Hospitality

Restaurant table setting Online Course

Course Published 1 hour CPD Accredited

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Illustrative dining room prepared for service
Illustrative workplace context. The course outline is listed below.

Course overview

Learn professional table-setting standards for different dining occasions, from casual service to formal place settings. This course covers cutlery placement, glassware positioning, napkin presentation, and how to prepare a dining room that impresses guests.

Restaurant table setting at a glance

Restaurant table setting is a CPD accredited online course from Chefs Bay Academy, taking 1 hour to complete. The certificate is ready to download as soon as you pass.

Entry typeCourse
Provider statusPublished
Duration1 hour, self-paced
CertificateCPD Accredited, download after passing
Study and retakesAny device, unlimited retakes within your chosen access period.

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Chefs Bay Academy is run by Chefs Bay Hospitality Limited (Company No. 13588811), a UK hospitality and care staffing agency based in Merseyside. This course is included in the training bundle, with 12, 24 or 36 months of access for one person. Certificate information is listed for this course above.

What you will learn

  1. Introduction to Table-Setting Standards
  2. Casual and Informal Place Settings
  3. Formal and Fine Dining Place Settings
  4. Cutlery, Crockery, and Glassware Placement
  5. Napkin Folding and Presentation
  6. Table Linen and Centrepiece Arrangements
  7. Pre-Service Checks and Room Preparation

Who needs this course

Front-of-house staff, restaurant servers, banqueting teams, hotel dining room attendants, and hospitality students learning professional service standards.

About this course

Preparing the table and dining room

This one-hour course focuses on the physical preparation of a dining space. It covers casual, informal and formal place settings, then the positioning of cutlery, crockery and glassware. Napkin folding, table linen, centrepieces and pre-service room checks complete the syllabus.

Restaurant servers, hotel dining teams, banqueting staff and hospitality students are the stated audience. The course is most closely aligned with learning how different table arrangements and presentation details fit together before service.

From setting a table to serving it

Dining Basics is a separate 30-minute course that also covers greeting, seating, serving and clearing. Choose that syllabus for a broader introduction to the guest-service sequence.

Wine service basics covers glassware selection as part of wine knowledge and pouring, making it a relevant next topic for staff who serve wine at the table.

Your certificate

Pass the assessment and your certificate is ready to download as a PDF the same day, with your name and the course title on it. Print it, email it to a manager, or attach it to a CV.

  • PDF download, same day you pass
  • CPD accredited by The CPD Certification Service
  • Retake the assessment as often as you need within your access period

These are training courses, not Ofqual-regulated qualifications. Read how our accreditation works.

Certificate of achievement

Your name

has successfully completed

Setting the Table

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Your certificate, as a PDF, the same day you pass. Sample layout, your name and course are printed on it.

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  4. Download your certificate

    Pass the end-of-course assessment, then download your course completion certificate.

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