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.
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.
well usaully it is placed next to your plate when you are finished
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.
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
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.
Always to the left.
Typically, the folded napkin is placed on the left side of the place setting, either on the plate or next to the fork.
The edge should face away from the plate.
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.
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.
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.
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.