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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.

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Can you place your napkin on your plate once finished?

Yes, you can place your napkin on your plate once you have finished eating. This gesture signals to the server that you are done with your meal. However, it's important to fold the napkin neatly before placing it on the plate to convey good table manners. In more formal settings, placing the napkin to the left of your plate may also be acceptable.


Where is the napkin placed when your meal is finished?

well usaully it is placed next to your plate when you are finished


When do you put your napkin on your lap in a restaurant?

You should place your napkin on your lap as soon as you sit down at the table in a restaurant. This signals to the staff that you are ready to begin your meal. If you need to leave the table temporarily, it’s polite to place the napkin on your chair, and when the meal is finished, the napkin should be placed loosely on the table, not on the plate.


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


Recently at a dinner party a dinner napkin was to the left and a smaller napkin was under the dinner plate What was that about?

The big napkin goes in your lap and the little napkin is used to wipe your mouth while eating. When the entree is done, the little napkin goes with the plate and you keep you big napkin in your lap until you are finished with dessert.


Do you place a napkin to the left or right of the plate?

Always to the left.


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.


How do you place a napkin on side of plate - cut edge to outside or toward plate?

The edge should face away from the plate.


What should you do with a foreign object or pit in your mouth in table manners?

Discretion is the key. Remove the bone, pit, etc. with thumb and forefinger only, and conceal this motion with your napkin. This can be done very quickly. Place the object beside, not on the plate.


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.


Should you use napkin folding?

If you leave the table but do not want your plate cleared, fold your napkin and lay it alongside your plate. If you want your plate cleared, just rumple it up to signal you have finished your meal.


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.