A Bermudian has described the scene of the terror attack in London as “like a war zone”.

Seth Roberts was wrapping up his shift at Bill’s Clink Street, just a few hundred metres northwest of Borough Market, at 10pm on Saturday.

A few minutes later, people began streaming into the restaurant from the street.

“It was very panicked, very dramatic,” Mr Roberts, 21, said.

The attack Saturday night began on London Bridge where a rented vehicle was used to plough into a crowd.

Three men then moved through the Borough Market area slashing and stabbing multiple victims.

The attack left seven people dead and dozens of others injured.

Mr Roberts said that those who ran in — along with the customers and staff already inside — began to move to the back of the building, unsure of what was taking place.

Inquiring as to what had happened, he was told that someone was stabbed.

“A lot of people were scared.”

He said he went outside to see if he could figure out what had happened. A call he tried to make to emergency services didn’t go through.

A short distance from his restaurant, he said he heard gunshots.

“It sounded like they emptied the clip on a handgun,” Mr Roberts said.

Mr Roberts returned to the restaurant where he told those inside to get into the kitchen located in the back. Inside, he said he spoke with people who had been inside a bar in the market when the attacks occurred.

“Someone just came behind someone and just cut their throat open,” said Mr Roberts, describing what he was told.

The severity of the situation, he said, became evident some 15 minutes later when heavily-armed police officers ran passed the front of the restaurant.

“They looked inside and they just pointed to everyone and said ‘get down on the ground’,” Mr Roberts said.

Most people inside were completely panicked.

“The people who witnessed the actual stabbing, they were obviously terrified — a couple of them were crying,” Mr Roberts said. He said he, along with two managers, gave out water and tried to keep those inside calm as the situation unfolded.

“It was a lot of instant panic — not knowing what’s going on,” he said.

“Once you realise what’s going on, you realise you can’t really do anything — so you have to sit still, basically.”

Approximately 45 minutes or so passed before police returned.

“They said ‘tell everyone to get ready, come out the front door, turn left and run’,” he said.

“It was like a war zone.”

Some distance away from the restaurant a short time later staff eventually regrouped.

“All the kitchen staff was still wearing their Crocs and aprons and whatnot,” he said.

“The manager got one of the waiters to give out his float money so everyone could get a taxi or a bus home.”

He said he had not been back to work since the attacks of last weekend.

He said the incident hadn’t changed his perspective on the city or his safety.

“But it’s certainly changed other people’s,” he said.