Dinnerware
by Queez
Dinnerware lets players place plates in the world, fill them with food and eat from them, in an immersive Forge mod for 1.20.1.
What it does
Plates are placed as blocks and can hold up to 16 food items by default, configurable up to 48 in total. Food sits on the plate in a position that changes with the slot it occupies and how many slots are filled. A player aims at the plate with the crosshair to choose which dish is eaten: the main dish slot first, then the side dish slot, then the extra dish slot. Eating can be enabled even when the player is not hungry.
Plates are fragile: they generally break instantly and drop the food inside, including when a piston pushes them or an explosion hits. Crouching while breaking a plate scoops it up with its food still inside. Each plate can be made from one of 54 materials, from quartz and wood to diamond and obsidian. The mod applies textures to plates dynamically, so they follow the active resource pack; some packs may not suit them well.
Dinnerware is client and server, so the server and every player need it. It is released under the MIT License and is open source. Files are published for Forge only, for 1.20.1, with 1.0.0-1.20.1-forge as the latest build from 2026-05-05. The mod has six configurable settings, and a detailed description is kept on the GitHub wiki.
Key features
Placeable plates
Plates are placed in the world as blocks, and food is shown on them once it is added.
Aim-based eating
The crosshair decides which dish a player eats, with main, side and extra dish slots.
Fragile plates and scooping
Plates break on contact and drop their food, while crouch-breaking returns the plate with its contents.
Material and texture options
Plates come in 54 crafting materials, the left or right main slot can be mirrored, and the textures follow the active resource pack.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Decorative dining scenes
Players can set tables and display dishes that show how many items are on the plate.
Who it’s for: Players who want food to appear on tables and plates in their builds, and server owners who want a configurable eating mechanic.
How it compares
Simple Plates is client and server, is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license, and is not open source, with files for 1.20.1 only. SpikeFood is client and server, is open source under the MIT License, and covers 1.20.1 – 1.20.6. Dinnerware targets 1.20.1 alone and is open source under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinnerware | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-05 |
| Simple Plates | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-19 |
| SpikeFood | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2025-07-11 |
Questions
Does Dinnerware need another mod to run?
Does the server need Dinnerware installed?
In the catalog
Dinnerware is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,886 Storage mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Dinnerware is an immersive mod about plates. Nothing unnecessary - just plates and your food on them. Currently, only 1.20.1 (Forge 47.4.16) is supported.\ When the mod is feature-complete it will forward ported it to 1.21.1 (or maybe 1.21.4?) <- lmao.\ The mod is in process of updating...\ As well as back-ported to…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/dinnerware
- Owner
- Queez
- Published
- 2026-03-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15