experience. I am hooked. read more

As part of a effort to eat better, I looked into Dream Dinners as a way to control portion size, spend less time cooking and most importantly sodium intake. First the food, everything we've had has been very good and tasted great. The cooking instructions were clear and easy to follow and clean up was a snap. The staff at Dream Dinners was very helpful and pleasant. They showed me how to put the meals together - which was very straight forward and were always near by if I had questions. If a station needed something, they quickly took care of it. The website has all the nutritional information for each meal and they also have diabetic friendly options as well. I've recommended Dream Dinners to several of my very busy friends and will continue to do so. Thanks Herbert Kellins, D.C. read more

My friend brought some Chicken Mirabella from Dream Dinners to my 2009 Christmas party and it was so good that I wanted to try it out for myself. I went to my first "session" yesterday and made about 10 items (including the Chicken Mirabella). They have an option where they'll assemble the dinners for you if you want but I went in myself because I like "being the chef." I love to cook and I thought this would take the fun out of it. I was pleasantly surprised. They made my first meal with me to show me how it works and it was very easy. I can't believe I have almost a dozen items sitting in my freezer that only took me 90 minutes to get together. Most of the items I made are cooked in the oven (I picked these on purpose because I'm strapped for time until April 15th) and you literally just pop it in the oven and come back 15-60 minutes later depending on the item and dinner is done. I eat very healthy and I always read labels. What I like is that they have all the nutritional information for every item. Many of their dinners are on the "healthy" side. I noticed that half of the people there were on their 4h or 12th or 15th consecutive monthly visit. I don't know if I'd do it every month like them, but I can see why some people do, especially moms. read more

Take your business to the Dream Dinners location at Vasona Station. I went there for years until I decided to try this Camden Park location due to its convenient hours. However, I will be taking my business back to Vasona Station immediately. I use the "Made for You" option where they pack the meal for you and you pick it up. I have a baby at home, so this service is great...at least it is at Vasona Station. The Camden Park location is extremely stingy in the amount of food they pack. I am not exaggerating--1.5 chicken breasts does not equate to 3 servings! My point of comparison is that the exact same meal packed for me by Vasona Station was more than enough food for me and my husband in the past. I wrote them an email to document my feedback about the various meals I had ordered. Based on the other Yelp reviews regarding their communications (or lack thereof), I wouldn't be surprised if they do not reply. Lesson learned. Convenient hours of this location does not trump the inconvenience of scrambling to make a second dinner every night because the Dream Dinners received from them was no where close to the amount advertised. read more

Purchased a Groupon a while back. This is an awesome idea. Could be a great gift for new moms, busy families, or just lazy singles like me. They have made the whole preparation process totally idiot proof (unless you're colorblind, in which case you might have to use a quarter of your brain). Lots of yummy choices: seafood, red meat, chicken, low cal, higher cal, etc. The ladies that work there were nice and super patient. The most amazing part is that they clean up after you and there will be very little mess at home when I actually cook the meals. Easy parking, easy to find, they provide you with containers or bags to put the meals into (all you will need is a large bag or box to carry everything to the car in), and aprons so you stay neat. I've already made a follow up appointment. With all that said, the only complaint I have is that it was hard to make an appointment (my initial appointment). I sent in a few emails and got no response. i did follow up with calls which eventually got everything sorted out. I think this is due to having the Groupon and it requiring more human interaction. I made a second appointment while I was there and expect to have no problems. read more

DO NOT BUY THIS GROUPON. First, the groupon instructions are NOT correct. You must email with your date AND menu. I found this after someone answering the phone (which I didn't realize would be a miraculous event). You are NOT allowed to choose from the "fast lane" which makes the groupon significantly less valuable. They DO NOT answer the phone even during published hours. They are NOT OPEN during published hours (I drove by several times). When are they actually open? Who knows!!! They DO NOT return emails! It is very confusing how a place of business could run a groupon and not be completely responsive. It has been a week and I am now asking groupon for a refund. It is not worth my time to continuously call several times a day to hope someone will answer. read more

