The napkin can go on the left side of the plate, on the plate, above the plate, or on the right side of the plate. Most traditionally the napkin is placed under the fork/forks on the left side of the plate.
The napkin can go on the left side of the plate, on the plate, above the plate, or on the right side of the plate. Most traditionally the napkin is placed under the fork/forks on the left side of the plate.
It is polite to put it on the left side. (Your drink goes on the right, and if you're at a restaurant then your bread goes on the left.)
The edge should face away from the plate.
For general place settings, the napkin is usually place on the left of the plate. This works with cloth or in more informal settings paper napkins. In some settings a cloth napkin is decoratively folded and placed in a glass, or directly in front of the plate. It is also acceptably for it to be folded neatly and placed on the plate. For more information on table settings and napkin folding, please see the related links below.
Yes. You have the fork ( close to the plate), knife, and then spoon. The napkin can go under these things, but some people now also put it on the plate/charger combination. Use a napkin ring, to the extreme right of the plate. Some people find getting the napkin out from under utensils a bit tricky.
If placed on the table the napkin always goes to the right of the plate, but also can be folded and placed inside an empty wine glass.
After eating your chopsticks should be placed side by side on the plate and if there is no plate then they should be, by tradition rolled in the napkin provided you.
Typically, the folded napkin is placed on the left side of the place setting, either on the plate or next to the fork.
It is polite to put it on the left side. (Your drink goes on the right, and if you're at a restaurant then your bread goes on the left.)
Utensils like forks are typically placed on the left of the plate, while items like napkins or bread plates can be found on the left side of the table setting. Food dishes are placed directly on the plate in the center.
The napkin goes to the left of the plate. It is also acceptable to twist a cloth napkin from the bottom and place it in an empty wine glass that is placed just above the plate on the table. The placement on the left is one steeped in dining tradition dating back to the early Middle Ages in Western Europe and "supposedly" allows the left hand to access the napkin to wipe one's face(back then they left them on the table...now we put them on our laps) and leaves the right hand (sorry all you left handers!)reasonably able to go for a weapon...the reason the knife is on the right!