1. Service & Table Etiquette Culinary Arts 1

2. Why is it important?
Demonstrates who you are and how you treat others.
Creates a comfortable atmosphere.
First impressions are made quickly
Many job interviews and business meetings take place over a meal
Many dates take place with a meal
Other important meetings

4. Table Etiquette
Table etiquette- is the courtesy shown by using good manners at meals.

5. Basic Etiquette… Before Eating
Place the napkin on your lap.
Do not tuck it in your belt
Do not place under chin
When to start eating:
If there are fewer than 6 people at the table, wait until every has received their food before starting.
If there are more than 6 people at the table, wait until 3 or 4 have been served before starting.
You may reach for serving dishes as long as you are not reaching across your neighbor.

6. Basic Etiquette… During Eating
Don’t talk with your mouth full.
Use bread or dinner knife to put food such as corn or peas on fork
Break bread into smaller pieces before buttering or eating
If unsure of what to do, follow the host’s lead
Cut food into small pieces for eating.
Sit up straight and don’t lean on elbows
Cover your mouth/nose with handkerchief/napkin if you need to sneeze or cough. Leave the table if the coughing or sneezing continues.

7. Basic Etiquette… After Eating
Excuse yourself to the restroom to apply makeup or comb hair
Remove spoon from cup, so it is not accidentally hit and knocked over.
Place fork and knife on your plate, pointing at the 4:20 position once you are finished.
When paying the bill it is customary to leave a tip, or gratuity-extra money given to the server in appreciation for good service.

8. Setting the Table Tableware
Any items used for serving and eating the food. This includes dinnerware, flatware, glassware, and linens.
Place Setting
The pieces of tableware used by one person to eat a meal
Serving Pieces
Platters, large bowls, and other tableware used for serving food.
Cover
The arrangement of a place setting for one person.

9. Table-Setting Basics Fork on the left Knife and spoon on the right
Knife next to plate with blade toward plate
Plate is centered about 1 inch from edge of table
Arrange flatware in order it is used.
Only set dinnerware and flatware that are needed for the meal

10. Basic Table setting

11. Formal Table setting

12. Family Dinner Table setting

13. Restaurant Etiquette
Is it okay to eat fried chicken with your fingers? That depends where…
In a fine restaurants, eating all meat, except crisp bacon, calls for a knife and fork.
Some foods are always eaten with fingers in any setting-bread, celery, olives, carrot sticks, pickles, corn on the cob, and most sandwiches, for instance.

14. Sit Down Restaurants
If you plan to go to a formal restaurant, it’s wise to make a reservation- an arrangement made ahead of time by telephone for a table at a restaurant.
During the meal, it is important to keep in mind that other diners want to enjoy their meals
Avoid loud talking or laughing
Talking on cell phones at the table
Be patient with your sever if they are busy
Calling out or snapping at them is rude and disturbs others.

15. Gratuity AKA… a tip When should you leave a tip? When service was good
When food was excellent
Generally when you want to show an establishment (or the server) your appreciation

16. How much should I leave?
Anywhere from 10-20% is standard