Coffee Lounge

On the downside, there is a tremndous smell of stale oil as you walk up to the entrance, which isn’t a great selling point, and Costco cakes in the display cabinet (with others). However, this place is definitely worth looking beyond the cover if you are in need of a cuppa or a bite to eat. I had the roasted vegetables and brie baguette — it arrived warm (warm! So little places just serve up roast veg fridge cold) which just absolutely sold me. The brie didn’t work for me, but adding the houmus that was presented as part of the side salad took some of the bitterness away. Overall, I was much more impressed with Coffee Lounge than I expected to be, and like others, love the addition of a decent eatery on Tranent High Street. Pot of tea and a baguette put me back 6.50, entirely reasonable, I thought.
Also — they sell Armenian cake — wish I’d looked past the Costco carrot cake before I apid up else I would have been writing a review of that too!

I’m not very familiar with Tranent, but upon stopping along the high street this little place sprung out due to the absence of competition. I couldn’t find a little lunch-​style café anywhere and I was lucky to spot this place.
The menu is standard café fare — a page devoted to breakfast and all the regular things you’d expect to see for lunch. I ordered the pancakes (I LOVE PANCAKES) and was pleasantly surprised to see a huge plate of food arrive in front of me. Four large pancakes with accompanying bacon rashers slathered in maple syrup. The lunch was good and filled me up so much I couldn’t eat the last pancake.
I would eat here again, as it does its job perfectly well and the food was fine. The café was really dark though and terribly stuffy so I wasn’t a fan of the atmosphere, but saying that it would appear there’s not much else on offer in the town. So if this is the only place for pancakes, you could do an awful lot worse!

Food very good very accommodating to kids a bit of a wait and sometimes you have to wait for a table but other than that would choose this over most cafés there baked potatos are delicious and side salad is one of the best also there full breakfast is very filling

With currently a handful of places you can call coffee shops, not including public houses, in Tranent one of its newest had a makeover three months ago, it’s first in three years, named The Coffee Lounge.
Created using the shell of an old wine/​beer shop «Haddows», it is squeezed in between an electrical shop, a beauty shop and opposite a pub, but what strikes you on entering is it seems bigger on the inside!
My venture resulted in friendly wait staff letting me know it was closed between the hours of 5−6pm, so they can set the tables for evening meals. Upon asking if it was possible to just order a coffee I was asked to come in. While I didn’t have time for a bite to eat the coffee did the job and heated me up, also included there was a small biscuit which sufficed the hunger… temporarily. I also ordered from their small range of cakes, shortcake complimenting the coffee well.
Sitting down on comfy leather seating and tables that hugged each wall of an «L-​shaped room», ordered a white coffee and scoped the surroundings. Wooden flooring, coupled with mocha and cream/​white finish on the walls — with additional water feature on the wall near the door, 3D styled curvey white ceiling, completed with snaking multi coloured neon lighting, the ambience made me feel comfortable.
Designed with attention to detail in mind, little alcoves dotted around are filled with flora, giving a distinct Mediterranean feel overall. Also they have free wifi so excellent for work, but didn’t see any power-​points for connecting laptops, maybe they are hidden? Ask behind the bar for password, but its easy to connect.
Word on the street is it’s great food and chat with staff — this comes from friends and family who enjoy going there. So ultimately for me that is a calling card for a repeat visit but for booking an evening meal. But I do need to remember to pack cash as they don’t yet have any form of card payment; hope this gets sorted soon?
3 stars for all above but when full review of meals completed and payment by card sorted this may change?