Restaurant dress code?

[Hilary]

Looking for a British perspective on dress code for Disney dining

I made a PS for Flying Fish at Boardwalk last night and the CM told me the dress code "is 'casul to smart/casual', meaning no beach-wear or tank tops". I asked whether normal park-wear would be acceptable, i.e., shorts and tee shirt and he suggested that "you might want to wear a shirt with a collar, but it doesn't need to be smart".

I've never come across this before (never eaten in anywhere that upmarket before, obviously!) and wonder whether anyone here who has eaten at FF can enlighten me. Will we be able to go straight from a day in the parks to FF, or should we head back to our hotel to change?

 

[vernon]

I wore shorts ( tailored, like golf shorts) and a decent polo shirt and I wasn't out of place. I would guess about 40% of the tables were shirt and chinos ( or smarter), 40% were what I would call golf course acceptable wear, polo shirt (with collar) and tailored shorts and 20% were collarless t-shirts and sports shorts.

You'll be fine to go straight from the park, but maybe you'll want to go slightly 2smarter2 to the parks than you normally would.

 

[KayleeUK]

DH wore polo shirt and Chino's and I had a sparkly top and trousers on

But the first time we ate at California Grill we went sraight from the park - I felt under dressed but no one said anything

 

[UKDEB]

Hmm, difficult one. If you go in park attire, you almost certainly won't be the only ones, but <i>I</i> would feel a little bit uncomfortable at FF in shorts and t-shirt. Having said that, I don't do casual well at all - I always feel scruffy - and I like to go 'home', shower and change before dinner no matter where I'm eating.

 

[Hilary]

Thanks, guys!

I imagine we'll probably be going back to shower and change anyway, and you've given me a much better idea of how high we need to aim in the smart vs casual stakes