Didsbury Lounge

Didsbury Lounge is one of those bars that I don’t visit enough. It’s a little too far from my house to walk (in heels anyway), but too close to catch any form of public transport without being labelled «a lazy so and so», so it ends up being missed off the list which in my opinion is a real shame.
I have never eaten here, and if I’m completely honest, don’t really have any desire to, because I do see this place as a sophisticated, beautiful ‘bar’, with sophisticated, beautiful ‘beverages’. I have however, heard good things about the Sunday roast in particular if that’s what you’re after.
Now onto the best bit, the cocktails. The staff are well trained here, and definitely know what they’re doing in terms of making a good drink. The menu has been designed to cater for the mass market, but not in the «lets just stick a load of sugar syrup» way that most places do. I’ve sampled a fair few off their menu, my favourite being the «hello sailor» which comprises of sailor jerry rum, cinnamon, apple juice (and something else that my rum-​fuelled brain can’t remember). Absolutely delicious.
It’s a great little place, with knowledgeable and friendly staff, a soft warm ambience, and great drinks. I’m donning the flat shoes in future to make the short walk to greet my rum-​flavoured seaman. Hello sailor.

Didsbury Lounge is a trendy and contemporary upmarket bar located at the top end of Barlow Moor Road, very close to Didsbury Village and just a short walk away from the major bus routes and Didsbury Village tram stop.
There’s a good range of table options, from tables for two tucked away, large circular tables, perfect for big groups of friends and also booths for those who don’t mind getting cosy.
Their drinks menu is vast, with an excellent selection of cocktails and wines and a few beers on tap. This is certainly my favourite place in Didsbury to relax with a large glass of red wine. The staff are always exceptionally friendly and if they pay attention to detail.
I visit Disbury Lounge once a month with a group of friends. We used to go to the Woodstock at the other end of Barlow Moor Road, however we decided to go upmarket a little bit, and we were won over by the table service here, meaning that we never have to wait at the bar!
I think that the book wallpaper which covers the main wall and a good chunk of the ceiling is the winning thing about this bar/​restaurant — it just puts the icing on the cake for me.
As much as I love this place, I have to mention their spiral stair case that leads upstairs to the toilet — it is difficult to maneuver if someone is coming up at the same time you are going down or vise versa, or alternatively if you have had one too many glasses of wine.

We went to Didsbury lounge for a late breakfast on a Monday morning. The first impression was very good– the atmosphere was warm and welcoming and the décor was very stylish. We were asked to take a seat wherever we felt most comfortable. The waitress came over quickly to take our drinks order, two coffees, which came two minutes later and were very nice. Although, the lattes are served in a glass, which was difficult to hold for more than a few seconds. When the waitress came to take the food order, she didn’t appear to know what one of the items on the menu was, or indeed what it came with. That aside, we ordered our food and she was very helpful. Unfortunately the food took a while to come, especially considering it was just breakfast. It took about 25 – 30 mins. The food was mostly good, the croissants were nice, the cooked breakfast was very good and extremely good value for money, however I would not recommend ordering the porridge, as it was extremely dry, stodgy and too big a portion. The fruit on top had seen better days. Overall, we would return, however next time, it will probably be for dinner.

This place has the potential to be great it has a great setting just off Barlow Moor Road, has a lovely feel to it nice big tables and they do Sunday roast £10.50. I didn’t have the Sunday road (yes i know a surprise for me!) but my friend did. It was meant to be roast chicken but was a chicken breast butterflied and pan cooked — no roast going on with this bit of chicken I had a burger which was more pleasing. Seemed home-​made and it was nicely spiced, skin on chips were a winner.
Main issue was the wine — it was warm and that is never good for white wine. Complained and got my same wine back in a chilled glass which didn’t do anything, complained again and was told that they think it is an issue with their fridges! Err hello you are a bar surely that would be the first thing that you would check was operational?! Only thing they could do was put ice cubes in my wine which did chill it but was far from satisfactory.
Waiting staff weren’t great either our waitress seemed a bit surly — although chap at bar apologised for warm wine incident she just dumped the glass in front of me and walked off not bothering to check if it was any better — customer service 101

Really enjoyed my visit to the Didsbury Lounge. The staff are lovely and the décor is really stylish. They have a great offer on a Tuesday where you can get a burger with salad and a beer or wine for £9.95. They also have a cinema club on the same evening where they show 2 movies back to back on their big screen for free. Think they have a list of films for the next few weeks on their website. This place is definitely worth a visit anytime though as their food and wines are very good.

Cool, relaxed, a little pricey but a nice blend of fashionable and inclusive.