Formal Dining Table Setting

To avoid clutter the general rule for a any table setting is to include no more than three utensils on either side of the dinner plate at a time.

Formal dining table setting.

The formal table setting. Lay the napkin to the left of the plate. The salad fork should be placed to the left of the dinner fork as seen in the fifth picture below. Put the dinner plate in the middle of the placemat.

The exception is the oyster or seafood fork which may be placed to the right of the last spoon even when it is the fourth utensil to the right of the plate. Our formal dining room sets are handsomely crafted with fine detailing and rich quality materials. To set a formal table you ll need a table cloth charger dinner plates soup bowls salad plates bread plates napkins salad forks dinner forks knives soup spoons butter knives dessert. Course two has been cleared leaving the table set for the main course.

The large dinner plate may be brought in either bearing a portion of food or empty if food is to be served at the table. In either case the plate should be preheated unless the main course is served cold. Place the fork on the napkin. When setting a formal dinner table make sure that the table knife is smooth side up and that you cannot see the serrated side.

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