1. Seat reservation: Seats must be reserved in advance, stating the number of people, time, and location requirements (smoking or non-smoking area).
2. Seating: Seating is usually led by a waiter, who will pull out a chair for a lady. The French like to arrive earlier than the scheduled meal time and start at the bar with a snack such as olives and an aperitif.
3. Aperitifs: The waiter will ask you if you would like an aperitif before handing you a menu.
4. ordering: the menu of French cuisine is very simple, the main Lei but 10 kinds, but are beautifully produced, the order of ordering is: the first course is generally cold Lei or soup, although the menu has more than one variety of "first course" for you to choose from, but can only choose a dish, there will be a bread up before the dish, eat after the waiter to help you remove the plate. When you are finished, the waiter removes your plate and serves you a second course. The second course is a soup, a delicious French soup with a thick broth, a light vegetable soup and a fresh seafood soup. The 3rd course is the main course of the meal, which is the most played out dish in French cuisine. It is often delicately and delicately made and is memorable to the diner. The most common dish in the meal is a variety of "chops" - chicken chops, fish chops, steak, pork chops. This so-called row is to remove the bones and thorns of the clean meat, and then poured with a unique sauce, flavorful, easy to eat.
5. order wine: after ordering food, you may want to have a glass of house wine.
6. bread: before serving food, usually give the guests first bread, French baguette (baguette) is a must. The French use butter to coat their bread only at breakfast, so if you want butter, you have to ask for it. French cuisine emphasizes sauce, so you may want to dip the bread into the sauce until the bottom of the plate is clean, to show your appreciation for the chef.
7. Appetizers: high-class restaurants in the formal food before, there is an appetizer, usually simple vegetables to do the cold dishes. After the main course or seafood you will be given a glass of sorbet first, which is used to clean your mouth of residual flavors and welcome the next dish.
8. Main course: start the meal by saying "Bon Appetit".
9. Cheese: Cheese is a dish served before dessert, the waiter will usually bring a plate of cheese to you to choose from, and the cheese plate will usually give you some raisins or walnuts to eat with it, red wine is the best partner.
10. Dessert: The French are used to drinking coffee after dessert, not while eating. Some people will even order a cup of "after-dinner wine" (pousse-cafe) to be considered complete.