Transcript Etiquette for Beginners

Etiquette for
Beginners
Unit 5
Foods and Nutrition
Miss Godbey
Why do we
need to know
this??
General Etiquette
• Be sure to thank your server or bus
person when they bring something
or take something away
• Food is served from the left and
removed from the right
• Taste your food before you season it
• Don’t blow your food off at the table
During the meal
• Avoid loud talking and laughing
• Turn off your cell phone or switch it to
silent, leave it in your pocket or purse
• If you must take a call excuse yourself
from the table and step outside of the
restaurant
• If you need something you should NOT
snap or call out at your server.
• Place your napkin on your lap before
you start eating.
• Do not tuck it in your belt or under
your chin!
• If there are six or fewer people at
the table, wait until everyone is
served before you begin to eat.
• If more than six, wait until 2 or 3
around you have been served, then
eat.
• Never reach across someone else’s
food!
• If you can’t reach it, ask for help!
• Break bread into smaller pieces
before buttering or eating it.
• Never talk with your mouth full!
No one wants to see that!
• Don’t leave a spoon in your cup.
What could happen if you leave your
spoon in your cup?
• Never comb your hair or apply
makeup while at the table
• How should we blow our nose at the
dinner table?
When the meal is over
• When you are finished do not push
your plate away from you or stack
your dishes
• It is okay to take it with you—if you
need a box ask for it
• However it is not okay to bring
outside food in; check with the
restaurants BYO policy before
Where do I put my utensils
when I am finished?
• Lay your flatware on your plate with
the utensils placed in the center.
• When you have finished eating, place
your fork and knife on your plate,
pointing toward the center
Paying the Check
• When the meal is over your server
should offer the check
• It is not considered impolite to ask
for the check yourself
• When the check paid don’t hang
around the table
• Consider the server—the table is his
real estate
Tipping
• Tipping is the way for the customer
to provide feedback to the server.
• If service is not up to par leave a
smaller tip—only in extreme cases
is it okay to not leave a tip.
• On the other hand, if you have
great service show it in the tip as
well.
Tipping
• The wait staff makes their living
off of tips. Most servers only make
$2.13 an hour. (In Kentucky this is
what all servers make)
• Remember the amount you tip
reflects the total amount of the
check before any coupons, gift
certificates or discounts
Tipping
• Always leave a tip!!!
– Waiter should receive 15%-20%
• Incases of split checks 18%
– 25% for extraordinary service
• For coat checks $1 per coat
• Car attendant $1-2 dollars per car
• If you are dining at someone else’s
home and are not sure what to do,
follow the host/hostess.
R.S.V.P
Respondez S’il vous plait
• RSVPs should never be ignored! Let
the person know EITHER WAY!
Invitations
• If your name is only on the invitation,
the invitations is for you only!
• Do not ask to bring someone else!
Miss Sally Smith
123 Rebel Road
Danville, Kentucky 40422
Miss Sally Smith and Guest
123 Rebel Road
Danville, Kentucky 40422
Thank You Notes
• Discuss importance!
Creative Place Settings
True or False
1.When someone asks for the salt, you
should pass both the salt and the
pepper
True or False
When buttering your bread it is proper
etiquette to butter the inside of the
roll so that the butter can be
melting.
True or False
If you are unsure of what to do while
eating at someone’s home, you
should watch the host’s actions as a
guide.
True or False
Before eating, place the napkin on
your lap, tuck it in your belt or under
your chin before you begin eating.
True or False
It is safe to say that when dining at a
restaurant with multiple eating
utensils, you can begin with the fork
on the outside and work you way in.
True or False
If you must go the bathroom during
dinner, your napkin should be placed
in your seat until you return.
True or False
After a utensil is used it should never
be set back on the table.
True or False
If Sally ordered a steak while
celebrating with her family at a nice
restaurant it is proper etiquette to
cut up the entire steak before eating
one bite.
Draw a Place Setting and include the
following:
• Dinner Plate
• Bread Plate
• Napkin
• Knife
• Dinner Fork
• Salad Fork
• Spoon
• Dessert utensil (fork or spoon)
• Water Glass