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).
A typical table setting for one person includes a dinner plate in the center, with a fork on the left and a knife and spoon on the right. A water glass is placed above the knife, and a napkin is usually folded or placed to the left of the fork.
The fork and knife go on the right side of the plate and if you have a spoon it goes on the left side of the plate.
A typical setting, such as often seen in small cafés, consists of simply a knife, fork and spoon. Occasionally, there may be a butter plate provided. Moving from Left to right would be: Napkin, Fork, PLATE, Knife (blade facing plate), Spoon. In some cultures, the napkin is placed beneath the fork. Optionally, a coffee cup may be placed above the knife and spoon. Quick-serve restaurants often dispense with etiquette rules and opt for functionality by placing the Fork, knife, and spoon atop the napkin. In those scenarios, the entire collection of cutlery is placed to the right of where the plate will eventually go.
The fork should be placed on the left side of the plate, and the knife should be placed on the right side of the plate in a formal dinner setting.
The fork should be placed on the left side of the plate and the knife should be placed on the right side of the plate in a formal dinner table setting.
At a formal dining setting, the proper etiquette for fork and knife placement is to place the fork on the left side of the plate and the knife on the right side, with the blade facing towards the plate. The fork should be placed with the tines facing upwards.
In a standard Western or European setting the knife goes to the immediate right of the plate with the cutting side of the blade facing toward the plate, and the fork (or forks) go to the left of the plate; with the dinner fork closest to the plate and forks for other course to the left in such wise as the fork for the first course is on the outside, Hence the rule of thumb, when unsure of which fork to use, start at the outside and work in.
The knife should be placed on the right side of the plate with the blade facing the plate, and the fork should be placed on the left side of the plate with the tines facing up.
Left. While this is correct, it's counter -intuitive , as most people are right-handed. This persists as an affectation of superior social graces, and feel this out-moded custom is overdue for retirement.
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.
In a formal dinner setting utensils are either on the left or right of the plate. The knives and spoons are set to the right of the plate and the forks are set to the left of the plate. If there is more than one fork like a salad fork, the salad fork will be placed further left to be used first. The same applies to a soup spoon which will be placed further right of the plate to be used first.