Kitchen Reviews

This Stainless Steel & Glass Diner Cake Set is gorgeous! If your thinking of getting it for yourself or a gift, dont hesitate, you will not be disappointed! The glass dome is heavy which is great, not flimsy thin glass at all. Looks great sitting on our buffet.

Wonderful product - heavy weight and well made. This has been a delightful and useful addition to my 50's style, diner kitchen.

How can a product achieve pefection? Anchor-Hocking must know the secret because their Stainless Steel Diner-Style cake plate set is unsurpassed in terms of quality, design and function. This product will not disappoint the customer who seeks retro styling nor those seeking ultra-modern design. Once it arrived I assembled it (EASY) and this is one of the very few items which looks even more attractive on your table than in its' picture at the site! I am a perfectionist and yet even after taking the Diner Cake Set out of packaging the Stainless Steel did not require washing or wiping, unbelievable quality. It's flawless. How often can you find a retro-style product that has retro-style QUALITY? This product delivers on all counts. I know "it's ONLY a cake plate" but...you know, it's not: it's more than a cake plate. It's art and craftmanship, design and function -- at a great price, too!

I ordered this cake plate and dome for my mother, shortly before Thanksgiving of 2002. The first time it arrived, after 3 weeks, it was in about 1,000 pieces. The UPS driver realized that upon delivery and returned the item. When it was sent the second time, which wasn't until around Christmas, it arrived with the handle to the dome broken off. So, long story short, no cake plate for Mom! Amazon.com should really examine how they pack items like this.

I first have to say the Union Square Cake Dome and matching tidbit tray arrived at my home with not ONE scratch, crack, chip or any other mutilation! It arrived on the very first day of the estimated delivery date.

The cake stand and dome are even more impressive looking than the picture gives them credit for. I was impressed with the stability of the items and was surprised at how heavy they are, witout "looking" heavy. They are quite functional and can accomodate sizeable cakes, as I have found out. I am beyond pleased with this order and am glad that I ordered it. It is difficult to find "square" cake plates with covers, I have found. I have an antique square cake tube pan that was my grandmother's and have found it difficult, to say the least, to find a covered cake plate or stand to accomodate it. FINALLY!

The tidbit tray is equally heavy and functional. It looks beautiful with the cake dome on the table. I have not used it, yet, but it will be useful at family dinners especially during the holidays. It is very stable and it not likely to tip while in use. It is large enough to accomodate an impressive amount of food. The pattern is beautiful and is not easily seen in the picture. I am looking forward to using these items together SOON!

Thank you for your prompt service and for your excellent method of packaging!

This cake dome has a great appearance. It wouldn't look out of place in any setting, and with a five inch vertical clearance it offers plenty of space. The biggest surprise was the "heft" -- From the photo I was expecting something much lighter and I was delighted to discover how substantial it is, weighing in at over 10 pounds.

The punch bowl aspect is a great bonus! I was concerned that the inverted dome might be "shaky" or slippery on the pedestal, but it seems surprisingly stable... the pieces don't "lock" together, but they do fit together solidly. There's no need to be concerned about it coming apart or falling over from a small bump.

The only negative aspect has nothing to do with the item, just with the shipping. The two-piece dome is packed by the manufacturer in a sturdy box with protective inserts -- quite adequate for display in the store and taking it home with you in your car, but obviously inadequate for shipping. If the package were to be shipped in just the manufacturer's carton it seems quite possible that it will not arrive intact. I wonder if the first one I ordered was shipped this way, because it was reported as "destroyed in shipment, merchandise discarded" by the shipping company. Since it never arrived (and was never returned...) Amazon required almost a month's wait before treating it as lost and sending out a second one.

Once the replacement was shipped, it arrived quickly and safely, with the manufacturer's box having been safely enclosed in two other boxes, and sufficient packing material between layers.

The moral of the story? It's worth the wait, but plan ahead for a possible delay in receiving it!

My step-daughter got a set of glasses, and 3 family members cut themselves because they broke as they were washing them. I thought I'd replace her [poorly made] and dangerous ones with these, due to what I thought of as the quality name brand Anchor Hocking. She already got a different set of glasses, so I kept them for myself. One was broken in the box when I opened them up. I thought no big deal. I started using them, and within a month, of the 16 total, I am down to only one large one and four small ones. I also have 2 less butterfly stitches and 6 less bandaids in my cabinet. My daughter informed me that these were the EXACT glasses she experienced the same problems with. I am sorry to discover that Anchor Hocking is no longer going to be associated with quality, as it used to be in the past.

I love the look of these, and they've been a great value--about seven years ago I bought four of all 4 sizes, and only two are gone (my grandchildren love the oversized ones)! In 40 years, I never found glasses that went with everything, and survived, so I'm stocking up with this large set of my favorite sizes. Thank you, Amazon.com!

It's amazing, I purchased a set of 8 of the Old Fashion glasses 5 years ago and still have 7 left [the 8th suffered a fall onto our tile floor].

They are good looking, nicely balanced and used regularly. Washing in the dishwasher hasn't been a problem!!!

I don't know how anyone could be sorry for buying these glasses.

By the way, comparing these glasses to others offered they are very inexpensive.

I'm placing an order with Amazon for another set.