A restaurant in Bondi, Australia has apologized to a woman after “embarrassing and offending" her over her choice of outfit.
North Bondi Fish restaurant was blasted on social media after refusing to serve Martina Corradi and her boyfriend earlier this week due to her "revealing" clothing, it has been reported.
Ms Corradi posted about her experience on social media in the wake of the incident, and the restaurant in question has since issued an apology to the woman for the way she was treated.
Per news.com.au, Martina Corradi wore "linen pants, high heels and a bralet top" when she visited the restaurant on Thursday.
On Saturday. general manager Gemma Swanson told the Daily Mail that the restaurant had apologized to Ms Corradi for the "error of judgement" and offered her a free meal.
“We have reviewed the incident and acknowledge that it was an error of judgment to ask Martina and her partner to leave the restaurant,” Swanson told the publication.
“We have since contacted Martina, apologized for the error in judgment and invited her and her partner back to enjoy lunch or dinner on us.
“We uphold a casual dress code and it is clear that Martina should not have been asked to leave.
“As a result, we will be retraining all of our staff and management on our protocols including dress code.
“We pride ourselves in welcoming everyone to enjoy the North Bondi Fish experience.”
Ms Corradi's plight first attracted attention after she posted about the incident on a Bondi Local Loop group to ask if other people felt that her outfit was inappropriate, news.com.au reports.
“I just want an opinion from outside Even because I felt very embarrassed and offended at the same time,” she reportedly wrote.
“We did the sign in and we took a sit at the terrace outside, under the sun. The waitress as soon as I took a sit she said that I’m not well dressed and this is not acceptable to stay in a place like that.
“Me and my boyfriend we looked at her and we didn’t know what to say. We were shocked!”