Police from Blacktown Local Area Command are investigating the circumstances surrounding an armed robbery at a restaurant in Seven Hills tonight.
About 8.20pm, (Monday 24 June, 2011), three men, one armed with a firearm and the others armed with knives, entered the Rowley Street restaurant and threatened the two owners while demanding money.
The trio ran from the restaurant empty handed after being surprised by a chef who was still working in the kitchen at the time of the robbery.
No one was injured during the attempt.
A crime scene was established while police investigate the scene.