The Starter Table
The Starter Table
Designed to elevate your space.
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6-piece set — 2 plates, 2 bowls, 2 cups.
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Sal
We’ve been loving our new Halcen dinner set so much! My favourite thing about them is they’re actually just so kid proof! Out with the flaking and warping plastic bowls for our boys and in with these!
13/06/2026
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Adelle
One of the small changes we’ve made as a family is choosing products that can handle real life. No fuss. No worrying about breakages. Just beautiful stainless steel pieces that move from breakfast to backyard snacks to nature adventures.
11/06/2026
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Carli
I absolutely love my new Halcen dinnerware… also dinnerware that survives our kids! No more kids fighting over different colours, they’re easy to clean and they don’t shatter all over the floor when they’re eventually dropped. Perfect for our busy family. They arrived super quickly too!
17/06/2026
Description
Setting the table is a small ritual, even for two.
The Starter Table gives that ritual something worth handling: two settings in double-walled 304 stainless steel, with the kind of weight that makes an ordinary Tuesday dinner feel considered.
Plenty of households buy it as the kids' set. Just as many tell us it's their own everyday pair, and the settings that come out when someone stays for dinner.
- Double-walled, so hot food stays hot in the bowl without heating the hands holding it
- One material through and through, with no coating to chip off into the dishwasher
- Suits every age at the table, and tough enough to hit the floor and go straight back on the shelf
Brushed stainless will pick up fine marks from cutlery over the years. We count that as proof the set is being used.
Halcen pieces are made to be lived with, not saved for good occasions.
Shipping & Returns
- Free shipping Australia-wide – fast nationwide delivery to your door.
- 30 Day Risk Free Trial: Not satisfied? Simply send it back for a full refund.
What’s in the Box
- 2 dinner plates, 21cm
- 2 bowls, 15cm
- 2 × 200ml cups
Specifications
- Material: 304 stainless steel
- Construction: Double-walled
- Finish: Brushed satin
- Plate diameter: 21cm
- Bowl diameter: 15cm
- Cup capacity: 200ml
- Stackable: Plates and bowls
- Dishwasher safe: Yes
- Care: Although dishwasher safe, we recommend a gentle hand wash after each use. Keep away from bleach and any acidic or alkaline cleaning agents, which can cause discolouration.
What Families Are Saying:
Every order comes with our 30-Day Beautiful Home Trial. Live with it for a month. If it is not right, send it back for any reason, no forms and no friction.
No plastic anywhere in it
Three meals a day, every day, for years. It's worth knowing what those meals are sitting on and with this the answer is simple.
Nice enough to leave out
The thing we hear most is that people don't want to put them away. Open shelves, benchtops, stacked next to the kettle. They look better out than hidden behind a door.
It matches whatever your table already is
Timber, linen, marble, laminate. Plain steel has no colour to clash with, so you're not stuck buying a whole new look to go with new plates.
Nobody has to be careful with it
No "hold that with two hands", no keeping the good set in the top cupboard. Steel takes the tiles, the dishwasher and years of knives and forks. The fine scratches & dents that come with that are the proof it got used.
See it styled by our community.
Why Australian families are making the switch.
No mystery
Steel surface. Nothing underneath. Nothing to flake off into dinner.
Ends the replacement cycle
Buy it once. Ceramic chips. Plastic warps. This doesn't.
Kid-proof. Guest-ready.
Tough at the table. Beautiful when it counts.
30-day Beautiful Home Trial
Try it. Return it if it's not right. Done.
Have questions?
What's included in The Starter Table?
Two dinner plates (21cm), two bowls (15cm), and two 200ml cups. All six pieces are 304 stainless steel with a brushed satin finish. Everything is double-walled and dishwasher safe.
What sizes are the plates and bowls?
The plates are 21cm and the bowls are 15cm. Families with young kids use this as their everyday kids' set — durable enough to survive the dishwasher daily, sized right for smaller serves. Both stack flat, which is something families mention a lot when the cupboard finally stops being a source of stress.
Will it scratch over time?
Yes — and that's worth being upfront about. Stainless steel picks up light scratches with daily use, particularly from cutlery and the dishwasher. That's the material behaving exactly as it should.
The brushed satin finish is chosen specifically because it wears well. Unlike polished steel, which shows every mark, the brushed surface absorbs scratches into the grain over time. Most families find the set looks better at two years than it did at two weeks — a little more settled, a little more theirs.
This isn't dinnerware that stays perfect in a cabinet. It's dinnerware that goes on the table every day, goes through the dishwasher every night, and accumulates a history with your family along the way. The scratches are part of that.
If you're after something that stays showroom-pristine forever, stainless steel isn't it. If you're after something that lasts decades regardless, it is.
Can I put stainless steel dinnerware in the microwave or oven?
Both the microwave and oven are a NO for our stainless steel dinnerware.
Metal and microwaves don’t mix and our pieces are designed for the table rather than oven use.
For reheating, a saucepan on the stovetop is your best bet.
Is this set suitable for adults or just kids?
Both, though most families buy The Starter Table specifically for their kids and add a larger bundle for the adults at the table. If you're after a full set for four, The Family Table is where most households land.
What material is this made from?
304 stainless steel throughout — no coatings, no composites. Families switch to this after realising their plastic plates and bowls were degrading in the dishwasher over time. The steel doesn't change what it's made of whether it goes through the dishwasher once or a thousand times.
Care Guide - How do I look after the set?
304 stainless steel is about as low-maintenance as dinnerware gets — which is part of why families switch to it.
Dishwasher safe every time, no exceptions. If you prefer hand washing, warm water and a mild dish soap with a soft cloth is all it needs. Dry it promptly to avoid water spots, though the brushed satin finish is forgiving enough that most families don't bother.
For anything stubborn — the occasional stain or dull patch — a paste of baking soda and water applied with a soft cloth, then rinsed and dried, brings it back. A wipe with a little white vinegar followed by a dry cloth does the same job.
No abrasive scourers, no steel wool. Everything else is fair game. The set is built to be used daily and washed daily — that's the point of it.
What's your returns policy?
30-day beautiful home trial, no questions asked. Most families keep it — but if it's not right, return it within 30 days for a full refund. No forms, no friction.