Signature dining dress code

[Harambe]

We just wear polo shirts on any day that we are going to a nicer restaurant right from the parks. Never been an issue. Enjoy your dinners!

 

[GaryDis]

I'm pretty sure if I show up in a sundress and lipstick I will get turned away!

Just shave your legs in the morning, and you'll be fine.

 

[P800aul]

Hi

Our recent experience at California Grill maybe relevant here, it was the second time we had visited. My (young) daughters have always wanted to look nice and wear a dress for such occasions, this is possibly down to me telling them it's a special restaurant, with excellent food, service and at a price that reflects this (my 13 year old's $49 pasta and steak bears this out.) My wife and I dress accordingly with pants and a collared shirt for me for example.

However the party of 10 arriving direct from the park at 8.00 pm, six adults and four children, did not have the same view as us. Now I totally agree that this should not spoil what is a great meal in a great restaurant. Personally dressed the way they were, in clothes that had been worn all day and looked it, would have made me feel 'out of place'. My problem wasn't even the fact they needed to charge their phones, so plugged these in behind our table while we where eating. It was down to one lady who every time she got up, had to adjust her skin-tight shorts in the crotch area and adjust her sweaty tee shirt in order to retrieve her phone to photograph the food she was receiving before I assume posting on Facebook. She got up often!

So while there is a published dress code I think you would have to turn up in swim wear before being turned away.

I doubt if Disney would miss our custom so I don't expect anything from them to make this a signature dining experience with an enforced dress code that complements the experience.

We'll be back at Disney next year, wouldn't miss it for the world, however I think we will give that experience a miss this time.

Regards

Paul

 

[TheRustyScupper]

Just shave your legs in the morning, and you'll be fine.

Arm pits could also be a nice touch.

 

[sleepydog25]

Hi

Our recent experience at California Grill maybe relevant here, it was the second time we had visited. My (young) daughters have always wanted to look nice and wear a dress for such occasions, this is possibly down to me telling them it's a special restaurant, with excellent food, service and at a price that reflects this (my 13 year old's $49 pasta and steak bears this out.) My wife and I dress accordingly with pants and a collared shirt for me for example.

However the party of 10 arriving direct from the park at 8.00 pm, six adults and four children, did not have the same view as us. Now I totally agree that this should not spoil what is a great meal in a great restaurant. Personally dressed the way they were, in clothes that had been worn all day and looked it, would have made me feel 'out of place'. My problem wasn't even the fact they needed to charge their phones, so plugged these in behind our table while we where eating. It was down to one lady who every time she got up, had to adjust her skin-tight shorts in the crotch area and adjust her sweaty tee shirt in order to retrieve her phone to photograph the food she was receiving before I assume posting on Facebook. She got up often!

So while there is a published dress code I think you would have to turn up in swim wear before being turned away.

I doubt if Disney would miss our custom so I don't expect anything from them to make this a signature dining experience with an enforced dress code that complements the experience.

We'll be back at Disney next year, wouldn't miss it for the world, however I think we will give that experience a miss this time.

Regards

Paul

We had a similarly relevant experience at Monsieur Paul. We realized this was a park Signature restaurant, and we fully expected park clothes despite the dress code (which was posted on a large sign as you entered MP). We didn't quite expect the t-shirts with holes, running tights, running shorts, tank tops, and swimsuits that we encountered, however. If there is going to be a dress code, it should at least be given some credence; otherwise, don't have one. (As an addendum, the food and service were substandard in relation to what a Signature restaurant should present.) Some do present the argument that what others wear shouldn't affect a great meal at a great restaurant, and to some extent that is a point with which I agree. However, the truth is that what someone wears can be off-putting and distracting, a case in point being Paul's crotch adjuster above.

 

[poison ivy]

This was the sign posted outside of Jiko on Friday. Hope it helps.

 

[jrmasm]

This was the sign posted outside of Jiko on Friday. Hope it helps.

Guidelines.

 

[KiniShakenBake]

Hubby and I wore our dress clothes to our two signature meals last week, and it was fun. We even went to MK for photos afterward on the carousel and with the princesses, because we could, and how often do you get a chance to do that?!

To each, his or her own, I suppose. Nobody who was dressed informally for their dinner disrupted mine, as the poor poster with the experience at Cali Grill. That just sounds gross, or the one who had to look at kids' dirty feet all the way through dinner at Narcoossee's. Thank you, but no. That's gross.

After a day of park touring in his tennis shoes, my husband actually commented that his dress shoes were a welcome change of pressure points on his feet as he was touring about MK with me! I felt the same way about my dress shoes. Now, the wool suit with the temperatures was another story, but we'll save that for another time and a batch of napkins for mopping of brows.

 

[Tozzie]

I was just at Narcoossees. They will let you in with Tshirts for sure. I saw so many people very, very casually dressed. They definitely do not enforce any type of dress code. I even saw one table whose kids had their flip flops kicked off under the table and I had to look at their dirty feet the whole time. I think it's a shame. If they are going to let people be so casual, their prices should reflect a more casual dining experience.

So all that being said, I would keep it classy and go with the collared shirt as it is supposed to be Signature Dining.

There was absolutely nothing else to look at ? You didn't have to look at the feet you chose to and that is on you. I don't pay attention to what other people are wearing and I don't much care what other people think about what I am wearing and if what another person is wearing impacts your experience then that is because you let it. I don't wear torn clothing but I refuse to bring dressy clothes to Disney it is my vacation and I want to be comfortable.

 

[sleepydog25]

While I mostly agree that a dining experience is what you make of it, it's completely fair to have certain expectations. In fact, we all harbor expectations. If you buy an Audi A4, you expect better quality and reliability than a Ford Focus. When you purchase a 3D ticket for a movie, you expect a better theatre experience than for the typical 2D version. I suspect most people would cringe at the sight of a family showing up to a wedding in tank tops and running shorts. Why? Because of expectations. Similarly, it's not unfair to expect that if you're paying more for the Signature experience that said experience goes beyond just the food. While some kids' dirty feet under a table might not bother me, I'm cognizant to the fact that others might find it off-putting. The larger issue isn't just dirty feet but rather at what level should we, again, expect decorum to come into play?

 

[Pepper pots]

Agree about the dress code, not everyone adheres to it..We done Jiko..YS..and AP last year, but enjoyed getting our dress clothes on as it felt just right for the occasion ..But everyone to their own..