Do you dress up to go out to restaurants? Gordon Ramsay is...

[KateDelRick]

.. bemoaning the standards of dress at his restaurants. He's complaining that people wear casual clothing, joggers, hoodies etc. I like to dress up to go out to dine, but what do others think?.

It's an interesting one. I went to a colleague's leaving do in a nice restaurant - not Michelin starred, but a very good independent place. Some people wore leggings and hoodies, some of us wore something a bit special. I like dressing up, though!

Depends on the restaurant. I don’t wear hoodies and leggings. But Gordon Ramsay restaurants aren’t exactly high calibre so not sure I’d get dressed up as such. But as I say I don’t wear hoodies and leggings anyway

I think people should wear what they are comfortable in. Post covid everyone seems to have become much more casual.

hoodies and leggings have no place other than the gym and slobbing at home

@MrsPelligrinoPetrichor you're right, post covid everyone seems to be dressing in a more casual way.

Gordon Ramsey terrifies me.
I feel that, on first meeting me, he would instinctively sense that I'm not very good at cooking. Then his prey drive would kick in and he'd be standing inches from my face, shouting, like on TV.
I'm not very good at dressing up either. So that's another point against me.

😂

@BettyBlueHat doesn’t he have restaurants at the Savoy?

I don't know sometimes I like to dres up a bit sometimes I prefer to me more casual.
I have to 'dress' every day for work so it feels like more of a treat to me to be more casual in my downtime and can't always be bothered.
I don't ever go out looking like a slob but definitely opt for comfort.

Sometimes, depends on the restaurant and the occasion.
But I agree with GR that joggers, hoodies and other similar sports/casual clothes are out of place in restaurants and should be reserved for slobbing and jogging.

I agree with Gordon but it's not just restaurants. It's theatres, occasions, basically everywhere.

I come from a culture where it's important to be nicely dressed and people would be asking me what's wrong if I turned up to a restaurant in my sweats.

I wouldn't wear hoodies and leggings but I may wear jeans and a jumper. What does "dress up" mean anyway? It's all very subjective and personally I don't see the point in dressing up for dinner unless it's a special occasion.

Unless it's somewhere really high end I don't think it matters too much now, I used to make my now adult DS change out of his joggers to go for a meal, but really being clean and tidy matters more than casual/smart. I don't like dressing up myself unless it's a really special occasion like a wedding or formal dinner.

I don't like dressing up but don't go to posh restaurants so it's not a problem. I go to places where I can wear jeans, t-shirt and hoodie - which is what my partner and friends also wear so I don't stand out.

If I needed to go to a posh restaurant, then I would dress up so that I didn't make whoever had invited me feel uncomfortable.

"dress up" meaning a dress and heels, no, far too uncomfortable to sit in and difficult to walk in.

But equally I wouldn't go out to dinner in casual shorts, joggers, a cap or a hoodie.

Somewhere in between is just fine & from what I read, Gordon wasn't asking people to dress up, merely not dress slovenly.

I love to dress up! I love looking a bit nicer than ordinary every day dress.
I would never wear trackies and a hoodie to a restaurant.

My ds 17 has been invited to a nice - not posh - London restaurant with his girlfriend’s family. What should he wear???

I like to dress up, but wouldn’t go full on cocktail dress unless it’s the sort of restaurant that has tablecloths and napkins. If it’s wipeable sticky tables (because the antibac spray is sticky) and serviettes then casual wear seems entirely appropriate.

I think it seems a bit ridiculous to have 'rules' regarding what to wear while you're eating food. Some people love an excuse to get dressed up and others prefer to wear comfortable, familiar clothes. All good I reckon. And as long as the restaurant owner is parting you and your money, it should be all good for them too.

Depends on the venue. Local pub/ chain restaurant, no. Posh white cloth restaurant, yes. Theatre local, not really. London, yes.

I feel better if I make more of an effort, it does make it an occasion. I never wear heels, but would swap trainers for nicer flats etc.

The vast majority (from my pov) no longer dress "up"

It's old fashioned in my view and as long as someone is clean and appropriately covered (breasts, genitals) they should be able to wear what they like. (fetish wear and lingerie excepted)

If Gordon wants people to dress a certain way then he needs to set a dress code. But then that would likely impact his turnover.....

Smart casual - decent trousers or smart chinos, proper shoes, open neck proper shirt, sweater.

He'll be fine in nice jeans with a shirt or smart polo shirt I'd have thought. Clean trainers or boots.

Assume he is talking about his top end restaurants and not his burger one in Las Vegas or his fish and chip one in Disney Village?

Depends - usually I've been out sightseeing first so no real opportunity to dress up.

Fashion is also confusing - some of those people in leggings and hoodies will have spent ££££ on their outfit and see it as dressing up.