Dinnerware Set

Just like in our shop, we first look at what you already have at home and for how many persons the set is. Then it’s about your budget and what the set needs to be able to do every day. Start below with the difference between a plate set and a set with bowls.

Plate set or complete dinnerware set: what’s included?

A dinnerware set for six persons contains twelve or eighteen plates. The most common is the set with dinner plates, breakfast plates, and bowls, six of each. A plate set swaps those bowls for deep plates, so you end up with eighteen plates. In our sets for six, you encounter both about equally often, while in the sets for four, those with bowls are more common.

Which set fits depends mainly on what you are still missing:

A plate set: if you already have the bowls. The Cosy & Trendy Dinnerware Set Speckle - White 18-piece / 6 persons - 6 dinner plates, 6 deep plates, and 6 breakfast plates is white with a fine speckle.

Cosy & Trendy Dinnerware Set Speckle - White 18-piece

A set with bowls: if you don’t have any bowls yet. The bowls from our own Cookinglife Dinnerware Set Noria 18-piece / 6 persons - 6 dinner plates, 6 breakfast plates, and 6 bowls are 16 cm wide, the all-round size in our shop.

Cookinglife Dinnerware Set Noria 18-piece

A set with deep plates and bowls: if you are missing both. From our own brand, that is for example the Cookinglife Dinnerware Set Stratton 24-piece / 6 persons - 6 dinner plates, 6 breakfast plates, 6 deep plates, and 6 bowls.

Cookinglife Dinnerware Set Stratton 24-piece

A set with mugs: if you also want to drink coffee and tea from the same series. Mugs and plates in sleek white come together in the Cosy & Trendy Dinnerware Set Astera Pure 16-piece / 4 persons - 4 dinner plates, 4 breakfast plates, 4 bowls, and 4 mugs.

Cosy & Trendy Dinnerware Set Astera Pure 16-piece

If you are missing just one type of plate, then a whole set is not necessary: with our individual plates, you only buy what is missing.

Can a dinnerware set be used every day?

The dishwasher is listed among the features of all our sets that are in stock, and the microwave for almost all of them. That mention indicates that a set can withstand the dishwasher, but does not promise that the edges will remain intact.

In reviews about dinnerware, you often read that after a while, corners chip off the edges.

This collection includes sets made from four materials:

Most of our sets are made from earthenware, sometimes with a reactive or speckled glaze for those who love a handcrafted look.
A smaller portion is made from porcelain, including sets from our own brand. You will find only porcelain together in our porcelain dinnerware sets.
There are a few sets made from opal glass and glass from Villa d'Este. The Villa d'Este Home Dinnerware Set Scallop White Opal Glass 18-piece / 6 persons - 6 dinner plates, 6 breakfast plates, and 6 deep plates is shock-resistant according to the product information and can therefore withstand a bump.

Villa d'Este Home Dinnerware Set Scallop White Opal Glass 18-piece

Two sets from Mepal are made from plastic, such as the Mepal Dinnerware Set Silueta Nordic White 8-piece / 2 persons - 2 plates, 2 deep plates, 2 bowls, and 2 cups. According to Mepal, it is extremely strong and therefore handy with young children or when camping, but it cannot go in the oven.

Mepal Dinnerware Set Silueta Nordic White 8-piece

Does a second box have the same colour as the first?

Reactive and hand-finished glaze colours vary slightly from piece to piece, even within one box. That variation makes such a glaze lively and is not a production error. A second set that you order later may differ in shade from the first. Therefore, two sets for the same table should be ordered in one order.

If you find that difference beautiful, take the ONA Dinnerware Set Freckles Green 12-piece / 4 persons - 4 dinner plates, 4 breakfast plates, and 4 bowls. In that set, each piece is slightly different. If you are looking for even more variety, you will find that in our dinnerware sets in mixed colours.

ONA Dinnerware Set Freckles Green 12-piece

For how many persons do you take a set, and how do you set the table for more?

Almost all our sets are for two, four, or six persons. A set for two is for example the Broste Copenhagen Dinnerware Set Nordic Vanilla 6-piece / 2 persons - 2 dinner plates, 2 breakfast plates, and 2 bowls.

Broste Copenhagen Dinnerware Set Nordic Vanilla 6-piece

With four, you can choose our own Cookinglife Dinnerware Set Baia Brown 12-piece / 4 persons - 4 dinner plates, 4 breakfast plates, and 4 deep plates, a plate set made of porcelain. You can find more sets for four in our dinnerware sets for 4 persons.

Cookinglife Dinnerware Set Baia Brown 12-piece

You have the most choice for six persons, and in our dinnerware sets for 6 persons, we help you choose between one set and two sets. If you are setting for eight or more, you combine two sets from the same series. If you have ten at the table, you can also take the Cosy & Trendy Dinnerware Set / Plate Set Streetfood 20-piece - 10 dinner plates and 10 breakfast plates, a plate set with only flat plates.

Cosy & Trendy Dinnerware Set / Plate Set Streetfood 20-piece

Which dinnerware set fits your budget?

If you replace your dinnerware every few years, a budget-friendly set will suffice: under €100 you already have sets for six persons. If you want both deep plates and bowls for six in one box, expect a set from the mid-range. Above €200, you will find sets made of stoneware and fine bone porcelain.