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- 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!
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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.
Which side of the plate does the napkin go?
Napkins can either be twisted neatly and placed in a fancy wine glass or water glass or, the napkin can be folded and laid to the right of the place with the knife on top.
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.
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.)
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.
Does the napkin go under the fork or knife?
Yes. You have the fork ( close to the plate), knife, and then spoon. The napkin can go under these things, but some people now also put it on the plate/charger combination. Use a napkin ring, to the extreme right of the plate. Some people find getting the napkin out from under utensils a bit tricky.
Does the napkin ever go to the right of the plate?
If placed on the table the napkin always goes to the right of the plate, but also can be folded and placed inside an empty wine glass.
Where do you put your chopsticks at the end of a meal?
After eating your chopsticks should be placed side by side on the plate and if there is no plate then they should be, by tradition rolled in the napkin provided you.
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.
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.)
