How to do a Banquet setup

You can make it lovely

This article will show you how to set up your tables for a banquet. Think of it as a large dinner party.

Things You'll Need

• You will need two glasses per guest, one complete dinner setting per guest: salad fork, dinner fork, spoon knife, set a steak knife if serving steak : A spoon or fork for desserts whichever is appropr

Instructions

1. We will assume you already have your location. Places that rent banquet space will provide tables and table clothes if asked. These things are usually included in the price of the rental. But if not there are banquet or party rental stores that will rent you everything you need right down to the candle sticks.

2. Now let's put those dishes on the table. It is easier sometimes to start with the silver ware. Just imagine yourself sitting down for dinner. Place the dinner fork on the left and the salad fork next to it on the left of it. Place the knife on the right of the dinner plate or at least where it will be and the spoon on the right of it. Be sure you have the teeth of the knife turned to the left or toward the dinner plate. Now for the glasses place the water glass over the knife and the iced tea or beverage glass over the spoon. The glasses will appear to be steps.

3. Next we will begin to place the cups and saucers. The saucers will be placed right of the spoon and knife the cup handle will be turned at a 5:00 angle for easy access. If it is more formal where you will have a B&B or bread and butter plate just place it directly in front of the forks. Your napkins can be to you liking. They may be places in the glass as a fluff or places in some other imaginative fashion. Have some fun with it.

Tips & Warnings

• Your table is basically ready to go. Add your decorations. Centerpieces, party favors what ever you would like and the table is ready. Now depending on your choice of serving, desserts can be preset, and salads as well. This makes it much easier, and a lot less stressful. Of course salads will be placed where the dinner plate will be ,due to the fact after it is eaten it will be removed, and dessert can be placed directly in front of the salad plate. If you use tomatoes on your salad dish place the tomatoes in the 9:00 position. The uniformity will give your table a lovely presentation.

• A group of eight to a table is a comfortable setting but as many as ten guest can be placed per table. If the party is large you will need one server for every two tables for a sit down dinner. For a small buffet you will need two people to handle restocking the food and two people to clear dirty dishes.

Resources

• How to Do Your Own Banquet