Dining room is the place where

food which has bee carefully

prepared is to be served. In a
DINING ROOM food service establishment, care
must be taken to prepare and
arrange the dinning room such
that efficient service to guest can
be render.
 T YPES OF MEAL
SERVICE
SELF- SERVICE
 Call for customers or guests
selecting their own food from
a point where food offerings
are arranged either in a food
counter or in an assembly
line.
 There are two categories of
this type of service. These are
the cafeteria service and the
buffet service
FOOD-SERVER SERVICE
Subtitle
 There are two major categories o
food service: counter service nd
table service. As the term implies,
food server service is
distinguished by the presence of
someone who personally attends
the need of the dinner.
 Types of Self-Service
CAFETERIA
 Is a type of food service location
in which there is little or no
waiting staff table service,
whether a restaurant or within an
institution such as a large office
building or school: a school dining
location is also referred as a
dining hall or canteen.
BUFFFET
 Sometimes called smorgasbord. A
buffet is typically a long table with
lavish displays of food. Guest
make their way down the line to
pick and choose from an a la
carte-style menu.
 Food Server-Service Types
WINTER S ECTION
TABLE SERVICE
COUNTER SERVICE
HEADER LAYOUT
 Use in residences
Subtitle and n hotels
and restaurants where dining
 Form of service in restaurants,
areas are arranged in varying
pubs, and bars.
degrees of formality and where
 Counter service is also called “bar
service staff attend to the diners’
service” in the case of pubs and
need as they follow certain style
bars.
of service. (American, French
English and Russian Style)
T YPES OF TABLE SERVICE

 American Service
is a pre-plated service
which means the food is served
into the guest’s plate in the
kitchen itself and brought to the
guest. This is commonly used in a
coffee shop where service is
required to be fast.
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 English Service
often referred to as the
“Host Service”, host plays an
active role in the service. Food
brought on platters by the waiter
and shown to the host for
approval. This is commonly used
in homes and informal
restaurant.
T YPES OF TABLE SERVICE

 French-Service
it is very personalized
service. Food is brought from the
kitchen in diches and salvers,
which are placed directly on the
table. The tables are kept near
the dish and guests help
themselves.
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 Russian Service
an elaborate silver service
much on the lines of French
service except that the food is
portioned and carved by the
waiter at the guerdons trolley in
the restaurant in full view of the
guests.
TABLE
APPOINTMENT
Table appointments are
implements used from
dining which consist of
linen, silverware,
dinnerware, glassware
and centerpiece.
 LINEN
Table cloth
A piece of cloth, paper, or plastic used to
cover the dining table.

Runner
a long, narrow strip of cloth used to
provide accent to bare table.

Place mat
a piece of cloth paper, or plastic over
which the table appointments to be used by a
diner are arranged. Size of mat is 46 cm x 61 cm.
 LINEN

Silence cloth
a thick material used under a table cloth to
minimize noise during table setting and dining.

Top cloth
a piece of cloth placed over the table cloth to
protect from being soiled and at the same time
enhance the appearance of the table
NAPKINS
Piece of cloths or paper provided for guest use during dining to wipe off spillages and/
or smears and smudges on diner’s lip

A. Dinner napkins
traditionally made of white linen damask or
plain-colored linen material, the standard size of
which is anywhere between 46 to 61 cm square

B. Cocktail napkins
a small piece of material. standard size of
which ranges from 10 to 15 cm square.
 NAPKINS

C. Luncheon or Breakfast napkin

made of absorbent material or paper, the
standard size of which is anywhere between 23 to 30
cm square.

D. Tea napkin
used for merienda, snack, tea, the standard
size of which is anywhere between 15 to 23 cm
square.
 STYLES FOR TABLE NAPKIN FOLDING

The Lotus Fold The Lotus Fold

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The Triple Pocket

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The Envelope Fold
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The Rosebud Fold

The Rosebud Fold

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The Rosebud The Rosebud

Fold Fold
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The Star Fold

The Star Fold

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1
The Pendant
Fold

2
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The Tree Fold

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The Bow Fold

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The Butterfly Fold

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The T-Shirt Fold

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The Opera Fold
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The Pyramid Fold

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The Fleur
De Lis Fold
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The Heart Fold

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