Here is your Cheat Sheet!
Place forks to the left of the plate; knives and spoons to the right. Arrange from the outside in based on which utensil you’ll use first: for example, on the left side, the salad fork (smaller and wider than the dinner fork) to the far left, then to its right, the dinner fork. On the right side, the knife is closest to the plate with the spoons on the outside.

The venerable Emily Post Institute advises to think “FORKS”—minus the “R”—working from left to right: as in, Forks first, then O representing the plate, then Knives and, finally, Spoons.

Set wine glasses to the right of the plate, just above the dinner knife. The order is: first wine glasses, then the water glass to the bottom right. The bread plate belongs above the fork and napkin (top left), with the knife sitting diagonally across the plate.

And there you have it – easy peasy and your table looks grand!