Attire for CA Grill

[heatherandnick]

Last August, DH and I went to Cali Grill. As soon as we walked in, we were surrounded by "Jersey Shore"-esque (so sorry to my neighbors in Jersey) young men and women in sequins, 6-inch heels, etc. Is that normal for CA Grill? I had on a nice summer dress and flipflops (my summertime staple) and felt very, very underdressed and self-conscious.

We are going to CA Grill again this summer and I want to be a bit more prepared...perhaps heels? I wanted to check in with you all and see what is truly appropriate for this place. I would love to just wear a nice dress and flip flops. The night we were there there was some sort of a private party in the side room...perhaps that was why everyone was so dressy?

Thanks so much!

 

[BoomNLeon]

We usually wear dressier shorts in the warmer months with nice/dressy polo shirts and khakis with collared shirts in the cooler months (2 guys here). Due to the international, eclectic crowd the Contemporary sometimes pulls, Cali Grill tends to have a different crowd than the other Disney resort restaurants. It sounds like the night you were there was unique. We have been there more than a dozen times and have never felt uncomfortable in resort casual at Cali.

 

[janeapplemeadow]

Everytime I eat at CG I see an array of clothing. Some people are celebrating so they are dressed up in fancy clothes. I noticed that the vast majority are wearing casual. We've always done kakhi and collared shirts or polos for the men and women slacks and a blouse or sun dresses.

 

[Checkers]

When we were there last August celebrating our anniversary, my DH wore khakis and a nice collared shirt. I wore a nice sundress with dressier sandals with heels. Now we were celebrating our anniversary but in the future when we go again I am sure my DH will wear dress shorts or khakis and I would not feel out of place in a nice pair of slacks with a dressier top.

We did see an eclectic crowd there that night but for me I would feel out of place in very casual attire. I know CG has a dress code but I don't know how much they enforce it.

 

[KristiLyn]

When I went, the dress was kind of all over the place. There were jeans, dresses, casual clothes, ties, and even a wedding dress.
(I'll be that one in the wedding dress in September, hehe)
I think you can pretty much dress for whatever you are celebrating, or just dress nicer than going to the beach I think you'll be fine either way

 

[Uncleromulus]

Don't "overdress" unless you want to--you don't have to!!!!

What is prohibited are tank tops on men, torn clothes, swimwear, and t-shirts with offensive pictures or wording.

ANYTHING else goes.

Mrs U would never,ever wear heels to a WDW restaurant. When we eat at CG (which is every trip) we're in tennis shoes.

 

[JDMickey]

Last October I wore nice khaki shorts and a polo shirt, and was worried I was under dressed. Once i got there I'm glad I dressed comfortably, I almost felt a little overdressed.

 

[heatherandnick]

Thanks to you all!

IMO, heels and D-World just should not be in the same sentence.

A nice sun dress and flip flops it will be!

 

[MrsLS]

The entire restaurant was dressed like that? Did you look around at the other tables at least? For signatures (we go to at least 6 a trip for 8 nights), I wear nice dress pants or capris and a nice top. & flat sandals. My DH wears jeans, sneakers and a polo shirt.

 

[carouselgirl]

I usually go with capris, black strappy flat sandals and a short sleeve shirt. I even wore a tshirt type material shirt that had a really pretty design on the front.

 

[aubriee]

Thanks to you all!

IMO, heels and D-World just should not be in the same sentence.

A nice sun dress and flip flops it will be!

I've worn flip flops with a cute long flowy type sundress at many signatures. They weren't exactly plain flip flops though. I have several pairs of the swarovaski flip flops like these:
http://www.flip-flops.com/swcr1hesablw.html
I didn't pay near that much for mine though. I got mine from some sellers on ebay that make them for much cheaper. lol

I also have several of the long flowly dresses like the ones from Holy Clothing that I wear. I also got them on ebay. lol The dresses are really light weight so don't take up much room in the suitcase and I like how the flip flops don't really show with the long length. Here's a picture of one:
http://stores.channeladvisor.com/Ho...t Boho Faerie Renaissance Maxi Sun Dress Gown

I've never felt uncomfortable at any of the Signatures.

 

[heatherandnick]

I've worn flip flops with a cute long flowy type sundress at many signatures. They weren't exactly plain flip flops though. I have several pairs of the swarovaski flip flops like these:
http://www.flip-flops.com/swcr1hesablw.html
I didn't pay near that much for mine though. I got mine from some sellers on ebay that make them for much cheaper. lol

I also have several of the long flowly dresses like the ones from Holy Clothing that I wear. I also got them on ebay. lol The dresses are really light weight so don't take up much room in the suitcase and I like how the flip flops don't really show with the long length. Here's a picture of one:
http://stores.channeladvisor.com/Ho...t Boho Faerie Renaissance Maxi Sun Dress Gown

I've never felt uncomfortable at any of the Signatures.

I love those flip flops!! They look perfect!