食事済んでいたら、お下げしてよろしいでしょうか？って英語でなんて言うの？

Some customers knows how to place their cutlery, when they are finished eating. Fork on the left and knife on the right, next to each other on the plate. This is called restaurant etiquette. If you are working in an Asian restaurant where you mostly use chopsticks, the same rule should apply. "May I take your plate?" "May I clear the table?"

Have you finished with your meal yet? MEANING= polite way of asking have they finished their meal? Therefore if they have you are ready to take their plates away. Am I okay to take the plates away? MEANING= have you finished is it okay to clear the table? Another way of saying this. Is it okay to clear the plates now? MEANING=Another polite way of asking is it okay to take the plates away. All of these expressions are very polite. I have worked as a waitress in the past, I know how strange people can be when waiters take their plates away so I thought I could help you out with some polite phrases

Are you finished, sir/madam? - You can simply ask the customer if they are finished and then proceed to clear the plates. Add sir or madam to make it more polite. Can I clear your plates? - We use the verb 'to clear' when we want to remove all the items from an area. In this case we are asking if we can remove the plates. You can replace 'clear' with 'take' or 'remove'.

Asking the customer if they have finished with their plate and also if they would like it to be taken away is polite and good customer service. Adding the phrase excuse me shows extra manners and is well recieved by the other person.

The first sentence is a polite way to get someone's attention and see if they are finished eating, then you can use the sentence afterwards if they say yes. Or you can start with the second sentence, if they nod or say yes, then you can take their plate. If someone requests a fork for their meal, all you have to say is "I will bring you a fork" and they will know that you heard and understood them.

Are we all done here? We all – referring to everyone at the table. Done here – have you finished eating your meal? This question is normally used when you approach the table when it looks as though they have finished eating. Can I clear your plates away? Clear your plates – remove from the table. Is it okay if I clear the table? A polite way to ask if they are finished eating.

When all the diners have finished consuming that particular dish, you may ascertain that it's alright to clear up the used dishes. A quite normal way of saying this is just to ask if everyone has finished. "Is it OK to...? We use this construction when checking with someone that we may do something.

This is a polite way to ask if you can remove the plates from the table. The expression "excuse me" is a way to get their attention.

A good server will always have one eye on the customers table...has food been finished with? is it time to clear away the used dishes? A good waiter will always ask first to be sure that its ok, "before clearing plates:" "May I clear your plate away?"

Pardon me, would you mind if I clear the plates from your table? "Pardon me" is sometimes used in place of "excuse me." This request means that you only want to clear the table and not that you are necessarily rushing them from the table. Excuse me, please let me remove your plates. This makes it clear that you only want to take the used crockery from the table but that they are welcome to continue sitting at the table.