Abstract: A disposable cover for protecting eating utensils from contact with contaminants located on an eating surface, including, in combination, a thin sheet of material for positioning to one side of a place setting on an eating surface and of a finite size and shape to provide a complete barrier between the eating surface and a napkin and/or eating utensils deposited on the sheet, an adhesive incorporated in the thin sheet of material for preventing the sheet from slipping on the eating surface during repeated withdrawal and deposit of eating utensils on it, an antibacterial and antiviral agent impregnated into the sheet to act as a barrier between possible contaminants on the eating surface and the eating utensils, and a moisture barrier associated with the sheet to prevent moisture on the eating surface from passing therethrough to contact the eating utensils and the napkin deposited thereon, wherein the thin sheet of material is adaptable to be stored one-on-top-of-another in a pad to be easily carried by a wai