Tablewares and Supplies
Tablewares and Supplies
Tablewares and Supplies
II
13 September 2023
LO2 PREPARE
SERVICE
STATION AND
EQUIPMENT
Prepared by:
BASIC TYPES OF
TABLEWARE:
A.DINNERWARE/
CHINAWARE
Skills to focus
1. Stock supplies necessary for service
2. Clean, wipe, and place tableware and
dining room equipment in their proper place
3. Check the cleanliness and condition of all
tables, tableware and dining room equipment
4. Fill water pitchers and ice buckets
Focus
5. Refill condiments and sauce bottles. Wipe,
clean, and dry the necks and tops of the
bottles
6. Promote special tent cards and similar
special displays
7. Check equipment and prepare for service
8. Apply food hygiene and occupational
health and safety measures
Preparing the service area requires time.
Therefore, the food and beverage
service staffs are given at least an hour to set up
the service area before the session starts. The
service area is where the guests spend most of
their time while in the restaurant and where you
do most of your tasks as food and beverage
service staff. It should be set up properly
depending on the existing policy on the
requirement of the upcoming session
DINNERWARE
This is usually used in serving main
courses, salads, breads, and other
specialized hot and
cold desserts
DINNERWARE/
CHINAWARES
CHINAWARE
This is usually used in serving main courses,
salads, Chinaware is porcelain pottery originally
from China. Chinaware is made of silica , soda
ash and china clay, baked and glazed at high
temperatures to make it.
PLATTER
PLATTER
comes in 16”, 14”, 12”, 10” , 9” in
diameter. It comes in round and oval
shapes that are used to hold several
portions of food.
PLACE
PLATE/SHOW
PLATE/CHARGER
a 12’ plate, used as under liner for
formal sit-down
dinners and not used to serve neither
food nor used for eating.
DINNER PLATE
a 10” plate used to serve the entrée
dish or the main course.
LUNCHEON OR
BREAKFAST PLATE
a 9” plate used for multiple purposes,
like informal daily
dining, breakfast, or under plate for
soup bowls.
SOUP BOWL/SOUP PLATE
SOUP BOWL/
SOUP PLATE
a 9” plate intended for soup, cereal,
salad or dessert. Usually this goes with
an under-liner plate
SALAD PLATE
a 7-8” plate intended for serving salads,
desserts or may be used as under-liner
for stemmed beverages ware, cereal or
soup bowls.
FISH
PLATE
FISH PLATE
the fish plate is a specialized plate
about 8 to 9 inches in diameter. It is not
made as part of a dinnerware set, but is
recognizable by ornamentation in a fish
pattern.
BREAD AND
BUTTER PLATE
a 6” plate used for serving breads,
molded salads, rice or desserts.
DESSERT PLATE