THERE may be a good reason why this man was the lone patron in a Glasgow city centre restaurant. Maybe the rest were camera shy or were at the bar ordering the drinks.
Then again it may because they were elsewhere in the venue cooking their own dinner. Yes, you read that right, cooking their own dinner.
It was one of the ideas used in the newly-built Dial Inn in West Regent Street, at the junction with Renfield Street, opposite the Odeon cinema. 
The venue opened in August 1973 in a part of the building used by Wyper’s Bar, the 4A and the Trocadero. It had been hit by fire and Tennent Caledonian Breweries decided to open the Dial Inn.
The idea was that restaurant customers could phone from their table direct to the venue’s disc jockey, who would then play the record of their choice. You could also phone in your food and drinks order.
There was also the Fondue Room, which was for a sort of do-it-yourself meal cooked on your table. All the necessary equipment was there for people to whip up a tasty plateful in their own style and at their own pace.
There was also the Heidi Lounge, seen in our picture. The Swiss-style lounge had seating for 200 and there were regular music acts and the pub became very popular for providing live bands.

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These young lads look like they take their music pretty seriously – they are the accordion band of the 250th Boys Brigade playing at Drumchapel Youth Night back in June 1963