My husband and I decided to give this a try when we got a Groupon offer. The day we went to use the Groupon was close to the expiration date, so it was very crowded. Overall, we had a good experience and decided to try it again. We had two problems when we tried it again. First, I need to eat gluten free, but it is hard to tell what is gluten free from their menu descriptions. I was assured that they would check my selections for me, and if they could make ingredient substitutions for me, they would. They also said that if there was an item I selected for which there was no substitution available, they would call and let me know so I could choose something else before our next appointment. I even wrote on my order form "Please check for gluten free" as a reminder. I received no phone calls, so I assumed everything was all set. However, when I got there, I found three of my selections were not gluten free, and no substitutions were made. The place was chaos because the owners had just come back from vacation. Others of my selections were not even available for me to make. I was told when they got restocked they would bring me what I had not been able to make myself. I left them with my phone number and address. I never received a phone call. When I did call back, I received a voicemail saying I could come by and get it. I didn't have time to do this (this is why I tried the service in the first place), so I just wrote it off and decided I would not be going back. read more

Great idea, big time saver, adds variety to your meal selection. The idea is you make your own dinners from their menu. The trouble is they often don't stock that items you need to prepare your dinner and you are forced to wait while they scramble to locate the missing items. Management seems clueless as to the basics of customer service. It should be simple, make sure the stations are stocked before your customers show up. Stocking while people are preparing meals leads to long waits and frustration. Been a customers for over a year, but it's been downhill recently. Third strike and their out. read more

What a nightmare. This has got to be the most poorly run operation I've seen in a long time. When I first tried to make meal selections and emailed the contact email address, it took them almost two weeks to get back to me and explain the process. Subsequently, when I followed the instructions, I did not receive an email reply until the day of my selected appointment, was told that that time wouldn't work, and was given a different appointment time. I was told over the phone to come in for an 11:15am appointment today, and I was sure to submit my selections via email ahead of time. I was told to just state in my email with my chosen selections that I was offered an appointment at this time. Hmm, I should have known that this would only lead to disaster.. Fast forward to my supposed appointment time. When I showed, up, it was absolute chaos. There was a huge line of people waiting in this tiny space, the phone was ringing off the hook, and they were now starting to turn people away at their own discretion. The woman ahead of me was in the same situation as I was, had sent an email with her selections but didn't officially get a confirmation reply, and the staff still found a way to accommodate her and fit her in. However, when I came up next, she told me that because I didn't have a confirmation email, I would have to come back at another time, DESPITE the fact that I was specifically told to come in today. They did not try to accommodate me despite having made an appointment with me over the phone and even when I explained that I drove a long distance to get to this location for the appointment and the fact that I work long hours and would not be able to make any other appointment prior to the expiration date. Here's a tip, Dream Dinners: if you're getting overwhelmed and not able to accommodate all of your Groupon customers, DON'T OFFER MORE APPOINTMENTS OVER THE PHONE! What a waste of time and money. read more

I love Dream Dinners! I have been coming here for the past four years and they are definitely the best. All the meals are delicious and easy to cook once at home. The owner and workers are very helpful too when it comes to substituting things out due to dietary restrictions. They are great for qiuck meals for single people or couples; I always have left overs for lunch the next day and they are just as good. I highly recommend this place for anyone who doesn't have time to cook or has difficulty picking recipes on the fly. Yum! read more

Please avoid doing business with the Vasona Station Dream Dinners location. After a horrible first round experience with them, e.g. no response to emails or phone calls after multiple attempts made to contact them over a period of one month, I finally got a reservation which I waited 3 weeks to fulfill, and only had success with constantly barraging them with telephone calls. I have seen that most of the reviews posted have the same complaints! They are the worst business I have ever dealt with in terms of customer service/ customer response. Unfortunately, I decided to give them another chance at my business, but the second round was just as frustrating....no response to emails or phone calls when I specifically asked them to confim/reply. The owner has absolutely no business management skills, and this complete lack of customer service will be their downfall eventually...Unless you are willing to accept this low level of service, save yourself the time, effort and frustration. Take your business elsewhere!!!!! read more

