GF Restaurant without dress code

[marcus.ka]

Is there a Restaurant at the Grand Floridian that does not have a Dress Code?

 

[TDC Nala]

Grand Floridian Cafe and 1900 Park Fare are not signature restaurants and do not carry the signature dress code (which isn't very strict anyway). Gasparilla Grill is a counter service.

The only restaurant at GF with a strict dress code is Victoria & Albert's.

 

[ROEDISNEY]

There's also in the GF Narcoossee's & Citricos and they say business casual.

 

[yitbos96bb]

Is there a Restaurant at the Grand Floridian that does not have a Dress Code?

Resort Casual is not all that much of a dress code... You can wear khaki shorts and a polo... and I have seen people in Nice T-Shirts in Narcoosees and Citricos.

Now V and A they ARE strict and will turn you away, but if you don't have a jacket they have a limited selection for you to wear (I asked last time I was there as I was curious.)

 

[yitbos96bb]

There's also in the GF Narcoossee's & Citricos and they say business casual.

Resort Casual, not business casual. They are two VERY different styles... Resort Casual allows shorts, business casual is usually slacks and a collared shirt or slacks and a polo.

 

[TDC Nala]

Disney signature restaurants do not require collared shirts.

Despite the designation "business casual" the code spelled out by Disney for signatures is:

No swimwear
No tank tops or hats for men
No cutoffs
No torn clothing
No "offensive" slogans or graphics on tee shirts

That is pretty much it.

 

[smcabee]

Disney signature restaurants do not require collared shirts.

Despite the designation "business casual" the code spelled out by Disney for signatures is:

No swimwear
No tank tops or hats for men
No cutoffs
No torn clothing
No "offensive" slogans or graphics on tee shirts

That is pretty much it.

Yep this is it. 2 years ago we had an emergency that did not allow us to get back to the hotel to change before our Narcoossee's adr time. I wore shorts and a plain t-shirt and flip-flops. Never had a word said to me and there were others in there that were just as casual as I was.

 

[ROEDISNEY]

Resort Casual, not business casual. They are two VERY different styles... Resort Casual allows shorts, business casual is usually slacks and a collared shirt or slacks and a polo.

FROM THE DISNEY WEBSITE ON THE DRESS CODE:

CITRICO'S
Guest Policies

Dress Code Guidelines:
Men: Khakis, slacks, jeans, dress shorts, collared shirts. Sport coats are optional.
Ladies: Capris, skirts, dresses, jeans, dress shorts.

Not permitted in dining room: Tank tops, swimwear, hats for gentleman, cut offs, or torn clothing. While T-shirts are now allowed, the policy remains that T-shirts with offensive language or graphics are not acceptable.

 

[TDC Nala]

Just had occasion to look at the Yachtsman Steakhouse page on www.disneyworld.com and the "dress code guidelines" do mention collared shirts. There is also a "Not permitted in dining room" section which looks like the list above and does say tee shirts are allowed. So it appears Disney consideres the guidelines to be just that, and not rules.

Also have reports that Disney very rarely enforces any of this.

 

[marcus.ka]

Thank you for your help. I just booked the Grand Floridian Café for dinner.

And if I understand you all correctly it is OK to be dressed like this if we want to eat there:

 

[TheRustyScupper]

TRUST RUSTY . . .

1) Other than V&A, no Disney restaurant enforces a dress code.
2) They have been told not to.
3) So, in any eatery, even Signature Restaurants, any park attire is permitted.
4) Although there is a Business Casual rule, people don't care.
5) Neither does Disney.
6) Many look like rag bags.

 

[SassyCat]

FROM THE DISNEY WEBSITE ON THE DRESS CODE:

CITRICO'S
Guest Policies

Dress Code Guidelines:
Men: Khakis, slacks, jeans, dress shorts, collared shirts. Sport coats are optional.
Ladies: Capris, skirts, dresses, jeans, dress shorts.

.

On our trip in Jan we ate here at the last minute and I was not wearing anything that would follow those guidelines, and there was nothing mentioned to me. Through a series of circumstances I also ate at Narcoossee's the year before in a tracksuit (long story), and it was also not a problem.

 

[ThumperandLitenin]

TRUST RUSTY . . .

1) Other than V&A, no Disney restaurant enforces a dress code.
2) They have been told not to.
3) So, in any eatery, even Signature Restaurants, any park attire is permitted.
4) Although there is a Business Casual rule, people don't care.
5) Neither does Disney.
6) Many look like rag bags.

