Would be burglars had a rude shock during their hold-up when a plucky passer-by decided to intervene.

Two men foiled a getaway at an Oporto restaurant at an Arundel service station on the Gold Coast on Saturday night.

The video shows two men, James Ross-Munro and Kane Wilben, who notice the burglary unfolding before their eyes. Mr Ross-Munro decides to step in, dropping his thongs and taking the keys out of the getaway vehicle.

The pair then run to the front door of the building to tell someone to call triple-0.