Nervure 350 piece gold plastic dinnerware review
Fifty guests covered end to end, and a caution about hot liquids you should read.
A complete 350 piece set for 50 guests: dinner plates, dessert plates, knives, forks, spoons, cups and napkins in white and gold.
Check price on AmazonSpecifications
| Spec | Detail |
|---|---|
| Coverage | 50 guests |
| Contents | 50 dinner plates, 50 dessert plates, 50 knives, 50 forks, 50 spoons, 50 cups and 50 napkins |
| Material | Heavy food grade plastic, BPA free |
| Durability | Resistant to breaking, bending and snapping |
| Reuse | Washable and reusable, or disposable |
| Not suitable for | Boiling hot liquids, microwave use or dishwasher use |
Specifications above come from Nervure's published product specifications. Treat pricing as approximate, since Amazon pricing moves.
What it does well
- It is a complete setting. Plates, dessert plates, three pieces of cutlery, a cup and a napkin per guest, which is what a caterer would otherwise charge per head to supply.
- Heavy plastic rather than the flimsy kind, which matters because a plate that flexes under a plated main course is worse than no plate.
- It washes and reuses, so a rehearsal dinner and the wedding can come from the same box.
- Gold rimmed white reads as formal at table distance, which is the distance most guests see it from.
- At around $1.40 per guest for a complete setting, it is one of the largest savings available in a self-catered wedding.
Where it falls short
- Not for boiling hot liquids. Nervure states this plainly, and it means the cups are for cold drinks. Coffee and tea at the end of a wedding meal need something else entirely.
- Not microwave safe and not dishwasher safe, so the reuse claim means hand washing.
- Fifty guests per set. A hundred guest wedding needs two, and the maths is easy to get wrong when the guest list moves.
- Plastic looks like plastic in close-up photographs. At table distance it reads as formal, and in a detail shot of the place setting it does not.
- There is a real environmental cost to 350 pieces of single-use plastic, and rental china exists at a comparable per-head price in many areas.
What owners report
Owners consistently report that they look considerably better on a table than expected and that the cutlery is the weakest part, which is true of nearly every plastic dinnerware set. Reports of the plates handling a full plated meal without flexing are common. The hot liquid limitation is the one that catches people out, usually at the coffee stage of the evening.
The bigger decision is whether to self-cater at all, and self catering vs catered wedding works through what a caterer actually includes. Disposable plates vs charger plates covers how to make a disposable setting look intentional, and the wedding catering calculator puts the per-head number against the rest of the food budget.
Who it suits
- Self-catered and buffet weddings.
- Backyard and village hall receptions with no on-site china.
- Couples whose caterer supplies food but not tableware.
- Rehearsal dinners and welcome parties where china is overkill.
Who should skip it
- Weddings serving coffee or tea, since the cups are not for hot liquids.
- Couples who want china in the detail photographs.
- Anyone able to hire real crockery at a similar per-head cost.
Alternatives worth considering
A charger under a disposable plate is the trick that makes the setting read as intentional rather than as a compromise.
Check price on AmazonSince the cups are not for hot liquids, a cold drinks station is the natural pairing, and glass dispensers look far better than jugs.
Check price on AmazonDisposable tableware on a bare hired table reads as a buffet. On a floor length white cloth it reads as a wedding.
Check price on AmazonCommon questions
Can you put hot drinks in the cups?
No. Nervure states the plastic utensils are not suitable for boiling hot liquids, along with no microwave and no dishwasher. If coffee and tea are being served after the meal, you need separate hot cups, and that is a purchase people discover at the wrong moment.
How many sets does a wedding need?
One set covers 50 guests completely. A hundred guest wedding needs two, and it is worth buying for your final guest count plus a margin, because a set that is ten place settings short on the day cannot be topped up locally.
Do disposable plates look cheap at a wedding?
At table distance, gold rimmed heavy plastic reads as formal, and in close-up detail photographs it reads as plastic. Layering them over a charger plate and a proper tablecloth is what closes most of that gap, which our disposable plates versus charger plates comparison covers.
Is disposable cheaper than hiring china?
Usually, and not always. Hire prices vary widely by region and often include collection and washing, which disposables do not. Price both per head before deciding, and count the labour of clearing 350 pieces of plastic into bags at midnight as a real cost.
Keep reading
- Disposable plates vs charger plates
- Self catering vs catered wedding
- Wedding catering calculator
- White round tablecloths review
- Glass drink dispensers review
- Jusalpha acrylic cake stand review
This review draws on published specifications, manufacturer figures and the consensus of verified owner reviews. We have not tested this product ourselves, and we say so rather than implying otherwise. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.