The Lounge

After negotiating the slightly confusing message on the front door, we just grabbed the last table, as we looked for a place to have a lunch in Lichfield. The menu has a decent variety of sandwiches, wraps etc. We opted to share a Club Sandwich, with a pot of tea and a cappuccino. Nothing particularly adventurous, but it proved to be a solid choice. The tea and cappuccino, were a little insipid and too milky respectively, but the Club Sandwich was a triumph still warm, but with generous portions of chicken, bacon, crisp fresh lettuce and tomatoes, wonderfully tasty, with a generous side salad. We will definitely be returning to the Lounge to sample more of their menu in the near future. Décor wise, a good variety of seating, from formal tables to sumptuous sofas. Pictures on the wall, ranged from large unfathomable landscapes to bold flowers, and a picture of Jack Sparrow! The Lounge seemed a popular place, with a constant stream of people coming in looking for a table. Staff were friendly, if a little rushed off their feet

The Lounge in Lichfield is apparently winner of some prestigious award for the Best Breakfast in Britain, no dubious honour.
I’ve never had breakfast there, but I have gone in a few times for coffee and treats, and can say it’s a fine little place.
There is certainly nothing about The Lounge from the afternoon tea perspective to recommend it over another establishment. Soda Streat was a much better cuppa and cake place, but they’ve sadly closed in the past year.
The Lounge is a small little café with wooden floors, cheap but cheerful tables and some comfyish chairs.
Their tea selection is alright, with a few different ones, and a pot of tea with milk will only set you back £1.65.
Their lattes and cappucinos are basic, but dependable. The real treat, however, are their cakes, which are baked by the Lichfield Women’s Institute, nudity optional. There are always new and interesting varieties, and they’re all scrumptious.
The staff are a bit dismissive, except for one older lady who’s very friendly, so if you want something, you’ll have to push on for it, as they often act as if they can’t be bothered to serve you.
The place is not big enough to carry on a naughty conversation about anyone in Lichfield, but it’s good as a nice break from seeing the Lichfield sights.
The ladies loo is really cute, all done up in a French 50s style boudouir, with pink and black and cute décor.
But the star of The Lounge is the truly hideous, awful art displayed on the walls. The Lounge makes a point of promoting local artists, and some of them are quite good.
However, the current one (on display as of a week ago), is absolutely awful. Think lots and lots of fairies and mushrooms and spacescapes, drawn with all the skill and panache of a 12-​year-​old sci fi geek youth. Someone spent a lot of money on finger paints, and applied them to canvas with all the delicacy of a 9 foot mountain troll.
The piece de resistance is the 5 foot x 3 foot, distorted proportions full length painting of Michael Jackson, a la Thriller. Ohhhhhh dear.