A Saturday night out at a Chinese restaurant in Bondi Junction has resulted in a three-month police investigation and a public search for eight diners who detectives believe know more about a wild brawl that broke out during the meal.
Chairs were used as weapons, bottles smashed and punches thrown when a birthday party at Zilver restaurant, on the top floor of Westfield Bondi Junction, descended into violence on the night of February 13.
A large window was smashed during the fight, which started in the restaurant about 9.50pm and spilled out into the Oxford Street shopping centre. A number of young children were believed to have been in the restaurant at the time.
Officers from the Eastern Suburbs Local Area Command went to the restaurant on the night of the brawl, but most of those involved in the fight had already left.
Police seized CCTV footage from the restaurant, and have now have released eight images of people they would like to speak to, saying they were "likely to be able to assist with the investigation".
On March 16, police executed a search warrant at a home in Pymble in relation to the brawl, and arrested a 26-year-old man. He was charged with affray and is due to appear in Waverley Local Court on June 8.
No other charges have been laid.
Police have appealed for anyone who features in the photographs, or anyone who recognises them, to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.