The table setting mainly refers to the table, the arrangement of seats and the design of the table. Countertops can be divided into three categories according to dietary habits: Chinese countertops, Western countertops and Chinese and Western food countertops. Chinese countertops are commonly square table countertops and round table countertops. Chinese food countertops tableware generally consists of chopsticks, spoons, plates, soup bowls and a variety of wine glasses.
Second, the basic requirements of the banquet table
The table should respect the customs and eating habits of various ethnic groups. Posing should be in line with the etiquette of the national forms. Such as banquet banquet table, dining table, seat arrangement should pay attention to highlight the main stage, the main guest, the master seat. Small pieces of tableware should be arranged to support, complete. Banquet banquet set of small pieces of tableware should be arranged according to the menu, eat what dishes with what tableware, drink what wine with what wine glass. Different specifications of the banquet, with different varieties, different quality, different pieces of tableware. Small pieces of tableware and other objects should be relatively centralized, neat and consistent, not only to facilitate the meal, but also to facilitate the service. Flower countertop modeling should be realistic, beautiful, decent, practical. The so-called "decent" refers to the shape of the countertop according to the nature of the banquet properly arranged, so that the countertop pattern marked by the theme and the nature of the banquet commensurate. Such as wedding banquet on the "happy" word seat, white bird towards the phoenix and other countertops; such as the reception of foreign guests of the banquet, on the setting of the welcome seat, friendship seat, peace seat and so on.
Three, Chinese banquet table design
Chinese banquet most of the round table. Chinese banquet table design in the arrangement of the table emphasizes the location of the main table. The main table should be placed facing the main door of the restaurant, the position of the hall can be seen. Chinese banquet table design requirements will be the guest of honor to enter and exit through the channel as the main aisle, the main aisle should be more spacious than other aisles to highlight some. Chinese banquet table design in other table and chair arrangement, back to the main table shall prevail. General diameter of 150 centimeters round table, each table can sit about 8 people, diameter of 180 centimeters round table, each table can sit about 10 people, diameter of 200?220 centimeters round table, can sit about 12?14 people. Round tables with a diameter of more than 180 centimeters should be placed on the turntable. Set up tables and chairs to leave the waiter to share dishes, other dining space at an equal distance. Chinese banquet table design in more than one banquet table arrangement, according to the shape and size of the restaurant and the number of people attending the banquet arrangements, the distance between the table to facilitate the walk through the dishes, pouring wine, change the plate is appropriate. The layout of the entire banquet table should be neat, so that the tablecloth a line, table legs a line. Multi-table banquets should emphasize the atmosphere of the venue to achieve bright lights, usually to set up the guest of honor speech desk, microphone to be pre-installed.
Four, banquet seating arrangements
Chinese banquets generally have the host, the deputy host, the guest of honor, the deputy guest of honor, interpreters, and other accompanying persons. The seats have a fixed arrangement, the host sits at the top of the seat, facing the seat (back to the focus of the decorative surface), the master in the master of the opposite side, the guest of honor in the master of the right side, the deputy guest of honor in the right side of the deputy master of the right side of the interpreter, if any, should be in the right side of the guest of honor, and other accompanying persons generally no strict rules. If the host, the guest of honor are with his wife to the banquet, the seating arrangement should be: the host in the upper head, the guest of honor in the host of the right, the guest of honor's wife in the host of the left, the host's wife in the guest of honor's wife of the left, and the other order of precedence remains unchanged. In the event of high-profile Chinese banquets, restaurant attendants to assist the guest contractor to draw a seating plan, generally the guests to their status, pre-scheduled, the guest's name, title, according to the order of seats drawn on a plan, posted at the entrance to the restaurant, in order to guide the guests in order to be seated.
