clearing plates
Taking away dinnerware
Clearing plates is the act of removing dishes from a table after a meal, typically performed by restaurant servers or whoever tidies up after eating.
The phrase appears in service contexts: She made good tips clearing plates at the steakhouse.
It can also describe the act of finishing food: He's been clearing plates since he got here.
- dirty dishesUsed plates needing washing
- dishesEating vessels and utensils
- bussingCoach transport or dishware removal
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- restaurantPlace serving meals
fine dining · waiter · wait staff · scraping · stacking · leftovers · crumbs · silverware · place setting · tray · back of house · kitchen · serving · dinner · table manners · napkins · washing · dining
- Hosting Tasksgreeting guests, seating guests, saying goodbye, meal planning, table setting
- dining servicewaiter, waitress, server, waitstaff, hostess
- family dinnersupper, dinner, Sunday dinner, Thanksgiving dinner, family dinner
- restaurant servicetaking orders, decanting, garnishing, greeting guests, seating guests
- Restaurant Taskstaking orders, cooking, food prep, washing dishes, greeting guests
- table mannerstable manners, napkin folding, chewing quietly, elbows off table, proper posture