Restaurant Ready! Workshop
Like to take your school-aged children or teens out to eat with you at a restaurant but you’re a little afraid of how they might behave? In this workshop, students will learn how to use good manners at the table when dining out at a restaurant or a special event. Table manners are not just about how to hold your silverware or how to place your napkin. Good table manners also show self-awareness, respect, and courtesy to others. They are important tools for social interactions that will benefit children personally and professionally for the rest of their lives.
The Restaurant Ready workshop is offered for both children and for teens as either a group lesson or as a private session. Please visit our Contact page to schedule a private session or view our Events Calendar for the group schedule.
Nowhere are your manners more evident than at the dinner table. How you dine with others shows your social consideration and self-awareness. In this workshop participants are taught how to navigate their way through a meal at a restaurant with grace and courtesy, how to order food, talk to waitstaff and respect others at the table. After the workshop students will have a better understanding of restaurant manners and confidently demonstrate proper etiquette when dining out.
Why You Should Enroll Your Child?
- Essential Life Skills: Good table manners go beyond cutlery placement. They reflect self-awareness, respect, and consideration for others. These skills are crucial for personal and professional success throughout life.
- Practical Learning: Through our interactive and discussion based program, children actively engage in learning the art of restaurant etiquette. This dynamic approach ensures that the lessons learned are not only understood but also applied in real-world scenarios.
- Confident Dining: After our workshop, your child will navigate restaurant settings with ease and confidence. They’ll know how to be seated, interact with waitstaff, and respect fellow diners.
- Comprehensive Curriculum: Our program covers a range of topics, from understanding place settings to the appropriate use of silverware. We also address sensitive topics like food allergies and handling spills.
- Setting the Foundation for Success: These skills are more than just niceties; they’re tools for social interaction that will benefit children personally and professionally for the rest of their lives.
Topics Include:
- Invitations and How to RSVP
- Waiting for a Table
- How to be Seated
- Speaking to Servers
- Using Please and Thank You
- Understanding the Place Setting and Silverware
- Menu & Ordering Food
- Trying New Foods
- Sharing Food
- Eating Difficult Foods
- How to Handle Food Allergies
- Proper Conversations at the Table
- Complimenting the Chef and Waitstaff
- Other Restaurant Manners: Staying Seated, Cell Phones, Belching, Playing with Utensils or the Tablecloth, Handling Spills, and More.
Invest in your child’s social development and confidence and set them on a path to a future of polished and polite dining.