There's been reports of a homophobic attack after Wellington's pride event on Saturday.

Wellington police's area commander says he will be making inquiries with staff directly after reports of a homophobic attack in Wellington.

Tabby Besley, managing director of rainbow charity InsideOUT, told Stuff the incident allegedly occurred at J & M Fastfood on Courtenay Place in central Wellington on Saturday night.

A J & M Fastfood spokesman confirmed he was aware of a fight, however he didn't have further detail as there was a "lot of people" present. Another spokeswoman for the fast food outlet said "so many people" were attacked.

Joe Perrone told 1 News that he was punched in the face and called a "f......" in the alleged attack.

MAARTEN HOLL/STUFF InsideOUT managing director Tabby Besley says the alleged attack was really upsetting, but not surprising.

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"A group of girls were just scratching and hitting me, there was a lot of homophobic slang ... We had to walk through a crowd of people that were attacking us," he told 1 News.

Besley told Stuff a couple who had been celebrating Wellington's pride festivities on Saturday were at the restaurant. One of them went to the till to pay, however other customers thought he was "pushing in".

Things then "got physical", with several others allegedly grabbing the man, she said.

Besley said after the other half of the couple told the group let go of his boyfriend, he was then allegedly punched and called a "f......".

MATTHEW TSO/STUFF The Wellington International Pride Parade was held through the city's central streets on Saturday night.

Police arrived soon after, Besley said. They stopped the physical altercation, however allegedly refused to escort the victims home.

The victims were "most upset" with police's reaction, Besley said.

The charity became aware of the incident via social media. On Twitter on Sunday, posts about the incident were circulating.

InsideOUT was offering the victims support, Besley said. "It's really upsetting but not surprising. These incidents of homophobia are happening on a regular basis ... we are really concerned."

The whole situation was "really frustrating".

"It's a shame this happened in central Wellington celebrating pride. The public and police ... are meant to be celebrating our communities. This is an all-year-round issue and highlights that we have a lot of work to do.

"This is a reason we need pride - to show awareness [of these incidents], change peoples' minds, provide education in schools and appreciate and understand diversity."

Wellington Area Commander Inspector Dion Bennett told Stuff police were aware of social media posts about the incident.

"We are able to confirm that a number of disorder incidents occurred overnight in the area, however as the officers involved were working night shift we have been unable to follow up with them today to establish the specific circumstances of this incident. I will be making enquiries with staff to establish what has happened."

Police were committed to supporting and working with the rainbow community, Bennett said.

"We have been involved with event organisers and participants throughout this year’s Pride Festival and have welcomed the opportunity to celebrate the diversity of our own workforce, alongside the community.

"This includes staff and their families walking in the Pride Parade [on Saturday] as we have done in previous years, and officers have also attended events throughout the festival to ensure the safety of all involved.