Restaurant etiquette - what you need to know

A visit to the restaurant is accompanied by beautiful clothes, fragrant perfume and good mood. If this is your first appearance, you need to study a small set of rules of conduct in a restaurant, so as not to scare your partner away by ignorance of etiquette.

Restaurant etiquette

According to the requirements of etiquette, a man must come shortly before the arrival of a woman in order to find a free table. In rare cases, when a man is late, a woman needs to choose a table on her own. Upon arrival, the partner must explain the reason for his delay, and the lady, having listened carefully, must to forgive.

Before going to the table, guests are invited to leave their clothes in the wardrobe. In this case, the man must help his companion to take off his outerwear, and only then hand over his own (the number remains with the man).

The napkins that are on the table near the appliances should be straightened and laid on your knees. She should be there until the end of the meal. Often the napkin rolls off the woman's dress, so it needs to be held. If it happened that she still fell, the man must pretend that he did not notice anything, and the lady, on her own and imperceptibly, must return her to her place.

After the order has already been placed, there is time to be absent for a couple of minutes, for example, to smoke.

The initiator of leaving the institution is a man. Only in rare cases can a lady offer to leave herself.

Cutlery in a restaurant

A person who rarely visits such establishments may become confused by the variety of devices available. A familiar knife, instead of a sharp blade, also has a blunt shape, which is associated with the possible use of a sharp knife as a cold weapon.

Spoons appeared later than knives, but entered the ranks of cutlery earlier. At first they were worn behind the tops of boots, while some had special cases. Having cutlery close at hand was the norm, suddenly where you need it.

A fork in the distant 15th century was the privilege of the nobility. It came into use in Russians thanks to Peter I. Earlier attempts were unsuccessful. The first forks were flat and had two teeth. Over time, they took on a more comfortable look.

If earlier some kind of cutlery was rarely used, today it is impossible to eat without them.

It is customary to start a meal in a restaurant with a snack. Together with the plate, customers are offered a snack knife, which has a length equal to the diameter of the dish, and a small fork.

Next, after a pleasant snack, the first and second courses are offered to customers. Cutlery must be changed. As with the appetizer, the knife has the same diameter as the plate. The rest of the cutlery is slightly different in size.

For fish, there is a special set - a knife that resembles a spatula and a fork, which has the usual, but short teeth. There is also, but rarely served to the table, a fork for sprat. Has the usual shape, has five prongs, the last of which are combined for the convenience of the client.

For dessert, devices must be changed. The knife, as in previous cases, has a length identical to the diameter of the dessert plate, it is also narrower and sharper than usual. The rest of the cutlery is slightly shorter than the knife, this time the fork has three teeth.

Although fruits are a dessert, they have their own table set. The knife and fork are smaller in this case, the latter has only two teeth.

Coffee or tea is served with special coffee / teaspoons.

Some  rules  about  Tom,  as  use  above  listed  appliances:

• knife  located  in  right  hand;
• in process  consumption  food  appliances  should  be  parallel  table;
  
• the spoon  not  fills  before  edges,  so that  not  shed  her  content;
• tilt the plate away from you to finish eating leftover food;
• if you took a cutlery, you cannot put it back on the table, because dust and other microbes can adhere to it;
• during a pause, cutlery should be placed on a plate so that the end of the fork intersects slightly with the end of the knife;
• after the end of the meal, put the devices in parallel.

Restaurant table etiquette

After you have sat down at the table, they will bring you a menu and give you some time to decide on the order. According to the rules of etiquette, a woman chooses the first course. Or she can let the man make the choice for her.

The serving waiter first brings the dish that the woman has ordered. You need to start the meal after everyone at the table has brought food. A visitor can ask for new appliances if they accidentally fall to the floor (they do not need to be lifted). If, by a little carelessness, you broke the dishes, do not worry, its cost will be included in the bill.

According to etiquette in a restaurant, you cannot have a loud conversation, interfere with others, bend low to a plate, lounging on a chair and, of course, put your elbows on the table. Eat your food at a leisurely pace in order to get a feel for each flavor. Let the food cool down, because according to the rules of etiquette, you cannot blow on food.

Remove fish and fruit bones with a fork. If you do not like the food at all, then gently and firmly bring the napkin to your mouth and spit it out.