Churchill New Horizons Marble Border Mediterranean Dish Orange 280mm
Product Description
The Churchill New Horizons Mediterranean Dish is an oval serving piece finished in orange with a marble border detail. At 280mm it sits comfortably as a main course or sharing...
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 12
- Colour
- Orange
- Crockery type
- Dishes
- Dimensions
- 280mm/ 11"
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Product Description
The Churchill New Horizons Mediterranean Dish is an oval serving piece finished in orange with a marble border detail. At 280mm it sits comfortably as a main course or sharing plate, and the orange colourway is part of Churchill's broader New Horizons palette, which is designed to support operators building a coordinated, visually considered table setting across a range of courses and formats.
Made from super vitrified porcelain, this dish is built to withstand the daily demands of a busy catering operation. Super vitrified construction gives the body a denser, harder finish than standard ceramic, which helps it resist chipping at the rim and crazing on the glaze surface — both common failure points for crockery that goes through multiple dishwasher cycles every service. In practical terms, operators using this range in high-turnover covers can expect a longer usable life than standard vitrified alternatives.
From an operational standpoint, the key considerations are consistency and presentation confidence. The marble border adds a defined visual finish that suits casual dining, bistros, Mediterranean-style menus, and contemporary restaurant settings where operators want colour on the table without resorting to novelty formats. Key practical points include:
- Super vitrified porcelain resists chipping and crazing under heavy daily use
- Dishwasher safe and compatible with standard commercial warewashers
- Part of a coordinated range, allowing mixed-colour or single-colour table builds
- Oval format suits both plated individual dishes and informal sharing presentations
- Available in pack quantities of 12, suited to purchasing by cover count
This dish is well suited to independent restaurants, hotel food and beverage operations, and contract catering sites looking to add a distinctive colour element to their tableware. If you are building out a full cover set across starters, mains, and sides, it is worth discussing range compatibility and colour mixing options with us before ordering — the New Horizons collection is broad, and a short conversation can help you plan quantities more accurately.
Key Features
- Super vitrified porcelain construction for extended durability in service
- Oval 280mm format suitable for mains and informal sharing presentations
- Marble border detail in orange from the coordinated New Horizons palette
- Compatible with standard commercial dishwashers and high-cycle warewashing
- Supplied in packs of 12 to align purchasing with cover count requirements
Operational Benefits
- Resists chipping and crazing through repeated commercial dishwasher cycles
- Adds a consistent colour element across table settings without novelty formats
- Oval shape supports flexible plating across multiple menu styles and cuisines
- Coordinated range reduces visual inconsistency when mixing plate sizes per course
- Pack-of-12 format simplifies stock planning against seated cover numbers
Specifications
- Box quantity
- 12
- Colour
- Orange
- Crockery type
- Dishes
- Dimensions
- 280mm/ 11"
- Dishwasher safe
- Yes
- Finish
- Glaze
- Furniture shape
- Round
- Material
- Porcelain
- Microwave safe
- Yes
- Weight
- 11.35kg
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Super vitrified porcelain is considerably denser than standard vitrified ceramic, which makes it more resistant to rim chipping and surface crazing under frequent dishwasher cycles. In busy operations running two or three sittings, operators generally find it outperforms standard ranges on longevity, though correct racking and avoiding overloading in the warewasher still makes a meaningful difference to service life.
- Yes — the New Horizons range is specifically designed to allow colour mixing across a table setting or menu format. The marble border provides a unifying visual element across different colourways, so orange pieces can sit alongside other shades in the range without appearing mismatched. If you are planning a multi-colour scheme, it is worth discussing the full palette with us to make sure the combination works cohesively.
- At 280mm the oval format works well for plated main courses in most casual dining and bistro contexts, and equally suits informal sharing presentations for mezze-style or small plates menus. It is not a large banquet plate, so for fine dining operations expecting generous plate borders and smaller portion placement, a larger format in the range may be more appropriate.