TABLE ETIQUETTE

Table Etiquette is a
guidelines to be
observed by the diner
before, during and
after eating to ensure
pleasant dining.
Good table manners revolve around three general rules:

1. Be considerate and thoughtful of others

2. Handle table appointments properly.
3. Chew quietly to avoid becoming the center of attraction
causing hostility to others.
Table Manners Before Eating

1. Make sure you

2. Wait for the
are dressed 3. Start with a
host signal to
properly for the prayer.
start eating.
occasion.

5. Do not panic
6.Table napkin
upon seeing the
4. Sit properly. should be placed
unfamiliar table
on the lap.
appointments.
Table Manners During Eating

Use Use a serving spoon in getting the foods.

If you are a lady, use the table napkin to blot the

Use corner of your mouth.

Do not Do not drink when there is a food on your mouth.

drink
Table Manners During Eating

 4. Spoon your soup

away from you. Sip it
silently from the side
of the spoon. Avoid
slurping and do not tilt
your bowl to spoon the
last drop of soup.
Table Manners During Eating

Keep Keep your plate of food as neat as possible.

Cut and Cut and eat one bite of food at a time.

eat

Ask for food to be passed to you in a polite

Ask manner.
Table Manners During Eating

Chew Chew your food well silently with closed mouth.

Choose Choose a pleasant topic for conversation.

Make Make yourself comfortable and poised at all times

Table Manners After Eating

At the end of the meal, lay the unfolded napkin on the

Lay left side of your plate.

Do not
powder or Do not powder or comb your hair in public.
comb

Pray Pray after eating.

 4. Used silverware
should be placed on
Table the plate.
Manners
After Eating 5. Soup and coffee
spoons are left on the
plates.
Table Setting-is the
arrangement of the
table appointments per
cover. A cover is the
space

allotted for one person.

 1.Dinnerware should be placed one (1)
inch from the edge of the table.

2. The fork should be placed on the left

Guidelines in side of the dinnerware.

Table Setting: 3. The table napkin with an ordinary fold

can be placed on the left side of the fork.

The Position of the table napkin will

depend on the style of its fold.
 4. Dinner knife is placed on the right side
of the dinnerware with the blade facing
• the right side of the dinner plate.

5. Dinner spoon is placed beside the

Guidelines in dinner knife.
Table Setting 6.Water glass is placed on the right side of
the cover above the knife. All other

beverages . Wares are arranged to the

right side of the water glass.
 7.The coffee cup is placed on the right side
of the spoon in which the handle is on

the right side.

Guidelines in
Table Setting 8.The bread and butter plate is place above
the fork.

9.The butter spreader is placed on the top

of the bread and butter plate.
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