How to place tableware for a banquet? How to arrange the table?

Perhaps you have learned how to set the table, but have long forgotten some of the tedious details. Here we help you review these etiquette.

Formal lunch

The table layout for a formal lunch and a formal dinner is similar, with only a few small differences: the iced drinks and iced tea ladles placed on the lunch table. This is a daytime event; the candleless setting fits the mood perfectly. Glasses are only water glasses and wine glasses. Older etiquette books said that cutlery should be aligned at the base of the handles, but today's more relaxed etiquette allows you to place them at any graceful angle you like.

Silverware:

1. Fork for salad 2. Fork for lunch entree 3. Knife 4. Spoon for soup 5. Oyster fork 6. Bread and butter cutter 7. Teaspoon

Plates and cups:

8. Lunch entree plate 9. Bread and butter plate 10. Wine glass 11. Iced tea cup

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Formal Dinner

The main difference between the formal dinner and formal lunch table settings is the addition of glasses for drinking red wine and champagne at dinner. Please note that the glasses here are placed in front of the cutlery in the order in which they are used: water glass, white wine glass, red wine glass, champagne glass. Also, the harpoon is placed to the left of the plate, and the candlestick can also be placed on the table, because candles may need to be lit. The coffee cup and ladle will be brought out for coffee after dinner. The cards placed on the table further indicated that this was a carefully planned dinner.

Silverware:

Oyster fork, fork for salad, fork for main course, knife for soup, spoon for butter bread, knife

Plate and cup:

7. Dinner main course plate

8. Bread and butter plate

9. Water glass

10. White wine glass

11. Red wine glass

12. Champagne glass

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Breakfast table

For a group, It’s best to set up a proper breakfast table. You certainly don't need a salad fork, but if you're serving hot cereal, such as oatmeal, soup ladles should be prepared. You should also include a tea ladle as coffee is served throughout. A juice glass is the only glass you need, and of course you'll need a tall water glass if you're also serving ice water.

Silverware: 1. Fork for breakfast main course 2. Knife for breakfast main course 3. Spoon 4. Tea spoon Plate and cup: 5. Breakfast plate 6. Juice cup 7. Coffee cup and saucer

Casual Lunch with Placemats, Porcelain, Glasses

For casual lunches, you can use bulkier tableware, such as simple porcelain plates like this one. Glasses are provided for any drinks that may be served. The coffee cup can be placed on the table from the beginning. No need for a candlestick since you don't need to light candles at all during the day.

Silverware: 1. Salad fork 2. Main course fork 3. Knife 4. Tea spoon 5. Dessert spoon Plate and cup: 6. Lunch main course plate 7. Goblet 8 .coffee cup

Table placemat plate and water glass tableware glass napkin salt and black pepper shaker vase

casual dinner

casual dinner only requires something less formal Porcelain and wine sets, and stainless steel cutlery are perfect for casual dinners in a casual style. Shown here is a bamboo placemat that nicely neutralizes the formality of the mahogany dining table. The salad fork was ignored, but the dessert cutlery was set on top of the plate.

Silverware: 1. Fork for main course 2. Knife 3. Spoon for soup 4. Spoon for dessert 5. Knife for dessert

Plate and cup: 6. Water glass ( Larger) 7. White wine glass (smaller) 8. Spare plate 9. Plate for dinner main course

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Soup as the Main Course Dinner

In settings like an intimate dinner in front of the fire, serving soup as the main course can simplify the table setting. However, simple doesn't mean boring.

The unconventional table setting shown here illustrates this point: square china adds flavor to traditional soup plates, while wine glasses with square bellies reflect the china's geometry. For a dinner of soup, salad, and bread, all you need is a soup ladle and a salad fork.

Silverware: 1. Fork for salad 2. Spoon, plate and cup for soup: 3. Bowl or plate for soup 4. Plate for dinner main course 5. Goblet

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