Dungeon Meshi absolutely oozes personality, and leaves you with a smile on your face at every turn.
This anime follows an eccentric party of four delving into a dungeon, with the primary purpose of rescuing their lost and/or deceased friend/sister Falin. As far as the show's strengths are concerned, it is carried by its characters and their hilarious interactions, rather than by a gripping plot.
Each character has a clearly defined personality, with their own weaknesses and strengths, and the show does a wonderful job of casting them into bizarre situations and showcasing not only their great teamwork - perhaps reminiscent of your typical co-op video game dungeoneering experience - but also their hilarious and occasionally wholesome interactions with one another.
Animation is solid, crisp and the style lends itself well to the show's offbeat personality; monsters, backgrounds and characters alike are all animated with great expressiveness.
The soundtrack is nothing to sneeze at, but also nothing extraordinary - better than average IMO.
As far as the food-porn aspect goes, this doesn't usually interest me so much - but it was personally enjoyable in this case, so I definitely think this will appeal to watchers who favor that genre.
There is a bit of an abrupt tone shift around halfway through, which lasts for 2-3 episodes. This, for me, was the weakest part of the show; as mentioned previously, the plot is arguably the weakest aspect - not that it is bad, but rather, everything else outshines it.
Plot: 7
Characters: 9.5
Animation: 8.5
Soundtrack: 7.5
Enjoyment: 9.5