Breakfast Is Served Put the plate at the center of the individual table setting, with the napkin and fork on the left and the other silverware on the right. To the upper left of the plate is the juice glass, while the cup and saucer go on the upper right.Click to see full answer. Also, do you leave your table set?In some households — albeit not many — it’s customary to leave the table set during the day. what are the rules of table setting? A general rule of table setting is that utensils are placed in the order of use from farthest from the dinner plate, utensils that are used first, to closest to the plate, utensils being used last, in an “outside-in” order. A second rule is that forks go to the left of the plate while knives and spoons go to the right. Keeping this in consideration, how do you set up a lunch table? Informal Dinner or Luncheon Table Setting If a salad is to be served, the salad fork is placed to the left of the dinner fork. If soup is served, set the bowl on the plate and a soup spoon to the right of the beverage spoon. Salad or bread and butter plates go to the left of the forks. Are placemats out of style?Like formal dining rooms and fine china, placemats have mostly fallen out of style in favor of more minimalist, casual table settings. It makes sense. After all, they’re just one more thing—to store, to set out, to wash, and then to put away again.