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•Imagine yourself in a fine dining restaurant, and the table is like this …

•How are you going to feel?

Now, how about if the table is set-up like this?
Table Setting
Prepared by: Aleli Rose Abalos
 LEARNING TARGET
At the end of the lesson the students should be able
to:
a. Identify the different table wares needed in table
setting;
b. Perform table setting; and
c. Appreciate the importance of table setting.
 TABLE SETTING
• refers to the way the table is set with
table ware or table appointments for
serving and eating.
 TABLE WARES/ TABLE
APPOINTMENTS
•Table wares are the utensils,
plates, or dishes, glass wares
that we use in eating.
How a table will set depends on:
- the style of service desired
- the food to be served
- the number of people who will dine
- the type of table appointments to be used
Different Factors to Consider in Table Setting

Cleanliness and
Completeness condition of the
equipment

Balance and
Order
uniformity

Eye appeal Timeliness

Guidelines in Table Setting

Layout the needed table Table appointment must

appointment appropriate provide courtesy for
for the menu to be serve. refined dining.

Table setting must be

consider the comfort of
simple, orderly, neat and
the diners
attractive.
BASIC TABLE SETTING
 Basic Table
Setting
• A serving plate should be
placed in the middle of
the table setting.
• A napkin is placed to the
left of the plate.
• The fork rests on the top
of the napkin.
• A knife is placed to the
right of the plate
• A water glass or coffee
cup is optional, placed
above the knife and
slightly to the right.
CASUAL TABLE SETTING
Example:
 Casual Table
Setting
• A serving plate should be placed
in the middle of the table setting.
• A bread plate should be placed
to the top left of the serving
plate. Place a butter knife on top
of the bread plate with the blade
facing down, and the handle
towards the right.
• Silverware on the left side of the
serving plate begins with the
salad fork on the outside, and
the dinner fork on the inside.
• Silverware on the right side of
the serving plate, form the inside
out, will consist of a dinner
knife, soup spoon, and tea spoon.
• Place a water glass above the
dinner knife
• Place the wine glass to the right
of the water glass
FORMAL TABLE SETTING
Example:
 Formal Table
Setting
• Begin by placing an ironed
tablecloth on the table.
• A serving plate goes in the center of
the place setting.
• A bread plate should be placed to
the top left of the serving plate.
Place a butter knife on top of the
bread plate with the blade facing
down, and the handle towards the
right.
• Silverware on the left side of the
serving plate begins with the salad
fork on the outside, and the dinner
fork on the inside.
• Silverware on the right side of the
serving plate, from the inside out,
will consist of a dinner knife, salad
knife, soup spoon, and tea spoon.
• All flatware should be evenly
spaced, and the bottoms should line
up with the bottom of the serving
plate.
 Formal Table
Setting
• The dessert spoon should be
placed directly above the
serving plate, in horizontal
alignment with the handle
towards the right.
• Place a water glass above
the dinner knife.
• Place the white wine glass
below the water glass and
slightly to the right.
• Place the red wine glass
above the white wine glass
and slightly to the right.
• A cup and saucer should be
placed above the soup spoon
and slightly to the right.
TIPS:

B= bread D= Drink
Left Right
TIPS:
W= Water
B= bread and Wine
Left Glass
Right
M=Meal
Center
Teacher Aleli
Abalos
July 5, 2021
Generalization :
1. What have you learned in our lesson?
2. Kindly tell the importance of table
setting.
Activity: Pair the pictures in Column A with
Column B by connecting a line

1. Formal
A. Table
Setting

2. B. Casual
Table
Setting

3. Basic
C. Table
Setting
Activity Task
•Perform a table setting either Basic, Casual or Formal. The work will be evaluated
base on a rubrics below:
Table Setting Rubric
Handwashing
Followed steps 0-3 4-7 8-10
0-10 points Missed all Missed two or more of Followed all of the
  of the the handwashing steps
  handwashing steps handwashing steps  
Preparation
Sanitation 0-3 4-7 8-10
0-10 Frequently Minimal Proper
  touched touching of eating sanitation
  eating surfaces of methods
  surfaces of dishes, used
  dishes, glassware,  
  glassware, and flatware  
  and flatware    
Table Setting
Follow Table 0-3 7-Apr 10-Aug
Setting Failed to Followed Followed all procedures
Procedures follow some in proper
0-10 procedures procedures sequence
  in proper in proper  
  sequence sequence