Glassware

In the restaurant business, the choice of crockery and dinnerware is an area where one should exercise caution. Good quality flatware and dinnerware can complement your food and service. And any concessions you make while acquiring the glassware and dinnerware could discount your taste and style. At AppleRestaurantSupply.com, we will guide you through a range of glassware, where you can choose what complements your style and service.
Though most types of glasses – made of glass or plastic – are collectively referred to as glassware, other tableware like dinnerware made of glass is also sometimes referred to as ‘glassware.’ Drinking vessels like tumblers, mugs, handled glasses, and other types of glasses – make up the glassware range in the restaurant business.
Glasses are classified according to their utility. The shape and design of a glass helps in distinguishing it from other glasses, and each design corresponds to a specific purpose that glass is used for. For example, a shot glass is a small glass designed for serving liquor – normally up to three ounces; a chalice or cup shaped, ornate stem glass is usually used for ceremonies and special occasions like weddings. Similarly, a champagne flute is a tall narrow-bowled stem glass used for serving champagne. An Irish coffee mug is easily recognized by its distinctive shape, and design.

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Beverage ware – Poly
Serving cola in a restaurant is almost synonymous with the Coca Cola tumbler. Carlisle offers plastic tumblers for serving beverages in sets of 72 and more.
These tumblers are stackable, and easy to wash and use. The durability of these plastic glasses makes them quite a hit in the kitchen supplies’ list. The shades in which these tumblers are available include – clear, ruby, amber, royal blue, and regular blue.

The Exhibitionist

Cake, Pastry, Dessert Displays
The bakery or the dessert section of your kitchen and restaurant would require a set of glassware for the purpose of display. Especially on a concession counter, when you need to show your pastries and desserts, in order to invite customers, and step up sales. Anchor, Libbey, and Carlisle offer a range of display utensils in glass that can be used on the concession counter, and for serving desserts.
The dessert service with glassware includes kitchen supplies like a banana split dish, which is a flat-bowl dish in glass; dessert glasses like the Gibraltar dessert plate, the Sherbet dish – a stem glass for serving sherbet or ice cream; the ice cream soda glass; the sundae dishes – regular, and Tulip shaped sundae dish and sundae glass – flat bottomed sundae servers.
The concession counter and display case glassware include cake display stands, and cake covers made of glass, pie covers with or without racks, dome-shaped covers for other bakery items, and so on. Multi-purpose glass utensils for dessert service like the Supreme bowl and liner set are also available at AppleRestaurantSupply.com. The Swedish modern plate, which is a flat plate in glass, can be used for serving pastries and slices of cake.
Other glassware items include the Oyster dish, and the cocktail dish. You can also order for replacement glass lids for the salt and pepper shakers.

Glass Jars – Covers
Carlisle and Libbey offer small glass bottles used for serving liquid condiments like vinegar and oil – or cruets. Flask-shaped, flat-bottomed containers with narrow necks – these cruets usually come with stoppers, and in sets of two. Pick up cruet sets and cruets with stoppers – all in glass – from AppleRestaurantSupply.com.
Apart from cruets, you can also order condiment jars to store semi-solid condiments, pickles, jams, and so on.

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Mugs
The traditional beer container is the beer mug; and for other kinds of beer – there are other beer glassware. A Pilsner glass is used for serving Pilsner beer, a pint glass is used to serve an Imperial pint of beer or cider, a pony glass is used for small servings of beer – like 140 ml, and a Wheat beer glass is used to serve Weizenbier or wheat beer. A yard glass is a very tall, conical beer glass with a round ball base. Empty yard glasses are usually hung on the wall, when empty. Libbey and Anchor offer most of these mugs and other glassware listed in this section.
The quintessential beer mug is the beer stein or the German beer mug. It can be made of glass, porcelain, wood or even silver. Choose from a Dimple Stein beer mug, or a handled mug or a Gibraltar super mug – with a one-liter capacity.
A cocktail of hot coffee, Irish whiskey and sugar, topped with whipped cream – better known as the popular Irish coffee – is served in a special coffee mug called the Irish coffee mug. Choose between the regular Irish coffee mug and the Catalina Irish coffee Mug.

