For hotels, restaurants, bars, and brands: logo serving trays and cut-out glass holders with the look of glass, made to your drawing from 100 pieces per design.
Price $19 each at 100 pcs · $8 at 1,000 (16×12in etched-logo tray) See prices
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An acrylic serving tray — also called a plexiglass or lucite serving tray — carries food, drinks, and amenities in hotels, restaurants, bars, and catering. It won't shatter when dropped, it is fully waterproof, and a logo printed or etched on the bottom reads through the serving surface. We make them with metal, cut-out, or no handles, or with a cut-out deck that holds glasses, from 100 pieces per design; a 16×12in tray with an etched logo is $19 each at 100 pieces and $8 at 1,000, FOB Shenzhen.
ISO 9001 · MOQ 100 per design · FOB Shenzhen, CIF or DDP
Paid samples cost US$200–500 per design and are never credited to the order; production runs from 100 pcs per design.
The handle decides how a tray carries; pick it by how far staff walk with it loaded, or choose a cut-out deck when glasses must stay put. Sizes are starting points — every tray is cut to your drawing.
Stainless steel or brass handles bolted through the acrylic — the strongest grip for bars, restaurant floors, banquets, and room service. Handles do not loosen under weight or washing.
14×10 to 20×14 in · 5mm, 8mm for large trays
Radiused handle openings routed into the wall. One CNC-cut piece: no hardware to loosen or corrode, nothing to trap residue, and it stacks low.
12×8 to 18×13 in · 5mm, 8mm heavy-duty
An unbroken diamond-polished rim for buffets, retail counters, spa rooms, and amenity service where the tray is set down rather than carried far.
8×6 to 16×12 in · clear, frosted, or mirrored bottom
A raised top deck with precision-cut holes holds tasting glasses, flutes, shot glasses, or tubs level and spaced while staff carry the tray — flights, sampling, and event service.
Holes sized to your glassware · 5mm deck
Restaurant and hotel groups usually settle on two sizes — one bar, one table — and hold the same material, edge, and logo across both.
| Service format | Typical tray | Thickness | Handle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bar & cocktail service | 14×10 in | 5mm cast PMMA | Cut-out or metal |
| Room service | 16×12 in | 5mm cast PMMA | Metal |
| Table service & food running | 18×13 in | 5mm cast PMMA | Brushed-stainless metal |
| Banquet & event service | 20×14 in | 8mm cast PMMA | Brass or stainless |
| Back-of-house & wash-heavy duty | 16×12 in | 5mm cast PMMA | Cut-out — no hardware to loosen |
Setups are indicative and depend on contents and load. The custom serving tray spec guide covers the depth, thickness, and weight behind each.
Four choices beyond size define a serving tray: the body sheet, how you brand it, its shape, and whether it ships single or as a covered, divided, or nested set.
Holder trays are drawn around the glass, not a catalog hole size. Send the glass or tub you will use — or its base diameter, widest diameter, and height — plus the count per tray. We set hole clearance so glasses lift out cleanly but don’t rattle, raise the deck so stems or bases sit level, and keep enough wall between holes for the deck to stay rigid when loaded. The fit is checked with your own glassware on the paid sample, and a logo can be etched on the deck between the rows.
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Serving tray pricing depends on five factors: tray size, acrylic thickness, handle type, bottom treatment, and order quantity. The steepest per-unit drop is between 100 and 500 pieces, where setup, edge polishing, and handle mounting spread across more trays.
| Reference specification | 100 pcs | 250 pcs | 500 pcs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16×12in serving tray · 5mm clear · cut-out handles · etched logo | $19 | $14 | $11 |
Published planning reference, FOB Shenzhen. At 1,000 pieces the same tray is $8. A small 3mm handleless tray costs a fraction of a large 8mm metal-handle banquet tray with a UV-printed bottom.
A branded program is usually one tray family carried across many sites — a hotel group’s room-service trays, one tray for every restaurant location, or a sponsor’s event floor. We keep the approved sample’s spec sheet so reorders repeat exactly: same sheet grade, handle, artwork file, and edge. Hotel and spa groups often run the guest-bath side on acrylic vanity trays from the same artwork. Programs across the whole tray range: bulk and repeat tray programs.
Delivered project
A brand-merchandising sourcing team ordered 2,000 clear acrylic trays with a printed logo. Inside and outside dimensions, handle geometry, the logo proof, and the color target were approved on a paid sample, and a first-off inspection and protected nested packout were fixed before the run. For roaming event service, see the 150 wearable catering trays.
