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    Home » Bento Lunches » Lunch Boxes & Accessories

    Monbento Tresor Review

    Aug 21, 2015 · 65 Comments

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    Today I'm sharing my review of the beautiful Monbento Tresor bento boxes.  I've had my eye on these boxes for quite a while, and have been meaning to give them a go, so I was delighted to be given the opportunity by UK supplier Forma House to try them out in time for the new school year. Make sure you read right to the end of the post to see some cute lunches that I made in these boxes!

    Monbento makes a whole range of beautiful bento boxes (their adult boxes are right at the top of my wish list too!), but their Tresor range has been designed specifically with children in mind. They come in four bright and funky colours; Blueberry, Kiwi, Raspberry and Banana.  I was sent one each of the Bluberry and Banana boxes for my two boys to try.

    Monbento Tresor review from Eats Amazing UK - cute and colourful bento box for kids

    At first sight, the boxes were smaller than I imagined they'd be (I'll come back to that point in a minute), but they're SO pretty! They're lovely and tactile too, with smooth rounded corners, and I love the beautiful bright colours!

    The bento box is made up of a larger bottom compartment (450ml) and two removable lidded food cups (150ml each) which sit on a tray on top of the bottom compartment. The lid clips on over the top, holding all of the boxes together securely. Everything is made from BPA free plastic, and the boxes are microwavable, air tight and freezer safe (fantastic for saving leftovers for future lunches!).

    The absolute best feature of all (according to Small Child) is the cute little customisable picture frame on the top of each box - each box comes with 5 different designs to swap around as you wish, and you could design your own too - making a little name tag for it would be perfect for school!

    Monbento Tresor review from Eats Amazing UK - fun kids bento box - great for packing kids lunches

    I couldn't wait to give them a try, so I put together a meal each for Small Child and Small Baby, for a fun picnic tea.

    For Small Child, I packed a ham and houmous sandwich on brown bread, a clementine and a mini Babybel cheese in the bottom layer.  In the top two cups I packed sweetcorn with carrot flowers, and a mixture of black grapes and blueberries. I decorated the meal with cute woodland animal cupcake rings to match the owl design that he had chosen to customise his lid with.

    I was pleasantly surprised at how much food I managed to fit into the box! The sandwich was made with two pieces of full size bread, which I cut into quarters, and it fit in the box with room to spare! The two smaller boxes both had room to spare too, even though I packed reasonably sized portions for him. Small Child loved having this meal in his Monbento Tresor bento box, he's very taken with it!

    Cute and easy kids bento lunch made in the Monbento Tresor from Eats Amazing UK - with Monbento Tresor review

    For Small Baby, I packed a ham and houmous sandwich, cut into a cute bear using our CuteZCute Cuddle Palz cutter set, carrot sticks and cucumber bears, cut using a bear shaped mini bento cutter, and slices of nectarine, which I topped with a bear bento pick and a panda bento pick. 

    He munched all of it up, bar a few of the carrot sticks, which his bottomless pit of a big brother happily relieved him of! I think he was really pleased to have his meal served in the same kind of lunch box as his brother!

    Cute bear bento lunch for a toddler made in the Monbento Tresor from Eats Amazing UK

    Overall, I am really impressed with the Monbento Tresor.  The box design is beautiful and has been really well thought out, with little touches like the customisable lid making it extra special and perfect for children.  The Tresor holds an impressive amount of food for such a compact box too, I was really surprised at how much I could fit in it!

    My only reservation would be the amount of pieces it is made up of - I can imagine the clear lids would be pretty easy to lose, but with a careful child (or a bit of training!) I'm sure that's not too much of a problem.

    I love the bright colours, rounded corners and the compact size of this box overall.  I have a feeling this is going to be another regular on our lunch box rota this year!

    DISCLOSURE; I RECEIVED TWO FREE MONBENTO TRESOR BENTO BOXES FOR THE PURPOSES OF CARRYING OUT THIS REVIEW, HOWEVER ALL OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS POST ARE MY OWN.  I HAVE NO AFFILIATION TO MONBENTO OR FORMA  HOUSE AND WAS NOT OTHERWISE COMPENSATED FOR THIS REVIEW.  
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    1. Chi says

      August 21, 2015 at 8:24 am

      Super cute little bento box! I've been looking for a lunch box for my 2 years old son. I played with a Monbento Tresor in a shop, the colours are lovely and the size is perfect for little person to hold. My son who is on the small side has difficulties to open the clips, and put all the part back in the right order. I would imaging in less than a year when he turns three he would love this lunch box.

