A Roxburgh Park father is accused of going on a stabbing attack at a reception centre in Melbourne’s north after an argument about paying for drinks allegedly fuelled a bloody brawl.

Jamal Younan, 40, fronted Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday to apply for bail after handing himself into police overnight over the alleged assault that left one man in an induced coma.

The court heard that Mr Younan, a father of four, and a large group of family and friends had been at the La Mirage reception centre in Somerton when, in the early hours of Saturday, December 7, there was an altercation between two parties over a drinks bill.

Detective Senior Constable Ben Redwood told the court that three men were ejected from the foyer of the Palms Room.