The last two types of silverware are the salad fork and the table spoon.
Formal dining table setting.
Lay the placemat on the table.
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Course two has been cleared leaving the table set for the main course.
In either case the plate should be preheated unless the main course is served cold.
The formal table setting.
Place the spoon to the right of the.
Place the fork on the napkin.
Put the dinner plate in the middle of the placemat.
To set a formal table you ll need a table cloth charger dinner plates soup bowls salad plates bread plates napkins salad forks dinner forks knives soup spoons butter knives dessert.
Setting the table for the main course.
The exception is the oyster or seafood fork which may be placed to the right of the last spoon even when it is the fourth utensil to the right of the plate.
Place the water glass.
When setting a formal dinner table make sure that the table knife is smooth side up and that you cannot see the serrated side.
Lay the napkin to the left of the plate.
The salad fork should be placed to the left of the dinner fork as seen in the fifth picture below.
To the right of the plate place the knife closest to the plate blade pointing in.