French Laundry Dress Code (women)

[abbiecoy]

I'm heading to the french laundry for lunch tomorrow...and I know no jeans, shorts, sneakers and a jacket is a must for men. But can I wear a cute (although short) but nice sundress and heels? It is lunch, not dinner.

[FoodWine]

Sounds perfect. Enjoy. I wore a "casually elegant" dress to French Laundry myself, and did not feel out of place.
Don't miss Ad Hoc, it's a lot of fun. Casual but really good. Fresh, deliciouly prepared food, excellent service.

[Robert Lauriston]

That's really thoughtless and sloppy that they don't list the full dress code on Opentable, or even on their own Web site's reservations page.

[Robert Lauriston]

Link:

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The French Laundry
6640 Washington Street, Yountville, CA 94599

[riceflour]

As long as your dress isn't too scandalous (and I doubt it would be--CHers tend to have good taste in general), no one should hassle you. Kimberlya is right: it's summertime in a touristy area, they're not going to care.

[abbiecoy]

Thanks for the feedback. No-it's not scandalous at all or super short. I just wasn't sure if I had to wear something more formal, which I don't have.

[maria lorraine]

If you have a lightweight shawl or scarf to throw over your shoulders, that might be nice...to dress up your sundress (fine, by the way, as is) a little and in case in gets cold (which it can do because of the air conditioning) in the restaurant.

Have a wonderful time. Report back on your impressions.

[Gail]

You will be perfect. I went for dinner and wore a nice linen pants suit and felt very comfortable.

[kimberlya]

I don't see why not. It's a touristy area and it's summertime (and no places, that I know of, carry a ruler to measure your hemline!). Normally, dress codes are more lax for women.

But if in doubt, call the restaurant! =)