POLICE are appealing for witnesses after robbers made off with £4,000 from a restaurant.

Two employees were attacked and robbed of cash in the car park at The Falconwood Harvester Restaurant, Lingfield Crescent, Eltham.

After a struggle, two men escaped in a blue Renault Scenic which was driven by a third man in the direction of the A2.

The two men are described as black, aged between 28 and 30 years and approximately 6 feet tall. The driver is described as a white male, aged about 40 years.

Police believe the suspects spent some considerable time loitering in the vicinity of the car park before the robbery.

Anyone with information about the robbery, which happened on Saturday, July 21, is asked to contact police on 0208 284 9131 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.