Faro Lounge, Lichfield

Usual Loungers setup; initially appearing a bit different in terms of shape and size, with mismatched furniture and random pictures / prints as decoration, but actually ending up looking the same as the rest! Anyway, on the plus side, it does now offer the Italian Menabrea craft as one of the limited keg options (albeit at £6.05).

The delights of Georgian Lichfield were soon forgot after I passed the brick and faux Victorian exterior (with patio) and entered a cafe that served a couple of keg/craft drinks. Patterned wallpaper festooned with mirrors, paintings, photos to the point of overload and lit by a lighting arrangement that looked like a 8-year old's school science experiment. The medieval styled pagan painting behind the bar was different. The service was fine, no TV that I saw, with easy background music at a decent level. The place was rammed with all kinds of people, so the noise level was grating. I admired my own skill at dodging the double-width buggy (surly the 4x4 of the child conveyance world) that was driven at pace by a confident mum - sadly one of the entourage set me right as they wielded a bag of shopping that found its way to my knee with no acknowledgement. Had an expensive half of Bath Ales' Dark Side - my mood altered not a jot. Not my thing, but they are clearly attracting a large target group. Needs a creche.

Official site of Faro Lounge - thelounges.co.uk