Table Ethics and Etiquette

Table manners

We went to Sri lanaka institute of hotel management and Tourism as a filed visit.The Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism & Hotel Management (SLITHM) is the only Government approved premier Institute in Sri Lanka, which was established by the Government in 1964 to train young men and women in the complex field of Hospitality and Travel Industry.









At informal meals, place the napkin in your lap immediately upon seating. During formal occasions, before unfolding the napkin, wait for the hostess to remove her napkin from the table and unfold it in her lap.

• Place the napkin in your lap upon seating.
• When leaving the table temporarily, put the napkin on your chair.
• At the meal's end, fold your napkin and place it to the left of your place setting
• Hold your fork in your left hand, tines downward.
• Hold your knife in your right hand, an inch or two above the plate.
• Extend your index finger along the top of the blade.
• Use your fork to spear and lift food to your mouth.

And we learnt lot of things on that session.