Leamington has welcomed a new Lounge café-bar on Parade.

Salino Lounge, which is part of Loungers plc, a West Country-based café/bar group, opened today (28 August) after months of preparation.

The new lounge is expected to have created around 30 jobs for local people.

Salino Lounge will be open all day, every day for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, and drinks, including full kids', gluten-free and vegan menus, served in a relaxed, welcoming space.

Salino Lounge will be open all day, every day for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, and drinks, including full kids', gluten-free and vegan menus, served in a relaxed, welcoming space (image via Nub News)

John English, Head of Community, The Lounges, said: "We're sure our family-friendly environment and top-notch food and drink offering will prove popular with local residents and visitors."

He continued: "We're passionate about integrating genuinely into the communities we serve, so we're looking forward to meeting everyone and to playing our part at the heart of Leamington Spa's food and drink scene.

"Anyone looking for a space to host events or groups should pop in once we are open, we'd love to meet them and see what we can do to help."

The new lounge is expected to have created around 30 jobs for local people (image via Nub News)

In its planning stage, Salino Lounge was described as being intended to be "a popular destination for locals of all ages, encouraging social interaction within the community" and "to complement the existing character of the area, will encourage an 'active frontage', and will strengthen the vitality of the immediate shopping area."

Salino Lounge, which is part of Loungers plc, a West Country-based café/bar group, opened on Parade today (28 August) after months of preparation (image via Nub News)

Open throughout the day and into the evening, the food-led venue will cater especially to families (image via Nub News)