A GLASGOW restaurant battled to serve customers yesterday despite a disastrous 12-hour power outage. 

The Battlefield Rest's head chef, Marino, claimed he cooked by candlelight on a camp stove after the power went down at around 11am on Tuesday. 

Marco Giannasi, the owner of the popular South Side Italian restaurant, said the situation was a "complete disaster". 

He was especially worried as Scottish Power workers remain on the scene this morning and he is preparing for a large dinner order later today. 

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He added: "We have a large dinner order for a vets practice today. 

"We were fully booked yesterday so we had to improvise. 

"Marino was cooking by candlelight and making food on a camp cooker."

The eatery sits in a traffic island on Battlefield Road, which has been closed in both directions to allow emergency works to go ahead.

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Scottish Power workers are currently on the scene battling to get the power back on. 

The energy firm has been approached for comment.