Australian Associated Press

A man has been charged with glassing a driver outside a fast food shop on the Gold Coast.

A 19-year-old man was driving out of the carpark on the Gold Coast Highway in Palm Beach at about 1am on Saturday when he got into an argument with a pedestrian who then allegedly struck him in the face with a glass, police say.

The driver took himself to Tweed Heads Hospital with a deep cut to his face and will be taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital for surgery.

A 21-year-old man has been treated for a cut to his hand and charged with wounding. He is due to appear in Southport Magistrates Court on Saturday.