TWO men were bashed in a McDonald’s west of Melbourne last night.

Melton Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the assault in the fast-food restaurant in Police Close, Caroline Springs.

Investigators have been told that two men, aged 21 and 18 years, were assaulted by a group of five to six men at 7.50pm.

The assault began in the area where people order food before the two victims were chased behind the counter and into the kitchen area.

Police said the victims were punched and kicked by the group before they ran from the restaurant into Caroline Springs Boulevard.

The offenders left before police arrived and the two victims were taken to hospital with bruising and grazes.

Police are currently speaking to a number of witnesses.