IN RUSTY WE TRUST

WARNING - RANT BELOW


How sad that the simple act of heading back to the room, taking a shower, and putting on some decent clothes is such a problem for most people. So it costs you a little time in the park.

This is just another example of the dining plans taking its toll on the signature restaurants.

Oops, I forgot, we are on vacation. Sorry, I keep forgetting the continued dumbing down of the dining experience is irrelevant. If it was all out of pocket again, I bet things would be different.

Character meals and mid-level restaurants excluded of course. Loud, crazy, casual and fun. Signature restaurants are different. I guess some of these folks never frequent nice restaurants at home.

Try walking into a nice in New York, L.A., or New Orleans looking like some people do at Disney, and you wouldn't make it past the hostess.

Sorry, this really hits a nerve. Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.

 

[yitbos96bb]

FROM THE DISNEY WEBSITE ON THE DRESS CODE:

CITRICO'S
Guest Policies

Dress Code Guidelines:
Men: Khakis, slacks, jeans, dress shorts, collared shirts. Sport coats are optional.
Ladies: Capris, skirts, dresses, jeans, dress shorts.

Not permitted in dining room: Tank tops, swimwear, hats for gentleman, cut offs, or torn clothing. While T-shirts are now allowed, the policy remains that T-shirts with offensive language or graphics are not acceptable.

Thank you for posting the definition of RESORT CASUAL!!!!!!!!

Not sure why you posted that at me, but what's in that policy is known as resort casual. Not Business Casual, which is a step above.

 

[yitbos96bb]

IN RUSTY WE TRUST

WARNING - RANT BELOW


How sad that the simple act of heading back to the room, taking a shower, and putting on some decent clothes is such a problem for most people. So it costs you a little time in the park.

This is just another example of the dining plans taking its toll on the signature restaurants.

Oops, I forgot, we are on vacation. Sorry, I keep forgetting the continued dumbing down of the dining experience is irrelevant. If it was all out of pocket again, I bet things would be different.

Character meals and mid-level restaurants excluded of course. Loud, crazy, casual and fun. Signature restaurants are different. I guess some of these folks never frequent nice restaurants at home.

Try walking into a nice in New York, L.A., or New Orleans looking like some people do at Disney, and you wouldn't make it past the hostess.

Sorry, this really hits a nerve. Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.

I tend to agree with you, but its disney and they will do everything to try and not alienate a guest... (that's the job of management when they announce stupid price increases and idiotic closings).

Nice is relative... The signature restaurants are the only ones I really consider NICE at Disney... On the same equivalent, in Chicago, LA, New Orleans, Vegas, NY, Sonoma, etc, generally there is a formal or bus cas attire... no shorts, etc. I have been to some higher end places in most of those cities though that do have a more relaxed dress code as well. Even super high end places have relaxed the Jacket rule.... Alinea in Chicago is a great example... They don't have a Jacket rule and Alinea is the number 10 restaurant in the world and better than any restaurant in the aforementioned towns, with the exception of Per Se in New York, which is run by Grant Achetz's (Alinea's owner and chef) mentor, Thomas Kellor. My point being that a lot of the old rules have changed.

Now that being said, I do agree it doesn't take much to go back and change. I rarely ever go to the Disney restaurants without a shower... but I sweat a lot and take pride in myself as well. The only exception is a lower end restaurant at a park we have been in all day... but since I don't usually commando through a park, this is a rarity.

Disney will never enforce it, but it would be nice if some people took a little more pride in themselves.

 

[disneygirlinnj]

IN RUSTY WE TRUST

WARNING - RANT BELOW


How sad that the simple act of heading back to the room, taking a shower, and putting on some decent clothes is such a problem for most people. So it costs you a little time in the park.

This is just another example of the dining plans taking its toll on the signature restaurants.

Oops, I forgot, we are on vacation. Sorry, I keep forgetting the continued dumbing down of the dining experience is irrelevant. If it was all out of pocket again, I bet things would be different.

Character meals and mid-level restaurants excluded of course. Loud, crazy, casual and fun. Signature restaurants are different. I guess some of these folks never frequent nice restaurants at home.

Try walking into a nice in New York, L.A., or New Orleans looking like some people do at Disney, and you wouldn't make it past the hostess.

Sorry, this really hits a nerve. Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.

Thank you. That's all I want to say

 

[disneygirlinnj]

Thank you for your help. I just booked the Grand Floridian Café for dinner.

And if I understand you all correctly it is OK to be dressed like this if we want to eat there:

hhaha love the first photo...and yup! that's totally fine for GFC Enjoy!