Vollrath Queen Anne Flatware 5-5/8" Oyster/Shrimp Fork, 1 Dozen
Vollrath 48115 Queen Anne 5-5/8" Oyster/Shrimp Fork, 1 Dozen
Product Features:
- Pattern: Queen Anne
- Piece: Oyster/Shrimp Fork
- Length: 5-5/8"
- Material: 18% chrome stainless steel
- Weight: Heavyweight
- Finish: Satin
- Design: Traditional colonial
The Vollrath Queen Anne 5-5/8" oyster/shrimp fork is the specialty cocktail seafood fork in the Queen Anne pattern — the compact, narrow-tined fork for oyster, shrimp cocktail, crab, and shellfish appetizer service. At 5-5/8", it's the shortest piece in the Queen Anne flatware line, proportioned for individual shellfish service and cocktail seafood presentations. Heavyweight 18% chrome stainless steel with satin finish handle.
Sold by the dozen. Appropriate for seafood restaurants, fine dining, hotel restaurants, and any operation presenting shellfish courses.
The oyster/shrimp fork is the most specialized piece in a complete flatware service — a short, narrow-tined fork designed specifically for extracting oyster and clam meat from shells, spearing shrimp from a cocktail glass, and handling other shellfish appetizer presentations where a standard fork would be proportionally awkward and inefficient. At 5-5/8", the Queen Anne oyster fork is the shortest piece in the pattern and clearly signals the specialized nature of the course when presented at the table.
For seafood restaurants, upscale dining establishments with a raw bar or seafood appetizer program, hotel restaurants, and catering operations serving shellfish courses, the oyster/shrimp fork is a functional necessity. Guests attempting to eat shrimp cocktail or oysters on the half shell with a standard salad fork are working against the tool — the correct fork makes the shellfish course graceful rather than awkward.
The narrow tine profile of the oyster fork is designed to reach into shell cavities and navigate the compact interior of a half-shell presentation. The limited length keeps the fork proportioned to the small servings typical of shellfish appetizers — a full-length fork feels unwieldy against the small shell or cocktail glass. This dedicated proportioning is what makes the oyster fork a specialized piece rather than a shortened version of a standard fork.
The Queen Anne pattern oyster fork maintains the satin finish handle and heavyweight 18% chrome stainless steel construction of the full pattern — even the most specialized piece in the set should feel consistent in weight and quality with the rest of the flatware being used at the same table. A lightweight cocktail fork alongside heavyweight dinner and salad forks breaks the quality consistency that a well-planned flatware program establishes.
WARNING - CA Prop 65 | Flatware Type | Oyster Fork |
|---|---|
| Vendor Line | Queen Anne |
| NSF Listed | No |
| Product Length (in) | 5-5/8" |
| Manufacturer | Vollrath |
| MPN | 48115 |
| SKU | 8V670 |
