Shops selling crockery?

Jellybaby_1

Anywhere in Dublin, I already tried the larger stores, Home Store & More, Arnotts, Woodies, Debenhams, Argos, Ikea, and supermarkets, so are there any small independent shops selling random crockery? I won't be able to shop for a quite a while now anyway but over the last year or two I've been looking for smallish plates 8 inches or thereabouts. Larger than side plates, smaller than dinner plates. They might be called salad or dessert plates, can't find anything anywhere. Anyone got any pointers for me when lockdown ends?

You could try Meadows and Burns.

Garlinge

Charity shops? or there are online companies to match missing piece of a particular pattern.

strandroad

Try TK Maxx when it's back, they stock unusual bits and pieces. You can check their UK website to see if they show up at all.

Jellybaby_1

Thanks for the replies. Never thought of Meadow & Byrne, will keep it in mind. Yes, I've been to several charity shops and I've also been into TKMaxx, probably worth another visit. I don't need to match any pattern, its just the size is hard to track down. Fingers crossed in a few weeks time I can get to them.

miezekatze

There's a homeware store near Stephen's Green called Stock, might be worth a visit. Or try Sostrene Grene maybe.

Jellybaby_1

Thanks. Its years since I was in Stock, forgotten all about it. I was in Sostrene last year and didn't see anything, might get back there again.

miezekatze

There's a shop called Butler's in Stephen's Green shopping centre too, might be worth checking out too.

Jellybaby_1

Many thanks. Lots of new ideas I had not thought of.

coylemj

Jellybaby_1 wrote: »

...... I've been looking for smallish plates 8 inches or thereabouts. Larger than side plates, smaller than dinner plates. They might be called salad or dessert plates, can't find anything anywhere.

I have a few of them, they came in an Arklow dinner set which I bought about 30 years ago. When my mother saw them, she immediately identified them as 'pudding plates' but I think 'dessert plate' is what they're known as these days.

Nisbets is a major supplier of catering equipment, I buy stuff from them from time to time and they have a very good article on plate sizes here....

https://www.nisbets.ie/size-of-plates

Jellybaby_1

coylemj wrote: »

I have a few of them, they came in an Arklow dinner set which I bought about 30 years ago. When my mother saw them, she immediately identified them as 'pudding plates' but I think 'dessert plate' is what they're known as these days.

Nisbets is a major supplier of catering equipment, I buy stuff from them from time to time and they have a very good article on plate sizes here....

https://www.nisbets.ie/size-of-plates

That's perfect! Thanks for that. I never knew they were in Dublin!

coylemj

Jellybaby_1 wrote: »

That's perfect! Thanks for that. I never knew they were in Dublin!

In fact, neither did I (know that they had a bricks and mortar shop in Ireland) until I read your reply I only ever purchased mail order from them.

In normal times, their business of supplying to the catering trade hits a trough in August when all the mobile catering companies doing summer festivals, race meetings etc. have all the gear they need so to fill the gap, Nesbit's offers free delivery for online orders. That's typically when I order stuff from them.

BTW, I measured the plates in my Arklow set, the side plates are 7" diameter and the dessert/pudding plates are 8.25" diameter. I am into the metric system but as they're 30 years old, I reckoned they were manufactured to imperial specifications.

tscul32

Ikea's side plates range from 16cm to 22cm.

Jellybaby_1

tscul32 wrote: »

Ikea's side plates range from 16cm to 22cm.

Just checked them there, I sorted via size, but they're not floating my boat.

Jellybaby_1

Actually ended up getting a few of them in Ikea! They're not paricularly pretty, a bluey green, but just the right size.