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Seeking the design scheme of setting table for Chinese theme banquet

First, the division of mesa.

Setting the table mainly refers to the arrangement of dining tables and seats and the design of countertops. According to eating habits, countertops can be divided into three categories: Chinese countertops, western countertops and Chinese countertops. There are two kinds of common Chinese desktop: square desktop and round desktop. The tableware on the dining table in China is generally composed of chopsticks, spoons, plates, soup bowls and various wine glasses.

Second, the basic requirements of banquet table layout

When setting the stage, we should respect the customs and eating habits of all ethnic groups. The setting of the stage should conform to the etiquette forms of all ethnic groups. For example, the table layout, table and seat arrangement of a banquet should pay attention to highlighting the main table, guests and seats. The arrangement of small tableware should be complete. The small tableware set at the banquet should be arranged according to the menu, what dishes to eat and what wine glasses to drink. Banquets of different specifications should be equipped with tableware of different varieties, different qualities and different pieces. Small tableware and other items should be placed in a relatively centralized and orderly manner, which is convenient for dining and dinner service. Desktop modeling should be realistic, beautiful, decent and practical. The so-called "decent" means that the shape of the desktop should be properly arranged according to the nature of the banquet, so that the theme marked by the desktop pattern is commensurate with the nature of the banquet. If you hold a wedding banquet, put the word "Xi" and put the Bai Niao tide and other countertops; If you receive foreign guests, you will arrange a welcome seat, a friendship seat, a peace seat, etc.

Third, the design of Chinese banquet table

Most China banquets use frustum tables. Table layout in Chinese banquet table design emphasizes the position of the main table. The main table should be placed in front of the main entrance of the restaurant and you can see the whole hall. The design of Chinese banquet table requires that the main street should be the passage for guests to enter and leave the table, and the main street should be more spacious and prominent than other streets. In the dining table design of Chinese banquet, the layout and backrest of other tables and chairs should be based on the main table. Generally, a round table with a diameter of 150 cm can seat about 8 people, and a round table with a diameter of 180 cm can seat about 10 people with a diameter of 200? 220 cm round table, can you sit 12? About 14 people. For round tables with a diameter greater than 180 cm, a turntable should be placed. When setting tables and chairs, leave the waiter to divide the dishes, and the other tables are equidistant. In the table design of Chinese banquet, the table layout of multi-table banquet should be arranged according to the shape and size of the restaurant and the number of people attending the banquet, and the distance between tables should be convenient for walking when serving, pouring wine and changing plates. The layout of the whole banquet table should be neat, with one line for the tablecloth and one line for the legs. Many seats should emphasize the atmosphere of the venue and make the lights bright. It is usually necessary to set up a guest podium and install a microphone in advance.

Fourth, the banquet seating arrangement

China banquet usually has host, deputy host, guest of honor, deputy guest of honor, translator and other accompanying personnel. Its seats are arranged in a fixed way. The host sits on it, facing the crowd (with his back to the key decorative surface). The deputy host is opposite to the host, the guest of honor is on the right side of the host, and the deputy guest of honor is on the right side of the deputy host. If there is an interpreter, it should be on the right of the guest of honor. Other escorts generally have no strict rules. If both the host and the guest take their wives to dinner, the seating arrangement should be: the host is on the table, the guest is on the host's right, the guest's wife is on the host's left, the host's wife is on the guest's left, and other positions remain unchanged. If it is a high-standard Chinese banquet, the restaurant waiter should assist the guest organizer to draw a seat map. Generally, it will be arranged in advance according to the identity of the guests, and the names and titles of the guests will be drawn according to the seats on a floor plan and posted at the door of the restaurant to guide the guests to sit in order.

V. Arrangement of Banquet Table

First of all, according to the size of the table, choose a table cloth that is flat, wrinkle-free, edge-free, hole-free, and of the right size. When laying the tablecloth, the seam of the center line is facing up, facing the main and deputy main. The center pattern of the tablecloth is placed in the center of the table, and the four corners of the tablecloth are equidistant from the ground. The way to spread the tablecloth is to push or pull or cast a net.

1 tableware:

Put the tableware in a tray with napkins, lift the tray with your hands, and place the tableware clockwise from the owner's position with your right hand. Place the tableware in the following order:

(1) Dining plate: the distance between the edge of the plate and the edge of the table is 1 cm, the distance between plates is equal, and the logo of shops in the plate should be aligned.

(2) Chopsticks rack: put the chopstick rack on the upper right of the plate, and then put the chopsticks with chopstick sleeves on the chopstick rack. The front end of chopsticks is about 5 cm away from the edge of the dish, the back end of chopsticks is 0.5 cm away from the edge of the table, 1 cm away from the edge of the dish, and the pattern of the chopstick sleeve should be upward.

(3) spoon pad, spoon, put the spoon pad in front of the plate, 0.5 cm away from the plate, and then put the spoon on the spoon pad with the handle to the right.

(4) Napkin: Fold the napkin cloth into a the cloth flower and put it in a water cup or put it neatly in a tray for guests to pass over their knees, and then put another wet towel in a dinner tray and put it on the left side of the spoon tray.

2 put wine:

Chinese banquets generally use three sets of cups, namely water cups, grape cups and white cups. First, put the glass in front of the spoon pad, and the base of the glass is about 0.5 cm away from the spoon pad. The white glass is placed on the right side of the glass, and the distance from the glass is about 1 cm. Insert the folded the cloth flower into the glass, and place the glass on the left side of the glass, about 1 cm away from the glass. Three cups should be in a straight line horizontally.

3 put public tableware:

If you use a turntable, first put the turntable in the center of the table, and then put a dinner plate in front of the wine set of the host and deputy host. On the plate, put a spoon and a pair of chopsticks, with the handle of the spoon on the right and the hand-held end of the chopsticks on the right. /kloc-two sets of the above-mentioned public tableware can be placed on the dining table of 0/0 person, and 4-6 sets of public tableware can be placed on the dining table of 10 person and above according to the number of people.

4 Place toothpicks:

There are two ways to place toothpicks: one is to use a toothpick bucket and put it on the right side of the public plate 5 cm away from the plate; Another way is to put bagged toothpicks next to each guest's tableware. Generally, our logo is printed on the bagged toothpicks, so please pay attention to the correct placement.

5 Placement and replacement of ashtray:

When guests eat, ashtrays, cigarettes and matches (lighters) should be placed from the right side of the host's wine set, and every two people should put an ashtray, and the front end of the ashtray should be parallel to the wine set. Put cigarettes and matches (lighters) on the right side of the main and auxiliary machines, with the front facing upwards, and the upper end of the cigarette case is next to the ashtray. If there are two or four cigarette butts in the ashtray when eating, it should be replaced with a clean ashtray. The way to replace the ashtray is to press the clean ashtray on the used ashtray, remove two ashtrays at the same time, and then put the clean ashtray back in its original place. When the guest smokes, the waiter should light the cigarette for the guest in time.

6 display menu:

Menus Generally, there are two menus on the dining table of 10 people, and four menus on the dining table of 10 people or more. The menu is placed next to the chopsticks of the host and vice host, and the lower end of the menu is away from the table 1cm. When placing four menus, except one next to the main and deputy main, the other two are placed between the main and deputy main next to the guests. The menu can also be placed vertically next to the water glass.