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?.

I dress for the occasion. GR isn’t a high end restaurant so would probably wear jeans, trainers and casual top.
I wear joggers and leggings a lot but at the gym, on a run or at home.

Also, the two young women in leggings had long manicured nails, a lot of makeup on and hair straightened, so they'd definitely made an effort with their appearance.

Doesn't intimidate me.

Wouldn't be eating anything he has involvement in, as he's claimed to deliberately fuck around with dietary requests because he thinks he knows better though - claimed to make a point of putting animal products in vegetarian/vegan's meals, but I wouldn't trust him or anybody he employed not to do the same with gluten or other allergens, even though I could always request to see the packet, I suppose, seeing as it's all boil in the bag (sous vide), microwave and cook chill stuff with a huge markup.

It depends where I'm going. Heading down the local Toby carvery I wouldn't dress up, would go with my usual uniform of jeans/tshirt/trainers, maybe a hoody. If I was going somewhere that's a bit more of an occasion, or is for a birthday/anniversary/celebration, then I'd make more of an effort, maybe a dress or skirt. DH keeps the jeans but switches between tshirt and shirt depending on the venue.

Petrus, restaurant Gordon Ramsay etc I would call end and I would dress up for. The chain places no, anything goes particularly plane food!

*call high end

Gordon Ramsay on Royal Hospital Road, and Petrus, are Michelins starred - that's pretty high end!

It's a bit rich of Gordon Ramsey to be rude about other people's standards when he behaves like he does when he is on TV. I'm not anti-swearing but he sounds pathetic when he swears and is aggressive to people on his shows.
I avoid him on TV

I went to Meze ( I think it's called). It wasn't good. I'd spent the day in London so wouldn't have dressed up. He comes across as pompous and unpleasant. He can fuck off telling me how to behave.

I wouldn't wear a hoody/leggings no matter how expensive they were, I expect a lot of teenagers/20 somethings would though.
Dark jeans, elegant top and nice footwear seems about right to me. I also wear dresses if its warm enough!
I do think it's a shame we've all gone so casual, I wear jeans/jumpers/trainers to work as do most of my colleagues and with home working as well the boundaries between home and work are getting ever more blurred in my opinion, I don't think I like it!
Appreciate a lot of people don't feel that way though!

The foul mouthed Rangers reject I am in agreement with for once. At least to the extent of things you should not choose to wear when visiting a restaurant such as his. Have some personal respect for a start.

I wouldn't wear leggings or joggers out but a hoodie or sweatshirt I've a t shirt with jeans can look fine.

Depends on where it is, but I’d not consider dressing up defined as anything other than wearing joggers and a hoodie, and I’d not go out for dinner in joggers and a hoodie even to the pub.

however I might wear jeans or midi skirt, a nice top, sandals or white trainers. So not dressed up either, just not hoodie and joggers.

Gordon Ramsey is almost a chain these days his reasturants are everywhere like a very over priced hard rock cafe or something, ALSO I think leggings and casual hoodies are fashionable amongst young people they probably cost a fortune and consider ed dressing up.

I wouldn't leave the house in joggers and a hoody so you wouldn't find me eating in Maccies in them, let alone a high end restaurant. I love to dress up. I think it's a bit sad people can't be bothered to make an effort anymore (that doesn't mean a ballgown and heels, but smarter clothing than day to day)

I used to work in the school where the Head had to write to parents to ask them not to bring children to school in their pyjamas. The parents, that is. They would think the same. How silly to demand that you get dressed before you take your kids to school, when you can just walk them down in your slippers and dressing gown. Standards have fallen so far in this country.

I don’t know why some people go out to eat. They turn up in grubby grey joggers, don’t talk to each other and sit scrolling through their phones. Bolt down their food and leave. Might as well get a microwave meal!

Both are pretentious. Neither good or high end.

Perhaps it’s because it’s what they like wearing when they go out - it’s all a personal choice

Neither good?!

I don't wear joggers and hoodies but unless it was a fancy occasion, I wouldn't wear anything that formal. Normal attire for me is a long top over leggings. So I might put on a nicer top or maybe a dress(more of a casual dress than anything that fancy) though. So smart casual unless it was a special occasion. May make a little more effort if on holiday though.

My friend is wealthy and can afford to eat out at fine dining restaurants on a whim, which he occasionally does. He’s always in jeans, and argues that if he’s paying a lot of money, he can dress how he pleases. I take his point, but I think it’s more respectful to the staff and other diners to treat it as something of an occasion, particularly when a lot has been invested in making the experience special.

"I used to work in the school where the Head had to write to parents to ask them not to bring children to school in their pyjamas. The parents, that is. They would think the same. How silly to demand that you get dressed before you take your kids to school, when you can just walk them down in your slippers and dressing gown. Standards have fallen so far in this country."

There was a dad who lived very near my dcs school who would often walk his dc to school in his pjs. His wife would leave much earlier to go to work.
We'd often see him walking his dc to school in his pjs and eating a bowl of cereal while he walked them. It was so bizarre. On the one hand, it seems like he was utilising his time pretty well, on the other, it just seems so chaotic and slovenly.
Very confusing.

Most of his restaurants are really casual. If he wants people to dress up, maybe he should have places that lend themselves to that style of dress. I've been to 6 of his restaurants and none of them were the kind of place that needed more than jeans and a jumper.

I think you're right there!

We went to a Michelin starred restaurant recently - a real treat. We saw a bloke wearing joggers and a hoody. The hoody was an all-over Burberry check. Had to look it up - £700+ !!

It depends. Sometimes I’m out and about dressed very casually and I go to a restaurant on the fly, other times I dress up specifically. Maybe Gordon would prefer me not to choose his restaurants if I’m not dressed up. Seems like an interesting business model.