KrisHamilton wrote:I honestly cannot believe that your complaint was with what someone else was wearing. Even if someone was there in his or her bathrobe so be it. Their dress does not affect my food or experience. My one thought on the dress code for brunch:
1. This location is in a hotel, many of the customers are guests of the hotel and could be either leaving town or getting into town, so may not want to be all “spruced” up for the trip.
While we have not been to the Oakroom for brunch, we do go to the Flagship (Galt House, I think they changed the name) several times a year and I know there have been people there not dressed in their Sunday best, but the food still tasted great, as always.
It was Sunday, it was Father's Day, in one of the high caliber, top drawer, white table cloth establishments in town. HELL YES I expect people to have the common sense and decency not to dress as if they just a) rolled out of bed or b) finished mowing the lawn and went to grab a bite to eat. I am of the mind that people don't own mirrors because if they did, they wouldn't leave the house looking as slovenly as they do. I have several "rules" that I follow before I leave the house: 1) If I were to die in this outfit, is that how I want to be remembered; 2) would people be embarrased to be seen with me; and 3) what type of establishment am I going to. Granted, I'm not going to wear a jacket and tie to McDonalds, but then again, when I go to a fine dining establishment , I am not going in shorts and a tank top.
In my opinion (and those who have known me will agree, I'm full of opinions), dress codes are too laxed. If someone were to come in to an establishment I owned wearing "Daisy Dukes" and flip flops, I'd ask them to come back when they had more appropriate attire on. I don't think that the rest of the world should be subjected to anyone who doesn't have the decency to cover their extra cellulite, midrif, or armpits. I don't want to see my own, let alone anyone elses.
