Do you know how to set a dinner table

Basic Rule

Forks on the left; knives and spoons on the right. Use utensils starting from the outermost one as courses come.

🥣 Casual Setting (everyday family dinner)

For one place:

1. Dinner plate in the centre.
2. Fork → left of the plate.
3. Dinner knife → right of the plate, blade facing toward the plate.
4. Water glass → top right of the plate.
5. Napkin: on the plate, or to the left of the fork.

🍽 Formal Setting (multi-course meal)

1. Dinner plate in the centre.
2. Left side:
   • Salad fork (outer)
   • Dinner fork (closer to plate)
3. Right side:
   • Dinner knife (next to plate, blade inward)
   • Soup spoon (outer, right of knife)
4. Top left: small bread plate, butter knife laid across it.
5. Top right: glasses (water glass nearest the plate, wine glass behind it).
6. Above the dinner plate: dessert spoon or dessert fork.
7. Napkin: folded, on the plate or left of forks.

Small tips

• Knife blades always face the plate.
• Dessert cutlery sits above the plate.
• Plates are cleared from the guest’s right.
• Drinks are placed on the right.