A mass brawl erupted inside a McDonald's before spilling into the kitchen area, where thugs threw burgers at each other.

This minute-long clip shows two rowdy groups facing off inside the fast food chain's Grand Central restaurant in Stockport around 5.30am on Sunday.

The fighting starts on the customer side of the counter but quickly spreads into the kitchen, with staff powerless to intervene.

This minute-long clip shows two rowdy groups facing off inside the fast food chain's Grand Central restaurant in Stockport around 5.30am on Sunday

Spectators can be heard laughing as the fighting breaks out. One man grabs another in a headlock and tries to smash him into a kitchen surface.

At one point a man grabs a mop and smashes it into the head of a woman.

She manages to fend off the blow before going on the attack herself, joined by others as as one can be heard shouting 'f***ing kill him'.

The brawl was captured by officer worker Michael Taylor and then posted onto Facebook where it was quickly shared thousands of times.

Mr Taylor, 27, from Offerton, who had been out celebrating a friend's 30th birthday, said: 'It was disgusting.

'There was no security on the door so what were the staff supposed to do? There were six or seven brawling in their kitchen. I felt sorry for them.

The fighting starts on the customer side of the counter but quickly spreads into the kitchen, with staff powerless to intervene

At one point a man grabs a mop which he then smashes it into the head of a woman

'It came out of nowhere. They just started firing off and they ended up in the kitchen. It was mental.

'Although it wasn't caught on film, at one point one guy picks up a cheese burger and then launches it at someone, saying 'have a f***ing cheeseburger you d***'.

'The police came but they didn't arrest anyone. They should really have been locked up.'

GMP and McDonald's have been contacted for a comment.