1. The first situation is a small dinner consisting of two tables. In this case, it can be divided into two forms, horizontal rows and vertical rows. When two tables are arranged horizontally, the tables are facing left and right. The right and left mentioned here are determined by the position facing the front door. When two tables are arranged vertically, the table should be far above and near below. The distance here refers to the distance to the main entrance.

2. The second situation is a banquet consisting of three or more tables. When arranging tables for multi-table banquets, we must not only pay attention to the principles of "facing to the door", "left first" and "far first", but also take into account the distance between other tables and the main table. Generally, the closer to the main table, the higher the table order; the further away from the main table, the lower the table order.

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As far as the specific seats at a dining table are concerned, the current standard for Chinese food is: the host sits at the top In the middle, the guest of honor is on the right, the deputy guest of honor is on the left, and the rest and guests are arranged from right to left and from top to bottom. Four principles can be followed:

1. The right side is higher The left-low principle

Two people sit side by side, usually with the right as the upper seat and the left as the lower seat. This is because when Chinese food is served, the direction of serving is clockwise, and those sitting on the right are given priority over those sitting on the left.

Two people sit side by side, usually with the upper seat on the right and the lower seat on the left. This is because when serving Chinese food, clockwise is the direction in which food is served, so it is better to sit on the right than on the left.

2. The principle of respect for the middle seat

When three people sit together for a meal, the person sitting in the middle is ranked higher than the people on both sides.

3. The principle of facing the door first

When dining, according to etiquette and convention, those who face the front door are seated at the top, and those with their backs to the door are seated at the bottom.

4. Special principles

In high-end restaurants, there are often beautiful scenery or elegant indoor and outdoor performances for diners to enjoy. At this time, the seat with the best viewing angle is the upper seat. In some low-end and mid-range restaurants, upper seats are usually located near the wall and lower seats are located near the aisle.

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