Tondo Acacia Wood Serving Bowls

Tondo Acacia Wood Serving Bowls by Crate & Barrel — serveware, Overall: 14" D x 5" H x 14" diameter. Compare it with similar pieces across brands, and see the rooms it appears in.

Tondo 14" Acacia Wood Salad Serving Bowl by Crate & Barrel
  • Brand: Crate & Barrel
  • Category: Serveware
  • Price: $70
  • Dimensions: Overall: 14" D x 5" H x 14" diameter
  • Materials: wood
  • Rooms: Dining room
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Room×Lab Review · Review updated September 29, 2026

Owners love the 14-inch Tondo for big salads, but crack reports and hand-wash finish care deserve a close look

The retailer's 771 unfiltered ratings can include records excluded from product-specific claims and are not a qualified-owner count. 660 distinct retailer comments were studied. Covers the Tondo acacia bowl family, mainly the 14-inch salad serving bowl and the 5.75-inch small bowl. 14-inch reviews (2022-2026) describe serving salads for meals and parties, fruit and display; many are short first impressions or gift reports, and a few cover about five years of family events, years of daily use, or restaurant service. Linked 5.75-inch reviews (2014-2026) cover individual salads, smoothie and oatmeal bowls, snacks, soups and catch-all use; several report months to a year of hand-washed use, and one a set in great shape after six years. Many older 5.75-inch reports (2014 to mid-2024), including the 2014 review shown below and most small-bowl odor, seal, stain, crack and microwave reports, sit under an earlier 5.75" bowl listing not confirmed to match the current bowl. Cracking, odor and finish problems are individual anecdotes, not failure rates. 8.5- and 10.5-inch bowls and white-washed and ebonized finishes in the pool are context only; the rating is not 14-inch-only.

Room×Lab rating: 7.4 out of 10 (limited confidence). Owners widely praise the Tondo acacia bowls' looks and the 14-inch bowl's deep, toss-friendly shape, backed by a 4.7-star pooled retailer rating. The main caveat is scattered reports of cracking, some with no drop, plus hand-wash-only care and no independent testing.

  • 14-inch size and sloped shape suit big salads: Linked records: 12 favorable and 3 critical mentions about the 14-inch bowl's size and shape. — Owners describe tidy tossing, not losing ingredients at the bottom and room for extended-family salads. Owners disagree on depth: one found it so deep that most salads don't fill it and now uses it for produce, while another called its shallow, wide depth perfect. Another found it larger than expected, and one warns it needs a lot of storage space.
  • Cracking reports on the 14-inch bowl are real but anecdotal: Linked records: 6 favorable durability mentions and 6 critical crack or breakage mentions on the 14-inch bowl. — Four critical reports describe cracks with no drop mentioned, including a side crack after one use and cracks that leaked dressing; two bowls broke after falls, one from about six inches. Favorable reports include about five years of family events, several years of everyday use and restaurant service. These are not failure rates.
  • Hand-washed finish: many owners report it holds up, some report wear or stains: Linked records: 10 favorable and 8 critical mentions about finish, washing and care across the bowl family. — Owners say the finish cleans easily and stays attractive with hand washing, prompt drying and occasional mineral oil. Critical reports include slight fading on a 14-inch bowl and, on small bowls, a ruined seal, early interior wear, a bubbled film and white stains. Several list hand-wash-only as a drawback.

Before buying

Choose the 14-inch Tondo if you want a large, attractive salad bowl for gatherings and don't mind hand washing. Check it for cracks or leaks soon after delivery: one owner's crack appeared after what they called the 30-day return window.

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