Portmeirion Botanic Garden Dinner Plates, Set of 6 - Assorted Floral Motifs

After 31 years my set of plates is a bit dinged up. I didn’t have this particular flower in my set and it is a pretty replacement plate!

I have been a fan of Portmeirion since the mid 1970's. I was very excited to see that there were additional dinner plates that I could add to two previous editions (1972 and approximately 2003) to give my set 18 different designs. The three different issues blend together nicely. Don't let the word "Exotic" deter you from adding to any of the other editions of these plates. To me, these are just another extension to a beautiful line of dinnerware. There are some actual plate design differences between the three editions, however, they still stack nicely and no one would probably notice unless they look at the plates' undersides to detect this. One of the plates from this specific set does have several flaws on its underside. Not sure how this will hinder the plate's performance in the future, but I'll update this review if I notice anything that causes me to reduce this rating to 4 stars instead of 5. Finally, my experience with Portmeirion as a whole has been a good one. In the 40+ years that I have owned this line, I have had only two "casualties" with neither being a fault of the manufacture of the dish. These dishes have held up to everyday use and are still almost as beautiful as the day I got them. I expect the same from this recent purchase and I highly recommend that anyone interested in Portmeirion to give this set a try. They are truly beautiful.

Make sure they are from England.

I have had Portmeirion dishes for many years. Never have I tired of them. My daughter suggested I replace several as they have gotten faded during the years. So happy with them. Highly recommended!!!

It’s a beautiful plate that I will be using as a wall hanging. It came quickly and was wrapped well in bubble wrap to protect it during shipping.

I had the same situation, where one plate was crushed. What a shame it is too, because I wonder what will happen to the rest of the plates when I return them. My replacements came packaged the same way, but this time all were in good condition. i ordered the Holly and the Ivey set too earlier, and they came fine -- from Fed Ex, as did my replacement set of Botanicals, but the set of Bo's that had a plate crushed was USPS! I am not even sure why my H&I set came Fed Ex, but I am glad because did not want to wait to use them! At any rate, these plates feel good in the hand, have nice deep edges/rims to keep food from easily sliding out - a plus for living room eating. The illustrations are very well done too. I wish there were more! I am into gardening, and it appears that the flowers on the plates are not typical here in the States, but for the peony. No matter, just a tid-bit. Who knows I may be wrong, and living in Maryland, I am only going with what grows in this growing zone. Cheers and enjoy!

You cna get these chapter at your local discount stores, but I needed them quickly with little fuss. They look nice and seem new.

I bought an entire set of Port Meirion large plates, dessert plates and bread plates and this is what it looks like 5-6 years later. The cracks started almost immediately and this is the end result. I paid a lot of money for these and I cannot tell you how utterly disappointed I am. I bought this set to complement an extisting one which I purchased 10 years ago. My 10 year old set does not have anything wrong at all with them. BUYER BEWARE!

Beautifully designed and made!

Finally got a set in one piece. Previously ordered and returned broken. Better packaging this time. Great product. Looks amazing. Love the floral designs.

Consegna in ritardo, ma i piatti sono perfetti e bellissimi. Nessun danno.

Trotz der Lieferung aus England erfolgte die Lieferung sogar drei Tage früher als angekündigt. Die Teller sind makellos und der Preis ist ebenfalls top!

I needed to replace some broken or scratched Portmeirion plates – some were over 30 years old. A few belonged to my father and were about 50 years old!! A real testament to their quality. These plates are extremely hard-wearing and tough. They are over a quarter of an inch (6mm) thick and so quite heavy. The glaze is very thick and shiny, giving good protection to the pattern. They are microwave, dishwasher, freezer and oven friendly, attractive and very long-lasting. Overall, they are extraordinarily high quality. The plates I purchased were identical diameter to my originals, they even stack together precisely. In my experience there are only three ways to damage these plates. Place it on a hot vitroceramic hob which will crack it, drop it onto a stone floor or use an electric carving knife on it (even this strong glazing will be damaged). Otherwise these plates are virtually indestructible!