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Pitchers & Decanters
A decanter is used for pouring and serving liquids with sediments – like wines, with the aid of stoppers. They vary in design and shape. Pitchers are used for pouring liquid contents like beer and ale, usually with the aid of a spout. Libbey and Anchor offer server carafes, wine decanters, beer pitchers and cocktail decanters in the bud vase shape.

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Shot Glasses
Shot glasses are small glasses suitable for serving vodka, whiskey, and other liquors. Libbey offers a range of shot glasses that can be classified according to their shape and the quantity they serve. It is used to measure or serve up to three ounces of liquor. And it has a thicker base than the old whiskey glasses. You can choose from the Grande Shooter, the Grande Spirit, the Prism shot; the line shot glasses and the flute shot glasses – Super Sham Tall cordial shot glass, the Tall whiskey shot glass, and the Tequila Shooter, apart from the Whiskey shot glass. These shot glasses may be taller or wider than the regular glasses needed for the quantity they hold.

Neither half full, nor half empty

Glasses Drinking & Mixing Stemware
Apart from the beer mugs, and the pitchers, glassware comes mainly of two varieties – flat-bottomed glasses, footed glasses, and stemware. Flat-bottomed glasses do not have a handle, or foot or stem. Footed glasses include a bowl on a flat base, but minus the stem. And stemware will have a bowl on a stem over a flat base. Let’s take you through the glasses used for mixing and drinking, and the stemware arrange we offer at AppleRestaurantSupply.com.
A highball glass is used for serving mixed drinks; a Collins glass is used for serving tall mixed drinks. A Chalice wine glass is an ornate stem glass used for serving wine on ceremonies and special occasions like weddings. A Schooner is a tall beer glass.
A white wine glass is a clear, thin-stemmed glass with an elongated oval bowl.
A red wine glass is a clear, thin-stemmed glass with a round bowl tapering inward at the rim. A sherry glass like the Copita, is used for serving aperitifs, ports, and sherry. It has a narrow taper, which enhances the aroma of the sherry. A whiskey sour glass is a stemmed, wide opening glass.
A Hurricane glass is a tall, elegantly cut glass named after its’ hurricane-lamp shape. It is used for serving exotic, tropical drinks. A margarita glass like the Midtown margarita glass is the slightly rounded approach to a cocktail glass. It has a broad rim for holding salt. It can be used in other fruit drinks and daiquiris.
Take your pick between the Cactus margarita, the Catalina flute glass, or bud vase; the Catalina tall cordial; or the Charisma iced tea glass. The Citation range includes – the cocktail glass, goblet glass, the ice tea glass, the margarita glass, the pilsner, the red wine glass, the rocks glass, the round wine glass, the tall wine glass, and the Tulip champagne glass. The Embassy range includes – the beet, the pilsner glass, the brandy glass, the champagne glass, the cocktail glass, the cordial glass, the flute glass, and the martini glass. The Embassy Royale range includes – the iced tea glass, the Poco Grande glass, the tall flute glass, and the Sherry glass.
Other stemware offered here includes the Omega martini, a Magna Grande glass, and the Metropolis cocktail glass. Lexington offers goblet and hi-ball glasses. Napa country offers flute and goblet glasses. Perception has a range of banquet goblets, flutes, and red wine glasses. Stem-less glassware includes the stem-less martini glass, the stem-less red wine glass, and the stem-less white wine glass. The Super glassware range includes – the bowl glass, the globe glass, the margarita glass; and the Teardrop range includes – the all purpose wine glass, the beer glass, the flute glass, the red wine glass, and the white wine glass. The Vina glasses have Ballon wine glasses, flute glasses, tall wine glasses, white wine glasses; apart from the Vino Grande glass, and the Viva Grande glass. Finally, you can also explore designs in glassware stems with the Winchester goblet and wine glasses, or the uniquely shaped Z-stem margarita and martini glasses.

Once you are equipped with the right kind of glassware, stock up your bar, and see your business rolling. Make sure you use the right glass for the right purpose. For kitchen utensils or any other kitchen supplies, contact us at AppleRestaurantSupply.com. Happy BarTending!