dinner jackets
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Agree with Robert. I wore a dinner jacket to the 2 star La Terraza del Casino in Madrid because it was "required". I may have also wore it at the 2 star Casino Allard - but almost everyone else didn't have a jacket on. I did not wear a jacket at the 2 star Ramon Freixa (later trip). All were fabulous restaurants - perhaps Romon Freixa was my favorite.
On another trip to Barcelona, we dined at the 2 star Lasarte, the 2 star Moments, and at our Hotel El Palaces's 1 star Caelis and I did not bring a jacket on that trip. We dined at a 1 star in Seville on that same trip - no jacket.
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On another trip to Barcelona, we dined at the 2 star Lasarte, the 2 star Moments, and at our Hotel El Palaces's 1 star Caelis and I did not bring a jacket on that trip. We dined at a 1 star in Seville on that same trip - no jacket.
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I can't think of any restaurant in any country you're required to wear a dinner jacket (tuxedo in American)
Or is this an American language thing, where you just mean 'jacket' as in suit jacket, not DJ/tux?
Or is this an American language thing, where you just mean 'jacket' as in suit jacket, not DJ/tux?
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Unless you're James Bond, of course.
These are dinner jackets or 'DJ's: https://www.moss.co.uk/dinner-jackets
These are dinner jackets or 'DJ's: https://www.moss.co.uk/dinner-jackets
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Tie ?
I used to wear one daily. I started wearing less 10 years ago. Now twice a year. I had one last week !
I have been recently to 2-3 michelin and had no tie and no jacket actually. In france and Portugal but the guys I met recently in Spain didn't wear tie. Jacket when starting and ending the meeting. Like me.
I used to wear one daily. I started wearing less 10 years ago. Now twice a year. I had one last week !
I have been recently to 2-3 michelin and had no tie and no jacket actually. In france and Portugal but the guys I met recently in Spain didn't wear tie. Jacket when starting and ending the meeting. Like me.
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... unless you're one of the regular movers and shakers, then you wear whatever.
Of course you can always pretend to be a mover or a shaker, and then you can wear whatever you like. It's all in the attitude, but dark shades also help.
Of course you can always pretend to be a mover or a shaker, and then you can wear whatever you like. It's all in the attitude, but dark shades also help.
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a shaker was part of a religious movement in the US who vibrated when moved by the holy spirit.
movers; move your goods when you move house.
Woin, you have cracked it
Or Movers and Shakers, post '60s speak for influencers of fashion or politics
movers; move your goods when you move house.
Woin, you have cracked it
Or Movers and Shakers, post '60s speak for influencers of fashion or politics
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I too wouldn't go to any restaurant that imposed a rule on how I should dress. To me, it's the sign of a pretentious place that's trying to create a false image.
We once ate at a two-star restaurant in Senigallia (Uliassi) on a whim after a walk on the beach. (It was late October, and I guessed that they wouldn't be fully booked that late in the season.) It's a mark of true class that we were welcomed heartily, given an excellent table, and the chef (Uliassi himself) came out to ask us if we were enjoying the meal.
We once ate at a two-star restaurant in Senigallia (Uliassi) on a whim after a walk on the beach. (It was late October, and I guessed that they wouldn't be fully booked that late in the season.) It's a mark of true class that we were welcomed heartily, given an excellent table, and the chef (Uliassi himself) came out to ask us if we were enjoying the meal.
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At the recommendation of a madrileño, we ate at St. James famed for its paella and where they set out 14 different types of forks, one for each tooth and different seafood. A jacket and tie were not required, otherwise we would gone elsewhere. It was also the most expensive and elegant meal of our last visit to Spain. Not the best, however.
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A jacket is NOT the same as a "tuxedo." We've eaten in numerous Barcelona restaurants and we do not allow a dress code to keep us from doing so, unlike some for whom that can be a deal breaker.
You fail to describe which restaurants you are interested in. You do not say whether the establishments "require" a jacket/tie for gentlemen.
There is no way for us to know whether or not the place will refuse you entry.
IME a jacket never hurts and I have yet to see somebody refused entry because they WERE wearing one.
You fail to describe which restaurants you are interested in. You do not say whether the establishments "require" a jacket/tie for gentlemen.
There is no way for us to know whether or not the place will refuse you entry.
IME a jacket never hurts and I have yet to see somebody refused entry because they WERE wearing one.
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>The Chowhound Team May 28, 2012 07:34 AM
Folks, dress code topics are always controversial, so we'd ask that you keep the focus narrow. Please don't snark at each other over choice of clothing, or get into debates about whether one kind of attire or another is respectful or disrespectful. If you've eaten at the specific restaurants the original post mentions, please do go ahead and post what you know about whether they have a dress code.<
The dress code at Club Alard is business casual, but jeans (without holes) and casual attire are fine, but they don't allow sportwear (shorts). Business casual is pretty much the same with any restaurant in Madrid offering fine dining, as some people in Madrid (those of a certain age) tend to dress up when they go out for lunch or dinner.
The rest of us are slobs by comparison, or just used to dining at McDonalds.
Folks, dress code topics are always controversial, so we'd ask that you keep the focus narrow. Please don't snark at each other over choice of clothing, or get into debates about whether one kind of attire or another is respectful or disrespectful. If you've eaten at the specific restaurants the original post mentions, please do go ahead and post what you know about whether they have a dress code.<
The dress code at Club Alard is business casual, but jeans (without holes) and casual attire are fine, but they don't allow sportwear (shorts). Business casual is pretty much the same with any restaurant in Madrid offering fine dining, as some people in Madrid (those of a certain age) tend to dress up when they go out for lunch or dinner.
The rest of us are slobs by comparison, or just used to dining at McDonalds.
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"We are the movers and shakers, and we are the dreamers of dreams"
Ode by Arthur O'Shaughnessy [used by Edward Elgar as the lyrics to his work "The Music Makers"]
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poe...s/detail/54933
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EixX7n3QAjg
so definitely not trendy, WoinP.
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Does one dine at McDonalds, Robert? One dines at the Savoy or the Ritz, but not chez Ronald.
"We are the movers and shakers, and we are the dreamers of dreams"
Ode by Arthur O'Shaughnessy [used by Edward Elgar as the lyrics to his work "The Music Makers"]
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poe...s/detail/54933
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EixX7n3QAjg
so definitely not trendy, WoinP.
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Does one dine at McDonalds, Robert? One dines at the Savoy or the Ritz, but not chez Ronald.