Generally speaking, the seat is "ShangZhouZhunDong", "face to the door is honored". If it is a round table, is facing the door of the host guest, the host guest left and right hand side of the position, the distance from the host guest, the closer to the host guest position, the more respect, the same distance from the left side of the right side of the honor. If the Baxian table, if there is a seat facing the door, the right side of the door is the main guest. If not facing the door, the right seat of the side facing east is the chief.

If the feast, the arrangement of the table and the table between the chief of the front in the center, the left side of the order of 2, 4, 6 seats, the right side of the 3, 5, 7 seats, according to the identity of the host and the guest, the status of the affinity of sitting.

If you are the host, you should arrive early, and then wait by the door, and for the guests to lead the seat. If you are an invitee, then you should follow the host's arrangement to be seated.

Generally, if your boss is attending, you should usher him to the main seat and ask the highest-ranking client to take the seat to the left of the main seat. Unless the person you are entertaining this time has a very high level of leadership.

Second, ordering

If time permits, you should wait until most of the guests have arrived, the menu will be circulated to the guests, and invite them to order. Of course, as an official banquet, you will be worried about the budget, therefore, to control the budget, the most important thing for you is to do more homework before the meal, and it is more important to choose the right grade of invitation to the venue, so that the guests can also greatly appreciate your budget. Moreover, generally speaking, if you are to pay the bill, guests are not too good to order, will let you make the decision. If your boss is also at the banquet, don't let him/her order because you respect him or because you think he has a lot of experience in socializing and eating a lot of food, unless he/she takes the initiative to ask for it, otherwise he/she will feel that it's not decent enough.

If you're the one going to the banquet, you should know that you shouldn't take too much initiative in ordering the food, but let the host do the ordering. If the other party is kind enough to ask, you can order a dish that is not too expensive and not taboo for everyone. Remember to ask for the opinions of the people at the table, especially "Is there anything you don't eat?" or "What do you prefer? or "What are your favorites?" Make everyone feel taken care of. After ordering, you can ask, "I don't know if the food I ordered is to your liking," or "Would you like something else?

A, ordering three rules

A look at the composition of the staff.

Generally speaking, per capita one dish is a more general rule. If it is more men's meal will be appropriate to increase the amount.

Two look at the combination of dishes.

Generally speaking, a table dish is best meat and vegetarian, cold and hot, try to be comprehensive. If more men on the table, you can order more meat, if more women, you can order a few more light vegetables.

Three look at the importance of the feast.

If it is an ordinary business banquet, the average dish is acceptable at about 50 yuan to 80 yuan. If the object of this banquet is more key people, then it is necessary to point on a few enough portion of the dishes, such as lobster, swordfish, anchovies, and then to a little more specifications, is abalone, shark's fin powder and so on.

Another point to note is that when ordering food should not ask the waiter the price of dishes, or bargaining, which will make your company in front of the customer looks a little small, and the customer will also feel uncomfortable.

B, Chinese food ordering three excellent four taboo

A standard Chinese meal, usually, the first cold dishes, followed by hot fried, followed by the main course, and then on the snacks and soups, if you feel a little tired of eating, you can point to some desserts after the meal, and finally on the fruit plate. Take into account the dishes of each program in your order.

C. Priority dishes

(1) Dishes with Chinese specialties.

When entertaining foreign guests, this article should be more important. Like fried spring rolls, boiled dumplings, steamed dumplings, lion's head, Gongbao chicken, etc., are not delicacies and delicious, but because of the distinctive Chinese characteristics, they are respected by many foreigners.

(2) Dishes with local specialties.

For example, Xi'an's lamb steamed buns, Hunan's Mao's braised pork, Shanghai's braised lion's head, Beijing's shabu-shabu, when you entertain foreign guests there, I'm afraid that these specialties will be much more well-received than the same old raw seafood.

(3) The restaurant's specialties.

Many restaurants have their own specialties. Serving a specialty of the restaurant shows the host's care and respect for the person being invited.

Three dietary taboos

(1) Religious dietary taboos should not be overlooked at all.

For example, Muslims usually do not eat pork and do not drink alcohol. Domestic Buddhists eat less meat and fishy food, which not only refers to meat, but also includes onions, garlic, leeks, mustard and other pungent-smelling foods. Some Buddhists who believe in Goddess of Mercy are especially forbidden to eat beef in their diet, which should be especially noted when entertaining Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and overseas Chinese compatriots.

(2) For health reasons, certain foods are also prohibited.

For example, heart disease, cerebrovascular, vein sclerosis, hypertension and post-stroke, not suitable for eating dog meat, hepatitis patients avoid eating lamb and turtle, gastroenteritis, gastric ulcer soup and other digestive disorders are also not suitable for eating turtle, high blood pressure, high cholesterol patients, to drink less chicken soup and so on.

(3) In different regions, people's dietary preferences are often different.

For this, when arranging the menu to take into account. For example, people in Hunan Province generally prefer spicy food and less sweets. People in Britain and the United States usually do not eat pets, rare animals, animal offal, animal head and claws. In addition, when entertaining foreign guests, as little as possible to point to the raw need to gnaw dishes, foreigners in the meal will be less likely to bite the food in the mouth and then spit it out, which also needs to be taken into account.

(4) Some professions, for some reason, often have their own different special taboos in terms of food and drink.

For example, national civil servants are not allowed to eat and invite in the performance of their official duties, and they are not allowed to eat and drink at official banquets, or to eat more than the standard set by the state, or to drink hard liquor. Another example is that drivers are not allowed to drink alcohol while on duty. If this is ignored, there is still a possibility that the other party will make a mistake.