This flatware set is very nice. They are polished gold. Love the shape, the handles are very comfortable to use and quality is great. Only issue was that one of the boxes was dropped during shipping and because it was heavy and knives were not wrapped inside the box, a lot of them fell out. Quite a few had scratches and there were a whole bunch also missing. Supplier split some of the shipping cost with me and sent replacement knives. They came fast, packed well and in excellent shape. Overall very happy with my order and will be ordering again.