| Etiquettes for buffet dining you ask? Yes etiquettes | | | | with the waiting staff. |
| for buffet dining. This seemingly easy to handle, all you | | | | 6. Don't overeat |
| can eat dining experience makes even the most | | | | Ok! You are hungry and the food is too good to resist. |
| sophisticated diners shed the garb of sophistication as | | | | Still at the end of the day it is your stomach and it can |
| they delve into the cuisines and fill their plates to the | | | | digest so much only. So even if you are tempted by |
| point where the food starts overflowing. | | | | the eat all you can offer think about yourself and your |
| Dining etiquettes for buffet may sound a little strange. | | | | stomach and don't overeat. |
| But the fact remains that even buffet dining expects | | | | 7. Don't eat in the queue |
| certain etiquettes from the diners which are pretty | | | | Eating while waiting for your turn for main dishes is a |
| basic as well as essential for a fine dining experience. | | | | strict no-no. No matter how hungry you are please |
| To make buffet dining a pleasant affair for everyone; | | | | avoid eating in the queue as it is considered rude. If |
| here are some of the points to keep in mind. | | | | you are really hungry then take some salad, go to your |
| 1. Follow the queue | | | | place, and eat it so that the initial hunger subsides. |
| No matter how hungry you are please maintain and | | | | Once that is done then you can go for the main |
| follow the queue. Jumping the queue is not only | | | | course. |
| inappropriate but also does not show you in good light. | | | | 8. No to-go food containers please |
| Also before you take up your place in the queue | | | | No matter how delicious the buffet cuisine has been |
| remember to gauge it first and see if there is a couple | | | | please refrain from asking to-go food containers. |
| or a group standing and then take your place. It is | | | | Asking for to-go food containers are considered rude |
| considered rude to stand in between a couple or a | | | | in buffets and will not show you in good light. |
| group. | | | | 9. Basic courtesy |
| 2. Take a plate not a platter | | | | Just because you are having a meal at buffet does |
| Agreed that it is a buffet and you can eat as much as | | | | not mean that you can do away don't forget your |
| you want. However, it is better to go for second | | | | basic courtesy of saying thank you and please. Also if |
| helping rather than to pile your plate to a mountain. | | | | you thank the waiting, serving staff at the buffet you |
| Also be careful about not taking a large portion of | | | | might just get some quick service like a refill of your |
| popular food at the buffet like seafood. Take | | | | drinks or quick clearance of your dirty plates. In addition |
| appropriate portion so that there is enough for | | | | to that the staffs warm up to you because you have |
| everyone else. Ensure to take the breads, vegetables | | | | been considerate. |
| first to ensure there is only little space for you to take | | | | 10. Staring is a sin |
| the special dish on the menu. | | | | Alright the person in front of you is obese or thin like a |
| 3. Serving | | | | wafer and is eating like as if he is hungry since ages |
| Although there will be a serving staff that will be | | | | and your eyes are drawn to that person. No matter |
| clearing your plates in between the meals. It is | | | | what you do please avoid staring at the person |
| considered appropriate if you can take your own dirty | | | | because staring is a sin. So stop staring. |
| plate and put it where the dirty plates are being | | | | 11. Tipping tips |
| collected. | | | | Although buffet means self serving and you might feel |
| 4. Cleanliness counts | | | | that there is no need to tip the staff, think again. Your |
| Another thing to remember here is cleanliness. So | | | | meal would not have been smooth if there would have |
| while scooping out the portions, be careful about | | | | been no waiting staff to clear your plates, glasses or |
| accidental spills. Ensure to use small bowls for | | | | anything that you might have left on the table. |
| curry-based dishes so that the dishes are not mixed | | | | However, each city or country has different rules for |
| with each other creating a mess on your plate. | | | | tipping, so be aware about the tipping rules in your |
| 5. Different plates | | | | country and then act accordingly. |
| Keeping in mind the cleanliness quotient it is often a | | | | With these tips on buffet etiquettes you can be sure |
| best practice to use different plates for salads, main | | | | about enjoying a great meal with your family, friends, |
| dishes and every time you go for a refill, since a dirty | | | | or even business colleagues. |
| plate does not cut a good picture with other diners or | | | | |