This document outlines several styles of food service: French service involves many courses served sequentially; English service features all dishes served simultaneously on a plate; Russian service has dishes brought out course-by-course and placed on the table; American/plated service presents complete plates prepared in the kitchen; self-service allows customers to select their own food from buffets.

1. STYLES/TYPES OF SERVICE

2. FRENCH SERVICE (service à la française) ENGLISH SERVICE (service à l’anglaise) RUSSIAN SERVICE (service à la Russe) SILVER SERVICE GUERIDON SERVICE (table-side service) AMERICAN SERVICE OR PLATED SERVICE SELF-SERVICE

3. French Service

4. English Service

5. Russian Service

6. American style plated Service

7. Self-Service