A Texas restaurant has come under fire for its bathroom doors which use before-and-after transition photographs of Caitlyn Jenner to signal the men's and ladies' rooms.

Dodie's Place Cajun Bar & Grill in Allen, Texas, showed off its updated bathroom doors in a Facebook post in August.

'Come meet our newest members of the Dodie's crew, Caitlyn & Bruce! Stop in for our weekly specials, served all day!', the restaurant said in a caption alongside the image.

The men's bathroom door features a photograph of Bruce at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal and the women's shows Caitlyn as she appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair in July 2015.

Dodie's Place Cajun Bar & Grill in Allen Texas uses photographs of Caitlyn Jenner before and after transitioning from male to female

Dodie's proudly showed off the doors in a Facebook post in August but was met with criticism

Many loyal customers praised the restaurant's joke, calling it 'creative' and 'hilarious' however others failed to see the funny side.

They thought the signage was 'offensive', 'disgusting' and 'insensitive' to the trans community.

Airing their criticism on social media, some vowed to boycott the restaurant until it changed the doors.

Among them was Jess Herbst, the transgender mayor of New Hope, a town 12 miles away.

'This is offensive to trans folks,' she tweeted after being made aware of the doors.

The restaurant was inundated with criticism on both Facebook and Twitter after photographs of its doors spread online

'Dallas friends, do feel free to publicize the blatant trans bigotry at Dodie's place in Allen,' said another critic.

Others labeled the doors 'pathetic' and vowed never to return to the restaurant.

Owner Kyle McPherson at first appeared to relish the outrage and shared a news article about the doors on Facebook.

Others responded favorably to the joke and shared their support on social media

'Finally Bruce/ Caitlin got the attention of the media,' he wrote, spelling the 68-tear-old's name incorrectly.

He has since removed the post from social media. The restaurant has made no public comment about the doors and there was no answer there on Thursday morning.

The original August post which revealed them still remains on social media.

Jenner announced her transition in an interview with Vanity Fair in 2015. She has since become an unofficial spokesperson and activist for the trans community.

Dodie's in Allen, Texas, did not respond to the controversy when contacted on Thursday

Another of the restaurant's 'edgy' posters. They have not revealed whether they will keep the Jenner photographs on their bathroom doors