For a fine dining restaurant , is it ok to wear nice shirt and jeans rather than business casual??

Question

For a fine dining restaurant , is it ok to wear nice shirt and jeans rather than business casual??

Answer 1

It depends on the jeans...  I've seen a man wear some really great jeans that were ironed down the front of the legs to make a crease paired with a gorgeous button-down shirt, and it looked better than the three-piece suit on the guy directly behind him.  But I've also seen people wear wrinkly jeans, jeans with holes in them, jeans that were stained- and the maitre'd turned them away every time.  So if you are going to do jeans to a fine restaurant and you know they aren't against the dress code, make sure you do jeans the classy (not class-LESS) way...

Answer 2

Yes my bf does it all the time.  Wears a button down or polo with jeans.

Answer 3

It's insulting to the other guests.

I would be pissed if I was dressed to the nines sitting next a guy in jeans. I know my chef would not even allow people to wear denim in his dining room. I once had a manager tell a guy, "I can sit you in about half an hour. In that time you can go home & change your clothes into something more appropriate."

Call ahead to see it they allow casual clothing. Or you may be in for a rude awakeing when you try to sit for dinner.

Answer 4

I would not wear jeans

Answer 5

Why not, unless they have a specific dress code...

Answer 6

in fine dining - stay away from jeans!