the goods used in service and to thereby prevent them from sliding and slipping over the surface of the tray during use or movement of the cart one manner of providing such recesses is shown in fig2 wherein said recesses are defined by one or more suitably sized and shaped depressions 22 a formed in the floor 21 a of principal service tray 20 a the depth of said depressions 22 a required for any particular service will in general be obvious to those of skill in art and can vary from say about u00bc inch to about 3 inches in the case of a principal service tray 20 a formed of sheet metal said depressions can be formed by deep drawing in the case of a principal service tray 20 a formed of a thermoplastic such as abs the depressions can be formed by any of several molding techniques such as injection molding drape molding vacuum forming and the like an alternative scheme for providing such recesses is shown in fig3 in this case the principal service tray 20 b is provided with lid 25 b which when assembled to the service tray defines a space between the floor 21 b of service tray 20 b and the lid 25 b said lid 25 b is provided with one or more suitably sized and shaped apertures 26 b thereby to define the container receiving recesses the service cart of the invention may also comprise additional elements which can contribute to its utility in service referring once again to fig1 such additional elements are generally affixed to.