A named FOB Shenzhen reference is a 16×12in serving tray in 5mm clear acrylic with cut-out handles and an etched logo: $19 each at 100 pieces, $14 at 250, $11 at 500, and $8 at 1,000. Size, thickness, handle hardware, color, artwork method, packing, and destination move the final number. Send the seven quote inputs and we respond within 24 hours with an itemized quote.
Yes — that is the standard commercial order. We build custom restaurant serving trays to your dimensions in cast PMMA, with metal handles, cut-out handles, or a handleless edge, and put your logo on the bottom by UV print, silk-screen, or laser etch. Printed logos go second-surface (underneath), so the ink reads through the clear surface without sitting under food and is protected from wear and washing. MOQ is 100 pieces per design, so one location can pilot a tray before a group-wide rollout; a paid sample takes 3–5 days and bulk production 15–20 days, with 100% inspection on edge polish, handle fit, print, and dimensions.
Yes. A cut-out holder tray has a raised top deck with laser-cut or CNC-routed holes sized to your glass or container, so each one sits level and spaced while staff carry the tray. Send the glass or tub you will use — or its base and widest diameter and height — and the count per tray; we set the hole clearance and deck height on the drawing and check the fit with your own glassware on the sample. A logo can be etched between the rows. MOQ 100 pieces per design.
Cast acrylic (PMMA) can be specified food-safe — we verify the material against the regulation your market needs (FDA 21 CFR in the US, EU 10/2011 in Europe) and supply the technical data sheet tied to your production lot. Dishwashers are the one thing we tell every food-service buyer to avoid: heat and harsh detergents stress-craze PMMA into hairline cracks over months of service. Hand-wash with mild detergent and a soft cloth, skip ammonia- or alcohol-based glass cleaners, and the tray stays optically clear for years — our food-safe acrylic tray guide covers the full care spec.
Each material fails a different way. Wood absorbs liquid, stains, and warps once its seal wears through, and it can't show bottom branding. Stainless steel is durable but heavy, dents, shows fingerprints, and offers no visual depth. Melamine looks fine until the surface scratches and dulls. Cast acrylic is fully waterproof, roughly half the weight of a comparable steel tray, won't shatter when dropped, keeps a diamond-polished edge through years of hand-washing, and can carry printed or etched branding on the bottom.
Yes — wall thickness is the main lever on weight. Dropping a large tray from 5mm to 3mm cast PMMA can cut its weight by roughly a third for the same footprint, which matters if staff carry it loaded through a shift. The tradeoff is rigidity: a light 2–3mm tray suits decorative, amenity, or single-event use, while daily commercial service with heavy plates and repeat washing usually wants 5mm to stay flat. Tell us how the tray gets used and we recommend the lightest wall that still holds its shape, then confirm the sample weight before you approve production.
Our standard quote is FOB Shenzhen; we also quote CIF, or DDP where we handle freight, customs, and delivery and roll it into one per-tray figure. Air freight takes about 10–12 days at a higher unit cost; sea freight costs less per unit over about 35 days in transit. For openings and launches we often split the order: a 100–200-piece air-freight first batch to hit the date, the balance by sea to lower the average landed cost, both quoted together. DDP is available for the US, EU, UK, and Australia.
Yes. A serving tray can be built with a matching acrylic lid that turns it into a covered presentation or storage set, and the interior can be divided into compartments for amenity kits, multi-count packaging, or keeping items from sliding. Lid fit and divider layout are engineered to your contents and confirmed at the sample stage, including how easily the lid opens and closes. See our acrylic serving tray with lid and compartments spec guide for lid clearance and divider tolerances.
From your first message to delivered serving trays.
Send exterior dimensions, contents or loaded weight, acrylic color and thickness, handle style, bottom or branding treatment, quantity per design, and destination. Use the tray builder or the one-page worksheet; we respond within 24 hours.
We build a production sample with your exact dimensions, handle, bottom, and branding in 3–5 days. Sample fees are paid separately and are not credited to production orders.
Production takes 15–20 days. Every tray is inspected for edge polish, handle fit, print quality, and dimensions. FOB Shenzhen standard; CIF and DDP available.
Send us your dimensions, handle preference, and quantity — plus any bottom-branding artwork. We respond within 24 hours with a detailed quote covering material grade, handle type, bottom treatment, and timeline. No commitment required. Sample before you commit to production.
