Table manners for entertaining customers 1, seating? The host and guest are particular about each other.
According to China tradition, what is the seating order? Shang Zuo Zun Dong? 、? Face the gate for honour? . The round table is facing the host and guest at the gate. In terms of the distance from the host and guest, the closer to the host and guest, the more respected it is. At the same distance, the left side is more respected than the right side. If it is the square table, the right position on the side of the gate is also the host and guest. If it is not facing the gate, the right seat on the east side is the chief.
At the big banquet, the arrangement between tables pays attention to the chief, with 2, 4 and 6 seats on the left and 3, 5 and 7 seats on the right. According to the identity and status of the host and guest, the relatives and friends sit separately. The host must arrive early, then wait at the door and show the guests seats. The invitees have to be seated according to the host's arrangement. Generally speaking, if the boss is present, he must be led to the main seat, and the customer is invited to sit at the left side of the main seat at the highest level.
2. Order? Entertainers should take the initiative to order.
If time permits, the host should wait for most of the guests to arrive, circulate the menu to the guests and invite them to order. As an official banquet, in order to control the budget, the most important thing is to do more homework before cooking, and it is more important to choose a suitable place for guests, and guests can also roughly understand the budget. Generally speaking, if the host pays the bill and the guests are not too embarrassed to order, they will let the host decide. If the boss is also at the banquet, don't let the other party order because he respects him or thinks that he has rich social experience and eats a lot of banquets, unless the other party asks for it. Otherwise, he will feel that he is not decent enough. If you are a party goer, you should know that you should not be too active in ordering, but let the host order.
If the other party kindly requests, the fete can order a dish that is not too expensive and is not taboo for everyone. Remember to consult the people at the table, especially? Is there anything you don't eat? Or? What do you prefer to eat? Make everyone feel taken care of. After ordering, can you ask for instructions? I ordered food. I wonder if it suits several people. ，? Would you like something else? Wait a minute. When ordering food, be sure to have a clear idea. When ordering food, you can follow the following three rules:
Look at the composition of personnel. Generally speaking, one dish per capita is a general rule. If there are more men, the amount can be increased appropriately.
Second, look at the dish combination. Generally speaking, a table of dishes is best to be well-prepared, cold and hot, and try to be comprehensive. If there are more men on the table, you can order more meat, and if there are more women, you can order more light vegetables.
Third, look at the importance of banquets. If it is an ordinary business banquet, an average dish is acceptable from 50 yuan to 80 yuan. If the object of this banquet is a key person, then order a few dishes with enough weight, such as lobster, swordfish and shad, and then serve abalone, wing powder and so on.
Another thing to note is that when ordering, you should not ask the waiter about the price of the dishes or bargain, which will make the company look a little petty in front of customers and customers will feel uncomfortable.
3. eat vegetables? There is a difference between Chinese and western dining tables.
People in China are generally very particular about eating, and they are also very particular about eating. With more and more attention paid to workplace etiquette, eating and eating at the business table are also more particular. Taking Chinese food as an example, how can we be polite and elegant at the dinner table? At the beginning of a Chinese banquet, the first wet towel sent by the waiter is to wipe your hands. Don't use it to wipe your face. When lobster, chicken and fruit are served, a small water lemon with lemon slices or rose petals floating in it is not a drink, but for washing hands. When washing your hands, you can take turns to wet your fingers, rinse them gently, and then dry them with a small towel.
Some people like to persuade others, and even help them. Foreign guests don't have this habit. If you are polite again and again, maybe people will resent it. I said I wouldn't eat. What do you have to make me do? But you can introduce the characteristics of Chinese food to each other, and it is up to him to eat or not. By analogy, attend a banquet hosted by foreign guests, and don't expect the host to give you food repeatedly. If you wait for someone to help yourself, you'll have to be hungry. After the guests are seated, don't start eating immediately. Instead, guests should wait for the host to say hello and raise their glasses to signal the start.
To be civilized, you should wait for the dishes to turn to yourself before moving chopsticks. Don't grab in front of your neighbor, and it is not advisable to take too many dishes at a time. Chew slowly, which is not only conducive to digestion, but also a etiquette requirement at the table. Never put a large piece in your mouth and wolf it down, which will give people the impression of greed. Don't be picky about food, don't just stare at your favorite food, or hurriedly pile your favorite dishes on your plate. The action of eating should be elegant. Don't touch your neighbor when eating. Don't put the dishes on the table. Don't spill the soup. Don't make unnecessary noises, such as when eating soup? Gollum? In your mouth when eating vegetables? Boo-boom? , this is vulgar. Don't talk to people while eating. Don't spit the bones and fishbones in your mouth on the table. Cover your mouth with a napkin and take them out with chopsticks and put them on a plate. Don't eat the food that has fallen on the table. Don't play with bowls and chopsticks during eating, or use chopsticks to go straight to others.
Don't dig into your mouth with your hands. When picking your teeth with a toothpick, cover your mouth with your hand or napkin. Don't let the tableware make any noise. After eating, you can wipe your mouth with napkins, napkins or small towels sent by waiters, but it is not advisable to wipe your head, neck or chest; Don't burp or belch uncontrollably after meals; The guests can't leave the table before the host signals the end.
As the saying goes, the more you drink, the thicker the wine is, but there are also a lot of knowledge on the wine table. The following are some small details that need attention on the wine table.
Detail 1: Leaders drink each other before it's their turn to propose a toast. When toasting, you must stand up and raise your glasses with both hands.
Detail 2: Many people can respect one person, and never one person can respect many people, unless the toaster is the leader.
Detail 3: Respect others by yourself. If you don't clink glasses, how much you drink depends on the situation. For example, the other person's drinking capacity and drinking attitude must not be less than that of the other person. You should know that you respect others by yourself.
Detail 4: respect others by yourself. If you clink glasses, let me know. I'll finish it. Help yourself? Fang xian is generous.
Detail 5: Remember to add more wine to the leader or customer. Don't drink for the leader blindly, that is, if the leader or customer really wants someone to replace him, and pretend that he wants to drink instead of drinking for the leader. For example, leader A can't be a good drinker. You can stop people who are going to worship leader A by beating around the bush.
Detail 6: Pick up the glass (beer glass), grab the glass with your right hand, and pad the bottom of the glass with your left hand. Remember that your glass is always lower than others. If you are a leader, be sensible and don't put too low, otherwise how can you be a man below?
Detail 7: If there is no special person present, it is best to touch the wine in the order of time, and don't favor one over the other.
Detail 8: Don't talk about business on the table. After drinking, the business will be almost the same. Everyone knows it clearly, otherwise people won't be open to drinking with you.
Detail 9: If, purely if, there is not enough wine, put the wine bottle in the middle of the table and let people fill it themselves. Don't pour the wine one by one, or what should the people behind you do if they don't have wine?
Detail 10: The host respects the guest, the guest respects the guest, the guest reciprocates, and the guest respects each other. A guest must not make a toast in disorder, which is very impolite and disrespectful to the host.