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Place Setting Builder

Choose your service style, formality, and beverage service, and get a clean, top-down place setting diagram you can actually print for banquet setup. Tap any item, plate, fork, glass, to see exactly where it belongs and why, then print the setup checklist. Built for banquet teams, planners, venues, and hospitality students.

Place Setting Builder
A formal place setting with a charger, plates, flatware, and glassware beside a place-setting diagram
Service style
Formality
Beverage service
Bread service
Dessert
Charger plate

Tap any piece to see where it belongs and why.

Forks are used from the outside in.Knife blades traditionally face the plate.Bread plates sit above the forks.Glasses follow the order they're poured, left to right.Chargers frame the setting and are cleared before the entrée.
Select any piece on the diagram to see its placement, its course, and a practical setup tip.

Setup checklist

Dinnerware

  • Charger
  • Dinner Plate
  • Salad Plate
  • Bread Plate

Flatware

  • Salad Fork
  • Dinner Fork
  • Dinner Knife
  • Soup Spoon
  • Dessert Spoon / Fork
  • Butter Knife

Glassware

  • Water Glass
  • Wine Glass

Service Items

  • Napkin

Professional tips

  • Glasses are arranged in the order they'll be used, left to right, above the knife.
  • Knife blades traditionally face the plate.
  • Formal dinners often keep chargers until the entrée course, then clear them before the main plate lands.
  • The bread plate belongs above the forks, to the upper left of the cover.
  • In formal service, only set the utensils for courses you'll actually serve, no extras.

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