Clyde Common, Portland
- Napkins should be unfolded after everyone has been seated.
- Place your napkin neatly over your thighs, never tucked into your collar.
- At lunch, unfold only half the napkin; at dinner, unfold the whole thing.
- If you need to leave the table, do not place your napkin on the back of the chair; alternatively, place the napkin on the seat of your chair: servers will know you're returning and will not clear your plate.
- At the end of the meal, place your napkin, lightly folded, to the left of your plate.
Arg, napkin etiquette. I am going to make it my new years resolution to be better in this dept. Very often I will be halfway through a meal at a restaurant with friends and need my napkin only to realize I never even removed it from its original place on the table. It's like I get so excited and distracted with the company and the food that I forget all about being civil. Terrible.
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