Dinner Plates for Hire in Nairobi: the Main-Course Plate
Dinner plates for hire in Nairobi and Kiambu: the full-size plate that carries the main course, at a buffet or a served dinner. KSh 200 each, delivered clean in crates and collected afterwards without washing.
1 × KSh 200 = KSh 200 · deposit KSh 100
- Setup, teardown & collection included
- 50% deposit secures your date
- Transport charged by distance: check it for your venue
With every dinner plate
Yours for 24 hours from delivery. Not included: transport, priced by distance on the quote; plates chipped or broken during the event.
- A clean main-course plate
- Crates to stack the used plates back into
- Collection unwashed
- Ordinary cleaning back at our yard
What it costs
The hire, and the 50% deposit that holds your date. Transport charged by distance, added on your quote.
A 100-guest buffet: 120 dinner plates (100 guests and 20 spare) KSh 24,000 + 100 silver cutlery sets KSh 20,000 = KSh 44,000 before transport.
- 50 platesKSh 10,000deposit KSh 5,000
- 100 platesKSh 20,000deposit KSh 10,000
- 150 platesKSh 30,000deposit KSh 15,000
- 200 platesKSh 40,000deposit KSh 20,000
Size & specs
- 1Measurements: ask usWe confirm the exact size on request.
Dinner plate hire for the main course
Of all the plates on a table, this is the one that works. Our listing calls it the working plate of the place setting: sized for a full serving of rice, stew, nyama choma and greens, not for display. It is the plate your guests eat the main course from, whether a caterer serves it at the table or people help themselves from a buffet line. Everything decorative sits around it. The plates come to you clean, packed in crates, and they go back into the same crates when the meal is over.
How big is a dinner plate?
WebstaurantStore, a US catering supplier, puts dinner plates at 10 to 12 inches across, with 10½ inches as the standard: about 27 cm. A dessert plate is 6 to 8 inches by the same guide, and a bread plate 6 to 7, so a dinner plate is roughly twice the width of either. That gap matters for a buffet. Guests load what the plate holds. Our listing does not give a diameter for our dinner plates, so if a size matters for your menu or your caterer, ask us and we confirm it before you book.
How many dinner plates to hire
For a served meal, one plate per guest, which is the count our planner makes: 100 guests, 100 plates. A buffet needs more. Guests go back for seconds and take a clean plate each time, and our listing says to add a margin to the guest count for exactly that reason. How big a margin depends on your menu and how long the food stays out. As a worked example, not a rule, 20 spare for 100 guests makes 120 plates, which comes to KSh 24,000. Tell us how the food is served and we suggest a number with the quote.
Under a charger, beside the cutlery
For a dressed table, a 33 cm charger plate goes under each dinner plate. WebstaurantStore gives 13 inches as the standard charger and says it is sized to hold a standard dinner plate, with no food served on it. Our charger is that 13-inch size. Lay a silver cutlery set or the plainer three-piece cutlery set on either side, fold a napkin on top and set water goblets above the knife. For a buffet, the hot food waits in chafing dishes on a dressed buffet table, and the plates are stacked at the start of the line.
What it costs, and the care of the plates
Each plate is KSh 200 for a standard 24-hour hire, counted from delivery. 50 plates come to KSh 10,000, 100 to KSh 20,000 and 200 to KSh 40,000. Transport is a separate line, priced by distance, and a 50% deposit holds your date. Washing up is ours: scrape the plates, stack them back in their crates and we collect them. A plate that comes back chipped or broken is charged, so keep the crates somewhere dry and out of the way of the dance floor. Everything else for the table is on our plates for hire and cutlery page.
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Send your cart with the date and venue. Transport for your area is added and you see the full price.
A 50% deposit confirms it. The balance is paid before set-up begins.
Our crew sets them out in your layout and collects them after the hire.
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Dinner plate questions
How much does it cost to hire dinner plates in Nairobi?
KSh 200 each for 24 hours. 100 plates are KSh 20,000, before transport.
What size are your dinner plates?
Ask us and we confirm it for your quote. The catering trade standard is 10½ inches, about 27 cm.
Do I have to wash the plates before collection?
No. Scrape them, stack them in the crates and we take them away.
How many plates for a buffet?
The guest count plus a margin, because guests take a fresh plate for seconds. Tell us your menu and we suggest the number.
What happens if something gets damaged or goes missing?
Tell us straight away — do not try to fix it or set it aside quietly, because that usually makes it worse. Ordinary wear and tear is expected and is never charged. Beyond that, you are responsible for loss or damage while items are in your care: broken chairs, tables or glassware, damaged décor, burns, torn fabric, permanent staining, lost cushions, missing tent components, and damage caused by guests or by moving things without permission. Where something is repairable we charge the reasonable repair cost; where it is lost or beyond economical repair, the reasonable replacement cost. We can provide photographic or inventory evidence where it is needed.
Do I need to wash anything before you collect it?
No. Stack it and leave it — ordinary cleaning and standard laundry are included. What is charged separately is excessive or permanent soiling: wax, paint, glue, permanent marker, chewing gum, burns, oil, heavy food staining, bodily fluids, mud beyond normal outdoor use, or permanent fabric stains. One practical request: if linens get wet, please do not bundle them tightly into plastic bags, because they grow mould within a day or two and mouldy linen counts as destroyed. Please do not try to clean specialist fabrics or décor with chemicals without asking us first.
