He banned customers with tattoos, ostentatious clothing and jewelry from entering his restaurant

In the last few hours the city of sydneyin Australia, it is the subject of heated controversy after a select restaurant bans customers with tattoos, flashy jewelery and designer clothes.

The controversial dress code introduced by the owners of the “Middle Eastern” restaurant, Poata Okeroa, Eric Jury and Julian Tobias, is an attempt to prevent some customers from “bullying” others.

Days ago, a note taped to the door of the famous restaurant in the upscale area of Double bayin Sydney, he informs his guests about the new rules that will have to be respected in the premises from now on.

According to the new house policy, guests cannot have “visible tattoos”wearing “heavy jewelry” or “designer clothing”.

The restaurant’s co-licensee, Poata Okeroa, told the Daily Telegraph: ‘We value our customers and community stakeholders and have always implemented house rules which include a dress code that discourages intimidating appearances.”

The restaurant was opened three years ago and becomes a night club on weekends. It is visited by local celebrities such as tennis star Nick KyrgiosScott Eastwood, Rita Ora and director Taika Waititi.

Given the importance of the case, the British chef Michael Mcelroywho works at a restaurant in the nearby north Sydney suburb of Manly and has tattoos on his neck and arms, told 7News he was “furious” upon learning of the new rules.

“I’ve never heard of this policy in Australia, I have tattoos on my head and arm and not once when I go out to dinner has that happened until recently. Hearing they are now introducing these rules it’s a shameMcelroy said.

“To hear that we are returning to these rules is shocking.”, added the chef, referring to the fact that a few decades ago, the practice of implementing dress codes was something that some restaurants in the city did.

The controversy has spread to all social sectors. Councilor Richard Shields called the new rules “April Fool’s Day Joke”, telling the Daily Mail: “The restrictions listed would exclude a large part of the city’s population. I am personally not a fan of tattoos but I defend the right of people to express themselves that way”.