Fine dining is defined as a dinner with finer food made with more careful and higher quality ingredients. In addition, the service should be of higher quality and performed by experienced waiters who know how to stack plates when setting the table.

The table does not necessarily have to be set with a full linen tablecloth, but each envelope should contain a linen napkin for it to be classified as fine dining.

A linen napkin is what signals to the guest that it is a so-called fine dining, however, a linen napkin can be used for other types of dinner sittings.

Fine dining can be served on an unclothed table.

If the table is set with a linen tablecloth and fine dining is being served, you should never set paper napkins with linen tablecloths,

A rustic and unclothed table set with envelopes and containing a linen napkin can obviously be classified as fine dining if such food is served.

When setting a table, there are different plate holders, two plate holders, where the plate that rests in the palm of the hand and is supported by the ring, long and index fingers is the plate you cross the cutlery and scrape off food residues on. Then you stack the plates on your wrist. This way of setting the table is only used at banquets with long tables as there is not much room for turning and three plate handle.

The three plate handhold is used in restaurants and banquet seating with the tables arranged as islands.

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