This is a great food set. I initially bought this because of the variety of food it came with; we have a lot of play food but a lot of things in this set were different (ribs, cauliflower, baked beans, pie etc). I find that the pieces are realistic and very durable. They are made of a more rubbery plastic unlike a lot of the other play food out there and they have realistic coloring and texture. My daughter (now 3) LOVES the menu that it comes with! We have had this set for almost a year and it is played with every day and still looks new. I would recommend this set and I have considered buying the other similar set.
I have purchased these for children from age 2 up to grade 1. I have watched how children play with them and I find that they can think of many possibilities for creating pretend meals with them. Sometimes I need to explain what the food is because families have very diverse eating habits, so this is educational as well. These foods are so durable... and only once did I see the mashed potatoes used as a frisbee.
My twin 2.5 yo boys LOVE this toy. Bought this with the ice cream counter and frozen treats sets and they play with it almost everyday. They love to order off the menu and serve everyone. All toys are made very well and are still in excellent shape (been at least a couple months). My boys can be really rough. We love Melissa & Doug products! Great buy!
This item is so fun for kitchen play! The “food” is lifelike and made from quality material. They are even close to normal serving size. It comes with an awesome food chart so kiddos can learn how to “prepare” a balanced meal The only thing is the size fits a bigger plate then the ones Melissa & Doug offer. So when my granddaughter attempts to “plate” the “food” she can only get one or maybe two items on the plate.
Crazy about this food set because it has all our favorite dinners! Our toddler is constantly feeding everyone at the house including the family cat. We love the high quality of toy food, looks realistic and the ideal size for toy kitchens. Probably our favorite food set to date. If my toddler continues to have an interest with play food as she grows I will definitely buy more. In the meantime I would totally recommend Melissa and doug toy food since it's good quality.
Feature Product
- 17-Piece play set of durable realistic play food
- Includes ribs, drumstick, lamb chops, salmon, baked beans, cauliflower, green beans, carrots, Mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, rice, cupcake, orange, brownie, Apple Pie, reusable menu card
- Solid plastic food pieces are realistically detailed and dishwasher safe
- Combine with other food Fun collections to serve well-balanced pretend play meals
- For ages 3 years and up; 10" X 9" X 3" Pkg
Description
Satisfy hungry imaginations with this one-piece set of durable realistic play food! Kids three and older will make memorable make-believe meals with the solid, dishwasher-safe and realistically detailed food pieces, while also learning about nutrition and the importance of making and eating balanced meals. This combine & dine set includes proteins (BBQ ribs, chicken drumstick, lamb chops, salmon), vegetables and beans (baked beans, cauliflower, green beans, carrots), grains and starches (macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, rice), and fruit and desserts (cupcake, orange, Brownie, Apple Pie). identify the pieces and order meal combos with the reusable, full-color menu card. This playful food set combines perfectly with other food Fun collections to serve well-balanced fun!
Absolutely love this! The detail of the food is amazing. I hate the price and couldn't believe I was paying this BUT once it came in i was in awe. It also came with a menu and my son loves to play restaurant with it! The food is not a hard cheap hollow plastic but more like a thicker bath toy if that makes sense. Even our 1 year old can play with the food and im not worried about her breaking it in her mouth. Also the size of these pieces are good compared to the cheap play food that comes in mini sizes.
We got a lot of food for Christmas and these are BY far the best but the price is outrageous for a few things of food plus there's only really this one and the other blue dinner one. Hope M&D make more. The price is just crazy but these are a million times better than any other food out there.
4 stars because it costs enough to be real food
I bought these as part of a gift for my 2 year old niece on her birthday. The food looked realistic and she loved them! The pieces are big enough to where they aren't a chocking hazard and the plastic didn't have any weird chemical smell like some other play food does. The food even comes with an adorable menu! Would totally buy this item again.
Finally someone has done it right! We have had 12 children and bought every quality play food out there within the last 20 years, and this is by far the best so far! This play food is very realistic harder plastic, perfect size, and the paint doesn't come off either. We were loving the new sprouts play food, but with toddlers they tend to chew on that brand because it's rubbery like teething toys and the paint comes off and items get ruined with missing paint and chew marks. We have had these for over 3 months now with continual daily play from my 5 little kids and 1 grandchild and they still look brand new! We can't wait for Melissa and Doug to come out with other sets like breakfast and lunch sets, along with pizza, taco's, real meat burgers, different cookies and goodies etc. We have both of these new dinner sets and the fill em up bowl sets also.
Got this for Christmas for my 6 & 8 year old to play with. They love it!! I especially love the reusable menu that comes with it. They took orders and served food all day on Christmas. I bought this set because it has several foods we eat but that aren't available in many food sets, I was not disappointed.