Is a Jacket (and Tie?) Required at Tour D'Argent?
Jun 7th, 2005, 08:08 AM
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Is a Jacket (and Tie?) Required at Tour D'Argent?
I have friends going next week, and can't find anything on the website. Is a jacket required for men? Is a tie required? If he doesn't wear one or the other, will he feel underdressed?
Please no comments on the restaurant itself, it is something they have their hearts set on.
Please no comments on the restaurant itself, it is something they have their hearts set on.
Jun 7th, 2005, 08:26 AM
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Why not call the restaurant to see if they've a dress code?
I don't wear ties these days unless I'm asked to wear one. I wear a jacket if I suspect that most people will be fairly well-dressed. Otherwise, I just wear a nice shirt.
I don't wear ties these days unless I'm asked to wear one. I wear a jacket if I suspect that most people will be fairly well-dressed. Otherwise, I just wear a nice shirt.
Jun 7th, 2005, 09:14 AM
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Odly, there is a "where is Cicerone" thread further down.
As to "will he feel undressed," someone who has little idea as to how to dress for a fine restaurant will probably nt feel anything, so what's the problem?
As to "will he feel undressed," someone who has little idea as to how to dress for a fine restaurant will probably nt feel anything, so what's the problem?
Jun 7th, 2005, 09:21 AM
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Cicerone...according to this article, its still formal...
http://www.jancisrobinson.com/catego...ick/nick050122
http://www.jancisrobinson.com/catego...ick/nick050122
Jun 7th, 2005, 09:37 AM
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There's this website that I sometimes visit, fodors.com, that has reviews of many restaurants throughout the world. Amazingly, La Tour d'Argent is among them. To quote:
"The lunch crowd is remarkably casual, while evenings are a more formal affair, attracting a mix of suited tycoons and smoochy couples."
"The lunch crowd is remarkably casual, while evenings are a more formal affair, attracting a mix of suited tycoons and smoochy couples."
Jun 7th, 2005, 09:52 AM
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Had lunch at the Castell Banfi Taverna last month. The room was almost entirely filled with Americans. Not one, myself excepted, had a jacket let alone a tie. One table in the corner had four eleganly dressed guests, the men with jackets and ties. They were of course Italians as I verified by asking them. If you want to shout out "I'm an American tourist" you can go to the Tour sans either. They will probably let you in for lunch but they will be thinking not nice thoughts about you.
Jun 7th, 2005, 10:05 AM
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I can't speak for Tour d'Argent, but when I had lunch at Gordon Ramsay, the crowd was surprisingly casual.
I was pretty sure that when I booked, I was told that a jacket was necessary (or recommended).
But a lot of the men didn't bother with a jacket, though I wore one. A French couple had the table next to ours -- and I'm quite sure that the man didn't wear a jacket.
GR had told me that no trainers were allowed, and I was concerned enough to ask them about my mom's shoes (beautiful shoes make her very uncomfortable because her feet are too big).
But the wait staff was impeccably dressed.
So, as I said, I think that you should call the restaurant.
Personally I think that a restaurant will be happy with diners who're gracious and who run up a huge bill. As obvious as it sounds, formal dress doesn't necessarily reflect good manners or good taste. As with any situation, I wear what I'm comfortable wearing, within reason, unless I've been given some specific instructions.
I was pretty sure that when I booked, I was told that a jacket was necessary (or recommended).
But a lot of the men didn't bother with a jacket, though I wore one. A French couple had the table next to ours -- and I'm quite sure that the man didn't wear a jacket.
GR had told me that no trainers were allowed, and I was concerned enough to ask them about my mom's shoes (beautiful shoes make her very uncomfortable because her feet are too big).
But the wait staff was impeccably dressed.
So, as I said, I think that you should call the restaurant.
Personally I think that a restaurant will be happy with diners who're gracious and who run up a huge bill. As obvious as it sounds, formal dress doesn't necessarily reflect good manners or good taste. As with any situation, I wear what I'm comfortable wearing, within reason, unless I've been given some specific instructions.
Jun 7th, 2005, 10:11 AM
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Across from Tour D'Argent is a wonderful casual restaurant, Rotisserie Beaujolais, serving outstanding duck, chicken and mashed potatoes. Reservations advised. We eat there everytime we go to Paris.
