The dishes arrived one day sooner than expected, so that was a nice surprise. Although the description of the color is turquoise, in the picture they look more like a light blue. They are not the light blue I was expecting as shown, they are actually turquoise, and they are gorgeous. The reason for four stars instead of five is that one of the mugs was packed very poorly and arrived in about 30 pieces. The bowls are deep, so they should be able to hold a good serving of soup or cereal. The plates have a very nice rim so unless you're having a food fight, they should keep the food where it belongs!