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Which side does one serve meals and drinks? I
knew all this years ago but our family serves buffet style now and I
would like to know if I have a sit down dinner from which side of the
guest is the meal served and also from which do you serve drinks?
Excellent question! When serving guests at a sit down dinner, the food
is served on the left side. It is removed from the right. A way to
remember it is "LL/RR" which means "leave it at the left, remove it
from the right." The universal sign to a server that a diner is
finished, is the placement of the used silverware. Visualizing the
plate as a "clock", the knife and fork are placed parallel between 3
[o'clock] and 6 o'clock. I like to teach "10 to 4 [o'clock].) The
handles of the silverware are at the 4. This not only indicates to the
server that one is finished, it also makes it easier for the server to
remove the plate from the right side.
Beverages are served on the right side of the diner. Beverages are to
the right of one's place setting, hence it is safer for the server to
pour beverages closer to the glass/cup. The universal sign to a server
that a diner does not want a beverage replenished is when one places a
few fingers over the glass/cup, which is a polite "stop" signal.
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