Just got my refund from Groupon today. What a waste of time. These guys didn't respond to five emails and two phone calls after we were told we'd get a call back. I even told them that no one called me back last time and was assured this wouldn't happen again. This was over a one month period and nothing! The concept is convenient but lack of customer service will be their downfall. read more

I go to Dream Dinners every month and I am about to hit my one year anniversary. =) I've been part of the Dream Rewards program where I get a whole bunch of discounts and prizes for coming in regularly. Here's what I love about them: --I work in the health care industry. When you work in health care, you yourself have to be healthy, because there's no way that you're clients are going to listen to you, if you aren't healthy. Dream Dinners has the nutritional information for every single item. As someone who reads nutrition labels, this makes life SO MUCH EASIER. --Variety. The variety here is AWESOME. --The owners had asked some of the customers to to calculate how much we save per month by being customers. Well, I used to spend about $350-500 per month minimum on dinner between going out to eat and grocery shopping. I now spend between $180-$190 monthly. While cost isn't a big factor for me, I do like having that extra money in my pocket to go shopping with! --I've found that the employees are really caring and attentive. When people have babies, the staff are always asking about them, and asking to see pics. When I come to a session I feel like they have been expecting me-- everything is customized to me! My name is on the fridge door. They have my cooking instruction labels waiting with my name on there, and my summary sheet waiting for me too. --I don't have to do any cleanup. I don't know about you guys, but I absolutely HATE having to clean up, and here I don't have to do anything!!! =) I do want to note that I went to another store in another state once and while that store was really good, I found the level of service at the Los Gatos store to be higher. Maybe because it's a more upscale/premium area? Anyway, check this place out, it's AWESOME!!! read more

Stay away! I bought a Groupon and I wasted my money. This business is not serious!!! To use the groupon you have to make an appoitment calling them or sending an email with the menu and day. I wrote several emails and I left more than 2 messages. They didn´t contact with me. I have been trying also to speak with them but most of the time they are not in the store and they don´t answer the phone. read more

Dream Dinners is a great idea! I went to a "singles" night, but with the main purpose of trying our their dinners. They are very easy to assemble. But, more important, they are super delicious and easy to prepare. Next time I go, I want to take my teenage sons. They like to help in the kitchen and now they can cook, and it will be my turn to wash the dishes. All the staff at Dream Dinners is very helpful. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to eat healthy at home, and doesn't have time to shop for lots of ingredients. Their spices alone would come to over a dozen jars in my cabinet. read more

Wow! It was unexpected! Taste was really great! Now I am totally stress free to prepare dinner or invite people. Los Gatos is little far from me but they have an assembling service with a few extra dollars. 18 meals under $100 with 5 star restaurant quality meals are something I feel like I hit the jack pot! When my son who does not know how to cook but loves good food comes home from college, I am sending him to assemble his favorites. read more

Bought Groupon to try -- called and emailed 3 times they never answered the phone or emailed back. Read the other reviews, its near impossible trying to get in touch with them! read more

My fiancé and I have been coming to the Los Gatos location for over 6 years. The staff is always very friendly especially the owner Kamini. She is always willing to help. I can't keep imagine cooking without them! They have taught me so much about cooking. Keep up the great work!! read more

If I can give no stars I would. Do NOTget the groupon. I got it on June 26 and now I am trying to get a refund. I have tried to contact them for about 3 months to just get an appointment and I still do not have an appointment and she is not responding to my emails and my groupon expires tomorrow. You cannot order online and must send email with order and appointment preference and can only order certain items and only 1 three serving of each of the nicer/items involving beef or seafood, because it is a groupon. None of this is stated on the groupon description. I called about 2 months ago to schedule and never got a call back. Then, I called again and left another voicemail after ~1 month (about end of Sept) saying if I do not hear from you I will request a refund. She finally returned that phone call. I could not get into the weekend I wanted because it was all booked so that took me into the following month. She gave me the instructions, which I needed since it was confusing. I guess with groupon you cannot set an appointment online. You have to email her your order and preferred appointment and she checks and books it. I checked the October menu and the items my family could eat was sold out so I emailed her on 9/29 to get November menu from her (it was not online yet). She sent it on 10/1. I sent an email with my order about a week later and asked for the first or 2nd weekend of Nov (she said if I book by 10/25, I would have met the groupon deadline). I never heard from her and I followed up with another email on 10/15 and 10/17. She still has not responded. I get only the voicemail each time I have called. She said email is the way to reach her, because it takes her a long time to respond to voicemails and that was the reason why she did not return my vm that was about 2 months old. This was supposed to save me time by preparing meals and storing but it has cost me more time and aggravation. I could have spent that time cooking my own meals and going to the store! read more

