Why this plate earns its place
The 165 mm side plate is the workhorse of a multi-course table. It carries bread, amuse, appetiser, or a palate cleanser without commanding the table, and it sits confidently next to larger plates without looking undersized. The coupe profile — gentle slope to the base, a rim that catches the eye — stacks without rocking, and the black porcelain hides crumbs and service marks.
Porcelain this weight moves well through a dishwasher. The glaze is durable against scraping and scuffing, and the black absorbs heat and light in ways that matte finishes do not. Five or six plates stack without pressure, which matters when you are moving a re-set between courses.
Churchill covers these with a 5-year edge chip warranty — rims that chip from use, not impact, are replaced. For venues running multi-course service, replacement stock is worth the cost per plate to maintain consistency across tables.
