Coffee Lounge

Tucked away on a corner opposite to New Street Station, it’s a nice haven away from the hustle and bustle of the New street station. This coffee shop has food and is never too busy, the atmosphere is ok and can get quite noisy at times, There’s many comfortable armchair in the basement and nice décor. There’s free wifi available also.

I only popped on for a takeout order but I loved GE offerings in offer! I like going to a coffee shop and seeings things that others don’t offer. They have loads of smoothies to choose from plus the offerings of teas are varied too. I chose the cinnamon and pear milk based smoothie and it was really tasty. The price was reasonable. They have lots of seating and a downstairs part for meetings etc. And free WiFi!

A real shame. We waited ¹²⁄₁₅ minutes for an English breakfast and a jacked potato.
Cheese were a mirage and the egg was even cold.
I said everything.
First and last time here.

I really want to support this place because its independant — I tend to pop in when I can as I walk through to New Street.
On this occasion I stopped off with the kids and we sat downstairs.
I had tea, my daughter had an americano and my son had his face in a homemade chocolate cake :-)
Its always nice to have the offering of skimmed milk so that I can enjoy my tea, I took the beverages and walked downstairs… looking for a table I struggled.
Not because it was full, but because non of the tables were clear or clean. I can appreciate how busy the staff were, but it was was a bit off putting. I was able to clear a table.
will give these guys a go again at some point, possibly just a blip

So. Again with the coffee place reviews. I know, I know… I seem to spend my entire life in Coffee Shops — but when you’re a mission to try them all, there really is no time to rest!
Right. Coffee Lounge. This is (yet again) another offering I have walked past many a time without venturing in. No particular reason why, I just hadn’t gotten around to it. I was having a mooch on Unilocal at Coffee Shops last week and thought I had better give it a go.
Situated right opposite New Street Station, I think I have often been put off thinking this was a «dash and go» commuter café. There’s no issue with that, it’s just I always look for great places to go with my laptop and work; so my day is not really suited to that kind of establishment. I am very pleased to say that this assumption was incorrect!
I popped in on Friday after Birmingham Social Media Café to grab some lunch, a coffee and tick some things off the olé’ to do list. The place wasn’t empty, but wasn’t too full for me to grab a table over by the window and place my order at the till. I decided to go for a cheese jacket potato and large Americano (which came to £6.75). I was told I could sit and wait for the coffee and food to be bought to me at my table (which saved me hanging around and waiting for the coffee to be made).
Once I was all set up, WiFi connected and getting started, my coffee was bought over to me. The coffee was served black, but the helpful staff went and bought me over some milk and sugar to make it to my taste. It wasn’t too bitter and was hot and strong (just the way I drink it). My lunch was bought over to me within a further 10 minutes and was served with a generous portion of cheese and various vegetables.
I sat in Coffee Lounge for a good couple of hours without being bothered. Sometimes places can be a bit finicky about you using their establishment without buying a drink every half hour — I am very pleased to report this wasn’t the case. I was asked after about two hours whether I wanted anything else, but this was in an attentive way rather than in a pushy manner.
The décor here is funky, clean and modern and the staff were super friendly and helpful. Now I have finally discovered this place, I can guarantee I will be back soon to try some of their delicious looking lasagne and more of their coffee offerings.

Mmm lovely coffee and friendly staff. Great for people watching

Meh.
Average coffee. No sweetener. Average breakfast. No jam.
Really, not worth waiting for them to open. Go a block away to Starbucks and you’re better off.

I haven’t been to Coffee Lounge in ages; not since the days of when Birmingham Social Media Café was run here in the basement. So, as I have a meeting around the corner, I’ve come to work from here this afternoon.
Yes it is a little noisy (but I have my headphones on) as now the huge New St station development is going on outside. But Coffee Lounge is going to do very well out of this as they will be bang opposite the fancy new entrance to the largest station in Birmingham.
Perhaps they are preparing for that opening next year as they have moved the counter to a much more sensible place. Most of the seating is now downstairs but as a writer, looking out of the window is obviously crucial to my work so I would prefer to be at seat level. The coffee is A-​OK (£2.30 for my regular ‘work’ drink, large Americano). A very warm welcome greeted me and there if free WiFi. They even offer discounts for rail workers/​users (see photo).
Another coffee shop with the ‘uniform’ brown tub chairs; I’d love to see a coffee shop with bright primary colours but at least their walls are painted purple.
Definitely worth a visit and it looks like they will up their game even more by 2013.

