Steelite Terramesa Olive Tasters Dip Pot 65mm (Pack of 12)

The Steelite Terramesa Olive Tasters Dip Pot is a small, hand-finished ceramic pot designed for serving dips, sauces, amuse-bouche, or tasting portions. At 65mm in diameter, it is a compact piece suited to sharing boards, small plates menus, and informal dining covers where individual condiment portions are served alongside a main dish. Each pack contains twelve pots.

The pot is made from alumina vitrified ceramic, which gives it a denser, harder body than standard earthenware and makes it more resistant to the thermal and mechanical stresses of daily commercial use. The reactive glaze applied to the edges produces a naturally varied, textured finish — meaning no two pieces will be entirely identical, which is consistent with the craft aesthetic the Terramesa range is designed to convey. The olive colourway reads well against both dark slate and light wooden boards.

From an operational standpoint, pieces like this need to survive repeated pass-throughs and the day-to-day handling that comes with high-covers service. A few practical points worth considering:

• Alumina vitrified body offers good chip resistance at the rim and base
• Lifetime edge chip warranty included from Steelite
• Hand-finished glaze edges give a tactile, artisan quality that suits informal dining concepts
• Small footprint makes them practical for tight board or plate arrangements
• Sold in packs of 12, useful for matching existing Terramesa cover sets

These pots are hand-finished, so operators should factor in the possibility of minor glaze variation between batches when ordering across multiple packs for a large opening or a full crockery restock. This is characteristic of the range rather than a quality issue, but it is worth being aware of if consistency across a large number of covers is a priority.

The Terramesa Olive range is well suited to casual dining restaurants, gastropubs, wine bars, and any operation running a sharing or small plates concept where the tabletop aesthetic is part of the guest experience. For operators needing larger serving vessels within the same range, Steelite produces the Terramesa collection in a variety of sizes and forms.

If you are fitting out a full covers set or are unsure which sizes best suit your menu format, the team is happy to talk through what works in practice.