DANSK Bistro Cafe 43-piece Flatware Set, 5.85 LB, Metallic

I purchased this set as a gift for a young couple hosting a holiday dinner. They love the set. Its design is simple, sleek and modern. The ends of the tapered handles are weighted and rounded. The style pairs well with their beautiful yet informal ceramic dinnerware. No problems thus far with scratching or dishwasher. Affordable quality!

We bought this same set 7 years ago and lost a few so we duplicated that purchase. Amazing how much brighter and shiny the new set is in just 7 years of use. So I'd say the style is nice but the finish is not that durable.

We are impressed of the quality! It is very elegant and has a good amount of weight. Amazon is about $50 cheaper than the one at Macy's! So the purchase comes as a no brainer. It comes in a generic box, and each piece of silverware is protected with plastic. I would not be surprised if this set would last a lifetime.

The silverware is nice. This is the higher end silverware at Macy's. I was excited to find it on Amazon for a much better price. I am a caterer and needed nice silverware for small corporate dinner events. I ordered service for 40 people. This cost me quite a bit of money, so I was very disappointed when it came in a very cheap, small brown box. For how much I paid for this it could have at least come in a nicer box I can keep it in. It is boxed like cheap silverware from Walmart. Not expensive, high end silverware from a nice department store. It makes me feel like I way over paid for something the company doesn't have a lot of pride in. My star rating is for packaging and presentation. We will see how the silverware holds up, time will tell. I will be very meticulous with its use and storing because of how much I paid for it. Quality in product and presentation really does matter when you're paying for it.

I am very happy with my purchase. I bought two sets. The lines of the utensils are very clean, sleek and modern. They also are very shiny, but not with a cheap-looking shine, a sophisticated shine. They are very light to use. We ate with them the first day that we got them and my husband said this is what we should have been using all along.

Very good looking set, but the handle is much heavier that the front making the utensils unstable. They fall of the plate often. Also, knives are blunt.

I don't leave many reviews. I purchased these over a year ago and still get complements on them. They still look new. We have a large family when everyone is in town and I wanted a larger set. Excellent quality, above excellent pricing!!

One thing, I don't have a dishwasher so I can't speak to how well they hold up there, but I can say that after I hand wash them I need to dry them soon or spots appear. I assumed this would be the case when I bought them so I'm not disappointed. I think they work well in casual settings and look nice for company too...or my company anyway. They feel slightly on the small side for a more formal table setting.