DH and I went out to dinner last night to a restaurant that I would describe as upscale, high end or expensive. quite often need to make a reservation a week in advance for a Friday or Saturday night. information to give you a good idea of this place. hostesses are in skirts or dresses and heals. maitre d' and sommelier are in a suit and tie. entrees range in price from $30-95. bill (without alcohol and before tip) was $170.
DH was in pants and a dress shirt and I was wearing a dress. family of four that walked in had me wondering if there is ant type of dress code etiquette when dining out. were two boys who looked to be about 10 and 12. was in track pants and a sweatshirt and the other in jeans and a sweatshirt. mom was in skin tight jeans and a shirt. it might matter to some, I would guess the mom weighed about 300 pounds) dad was in jeans, sweatshirt, sneakers, and wore a baseball cap. did NOT remove the cap during dinner.
If the restaurant itself doesn't have a dress code (ie jacket required) then I think it depends on the area. My Lange Cocktailjurken town is notorious for ppl wearing blue jeans to "black tie" events. You'd look out of place dressed to the nines even at our most expensive restaurants. In another town you wouldn't dare go to a similar event in anything less than cocktail attire. were other patrons dressed?
btw, would it have made a difference if the woman in skin tight jeans was a size 2? Is jeans the issue or size?
before kids DH and i had a hobby of trying steak at as many upscale restuarants as we could so that we could critique and compare how they all were, and what level of service each provided, it was something we did in our free time. if it was a friends birthday that we were out for my Trouwjurken 2013 husband might wear a suit if it was a very very fancy place, but otherwise he always wore hoodie sweatshirts for every function, even at my cousins wedding he wore a sweatshirt. But it was expected it wasnt to be rude, that was just the attire he wore summer or winter for every occasion. And since he was in a sweatshirt, i usually wear fairly tight jeans and a cute but not too fancy top, Lange Cocktailjurken just something comfortable that i might wear anyplace that is more interesting than a tshirt. We would always go out in clean, undamaged clothing so we didnt look sloppy, but if we are willing to pay sometimes ungodly amounts for food that didnt always deserve that price in our opinion then we can wear what we want, and that was how we are most comfortable. My mom is almost 50 and my dad 55 and it would drive them nuts to see us go out without dressing up tho, maybe ppl of an older generation feel more obligated.
just hate to see the guy group who is all decked out in attire, tips like crap and feels the entire restaurant owes them something, but then realize that alot of ppl will think that my DH and i who tip well and are very polite and friendly to the staff are the ones being disrespectful just based on clothing design. (clothing design that isnt showing too much skin either)
I agree that people shouldn't dress like slobs to go to a nice restaurant. And yes, PP, if I saw you and your husband at a nice restaurant and he was wearing a hoodie I would think he was a slob because he couldn't take the time to put on a nice shirt. if the man were wearing nice jeans, cowboy boots, and a nice shirt? That's dressing up for half of Texas. Personally, I think this is better then tennis shoes and a ball cap.
Oh, and I do think that people that wear PJs and slippers to Walmart are slobs, too. Trashy slobs.
"I think it depends upon the restaurant's rules and the general atmosphere. I was on vacation the past few weeks and one of the evenings, we took my kids fine dining. We all dressed casually, along with the rest of the restaurant patrons. I ate a $50 entree wearing jeans."
this too. a girlfriend and I went to Key West a while back and one of the resturaunts we went to for dinner was a more upscale resteruant but we wore jeans and t shirts. but EVERYONE in there was in anything from beach cover ups to nicer clothes.
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