lounge club

I have just signed up to the amex gold and we got a lounge club card. can I just ask a question. once in are you charged for stuff in the lounge? I think not but my husband thinks you are.

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which is the best option in manchester t2 for food?

[Neil]

No, no charges once in the lounge.

At MAN T2 you have either the Escape of Styal lounge. Neither are great for food, it's mainly snack type offerings, no real hot food etc.

Both lounges get very busy at times, if I had to choose I would do the Escape Lounge, but we actually now pass on them both and eat in the main terminal.

The Escape lounge does charge for premium spirits - house brands and beer & wine are included though.

Assuming the offer at T2 is the same as T3, the only hot food available during the day is soup. Otherwise it's essentially sandwiches, a limited salad selection, tortilla chips, cakes & fruit. Not a huge selection but enough to fill a hole. There's a separate breakfast offer but again it's quite basic so if you're after a proper meal I'd take Neil's advice and eat in one of the restaurants.

is this priority pass? it depends on the lounge...

many are completely free, but some charge for things like bubbly, cocktails or ordering food rather than taking whatever buffet/snacks are on offer

do bear in mind that taking a guest in with you with pp is also chargeable (£15 for uk issued pp), though i've found it hit and miss whether the lounge reception records the guest on my visit record, if they don't bother then there's no charge