260 Lounge Café Bars, 36 Cosy Clubs and 4 Brightside Roadside Diners.
Today marks a historic occasion for Loungers Ltd, as we celebrate having 300 sites open up and down the UK. Antico Lounge in Alton is the lucky number 300.
Launching in 2002 in a former optician’s in a suburb of Bristol, we now stand strong with sites in major and minor cities and towns all across the country, from Brightside Roadside Dining Saltash to Cosy Club Durham to Clio Lounge in Bangor.
Lounge Café Bars started in 2002 with three friends, Alex Reilley, Jake Bishop and Dave Reid, and a simple goal: to create a neighbourhood café-bar that they would want to go to. From a former optician in Bristol, this concept spread across the UK, and now we stand at 260 Lounge Café Bars. The goal of a Lounge has always been to be a home-from-home for our customers, with warm, comfortable interiors and an accessible menu. They put community at the heart of every location, embedding with local groups and charities to build lasting connections.
Loungers expanded the brand in 2012 with the addition of Cosy Club. Cosy Clubs are more formal venues located in city centres and large market towns. often in large heritage buildings which exude timeless glamour. They help target a more occasion-led demographic, with an elevated menu that caters for both dinner and drinks. Many also feature private hire spaces to appeal to larger occasions. A recent rebrand of Cosy Club accompanied the opening of Cosy Club Manchester in 2025, bringing in a 70s-inspired palette to mark a new era. There are currently 36 Cosy Clubs across the UK, with a brand new site in St Albans set to open in the latter half of 2025.
Our newest venture, Brightside, opened its doors in 2023. Inspired by the memory of childhood road trips and trips to a roadside diner. It brings these retro vibes in everything it does, from warm, nostalgic interiors to a playful menu with something for all ages. Conveniently located by high-traffic roads, they seek to provide a welcome pitstop for those travelling, as well as building connections with the local community.
2025 has been a year of highlights here at Loungers Ltd, raising over £200k as part of LoungeAid, unveiling Cosy’s new concept, setting live new websites for both Lounge and Cosy, as well as launching Brightside’s Sparky soft toy campaign. We hope to keep on going and make this one of our best years yet!