General etiquette for attending foreign banquets

Use boiled water to eat hot water. If hot water is used, warm water will be sent in.

After entering the door, the usher will show you to your seat.

In high-end restaurants, big items should be left in the cloakroom, and some tips should be paid when leaving.

When tasting wine, first pick up the glass. If the taste is extremely bad, you can refuse to taste it. Put the napkin on your lap before the drink is delivered.

Read the menu from the beginning before ordering. You can order drinks first and then take your time.

When eating bread, tear one piece at a time with your fingers.

Use the placed knives and forks in turn from the outside to the inside.

If there is a cashier, leave the tip on the table and leave with the bill.

If the service charge is included in the bill, there is no need to tip.

Don't make any noise while eating.

Chew with your mouth closed and don't expose your food.

When the condiment is far away from you, you should ask someone nearby to help you make it and say "please …".

Don't smoke before dessert

If it is a buffet, please "do what you can".

When eating meat with bones, you can grab it with your hands. If you want to eat more elegantly, you'd better use a knife. Fix the whole meat with a fork (you can stand the fork upright and press the meat with the back of the fork), then insert a knife along the bone and cut the meat. It is best to eat while cutting. When you have to eat with your hands, hand washing water will be attached. When hand washing water is served with meat with bones, it means "Please eat with your hands". After eating with your fingers, wash your fingers in a bowl filled with hand washing water. When eating ordinary dishes, if your fingers are dirty, you can also ask the waiter to bring hand washing water, and pay attention to washing your hands gently.

It is polite for the chef to dip the bread in the sauce until there is no sauce left. Be careful not to "lick" the bread plate clean, but fork the bread that has been torn into small pieces and dip it in a little sauce. This is an elegant practice.

When your mouth is dirty, you must wipe it with a napkin and avoid using your own handkerchief. Wipe the inside of the food, not the front. Wipe your fingers with a napkin after washing them. If the napkin is badly dirty, please ask the waiter to change it.

In a first-class restaurant, in addition to eating, guests have to ask the waiter to pour the wine, clear the tableware, and pick up the knives and forks that have fallen on the ground. In foreign countries, when eating, the waiter will ask, "Is everything all right?" If there is no problem, you can use "good" to express your satisfaction.

When you eat in a restaurant, you must enjoy food and socialize. It would be strange to eat separately in silence. However, it is also very impolite to speak loudly like no one's watching. The volume should be carefully kept at the level that the other party can hear, so as not to affect the adjacent table.

Put the napkin on the chair when you leave halfway. If you have to leave halfway, you'd better say hello to the person at the same table when serving, and put the napkin on the chair before leaving. Don't disturb the whole procedure and atmosphere of eating. After eating, just put the napkin on the dining table at will, and you don't have to fold it neatly.

Before dessert, a large tray will be served with several kinds of cheese, biscuits and fruits. You can choose as many as you can, but it depends on what you can eat. Eat dessert with a fork and spoon. When dessert is served, most people will attach a spoon and fork. Desserts such as ice cream are easy to slide down, so you can concentrate them with a fork and eat them with a spoon. Large pieces of fruit can be cut into small pieces and eaten with a fork.

The waiter will always pay attention to the needs of guests. If you need service, you can look at him or raise your hand slightly, and the waiter will come right away. If you are satisfied with the service and want to tip, you can pay by debit card, that is, write down the total amount including the tip on the bill and then sign it. Finally, don't forget to thank you verbally.