Fifth, the banquet tabletop layout
The banquet tabletop should first be based on the size of the table to choose a flat, no wrinkles, no ragged edges, no holes, the size of the tablecloth. Pave the tablecloth when the center line of the drum seam facing upward, to the right side of the master, the center of the tablecloth pattern placed in the center of the table, the tablecloth drooping corners from the ground at an equal distance. Take the way of laying the tablecloth has a push-pull type or spread net type.
1 set the tableware:
The tableware will be placed in the tray padded with napkins, use your hands to hold up the tray, and set the tableware with your right hand from the master's seat in a clockwise direction in order to set the tableware in the order of the tableware:
(1) plate: the edge of the plate is 1 cm away from the edge of the table, the plate and the plate are equal in distance from each other and the plate emblem and other patterns should be aligned.
(2) Chopstick holder and chopsticks: Place the chopstick holder on the upper right side of the plate, and then place the chopsticks with chopstick sets on the chopstick holder. The front end of the chopsticks should be about 5 centimeters from the edge of the plate, the back end of the chopsticks should be 0.5 centimeters from the edge of the table and 1 centimeter from the edge of the dinner plate, and the pattern of the chopstick set should be upward.
(3) For the spoon mat and spoon, place the spoon mat directly in front of the plate, 0.5 cm from the plate, then place the spoon on the spoon mat with the handle to the right.
(4) Napkin: Fold the napkin and place it in a glass of water or fold it neatly and place it on a plate for the guests to cover their legs and knees, and place a wet towel on the plate to the left of the spoon and plate.
2 Placement of wine:
Chinese banquets generally use three sets of cups, that is, water cups, wine cups, white wine cups. The wine glass is placed in front of the spoon mat, and the base of the wine glass is about 0.5 centimeters away from the spoon mat. Place the white wine glass to the right of the wine glass, about 1 cm away from the wine glass. Place the folded flower arrangement in the water glass and place the water glass on the left side of the wine glass, about 1 cm away from the wine glass. The three glasses should be in a straight line horizontally.
3Place the communal tableware:
If you are using a rotary table, place the table squarely in the center of the table, then place a plate in front of the host and the hostess, with a spoon and a pair of chopsticks on the plate, with the handle of the spoon pointing to the right, and the chopsticks holding the end of the chopsticks pointing to the right. 2 sets of the communal tableware mentioned above are placed on tables of 10 people, and 4 to 6 sets of communal tableware are placed on tables of 10 or more, depending on the number of people.
4 Placement of toothpicks:
There are two ways of placing toothpicks: one is to use a toothpick bucket, placed on the right side of the communal dinner plate 5 centimeters away from the dinner plate; the other way is to place the bagged toothpicks next to the tableware of each guest, bagged toothpicks are generally printed with the logo of the restaurant, pay attention to the correct placement.
5 placement and replacement of cigarette holders:
When guests are dining, cigarette holders, cigarettes, matches (lighters) should be placed from the right side of the host's wine set, every two people set up a cigarette holder, the front end of the holder should be parallel to the wine set. Cigarettes and matches (lighters) should be placed on the right side of the host and the vice-host, with the front side up and the upper end of the cigarette case next to the ashtray. If there are two to four cigarette butts in the ashtray, it should be replaced with a clean one. The method of changing the ashtray is: put the clean ashtray on the used ashtray, remove the two ashtrays at the same time, and then put the clean ashtray back to the original place. When the guests smoke, the waiter should light the cigarettes for the guests in time.
6 menu:
Menu in general, 10 people dining table put 2 menus, more than 10 people dining table put 4 menus, menus are placed in the main, deputy master of the chopsticks next to the lower end of the menu from the edge of the table 1 centimeter. When placing 4 menus, in addition to one next to the main and vice hosts, the other two are placed next to the two center guests between the main and vice hosts. Menus can also be placed vertically next to the water glasses. By artistically enhancing and exaggerating these features, the artistic effect of **** recognition is obtained. Other customers may need guidance about the catalog or a specific product, but also constantly forced to make changes, adding to the snake, wasting time, hindering production, can be said to be guilty of military taboo,