1. STANDARD OPERATION PROCEDURES (SOP) – THE
Food and Beverage Date
SOP No:
Department : Food & Beverage Job Title : Banquet
Task : How To Set A Table For A Chinese Set Duration :
Objective : To ensure that you able to set a table for a Chinese set according to the standards
Task Breakdown
STEP (How) STANDARD EQUIPMENT
REQUIRED
1. Check personal hygiene • Clean and dry hand
2. Pick up the plate • From the tray that the runner has brought
into the room and placed on the tray stand
• Pick up 2 plate at time
• Ensure is well balance
Tray
Tray stand
3. Approach the table • Walk at brisk walking pace
• Ensure to maintain the balance
• Maintain visual contact of direction of
movement
4. Serve table • Serve the ladies first
• Always serve from the right
• Position your right leg in between chair of
the guest you are serving and the chair on
the right
• Keep left hand with other plates away
from the body and maintain balance
•
5. Place the Lazy Susan • Centre of the table
• Handle with dry cloth & no finger marks
• Not chipped
• Rings are working well
Lazy Suzan
Trolley
Ring
6. Push the trolley for
setting the room
• Ensure to be carefully went pushing the
trolley to avoid the accidents
7. Carry tray to table • Ensure the tray is balanced
8. Land the tray • On the tray stand
• Next to table that we are setting
• Ensure the tray is sitting firmly on the
tray stand
Tray (Oval)
Tray Stand

2. 9. Table Setting • Set The table base on this sequence
1. Show plate
2. Chinese BB Plate
3. Soya Sauce Dish
4. Chinese Tea Cup
5. Rice Bowl & Chinese Porcelain spoon
6. Chop stick rest & chopstick
7. Soup bowl & porcelain spoon
8. Centre piece & menu
9. Number stand
10. Vinegar decanter
11. Napkin
12. Condiments
10. Place the chairs • Chairs are clean & dry
• Good condition
• Chairs are placed according to setting
11. Pour Soya Sauce • When all tables is the room are set
• Pot/water pitcher with a rag wrapped
around the spout of the pitcher to catch
the drips
• Handle task systematically to ensure no
spills
12. Adjust the napkins • When all the tables are completely set
• Ensure alignment of table are finalized
before commencing
• Napkins properly adjusted & sitting firmly
on BB plate
• Check table setting as you adjust the
napkins
• Adjustment napkins are done last because
visual representation that the table is
completely set
Developed By : Reviewed By
Name: Name:
Date: Date: