Restaurant Etiquette

How to be a proper guest in a restaurant

• Inquire about the restaurant, the occasion and dress accordingly.
  
• Make sure you understand the financial situation but have money on your person regardless.
• Wait in the entry if you arrive first.
• When eating, try to keep pace with everyone else, and take some time to speak to your neighbors. Give all your table partners equal attention, if possible.
• Be moderate in all you do: drinking, eating, laughing, talking and chewing.
• Thank everyone before you go.
• Tip the parking valet and the coat check folks on your own.
• If possible, get the host to order first. Then order something right around the same price range.
• If your host has a drink, feel free to order one too. The same goes for other courses, appetizers and desserts.
• You can always offer to pay for the wine, the tip or a round of cocktails.
• Don't order either the most expensive or least expensive items.
• Don't apply makeup at the dinner table; powdering one's nose, however, is acceptable