Beverages are served from the right. All courses are removed from the right. French service can be impressive and distinctive when sold and managed properly, but it requires investments in equipment and training, and clients who are not bound by time restrictions. In this style of service, food is prepared in the kitchen and served at the table on large platters called escoffiers. It is traditional for all the waiters to remove their platter covers in unison, tableside.
Tureens are use for soup and special bowls for salads.
The escoffiers are presented to the entire table before serving the individual guests. The waiter serves each guest at the table, moving counter-clockwise, offering portions at their request. Empty plates are placed from the right, moving clockwise, and the food is served from the left. Plates are cleared from the right, going counter-clockwise. Family Style Family Style service is marked by the serving of food in bowls and platters set on the table for everyone's consumption, much like you would at home.