California Grill Attire

[si-am]

I made an effort to get "dressed up" the first time I went to CG, and was dismayed to find a dude in a track suit sitting at the table next to us.

The next time I went, I wore a maxi dress and Teva flip-flops.

 

[Dizny Dad]

I made an effort to get "dressed up" the first time I went to CG, and was dismayed to find a dude in a track suit sitting at the table next to us.

The next time I went, I wore a maxi dress and Teva flip-flops.

We arrived in nice attire, nothing close anyone would wear to a park. It was fun getting dressed up, waiting for the reservation time, arriving in anticipation of a neat experience.

The drunk in shorts, flowered shirt, exposed gut, flip flops and a drink in hand walking around the restaurant looking out the windows, calling back to the bar to his friends about the view, killed the "event" for us.

Geeze Louise!

 

[bwolfe]

We choose to dress a bit nicer for the signature dining meals. Disney has a dress code, but it is rarely enforced. We just feel like it is the correct thing to do for the atmosphere in the restaurant.

 

[melbatoast]

Yeah, we got dressed up for Flying Fish, and saw someone in a track suit! I try to dress up a bit, but it's my teenagers that are the problem! I hate to drag along extra "nice" clothes that they will only wear once!

 

[Taja]

Did anyone notice if there is check room near the restaurant or in the hotel? I would like to change my shoes and check them.

I take a change of shoes in a small duffel (looks like a large purse) or a nice tote bag. We frequently go into the parks--particularly EPCOT--after dining and I can't wear my dressier shoes in the parks.

 

[skier_pete]

You should have no problem in park wear...personally if I'm plopping down $150 for dinner for two - I'm dressing up a bit (collared shirt and nice shorts/slacks), but that's just me.

 

[chelseag]

"Business Casual" is the preferred attire.

We always get dressed for dinner at CG. Khaki shorts & polo or button shirts for the men, sundress or capris/nice top & sandals for me.

While I know the dress code is not enforced, I really wish it was

Really? I just can't expend the energy to care what other people around me are wearing

We are eating at signatures pretty much every night while on holiday and many nights will not be trekking back to our hotel in order to change our clothes. So, that means I will be in Capris and a casual top, DH will be in Khaki shorts and a polo shirt. Oh well!

 

[MinnieGirl33]

Really? I just can't expend the energy to care what other people around me are wearing

We are eating at signatures pretty much every night while on holiday and many nights will not be trekking back to our hotel in order to change our clothes. So, that means I will be in Capris and a casual top, DH will be in Khaki shorts and a polo shirt. Oh well!

Everyone is different. While you may very well not think it's a big deal what others wear, I don't understand what the big deal is about taking a shower & dressing in nice clean clothes to go out for a nice dinner.

If the restaurant were inside a park I would probably feel differently.

 

[7165red]

Taji, that is what I am going to do.

 

[sophie832]

I'm really glad someone asked about this because DH and I are doing 7 signatures at the end of Jan., and we didn't do any on our previous trip.

We checked one bag on our last trip ($25 each way...ugh), but we were hoping to pack light and avoid baggage fees on this trip. Not sure if we can do it yet, but it does make packing a lot of extra clothing kind of an issue.

DH already wears khaki pants a lot, so I'm thinking he'll be ok if he just has a nice sweater over his shirt, or packs some polos that he can wear to the park and to the restaurants. The only issue is shoes...he'll probably be wearing brown hiking boots under the khakis, but that's just the way it is.

Not sure what I am going to wear. I wore jeans (or capri jeans) the entire trip last time. I can always throw some cute tops and a pair of black flats into my bag without taking up too much room, but I'm not sure about nice dresses or nice pants. Maybe one dress won't take up much room, and I can just wear it to every dinner?

 

[Colleen27]

Everyone is different. While you may very well not think it's a big deal what others wear, I don't understand what the big deal is about taking a shower & dressing in nice clean clothes to go out for a nice dinner.

If the restaurant were inside a park I would probably feel differently.

Well, at Disney the big deal is the hours of travel time involved for anyone who doesn't have a car. By the time you leave the park, get a bus back to your resort, bus back to a park, and walk/boat/monorail to the restaurant you're looking at 2-3 hours just for travel, not counting however long it takes to shower and dress.

We did that once, and it took us (family of 4) over 4 hours from leaving the park to getting to the restaurant. Now we just wear a nice-casual clothes to the parks on days when we have a dinner ADR at a signature, because we don't want to spend half our day getting ready for dinner. Khakis and dressy capris, polo shirts and blouses are just as comfortable for touring as tees and jeans.

 

[wcpamotm]

Really? I just can't expend the energy to care what other people around me are wearing

We are eating at signatures pretty much every night while on holiday and many nights will not be trekking back to our hotel in order to change our clothes. So, that means I will be in Capris and a casual top, DH will be in Khaki shorts and a polo shirt. Oh well!

I'd be happy if everyone at a signature restaurant dressed as well as this!