A man charged after a wild clash with police at a suburban McDonald's claims officers sparked the fracas when they tried to move him on as he waited for his food.

But a Victoria Police superintendent said a video of the conflict did not tell the whole story and has backed the police involved.

A screenshot from footage of police and a group of men clashing in Altona North Credit:Nino Bucci

Fady Taleb says he parked in front of the Altona North outlet about 7.10pm on Friday and was waiting for food missing from his drive-through order when a police officer in a passing car told him to leave.

He said he instead drove again through the drive-through lane, and that police then stopped him and told him he would be issued a ticket.