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    2. Tracey Peach says

      August 21, 2015 at 11:36 am

      Myself (Blushing!) lunch has become boring so I could jazz it up in a bento box

      Reply
    3. iain maciver says

      August 21, 2015 at 11:43 am

      I would pack one for myself

      Reply
    4. Momof2 says

      August 21, 2015 at 11:56 am

      I love my kids Tresor box but I could do with one for me. Thanks for the chance to win.

      Reply
    5. Suzanne O'Neill says

      August 21, 2015 at 12:09 pm

      I'd pack this for my partner to take to work.

      Reply
    6. Taz says

      August 21, 2015 at 12:10 pm

      Ohhhhhhh please pick me!!! Pick me!!!!!! I want this monbento so oooooooooo bad.....for my son of course

      Reply
    7. Yvonne Bradley says

      August 21, 2015 at 12:20 pm

      Perfect for grandson on a fishing trip with grandpa

      Reply
    8. PetitMew says

      August 21, 2015 at 12:53 pm

      I'd pack it for my son who starts Year 1 in September 🙂

      Reply
    9. winnie says

      August 21, 2015 at 1:08 pm

      my hubby 😀

      Reply
    10. Nicola McC says

      August 21, 2015 at 1:11 pm

      I'd pack one for myself to make healthy lunches a wee bit more exciting!

      Reply
    11. Sarah Pybus says

      August 21, 2015 at 2:19 pm

      My 3 kids as they love a picnic type lunch

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    12. Marcia says

      August 21, 2015 at 5:14 pm

      For my daughter who's starting Reception Year in September. She's picky and bento lunches helps us enormously! Thanks for this chance.

      Reply
    13. Sally Groom says

      August 21, 2015 at 5:54 pm

      I'd pack it for my youngest, who is starting a new kindergarten next month. He loves food and I find both children eat food better when they're packed to be fun 🙂

      Reply
    14. Lauren (@laurenbigeejit) says

      August 21, 2015 at 7:05 pm

      I would make up lunches for my little girl when she is old enough.

      Reply
    15. Mummy on a Budget says

      August 21, 2015 at 7:13 pm

      This would be for my daughter for the packed lunches we take out and about with us on our days out.

      Reply
    16. claire woods says

      August 21, 2015 at 7:15 pm

      My son.

      Reply
    17. Leanne cody says

      August 21, 2015 at 8:54 pm

      These boxes are pretty nifty! Love the colours and compartments x

      Reply
    18. Tina M Holmes says

      August 21, 2015 at 9:28 pm

      MY KIDS

      Reply
    19. Clare Wood says

      August 21, 2015 at 9:55 pm

      these look great x

      Reply
    20. pete c says

      August 21, 2015 at 10:46 pm

      for myself for work

      Reply
    21. Layla Thomas says

      August 21, 2015 at 10:58 pm

      I'd pack it for my 7 year old. He's gotten really fussy lately and has the same lunch again and again for school. Maybe this would help get him to eat more of a mixture.

      Reply
    22. Tanya Rubezhov says

      August 22, 2015 at 4:50 am

      I'd love to win it for my daughter who is starting her 1st grade next week.
      Thank you for the giveaway.

      Reply
    23. Tracy Newton says

      August 22, 2015 at 6:47 am

      These boxes would be great for my husbands packed lunch, my little ones nursery lunch or snacks for family days out

      Reply
    24. Virginia Moore says

      August 22, 2015 at 9:03 am

      My kids

      Reply
    25. Laura Pritchard says

      August 22, 2015 at 10:05 am

      For my little boy at school.

      Reply
    26. Anna Robinson says

      August 22, 2015 at 10:21 am

      I'd make a cute hello kitty themed bento for my 3 year old daughter!

      Reply
    27. Kate Reed says

      August 22, 2015 at 11:21 am

      I'd pack one for my daughter for while she's at nursery! We love the YumBox bought from you but I'd like to increase our lunchbox stash to keep it nice and exciting when I can't be with her!

      Reply
    28. Paula Readings says

      August 22, 2015 at 3:11 pm

      For my grandson

      Reply
    29. Katie Irving says

      August 22, 2015 at 5:11 pm

      for me if i could keep it a secret hehe...as the kids have yum boxes

      Reply
    30. Michelle Banks says

      August 22, 2015 at 6:24 pm

      for my grandaughter x

      Reply
    31. Sarah Lemay says

      August 22, 2015 at 11:29 pm

      I'd pack a bento lunch for my 2 yr old. He will be having lunch at playgroup in September, so this would be lovely for him to use.

      Reply
    32. Azlinda Muhammad says

      August 23, 2015 at 7:34 am

      Love this bento box! The colours are lovely!

