A bottle shop owner has been left battered and bruised after chasing a group of thieves who allegedly swiped two expensive bottles from his store.

Nicholas Poon, 30, was working at Just Liquor Cellars, in Ashfield, NSW on Sunday night when three men walked in looking to get their hands on top shelf liquor.

In CCTV footage, one man is seen trying to divert employees' attention at the counter as the other two make their way down an aisle.

They are seen snatching one bottle of Hennessy and one bottle of Remy Martin from the refrigerator before brazenly walking past the register and out of the store.

CCTV footage showed the moment one of the men tried to distract the bottle shop employees as his two friends make their way down the aisle

The other two men are then seeing walking out with a bottle of Hennessy and a bottle of Remy Martin

NSW Police are now searching for four men and have released images of the suspects (pictured)

Poon immediately catches wind of their scheme and is seen leaving the store to go after them.

He chased them down Liverpool Road, before they got into the back of their getaway car where he encountered a fourth man.

Poon told The Daily Telegraph he managed to get a hold of one of the bottles, before the men allegedly started threatening him and a struggle ensued.

'They threatened to stab me and kill me; they couldn't push me off. Then a man who was in the front seat, who was drinking a bottle of Jack Daniels, got out and pulled me out of the car by neck.'

The gang of men allegedly attacked Poon, leaving him with broken ribs, a chipped tooth, and two black eyes, before driving off.

Poon was taken to Concord Hospital where he was treated for his injuries.

The store manager told the publication he suspected something was up after the one of them men started asking him 'stupid questions' when they entered the shop.

They are seen making their way past the register before taking off without paying

Poon immediately catches wind of their scheme and is seen leaving the store to go after them

'Then when his friends ran off with the bottles he was yelling out from the road saying he didn’t take a bottle. He said he didn’t do anything wrong,' said Seong Ko.

NSW Police are now searching for four men and have released their photos.

Each man has been described as being of African appearance.

Two are believed to be about 18 years of age while the other two are believed to be about 20 years old.