Chinese hotpot giant Haidilao said it would compensate over 4,000 diners who had visited one of its outlets in Shanghai.

Shanghai police say two 17-year-olds were placed in "administrative detention" following the incident at a restaurant where diners simmer food at their own tables.

Two drunk 17-year-old teenagers have sparked outrage after filming themselves urinating into a hot pot broth at a Haidilao restaurant in Shanghai, China.

"We fully understand that the distress caused to our customers by this incident cannot be fully compensated for by any means," Haidilao said in a statement

A popular Chinese restaurant chain is offering refunds to more than 4,100 diners after two teens were caught on video urinating into a vat of hotpot broth.

More than 4,000 diners will be compensated after two men allegedly urinated in broth at a hot pot outlet in Shanghai. Chinese hot pot giant Haidilao confirmed the offer after a video showing two men urinating into the broth of their hotpot while dining in a private room at one of its restaurants started circulating online late last month.