I love Dream dinners, Vasona Station is the only place would ever go. Kamini the owner has always been very accomodating to my request . The meals are excellent the portions are just right. It saves me so much time in planning my meals for the week. I have been a customer for 5 years. I love it and I highly recommend them. read more

I love this place! The food is great and the meals are fun to make! It was an amazing life saver when I had my baby. Our freezer was full of yummy food! My husband and I had a lot of fun making the meals together in the store as well. I highly recommend giving it a try. It's a great baby shower gift too! read more

I contacted Dream Dinners due to an offer on Groupon. I tried to call 3 times with no luck and no answering machine (I think the messages were full). Finally, on July 8th I sent an email. On July 17th (yes, over a week later), I received an email in response to my questions. My question was whether they had vegetarian alternatives on their menu and they said "yes", so I purchased the Groupon. A couple months later, when I was ready to use the Groupon, I called (again repeatedly) then sent email stating "Please tell me what vegetarian and fish options I will have and what appointments are available this month.". I was sent a menu almost completely of meat and was not told anything about appointment times or how to book. I responded with my frustration at which point I received a phone call. The woman said "Oh, we thought you were going to come in July." I never said any such thing...I merely told them that I needed to know if one can use their service if one does not eat meat before I purchased a Groupon. Anyway, she told me she would send me a vegetarian menu. Another week later, I wrote to them because I still had not heard back. I finally heard back and received an incredibly fat-filled, carb-heavy menu of items where tofu was just tossed in instead of chicken in dishes that made no sense as tofu dishes (e.g. herb-crusted chicken...really? herb-crusted tofu?). However, other items on the regular menu which would have made sense to be made with tofu were not on the list. There was absolutely no way to come up with 6 decent options for the intro offer. So, I said I'd like to see October's menu. The response I received was the regular menu and that if I told her which items I wanted, she'd tell me the vegetarian substitution. I'm going to choose my meals without actually knowing what they're going to be made with? I think not. What a nightmare experience. I do not recommend this place due to their lack of customer service. read more

I, too, was one of those who was introduced to DD by a Groupon. Now, I think anyone who has used Groupons before or who is a business owner, realizes that Groupon really never tells their customers what to expect--and how run over they will get, especially as the expiration time grows near. I have a lot of empathy for any business that tries to juggle all those people who wait till the last minute. BTW, I am also one of those people, LOL. Now onto my experience with DD. They have gone above and beyond to accommodate me and have been courteous and congenial at all times. The food is very good, and since it is just my husband and I, it take me a while to assemble 12 meals when I am there, so often, those who work there will ask me if they can help. Help? Sure can! They are constantly cleaning the stations, so everything is hygienic and easily found, the menus are easy to follow, and the cooking instructions simplistic. Thank you, DD Vasona!. PS. As much variety as possible would be a great thing! I have been back twice since my Groupon, so clearly I believe in it! read more

Agree with the other reviewers regarding groupon experience. The instructions on Groupon are NOT correct which caused frustrations that took about two weeks to resolve (from calling the store, emailing them without any response, emailing groupon, calling back the store again, etc). Also, I rushed from work to get there on time for my appointment at 6.30PM only to see a bunch of people waiting around because they were not ready for our group. I ended up waiting for about 45 minutes to start the session. I wished I had known this before so I didn't have to rush from the office and could get some work done. They seemed to be under-staffed and got overwhelmed by the Groupon purchase. This experience alone is a 1 star for me. However, after you pass all these, it turned out to be a good experience. I enjoyed assembling my meals. Also the tastes are great! I would recommend this to my friends. Overall, 3 stars. read more