Fury at the Falafel House: Wild brawl erupts at a popular eatery when revellers ‘demand free food’

Fury at the Falafel House: Wild late-night brawl erupts at a popular eatery when a group of revellers ‘storm in and demand free food’

  • George Alkoury was forced to defend his store after girls demanded free food
  • They threw a bottle, a drink and a chair at him, forcing him to hide behind a stool 
  • Mr Alkoury said more police are needed to patrol Adelaide’s Hindley Street 
  • He claimed his Falafel House business was regularly subject to these incidents

A wild brawl broke out in a popular late night eatery after revellers stormed in demanding free food, its owner claims. 

CCTV footage captured the fight between the owner of the Falafel House restaurant and customers at 3am on Sunday on Hindley Street in central Adelaide.

Business owner George Alkoury said the wild scenes erupted when three women stormed into his shop demanding a meal on the house. 

Footage showed one of the women throw a bottle and another hurl a drink at Mr Alkoury behind the counter, before he approached the group to remove them from his store.

‘Out!’ Mr Alkoury yelled as another customer stepped in to break up the scuffle, before one of the women threw a chair. 

One of the girls threw a chair (pictured) at Mr Alkoury, causing him to hide beneath a stool and call the police for assistance

‘I’m very scared,’ Mr Alkoury told 9News after the incident. 

Mr Alkoury hid behind a stool to protect himself and called police as the women continue to thrash around the store before leaving.

He claimed police took too long to respond to his call for help.

‘What is going on? Very busy police? Sorry, it’s not an excuse this one,’ he said. 

Mr Alkoury said Hindley Street needed greater police presence to stop incidents like this from occurring. 

His calls were backed by The West End Traders Association.

‘Who gives you power to attack me?’ Mr Alkoury said. ‘This is my business, my job.’

South Australian Police say their staff levels on the strip are adequate, with more units able to be deployed on the street at any time.

George Alkoury (pictured middle left) was forced to defend his Falafel House business after three girls came in demanding free food on Sunday morning

George Alkoury (pictured middle left) was forced to defend his Falafel House business after three girls came in demanding free food on Sunday morning

Mr Alkoury called for an increased police presence on Hindley Street to stop incidents like this from occurring on a regular basis

Mr Alkoury called for an increased police presence on Hindley Street to stop incidents like this from occurring on a regular basis

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