Pfaltzgraff Everyday Tuscan Olive 16-Piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 4

by Pfatlzgraff Everyday

Product Features

• Inspired by the Olive groves of Tuscany, this 16-piece dinnerware set includes four place settings
• Each setting includes a 10-3/4-inch dinner plate, 8-1/2-inch salad plate, 6-inch soup/cereal bowl and 14-ounce mug
• Crafted from durable Earthenware and features warm hues of yellow and orange accentuated with deep green
• Use it everyday or for special occasions; beautiful enough for entertaining and warm and welcoming for family
• Safe to warm in the microwave and to clean in the dishwasher

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 10.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 22 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00375MKO4
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 5058467
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,659 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #25 in Kitchen & Dining > Tabletop > Dinnerware Sets

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Inspired by the Olive groves of Tuscany, this 16-piece dinnerware set includes four place settings, each with a 10-3/4-inch dinner plate, 8-1/2-inch salad plate, 6-inch soup/cereal bowl and 14-ounce mug. The set is crafted from durable Earthenware and features warm hues of yellow and orange accentuated with deep green. Use it everyday or for special occasions. Beautiful enough for entertaining, the set is always warm and welcoming for family. Pieces are microwave and dishwasher safe.

Product Description

Climb up the Italian hillsides of Tuscany and you will see all of the colors that have been captured on our Tuscan Olive dinnerware. Golden sunshine muted through the trees of deep loden green, terra cotta pots, and a green, the shade of grass, beneath the flourishing olive trees where nets are spread to catch the falling olives. 16 piece, service for four, includes (4) each: 10-3/4-inch dia. dinner plate, 8-1/2-inch dia. salad plate, 6-inch dia. soup/cereal bowl & 14oz. mug.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good dinnerware set, December 1, 2010

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der_dicht (Pie Town, NM USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pfaltzgraff Everyday Tuscan Olive 16-Piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 4 (Kitchen)

Being recently divorced I needed a nice looking set of dishes which was not in the motif of my married life. I chose the Pfaltzfraf Tuscan patter for the price and the look. I live in a rural area and need to receive my shipments at the post office if at all possible. That being said, the dinnerware shipped and arrived quickly but over 1/2 the items were broken due to the poor packaging from Pfaltzgraff and the equally poor packing by Amazon. I submitted a broken, please replace order and received the replacement set in pristine condition although the packaging was the same - go figure! Amazon sent me 2 sets of return emails - one that I pay the shipping and the others with UPS return shipping at Amazon's dime - confusing but I am using the free method. Ok, down to the dishes - they are nice and not a mass produced produced so there are some very, very minor blemishes. But I like that - they are kind of like me: very reasonable value but with character blemishes that make them endearing :-). I recommend this dish set but understand that you may need to stay involved for a while to get exactly what you want.

Oh - the cups are large, but this is nice. You can even use them for a good cup of soup. And the bowls are large, but tall. Very nice for soup and cereal. I wouldn't use them for salad as they are somewhat deep. The salad plates and dinner plates are a perfect size. I wash everything by hand right now so I don't know how they hold up in the dishwasher. However, there is a warning in the Pfaltzfraff literature with the dishes about the bottom of the plate that is not glazed - do not set the plate in water or soak it before you put it in the microwave or significantly change the temperature it will be in as they may crack.

The dishes are not heavy - this is nice, but to me this means I need to take a little bit of care of them as I use them.

All in all I like the dishes and would order them again.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not up to my expectations, April 2, 2011

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BoogersInWhite "reviewer extraordinaire" (NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pfaltzgraff Everyday Tuscan Olive 16-Piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 4 (Kitchen)

Pfaltzgraff has been synonymous with quality in my life. When I saw the beautiful colors and muted pattern of these pieces I was very happy as they fit perfectly with my decor. Unfortunately I think they must be from Pfaltzgraff's "B" line as they are not up to the standards that I have known in Pfaltzgraff products before.

First I had trouble getting two complete sets from Amazon that weren't broken. I believe that they shipped me four boxes before I finally received 8 undamaged place settings. But true-to-form Amazon came through and replaced/had removed both of the damaged boxes.

The place settings were as much as I expected. The color was as it is represented on Amazon's site. Each piece was slightly different as I believe they are hand painted. Very nice.

It is now six months later. Three of the pieces have chips on their edges. They are never mishandled and go gently into my dishwasher. I am always careful that the items in my dishwasher are spaced not to knock against each other. This tells me that these plates are not made to stand normal handling. Secondly it is obvious that the glazing on different pieces is not of consistent quality. Some of the bowl and cup interiors are still shiny and their original color. Some of them, however, are dull and get stained easily. Although soaking them in a bleach solution (recommended by the manufacturer) does remove most of the stain, this is not something that I have the desire to do. Additionally one of the cups that has minimal glaze has fine cracks in the glazing on it's interior. Bleach and water no longer reach the stains that have developed there, so I hide this piece in the back of my cabinet and make sure that this cup does not make its way to visitors.

It would be normal to think that I should just replace this set. Unfortunately I will probably buy yet another 4 piece set and just go on, as I haven't found a set that that I like as much for my decor. Also I have purchased complementary pieces (some are from another collection by Pfaltzgraff, whose plates I don't like). If I get another set then I will have to replace these pieces as well, making it more financially advantageous to just buy the additional plates. I really need to contact Pfalzgraff, but as happens with most things, when you work it is hard to find the time to contact them during their business hours. I will do so however...maybe email?

At any rate, unless you are like me and this design fits you to a "T", and you are willing to replace your pieces regularly, I'd steer clear of this dinnerware set.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE IT!, July 1, 2010

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Ken Temple "KT" (Boston) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pfaltzgraff Everyday Tuscan Olive 16-Piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 4 (Kitchen)

Hi

I love these dishes. They look great. Everyone that sees them compliments them. They are the right weight. They arrived on time. I have nothing bad to say about them.