      Reply
    33. chantelle hazelden says

      August 23, 2015 at 12:03 pm

      for my youngest daughter x

      Reply
    34. Lucy says

      August 23, 2015 at 2:05 pm

      For my 5 yr old daughter (though my 3 year old son will want it too!)

      Reply
    35. Caroline says

      August 23, 2015 at 6:40 pm

      I'd pack a lovely lunch box for my son with the hope of course that he would eat it & not say "me not like it"

      Reply
    36. Emma says

      August 24, 2015 at 2:50 pm

      I couldn't resist packing a bento box for myself! So compact and cute!

      Reply
    37. Sally Collingwood says

      August 24, 2015 at 4:45 pm

      For Skye aged 6 to go to school

      Reply
    38. Veronica T says

      August 24, 2015 at 6:15 pm

      I would absolutely love one of these for those long days when I don't have time to come home to eat lunch!

      Reply
    39. Rebeka Marschalko says

      August 24, 2015 at 9:57 pm

      Would be great for my daughter when she starts nursery in September 🙂

      Reply
    40. Rebecca Phillips says

      August 25, 2015 at 1:19 am

      my 3 year old son, Caleb

      Reply
    41. Ruth Harwood says

      August 25, 2015 at 8:32 am

      for my son for college xx

      Reply
    42. Emily says

      August 25, 2015 at 8:38 am

      Very cute and colourful boxes! I'd be packing one for my daughter. I know she'd enjoy a change from her usual bento box from time to time .

      Reply
    43. Cheryl Kean says

      August 25, 2015 at 1:24 pm

      I would pack a lunch for my kids they could share

      Reply
    44. S Mills says

      August 25, 2015 at 5:11 pm

      The husband!

      Reply
    45. Hannah Wood (staveley) says

      August 25, 2015 at 9:05 pm

      For my daughter who goes back to school soon.x

      Reply
    46. Natalie Crossan says

      August 25, 2015 at 10:41 pm

      Love the bento boxes - for m y daughter xx

      Reply
    47. Lizzy Cooper says

      August 26, 2015 at 1:46 pm

      My son 🙂

      Reply
    48. Sharon says

      August 26, 2015 at 3:59 pm

      For myself tbh, lovely way to take some healthy treats with me when I'm out 🙂

      Reply
    49. Lynsey Buchanan says

      August 28, 2015 at 1:03 am

      My daughter takes a packed lunch to school a few days a week

      Reply
    50. Michaela Hannah says

      August 28, 2015 at 6:51 am

      My oldest sons packed lunch at nursery

      Reply
    51. Angela Kelly says

      August 28, 2015 at 5:01 pm

      I'd make one for myself!

      Reply
    52. Jayne K says

      August 28, 2015 at 6:56 pm

      It would be for my first grandchild.

      Reply
    53. Nancy Bradford says

      August 28, 2015 at 9:15 pm

      I think I could make healthy lunches for my daughter a little bit funner if we had one of these.

      Reply
    54. Rachel Wise says

      August 28, 2015 at 9:59 pm

      Use it for my daughter when she is at a dancing competition

      Reply
    55. Kelly Ellen Hirst says

      August 29, 2015 at 9:55 am

      My daughter who would love this!

      Reply
    56. Stacey says

      August 29, 2015 at 11:17 am

      I would pack for my boyfriend who is starting teacher training this year!

      Reply
    57. Steven K says

      August 29, 2015 at 12:41 pm

      My boyfriend, he loves Japanese stuff.

      Reply
    58. Victoria Prince says

      August 29, 2015 at 1:59 pm

      I would pack one for myself - it would definitely make lunch more interesting!

      Reply
    59. Karen Richards says

      August 29, 2015 at 4:28 pm

      Would love this fir me or my son. We both love the boxes. Cool colours.

      Reply
    60. Patricia Fraser says

      August 29, 2015 at 4:51 pm

      For going to the beach with my kids

      Reply
    61. denise cross says

      August 29, 2015 at 5:44 pm

      I'd use it for healthy treats to put in my backpack when out walking and exploring the countryside

      Reply
    62. Keith Hunt says

      August 29, 2015 at 6:44 pm

      The wife for a night shift.

      Reply
    63. Tanya says

      August 29, 2015 at 7:51 pm

      My husband. Gotta make his lunch more appealing

      Reply
    64. Tamsin Dean says

      August 29, 2015 at 9:56 pm

      for my partner for work

      Reply
    65. Pauline Black says

      August 29, 2015 at 10:45 pm

      My grandson jayden

      Reply

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