Governor Mike Pence snubbed Manhattan's renowned restaurants on Saturday as he sat down for a celebratory meal at chain restaurant Chili's after being officially unveiled as Donald Trump's running mate.

Pence tweeted a photograph of himself, his wife Karen and daughter Charlotte in a booth enjoying a 'quick dinner'.

Within two hours of the tweet, 'Chili's' was trending on Twitter across the United States.

New Yorkers immediately questioned his judgement for picking Chili's - calling him 'shameful' and 'unfit for office' as social media erupted into a predictable frenzy.

Indiana Gov Mike Pence sent Twitter into a meltdown on Saturday when he tweeted a picture of himself and his family having dinner at Chili's

Having spent two days with Trump in Manhattan after being named as the Republican nominee for vice president on Saturday, Pence found himself in Chili's at 4pm after his private jet flight back to Indianapolis was delayed for an hour.

However, New Yorkers demanded to know why Pence had picked a Chili's outside Teterboro, New Jersey rather than one of the many famed restaurants in the Big Apple, one of the culinary capitals of the world.

'Hey Mike Pence, you know we have 18,000 restaurants in NYC, right?' tweeted journalist John Avlon.

'You came to New York City and went to Chilis? Shameful,' another user wrote.

'Trump/Pence 2016: Making America great again by having the worst taste in NYC restaurants ever', wrote another, sharing a picture of Trump and Sarah Palin eating at pizzeria chain Famous Famiglia.

But one Twitter user had a bigger issue with the time Pence chose to eat dinner, rather than the place.

'Bruh you're eating dinner at 4,' his first tweet began.

'Nobody eats dinner at 4 in NYC,' he continued in his second. 'That's still lunch hour.'

'If he eats dinner at 4pm you can only assume he's in bed at 8pm,' he wrote in the third. 'And I need a more active VP.'

All a ruse? Some questioned whether Pence had simply grabbed an early dinner or had intentionally gone out of his way to annoy some New Yorkers

Homecoming: Indiana Governor Mike Pence, waves with his wife, Karen, and daughter, Charlotte, as they arrive for a Welcome Home Rally

Thanks Indiana! Mike Pence gives the thumbs up while his wife, Karen waves as they land outside Indianapolis

Address: Indiana Governor Mike Pence speaks during a Welcome Home Rally after Donald Trump announced him as his vice presidential running mate

Kiss: Mike Pence hugs his mom, Nancy Pence Fritsch at his rally in Zionsville, just outside Indianapolis on Saturday

Smiles: Mike Pence takes photos with supporters during his Welcome Home Rally on Saturday

However, despite the opprobrium and social media thrashing aimed at Pence, some saw the low-key family meal as a well-played intentional poke aimed at New York City's snobby elite.

While not the flashiest or expensive place to grab dinner in New York, with more than 1,500 locations across the globe, Chili's is one of the most popular.

By choosing to eat there, Pence made his every-man credentials very clear and his supporters would have seen the social media mocking as just more attacks from a sneering East Coast select.

Despite the furore over his choice for dinner, Pence was greeted with a 'Welcome Home Rally' when he touched down in Zionsville, just outside Indianapolis.

'You know, the last few days have been pretty overwhelming,' said Pence to the 500-strong crowd.

'My fellow Hoosiers, I'm here to announce today in New York City, I accepted Donald Trump's invitation to run and serve as Vice President of the United States of America,' said Pence as the Air Force One tune blared out over the hanger sound-system.

The conservative governor, told the NBC News that he has 'already started' on his convention speech and as he took selfies with the crowd told one woman to 'buckle up' for the coming ride.

And as he left the party, apparently unaware of the furore caused by his early dinner, Pence told NBC News that he and his family were going to home to 'pick up a pizza' and 'watch a movie'.

Pictured left to right, Lara Yunaska and her husband Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Karen Pence, Charlotte Pence, Tiffany Trump, Donald Trump Jr, his wife Vanessa Trump, and Jared Kushner, Ivanka’s husband

Trump (right) announced he would be selecting Indiana Governor Mike Pence (left) as vice president on Twitter before the two made a public appearance on July 16

Pence's three children Audrey, Michael, and Charlotte, have branched out into the military and media industries (pictured left to right: Audrey, Michael, Charlotte, Mike and Karen Pence)

This is the second time Pence has found himself in the middle of a Twitter firestorm just 24 hours after he was unveiled as Trump's pick for Vice President.

Social media had a field day when Trump and Pence unveiled their first campaign logo.

The bottom of the logo showed the last names of the two men and Trump's slogan: 'Make America Great Again.'

However, it was the graphic above that led many to ridicule the logo online, with an interlock 'T' and 'P' that some have described as 'suggestive.'

Or, as 90-year-old John Dingell, a former member of the House of Representatives for 60 years from Michigan, wrote on Twitter: 'What is the T doing to that P?'

Trump and Pence unveiled a new design just a day later.

But one Twitter user had a bigger issue with the time Pence chose to eat dinner, rather than the place

The logo shows the two candidates' last names in red and blue over the slogan 'Make America Great Again.'

Billionaire Donald Trump praised his newly minted running mate Mike Pence as 'a man of honor, character and honesty' on Saturday, using their official coming-out party as a platform to contrast the Indiana governor with his November opponent Hillary Clinton.

Trump seemed to confirm that he would pick Pence after he was seen meeting with him at the Indiana governor's mansion on Wednesday morning and bringing along his three oldest children, Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric, along with Ivanka's husband Jared Kushner.

Pence and Trump appeared alongside one another at a rally the night before, with Trump saying of the governor: 'I don't know whether he's going to be your governor or your vice president. Who the hell knows! Good man.'

The staunch conservative served in Congress for six terms before becoming governor, and has the support of major GOP leaders along with deep ties to evangelical Christians.

On Saturday, billionaire Trump praised his newly minted running mate Pence as 'a man of honor, character and honesty'.

Trump told a hotel ballroom of several hundred invited guests that Pence is 'the leader who will help us deliver a safe society and a really prosperous society for all Americans...He is a solid, solid person.'

'He's really got the skills of a highly talented executive, leading the state of Indiana to jobs, growth, and opportunity.'

Trump and Pence unofficially kicked off the Republican National Convention two days before it opens in Cleveland, Ohio.

The 57-year-old Indianan lauded Trump, 'this builder, this fighter, this patriotic American who has set aside a legendary career in business to build a stronger America.'

On Friday, Trump tweeted: 'I am pleased to announce that I have chosen Governor Mike Pence as my Vice Presidential running mate. News conference tomorrow at 11:00 A.M.'

Pence responded with his own tweet shortly after, writing: 'Honored to join @DonaldTrump and work to make America great again.'