Table Service Basics
Lesson 2 of 13 in Hotel Food & Beverage Service · 25 minutes
Learn how to set a table properly for different meal types. Understand the order of courses in a formal meal and the rules of serving and clearing.
What you'll learn
- Know how to set a table properly for different meal types
- Understand the order of courses in a formal meal
- Learn the rules of serving and clearing (serve left, clear right)
From the lesson
Table Setting Standards
In Canadian hotel restaurants, proper table setting shows professionalism and attention to detail. Here is the standard place setting:
Basic Place Setting (Casual Dining): - Dinner plate in the center - Fork on the left of the plate - Knife on the right (blade facing the plate) - Spoon to the right of the knife - Napkin on the plate or to the left of the fork - Water glass above the knife
Formal Place Setting (Fine Dining): - Charger plate in the center - Salad fork (outer left), dinner fork (inner left) - Dinner knife (inner right), soup spoon (outer right) - Dessert spoon and fork above the plate - Bread plate with butter knife (upper left) - Water glass, red wine…