Velvet Elvis, on Dumbarton Road, Partick, has a 50s-style jukebox packed full of rare and valuable vinyl, but made a conscious decision to avoid putting any Elvis songs in it.

Fans of The King warned that any aficionados that visit expecting to hear their favourite songs would be bitterly disappointed.

Allan Mawn, the 53-year-old owner of Velvet Elvis, said the decision to ban Elvis from the jukebox was deliberate.

“When the Ubiquitous Chip opened in 1971, the one thing that was never on the menu was chips,” he said. “In the same way, we decided that Velvet Elvis would never have Elvis on the jukebox.”

Even the name bears no reference to Elvis, he added.

Mawn added: “ Why is the restaurant called Velvet Elvis? Because it is. That’s all. There’s no relationship to the great man. I just like the way the two words run together. This is not a Graceland-themed pub.”

Elvis fans thinking about heading to the eaterie will face another disappointment when they notice there’s only one picture of The King in the place, a painting called Elvis? by Glasgow artist Kay Scott.

Andrew Hearn, editor and publisher of Essential Elvis, the largest Elvis magazine in the UK, warned that some Elvis fans who may be attracted to the restaurant by its name might “moan” about the lack of their favourite songs on the jukebox.

“In general, people in this country moan about everything,” he said. “I’m not saying that Elvis fans are a group of moaners, I’m just saying some people would complain.”

“But complaints aside, whoever runs this restaurant has to be praised for two reasons: first, they are very brave opening a restaurant in this economic

climate. It’s also good that they are giving Elvis a little bit of exposure.”