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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.

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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.


Should a napkin be on the right or left of your plate?

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.


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.


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.)


How the table settinf of Russian services?

The service plate one inch from the edge of the table with the soup bowl on top. One the left side place the salad fork, dinner fork, and fish fork. The knives go in the same order on the right side. The dessert spoon and cake fork go one inch above the service plate. Bread and butter goes above the forks and a glass of water and wine go above the knives with a napkin folded carefully beside the forks on the left side.


Where does the salad plate go when setting the table?

the i have no idea side the bread plate is placed to the right of the dinner plate, unless it is a very formal setting where the bread plate will be above the forks to the left of the dinner plate. The salad plate is always to the left of the dinner plate when not stacked on top of the dinner plate as in a formal setting.