We will be in Paris the 3rd week of October and have reservations for dinner (Saturday night) at Altitude 99. Since we know this is a "tourist" resturant, our husbands would like to know if a coat and tie are really necessary? <BR> Any in-put would be appreciated!

I think it is Altitude 95 - you may want to repost.

no, this is their attic annex, four flights up.

I had dinner there 2 years ago and most men had coats and ties on, but not all.

You are eating in a nice restaurant in PARIS - dress up for crying out loud.

Hi Joanne,<BR><BR> I agree, especially for a Saturday night. If the menfolk show up in golf attire you will, at best, end up at the worst table in the room.<BR><BR> As my mother used to tell me, "A jacket and tie for one night won't kill you".

This is why it is a good idea for little boys to go to private school. They get used to wearing a tie and jacket, so when they grow up it isn't such a foreign experience.<BR>Or maybe that is the problem, some guys just don't want to grow up and dress the part!

get with it, people. a coat and tie is no longer a symbol of good dress. even the Four Seasons in New York has accepted the idea that jackets are not required at night.<BR>I'd rather see a guy in a $400 designer silk or linen shirt and beautiful slacks with a $1000 pair of loafers, than to sit next to Elmer Fudd with a polyester leisure suit and a K-Mart tie.<BR>good dress is a matter of taste, not specific articles of apparel.

And a matter of taste does not equal $$$. I've seen people in expensive clothes look worse than Elmer Fudd before.

I don't think I would recognize $1000 loafers.

You can't tell from the shoes they cost $1000.00...It's the guy wearing them constantly telling people how much they cost that gives it away

Thanks for all the responses!

A few weeks ago my friend and I decided to see if, by chance, there were any tables available at Altitude 95 or Jules Verne. I'm wearing black khakis and a black sweater, decent but not dressy. when I asked the maitre d' at Jules Verne, he didn't say anything at first, just looked me up and down very slowly, then said they didn't have any openings for 3 months. The Altitude 95 representative had less attitude....she just said &quot;no!&quot; But I am definitely planning to take a jacket and tie on my next visit.