A journalist from "Ear Candy Mag" said that "All Set" was "incredibly strong." Ronnie Dannelley of "Pop Culture Press" called it "a solid follow-up to "Trade Test"" and said it showed the band "avoiding the sophomore slump." Whilst interviewing Diggle, a reviewer for "San Francisco Bay Area Concerts" said he had been listening to "All Set" and noted "it feels just as vital to me as "Singles Going Steady"" band's most acclaimed album. He described "All Set" as "part of this larger thing but at the same time too it’s always these individual evolutions." He said that although "All Set", "Love Bites" (1978) and "Flat-Pack Philosophy" (2006) span some 30 years, "they all sound incredible."