An early-morning meal ended up as a double takeaway for a Dunedin man yesterday.

The man had just bought a burger from McDonald's on George St, when it was snatched out of his hands by a passenger in a car shortly before 4am.

The man was dragged by the car before breaking free, Senior Sergeant Mel Aitken, of Dunedin, said.

"He was burgerless but left with grazes."

The vehicle was described as a dark red Holden.