Biryani argy-bhaji: Indian restaurant staff fight family after argument about undercooked curry, as waiters lash out with mop handles while diners throw chairs at the staff

This is the moment a mass brawl broke out in India between restaurant staff and customers who complained about undercooked biryani.

Shocking footage from outside the establishment shows waiters lashing out with mop handles as diners fire back by throwing chairs at staff.

The family was having dinner at the Grand Hotel in Abids, Hyderabad on December 31, 2023, when they complained to the staff about the quality of the Biryani they were served.

They discovered that the food had just been reheated and given back to them when they asked for a replacement.

An argument broke out before they started fighting each other.

Shocking footage from outside the establishment shows waiters lashing out with mop handles as diners fire back by throwing chairs at staff

The waiters claim customers threw chairs at them, while they were filmed running out of the restaurant with sticks and hitting people.

The grainy clip begins by showing the staff standing at the entrance to the restaurant in the hotel, across from the family.

Some men can be seen standing between the two groups and acting as peacekeepers.

However, two waiters in white shirts start swinging long poles over a railing at the customers, who take cover on a staircase leading away from the room.

The camera, held by one of the people on the stairs, shakes back and forth as chairs and other heavy objects rain down on the customers

Suddenly the camera, held by one of the people on the stairs, shakes back and forth as chairs and other heavy objects rain down on the customers.

The chaotic footage makes it difficult to tell who is who, but it ends with men leading customers away through the hotel.

The family filed a complaint and police noted the contacts of the waiters and customers involved in the brawl.

Six people were also arrested after the incident.