How do you set a table according to etiquette?
Do you know the correct table etiquette? Or have you secretly never really known it? That's okay, you're not the only one. We have therefore put together a few things for you, so that your table looks even more beautiful for your guests. Although the presence of your guests makes the evening, a beautiful table setting invites a beautiful evening with multiple courses. This way, your specialties will surely taste even more delicious.
The basics
No dish without a plate. The plates therefore serve as the base of your table setting. Around the plates, you place the cutlery and the glasses. If you are serving multiple courses, it is good to take the size of your dishes into account. You arrange the plates from largest to smallest, where the bottom plate is often not used. A preheated plate is often placed on top of this.
How do I lay out the cutlery for multiple courses?
Maybe you already knew this: Forks belong on the left side of the plate, while the knives and spoons get a place on the right side of the plate. But what next? The first step is to lay out the cutlery so that you pick it up from the outside in. This way, your guests do not have to guess which cutlery is needed for the served course. The so-called 'table setting' therefore really has a real function, besides looking very inviting and luxurious. When placing the knives, keep in mind that the cutting edges of the knives face inwards. At a beautiful evening full of delicious dishes, a dessert can of course not be left out. The cutlery for a dessert usually consists of a spoon and a fork, both of which get a place above the plate. Here, the spoon should point to the left and the fork to the right. This way, the guests can slide the dessert cutlery themselves next to the plate after the main course or a final intermediate course has made room for the dessert. And not entirely unimportant: The glasses. These belong on the right side above the spoons and knives, where the left spot is reserved for a glass of, for example, water.
Further dress the table
When preparing the evening, also think about the decoration of your table. For example, choose a certain theme or take a season into account. Long, thin candles instead of your usual table lights work atmosphere-enhancing. A beautiful bouquet of flowers and folded napkins are real eye-catchers. When placing a napkin, also take the rules into account. The position of the napkin is also fixed. Depending on any bowls, the napkin may be placed on the plates. Otherwise, the napkin is placed on the left side next to the forks.
