#62162 - 04/09/07 11:52 AM
Dress Code at Ohiri Restaurant??
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Seattle2
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Loc: San Jose, CA
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I keep hearing how casual FP is with regards to dress codes. Case in point, I've heard shorts for men are fine at Villa Mahana. However, I read something recently which referenced a "dress code" at the Ohiri Restaurant at Le Tahaa. I'd hate to think that not packing a pair of long pants for my hubby will prevent us from dining there. Has anyone been?
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#62168 - 04/09/07 03:17 PM
Re: Dress Code at Ohiri Restaurant??
[Re: Seattle2]
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YvesC
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Even though it's casual, most men wear long pants and shoes for dinner in the better restaurants. It feels nicer for everybody, more so when the restaurants are elegant and you're going to spend about $130 pp for dinner...
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#62174 - 04/09/07 06:50 PM
Re: Dress Code at Ohiri Restaurant??
[Re: YvesC]
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Zoe
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Loc: Walnut Creek, CA
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Is it required, though? We were thinking of eating there, but my husband is one of those guys who owns precisely one pair of Dockers and dress shoes. I compel him to trot out the "good clothes" for Vegas dining, but I've never had to do it in FP and can't imagine packing anything but flip-flops and water shoes... I do make him do the shirt-with-buttons and the non-board-short thing, but Ohiri will be out for us if he has to dress up. So far, I've never felt like he looks out of place. Sounds like this might be an exception?
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#62178 - 04/09/07 07:32 PM
Re: Dress Code at Ohiri Restaurant??
[Re: Zoe]
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Patti.
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LOL! Zoe, your hubby sounds like mine! In his mind....dress clothes are a polo shirt with his jeans/shorts instead of a t-shirt! And formal dress is a pair of Dockers and a polo shirt! LOL! Dress shoes?? I think that would be a pair of Rockports instead of sneakers or sandals!
When we go to FP, the polo shirts don't even make it to the suitcase! If shorts and a t-shirt aren't proper attire for dinner, we don't eat there!
Part of me understands the notion of wanting to get "dressed up and looking good" for dinner at a nice restaurant. But another part of me feels why do we have to dress up just to eat? When you think about it, it's really kind of silly. Why should clothes have any impact on eating? I can understand maybe not wearing tank tops, with hairy armpits showing...it might be a bit unpleasant at a meal... and probably swim suits too....but otherwise if you're clothed, what difference does it really make?
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#62193 - 04/10/07 12:23 PM
Re: Dress Code at Ohiri Restaurant??
[Re: Patti.]
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Zoe
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Loc: Walnut Creek, CA
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Yes, I, too, understand the fun of getting dressed up-- and don't want to spoil it for others. But, yes.... my husband is like yours, Patti! If the shirt has buttons, it's dress-up wear. He ONLY owns a pair of Dockers because we booked for an all-inclusive last year that had dress codes and I insisted he get a pair at CostCo. He'd be far happier showing up to dinner in his pareo-- he really took to that Tahitian approach, although then the Ohiri would start having an enforceable dress code...
We'll check it out and see how it feels. It will be July, so peak season and should be full of honeymooners, yes? We've always considered it our "mission" to educate the poor dears about what marriage is really like ;)
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#62213 - 04/11/07 07:13 AM
Re: Dress Code at Ohiri Restaurant??
[Re: Zoe]
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NYCchic
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Hi Zoe...
I was just at Le Taha'a in March and when they toured us around the resort the day we checked in - they showed us the fine dining Ohiri Restaurant and said that long pants are required for men. We said that my husband hadn't packed any long pants and she just gave us this little smile and didn't say anything...but I could tell she was thinking "sorry you can't eat there then." It wasn't really an issue for us b/c we were curious and checked out the menu. My husband is a somewhat picky eater...loves his beef and will eat only some fish...the white ones that don't have a very fishy taste. There was not one thing on the menu that he would eat. To be honest there wasn't much I was interested in either - so we were happy to just eat at Vanilla restaurant every night. How many nights are you there though b/c the Vanilla menu doesn't change and it can get tiring if you go a few nights in a row. And room service is the Vanilla restaurant menu so you can't even get other options there. But definitely pack long pants for the hubby if you know you want to eat at Ohiri.
Hope this helps!
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#62242 - 04/12/07 08:30 AM
Re: Dress Code at Ohiri Restaurant??
[Re: NYCchic]
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rodjune
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This is a very interesting post and was amusing to me. As a man having a Hawai'ian background where dressing up is shorts, T-shirt and flip flops, I grappled with this issue when we were on our first trip to FP and knowing that we would be dining at Top Dive on BB, which is considered by many to be an upscale restaurant, at least at dinner hour. While we dined there, a couple of men were in shorts but most men wore long pants (some with shoes and some with just flip flops, which I thought looked fine) and collared short sleeve shirts with island prints or polo shirts. I took summer Italian loafer shoes to FP (the light, casual kind that you can wear without socks) and a Hawai'ian shirt just so I could conform to the dressier atmosphere of this particular restaurant. Having dressed up, I felt very comfortable and at ease in the restaurant surroundings, and I think my wife was quite pleased that we were both clothed in relatively dressier island wear while dining on Tahitian/French cuisine. Sort of the Tommy Bahama look, I suppose.
Anyway, could it be the French influence of dressing appropriately for dinner that has brought this issue to the surface at Ohiri? My guess is that this may be part of it and the fact that if a restaurant doesn't mention a dress code, they may get patrons who are probably dressed down too much to fit the atmosphere. As we all know, to some patrons, dining is not just about eating the food but it's fulfilling the total dining experience, which means dressing to fit the part of the theme or formality as well. I'd sure like to hear about what you ultimately do on this matter. Have fun!
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#62276 - 04/13/07 06:27 PM
Re: Dress Code at Ohiri Restaurant??
[Re: rodjune]
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Zoe
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Registered: 12/14/03
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Loc: Walnut Creek, CA
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Well, I've got three months to figure it out :) Their website doesn't mention a dress code and it wouldn't even have occured to me to pack long pants for the hubby (I did our very first trip and they never got worn). Maybe they're going to have to do what some of the formal restaurants out here do and have a "loaner" jacket (or pair of pants!) for those who show up dressed unsuitably!
We're there four nights and were hoping to go to Chez Louise one night. Pants with flip flops (or, heck, water shoes! I've always been tempted to try that at the all-inclusives with dress codes) might be the way to go. There is no way I'm packing dress shoes for him! Frankly, I was thinking that I'd give it a miss unless the menu looks great-- I added up how much 10 nights in Tahiti is going to cost us food-wise and hyperventilated!
NYChic: do you know what the breakfast room service menu was like?
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#62277 - 04/13/07 06:35 PM
Re: Dress Code at Ohiri Restaurant??
[Re: Zoe]
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Patti.
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Hey Zoe~ I have a great idea. Does your hubby have any of the pants with the zip off legs? My hubby likes to wear them on the plane, so he's got long pants on for the flight and then can be in shorts as soon as we arrive, and visa versa on the way home. They might be the perfect solution for your hubby. And I see no reason at all that he'd have to wear dress shoes with them.
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#62336 - 04/15/07 11:32 AM
Re: Dress Code at Ohiri Restaurant??
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Zoe
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Loc: Walnut Creek, CA
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Patti-- that is a great idea :) We do it for my son, when we go to Mexico, but my husband has terribly limited taste when it comes to clothes and I don't think I could get him to do that... On the other hand, I just remembered that we bought a pair of white linen pants in the Bahamas that are light and will do the trick.
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