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Servant of the Lake Safety Test achievement

Serving Dinner hidden achievement: click the upper-left chandelier rope until Aldous speaks. Do this before cutting it; no knife is needed for Safety Test.

Last verified 4 Oct 2026Source-backed
Quick answer

The Serving Dinner hidden achievement is Safety Test: click the upper-left chandelier rope until Aldous speaks, before cutting it. Day 3, evening. This is an optional rope interaction, not the harp puzzle or the fly-in-soup achievement.

In-game screenshot showing the dinner safety test scene
Steam screenshotThe rope check is an optional interaction during dinner.Real game screenshot
Focused answer

What to do

  1. 01
    Enter the dining room.

    Complete the dinner setup and wait until the rope is visible in the upper-left.

  2. 02
    Repeat the rope interaction.

    Click the rope several times until Aldous reacts. Do not leave the scene immediately after the first click.

  3. 03
    Leave the knife for the later story action.

    Check for Safety Test after Aldous responds, then continue dinner. Cutting the rope during the fight is a different action and should not replace this check.

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FAQ

Common questions

What is the Serving Dinner hidden achievement?

Safety Test. In the Day 3 dining room, repeatedly click the upper-left chandelier rope until Aldous speaks, before cutting the rope later.

Is Seasoning the Soup the same achievement?

No. Seasoning the Soup belongs to Preparing Dinner in the kitchen; Safety Test belongs to Serving Dinner in the dining room.

How many times should I click the rope?

Keep interacting until Aldous responds. The exact required click count remains Needs verification; this guide does not assume a fixed number.

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Where this answer comes from

Reviewed 4 Oct 2026

What changed: Cross-checked the rope trigger against independent Steam authors and separated it from the kitchen achievement.

S12Official Steam achievement pageOfficial / Steam sourceS15Steam Community achievement route by Dongfang HanmengPublic community reference / Simplified ChineseS39Steam Community 100% achievement charts and process guides by DevaPublic community reference / same author as removed S53; not an independent source