Table Appointments & Table Setting Flashcards
Also known as service plate or
show plate
A 12” plate used as underliner
in formal sit-down dinners.
Place Plate
A 10” plate used for the main dish in each cover in formal dinners. It could also be sued for the entry course in formal dinners.
Dinner Plate
Also known as luncheon plate.
A 9” multipurpose plate used for daily dining.
Breakfast Plate
A 9” deep plate used for soup in
formal sit-down dinners.
Soup Plate
A 6’ multipurpose deep dish used for cereals, desserts, salad, or rice
Cereal Bowl
A 7” plate used for salads, desserts or underliners for stemware
Salad Plate
Come in pairs and is used for hot chocolate or after dinner coffee. The capacity is half as
much as the ordinary cup.
Demitasse Cup &
Saucer
Serving dish for vegetables, rice, or any saucy dish
Vegetable Dish
serving dish for soup
Soup Tureen w/ Ladle
Oval-shaped dishes used for serving a variety of foods.
Platters
container for hot dishes
for buffet
Chafing Dish
8-12 oz wide mouth, wide bowl, stem not too high
Water Goblet
8 oz; may be filled half way
White Wine Glass
It is either wide mouth of flute/tulip shaped glass
Champagne Glass
2-3 oz V-shaped body with short stem
Sherry Glass