The standards for treating guests to meals and drinks in Hefei are four points: seating, ordering, drinking, and toasting.

Seating: The seating arrangement in China is different from that in foreign countries. Generally speaking, the seating arrangement is "to the left and to the east" and "to face the door is to respect".

If it is a round table, the one facing the door is the host and guest, and the positions to the left and right of the host and guest are based on the distance from the host and guest. The closer the host and guest are, the more respectable they are. At the same distance, the left side is more respected than the right side.

If it is the Eight Immortals table, if there are seats facing the door, the right seat on the side facing the door will be the host and guest.

If it is not facing the gate, the right seat on the side facing east is the chief.

If it is a big banquet, the arrangement between the tables should be such that the chief guest is in the front and center, with seats 2, 4, and 6 on the left, and seats 3, 5, and 7 on the right. They should be seated according to the identity and status of the host and guest.

If you are the host, you should arrive early, then wait near the door and lead the guests to their seats.

If you are an invitee, you should follow the host's seating arrangements.

Generally speaking, if your boss is present, you should lead him to the main seat and ask the highest-ranking customer to sit on the left side of the main seat.

Unless the person being entertained this time has a very high leadership level.

Ordering: If time permits, you should wait until most of the guests have arrived, then pass the menu around to guests and ask them to order.

Of course, as a business banquet, you will worry about the budget. Therefore, to control the budget, the most important thing is to do more homework before the meal. It is more important to choose a suitable banquet venue, so that the guests can also fully understand your intention.

Budget.

Moreover, generally speaking, if you pay the bill and the guests are too embarrassed to order, they will let you make the decision.

If your boss is also at the banquet, never let him/her order food because you respect him or think that he has rich social experience and eats a lot at the banquet, unless he/she takes the initiative.

Otherwise, he will feel unworthy.

If you are a dinner party, you should know that you should not take the initiative when ordering food, but let the host take the order.

If the other party asks kindly, you can order a dish that is not too expensive and not everyone's taboo.

Remember to ask the opinions of people at the table, especially asking "Is there anything you don't eat?" or "What do you prefer to eat?" to make everyone feel taken care of.

After ordering, you can ask for instructions, "I've ordered something, but I don't know if it suits everyone's taste," "Would you like anything else," etc.

When ordering, be sure to know what to expect.

When ordering, you can follow the following three rules; look at the personnel composition.

Generally speaking, one dish per person is a more general rule.

If it is a dinner party with more men, the amount can be increased appropriately.

Look at the dish combinations.

Generally speaking, it is best to have meat and vegetables, cold and hot dishes on a table, and try to be as comprehensive as possible.

If there are many men at the table, you can order more meat dishes; if there are more women, you can order more light vegetable dishes.

It depends on the importance of the banquet.

For an ordinary business banquet, the average price of a dish is about 50 yuan to 80 yuan, which is acceptable.

If the banquet is for a relatively important person, then order a few dishes of sufficient portions, such as lobster, saury, anchovies, and a larger size, such as abalone, fin powder, etc.

Another thing to note is that when ordering, you should not ask the waiter for the price of the dishes or bargain. This will make your company look a bit petty in front of customers, and customers will also feel uncomfortable.

Eating vegetables: Chinese people are generally very particular about their food, and they are also very particular about the way they eat.

As workplace etiquette becomes more and more important, eating and eating habits at business dinners are becoming more particular.

The following takes Chinese food as an example to teach you how to be polite and skillful at the dinner table.

At the beginning of a Chinese banquet, the first wet towel given by the waiter is for wiping your hands. Do not use it to wipe your face.