Fitness Coach Outraged Over Restaurant Dress Code

Australian fitness influencer Mark Carroll has revealed he was turned away from a restaurant because of his face tattoos and choice of attire.

Mark, who is married to fellow influencer and world bikini champion Lauren Simpson, took to Instagram this week to share his ordeal.

He said that he and Lauren had travelled from their to Brisbane to have dinner with friends.

However, Mark was forced to make alternative dinner arrangements after he was denied entry to the restaurant because of his facial ink and choice of attire.    

'Last night we went up to Brisbane and to dinner at a restaurant and I couldn't go in because of my face tattoos,' he said in the clip.

'Drove like over an hour to go to Brisbane, and got there and there was a no face tattoo policy so Lauren went in and had dinner with her friends... and then I just found some crappy place down the street while she went into the fancy restaurant.'

Continuing, Mark said that he felt as though he 'looked good', stepping out in a Nike T-shirt, a pair of Nike Jordan tracksuit pants and a Toronto Raptors cap.

However, it seems Mark had violated all of the restaurant's dress code policies.

'I get there and it's like, "no hats, no sport brand T-shirts and no face tattoos." So, everything that's me,' he said.

Mark elaborated in the post's caption, admitting that he felt the 'no face tattoos' policy was a bit over the top.     

'Honestly. I don't give a f*** and I'm happy for places to have their own rules,' he wrote.

'But, just find it funny you can drive a Lamborghini to dinner, have no criminal record, be somewhat doing ok in life. Yet I'm not allowed in 'cause of my face tats hah. That's Australia for ya.'

He also argued against the clothing policies, saying that his relaxed look was more expensive than what many of the diners were wearing. 

'Clothes I wear are more expensive than most ppl in these places… just have different fashion choices,' he added.

'Honestly. I don't give a f*** and I'm happy for places to have their own rules,' he wrote in the post's caption. 'But, just find it funny you can drive a Lamborghini to dinner, have no criminal record, be somewhat doing ok in life. Yet I'm not allowed in 'cause of my face tats hah. That's Australia for ya.'