They’re the famous American family who turned their love for burgers and serendipitous name into a global fast food franchise.

Now A-list celebrity Mark Wahlberg and his brothers, chef Paul and fellow actor Donnie, have brought their culinary concept to Queensland. Fittingly, the siblings have launched in the Gold Coast’s tourist hotspot, Surfers Paradise, in the flashy redeveloped Paradise Centre, which opened in September just a fry flick from the beach.

Wahlburgers is as prominent as Marky Mark’s cheese-grater abs in his ’90s Calvin Klein commercials, with neon green chairs lining the covered, L-shaped deck and a glowing sign that reads Surfers Paradise emblazoned across the back wall.

The rest of the emerald-hued interior is awash with black and white Wahlburger family photos and TV screens playing sport, while an engraved panel sits above the well-stocked bar displaying a list of Mark’s movie titles. Diners are welcomed and told to sit anywhere and order on their phone using a QR code, but to wave someone down if they need help.

Just make sure you don’t require assistance discovering what ingredients are in certain dishes, with our eager-to-please but uninformed waiter unable to tell us what was in a particular salad dressing despite repeated attempts and even a visit to the kitchen to ask. Said salad dressing is also as tasteless as the cringe-worthy Daddy’s Home 2 film Mark starred in.

Despite drowning every leaf, corn kernel and dice of tomato in the salmon and crispy tortilla salad ($23), the supposed ranch is completely void of the honey and lime flavouring it promises. Thankfully, the well-seared salmon on a mess of leaves is more than generously seasoned, providing minimal redemption.