Thursday, April 12, 2012

Dress code for the Jules Verne Restaurant

Can anyone advise me of the dress code for the Jules Verne Restaurant. Would smart jeans be acceptable?




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Suit and tie for the men, semi-formal or business attire for the women and this is one occasion in which jeans would be rather inappropriate in Paris.




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These days the standards for dress-codes have relaxed (deteriorated is probably a more apt descriptions). this has been less a question of changing %26#39;fashion%26#39; as it has been caused by people either to stupid, too lazy or both to bother.





So %26#39;smart jeans%26#39; and a nice/dressier top will be acceptable (not necessarily %26#39;..appropriate..%26#39;) attire for lunch and may even be so for dinner these days. Men are not required to wear a jacket for lunch, nor are they required to wear a tie at dinner (more%26#39;s the pity). But no lady will feel the least bit over-dressed in a better pair of slacks and top nor will a gentleman be the least bit over-dress in a sports coat and slacks at luncheon or coat, slacks and tie at dinner. You don%26#39;t expect them to %26#39;..cook down..%26#39; to the %26#39;jeans%26#39; levels, so it%26#39;s not unreasonable that you %26#39;..dress up..%26#39; a bit. This is a Michelin-starred establishment (and they don%26#39;t pass out such distinctions lightly) not the local.




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I agree with the above - Michelin class establishments are often rather strict on their dress code and it is better not to wear jeans. As a man I would wear either a suit and tie, or a dark reefer jacket, neutral shirt,tie and smart trousers. Definitely no trainers! My wife would never even wear trousers, let alone jeans, to a serious Michelin restuarant - probably long skirt, certainly a skirt and top or dress.





I learnt the hard way many years ago, when, in a temperature in the high 80%26#39;s, I was refused entry to a dining room because I was wearing a shirt and tie without a jacket!!

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