Charger plates are a decorative plate intended to reserve the spot for the food plate, then soup and salad plates
are placed on top of the charger plates, some establishments also serve the entree plate on the charger plate, some remove it.
Charger plates are not to be used for serving food on to, only for presentation to note where the food plate goes.
At a crowded round table, guests are often confused where their place begins and ends.