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What are your option for placing a napkin in the setting?
The napkin can go on the left side of the plate, on the plate, above the plate, or on the right side of the plate. Most traditionally the napkin is placed under the fork/forks on the left side of the plate.
What are your options for placing a napkin in setting the table?
The napkin can go on the left side of the plate, on the plate, above the plate, or on the right side of the plate. Most traditionally the napkin is placed under the fork/forks on the left side of the plate.
What is placed at the left of the plate or on the plate?
You place forks on the left side of the plate. A napkin may go on top of the plate.
Where do you place the folded napkin in the place-setting?
Typically, the folded napkin is placed on the left side of the place setting, either on the plate or next to the fork.
What side of the plate does the napkin go?
The napkin goes to the left of the plate. It is also acceptable to twist a cloth napkin from the bottom and place it in an empty wine glass that is placed just above the plate on the table. The placement on the left is one steeped in dining tradition dating back to the early Middle Ages in Western Europe and "supposedly" allows the left hand to access the napkin to wipe one's face(back then they left them on the table...now we put them on our laps) and leaves the right hand (sorry all you left handers!)reasonably able to go for a weapon...the reason the knife is on the right!
Is it good manners to place your napkin over your plate when finished?
There may be food residue on your plate, which will make the napkin even less clean than ever. Your best bet is to fold it with the cleanest part outwards and place it to the left of your plate.
Does the napkin go on the right or left side of plate?
It is polite to put it on the left side. (Your drink goes on the right, and if you're at a restaurant then your bread goes on the left.)
Does the napkin go on the left or right side of the plate?
It is polite to put it on the left side. (Your drink goes on the right, and if you're at a restaurant then your bread goes on the left.)
What utensil would be the farthest left in a typical place setting?
In a most basic setting, on the left, between the napkin and the plate would ordinarily be the fork. In a broader setting, still referred to as a 'basic' setting, there may be a salad fork to the left of the luncheon fork or dinner fork. So, as a simple setting to visualise from right to left would be: Spoon, Knife (with blade facing the plate), Plate, Fork, Napkin. Above the spoon and knife would be a water glass and above the napkin and fork might be a butter plate, with butter knife, (handle facing towards the plate, and blade facing downward).
Which side does the napkin go on?
For general place settings, the napkin is usually place on the left of the plate. This works with cloth or in more informal settings paper napkins. In some settings a cloth napkin is decoratively folded and placed in a glass, or directly in front of the plate. It is also acceptably for it to be folded neatly and placed on the plate. For more information on table settings and napkin folding, please see the related links below.
Which side of the plate does the dinner napkin go?
At a formal dinner setting the napkin is commonly placed across the dinner plate at the beginning of the meal. In some settings the napkin is folded and placed to the left of, and is some cases beneath the forks. At breakfast and again at luncheon the napkin is folded (sometimes artfully) to the left of the place setting. At an informal or family style dinner the napkin may be tucked into a napkin ring and placed either on or to the left of the plate. At a buffet the napkins are found folded on the buffet table in proximity to the flatware. At good restaurants and dinner parties napkins are appearing artfully folded on the dinner plates, above the setting and on occasion in the wine glass. This is the only time the napkin is found on the right of the place setting. During a seated meal your napkin should be a placed across your lap, never tucked into your collar or waistband. When leaving the table during dinner your napkin should remain on your chair until your return when it is replace on your lap. At the end of a formal dinner, as everyone is leaving the table the napkin is placed loosely to the left of the place setting.
Where do you put your Napkin ring?
You have to slide the napkin ring into the middle of your napkin. Then when your finished you place the napkin with the ring on it to the left of your plate. I hope that helped :D
