Portmeirion Botanic Garden Collection Pasta Bowls Set of 6 - Assorted Floral Designs - Microwave, Dishwasher & Freezer Safe - Made in England - Perfect for Italian Dining, Entertaining & Everyday Use

I would have given a 5 star review because pottery and glazing on top is perfect or close to it. On the bottom of 5 out of six bowls was a blemish/ raised small imperfection. This set is beautiful and they were discounted. So I will live with and love them.Terrific price! These dishes were far more money at other storesreplaced older bowls with these updated , smooth, large pasta bowls. Love them, will be ordering moreALreadt=y have the set but needed new pasta dishes - thank youIn love with my new bowls, definitely worth the price.The dishes we packed well! In perfect condition. Good valueThese bowls are BEAUTIFUL! I’m so happy!These are sized generously, and have a deep but shallow curve to the sides. Being pasta bowls, they of course do not have a rim to them though amazon's photo seems to suggest one. I added these on since we have more people around on weekends, and pasta is a weekend favorite. These are made in the UK and are as beautiful as my other Botanic Garden pieces. I found that the Botanic Roses and these tropical patterns are a creamier base color than my original garden pieces which have a slight greenish tint to the cream base. But these are beautiful added on and you don't really notice the shade difference when you set the table. I use them for soup as well if I want larger portions, interchangeably with the fruit bowl since they don't seem to make the large rim soup bowls in roses or tropical.I like this more girly feeling china vs the super tough fiesta which is the staple of my all boy(cept for me) household. There were no flaws in the bowls I received, but on the outside or bottoms, I know there are always occasional bumps made by flecks of sand. These are noticeable in all but the bake ware, and across pieces I have from over 15 years ago and bought from various stores too. So its not quite fine china. They are tough and designed for gentle everyday use, but I use them for weekends. If you're just starting your collection, these tropical prints are gorgeous though the summery roses are my personal favorite. Lovely to be reminded of vacations in warmer climes.It is portmerrion. It is beautiful. I bought 12. It is about as small as you could possibly get away with as a pasta bowl. Another 2 inches (5cm) would be ideal.but not quite the right size, needs to be slightly bigger in my opinionWell packedAs they say sold as seen, replaced identical dishesDirect from England to Australia in 10 days. Packing was less than stellar but arrived in perfect condition (not broken or chipped). With postage this was half the cost of local stock, literally. The same quality we expect from the range, almost indestructible and are fine in the dishwasher.These are 'Pasta bowls' but work great for pasta (of course), cereal (much better than the tiny oatmeal bowls in the range), stew, rice, general prep bowls and shelling peas. Maybe a little shallow for soup but ok. Too big for ice-cream - try the 14cm bowl instead.