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The napkin can go under the fork on the left or the plate, or folded in the center of the dinner plate.
The napkin can also be:
Before a sit down meal.
- artfully folded and placed above the dinner/luncheon plate.
- artfully folded and tucked into a wine glass.
- artfully folded and placed in the center of the dinner/luncheon plate.
- rectangularly folded and placed, short side up, under the fork(s) -dinner/salad
- rectangularly folded and place, short side up, in the center of the dinner plate
- triangularly folded and place across the bread plate.
- folded or gathered through a napkin ring (informal/family style meal)
Before a buffet meal.
- artfully folded into "pockets" with flatware in them
- folded and stacked on the buffet table (near the flatware)
During a meal, when seated
- unfolded and placed across the lap
- NEVER tucked into the neck/collar
During a meal when you must leave your seat but plan to return.
- on your chair seat
- NOT refolded or bunched on the table
After a meal, when you leave the table
- placed neatly next to your plate or place setting if the dishes have been removed.
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Do you place a napkin to the left or right of the plate?
Always to the left.
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.
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 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.
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!
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