Even there is a bit of messy now with all work done in the redevelopment of New Street Station, Coffee Lounge is still a very good option for a coffee break if you’re around the city centre.
To be honest, this cosy and simple café does the purpose specially if you just want to chill out a bit (yes, I have spotted several people just catching up with the newspapers news while drink some tea or coffee) or need to use free wi-​fi in the area.
Their regular cappuccino is HUGE and tasty and the veggie pizza baguette is well presented and an excellent option of small and light bite.
Coffee Lounge has two ambient and plenty of comfy seats. The service is friendly and quick.

Right next to New Street Station on Navigation Street, this coffee shop lacks the sparkle of some of the city’s indie coffee outlets.
The décor is simple and tad jaded. Then again, the coffee is hot, the wifi is free and they serve up decent bacon rolls at breakfast time.
Perhaps not where you’d take someone in order to wow them, but it makes a good refueling post for commuters and has a slightly rough around the edges charm all of its own.

Free, somewhat decent wi-​fi with your purchase of an utterly respectable coffee (or tea… given we –are– in England), extremely ample seating on the ground level and in the basement, and a menu of café eats that I didn’t have the fortune of trying. What more could one want from a local coffee shop?
Tack on the extremely accessible location just a few minutes’ walk from New Street Station and some truly friendly folk behind the counter and Coffee Lounge simply shouts ‘work from here, you laptop-​toting caffeine addict!’.

Perfect place to chill with friends on a lazy afternoon! Great selection of hot and cold drinks!

For me A sunny afternoon in the right chair sipping a hot latte, news paper, sketch pad and something sweet makes this the place to chill at.
No complaints what so ever.

Great place! I’ve been coming here for 6 years and its by far the BEST café in Birmingham. The lattes are far superior to any elsewhere and the staff are very personable and always know exactly what I want before I order! Its the only café in Birmingham, and perhaps anywhere, where I know all the staff by name and where they actually listen and try out customer suggestions even if they don’t end up succeeding. The management are very friendly and it is reasonably priced.

I discovered The Coffee Lounge through a local writers’ group, who had found it difficult to locate a decent-​sized and reasonably-​priced coffee shop close to public transport links in the town centre. More important for our decision to frequent this place was that the staff were happy for us to occupy several tables and chat noisily as we bought mediocre coffee in exchange for use of the café’s wi-​fi.
The furnishing and decoration of the upstairs area is pretty spartan, and while the downstairs is a little more inviting, it’s still rather plain. The drink selection is limited, and considering this is an small regional chain of shops, the prices are surprisingly high. All the same, the staple choices are on offer and the place has a selection of passable sandwiches and light snacks.
Sadly, this place is nothing special, which is a real shame since they have a prime location near New Street Station, at the intersection of several pedestrian thoroughfares. With a little hook to draw custom away from the myriad characterless Starbucks nearby, The Coffee Lounge could do a roaring trade.

I use this as a meeting place when I’m in Birmingham, not least because it has free wi-​fi, and the basement area is great for holding ad hoc meetings and doing a bit of work. And if you fancy doing a quick bit of shopping before heading back out of the city centre, both New Street and the Bull Ring Centre are just minutes away.
The coffee is good (big steaming cup of Americano!), the sandwiches and snacks are good too, and the staff are friendly.
Last time I was there (December 2009), some refurbishment work was being planned which restricted access to the basement toilets, meaning you had to use the unisex disabled loo upstairs, but there was a sign saying this was only a temporary measure.

Drinks are fine but their cooked breakfasts are nasty! Their baked beans just tasted of water! Mushrooms — I got 1 and a bit small slices!!!
Avoid for cooked breakfasts

Good selection and average prices. Great location for that quick coffee with a friend before jumping on a train. and I’m afraid it has to be ‘quick’ as they only stay open until 6pm. It could be SO MUCH BETTER if they could stay open laterthere’s hardly any city centre coffee shops in Birmingham that open late, yet surely I’m not alone in thinking I could see people happily using this til at least 8 — if not 10pm?!

This a great place for a relaxing coffee, comfortable seating, a good selection of drinks and snacks a reasonable prices and even Free WiFi.