Police are looking for two men after what they've called a 'vicious assault' in Charminster.

A 30 year old man's in in a serious but not life-threatening condition in Poole Hospital with a fractured skull and jaw, and has lost a number of teeth - after the attack just after 2 A-M yesterday outside Peppino's Restaurant on Charminster Road.

Detectives say the area was busy at the time so they're appealing for witnesses to come forward.