Comfort on the individual chairs is fair. The walls are lined with a form of bench seat that is not particularly comfortable. The rest of the lounge has a mixture of metal (think industrial style) stools and plain tables and chairs.
Its all fairly clinical.
certainly not as comfortable as the previous lounge - and I fear smaller (too much space given to bar area). However much brighter and with a view.

much prefer the “current” lounge design to this however.

Although not for those of us T5 Flounge users who routinely head to the lav downstairs rather than line up.....

I normally pop upstairs to Galleries Club where there are more cubicles.

I’m in the lounge now and the low backed armchairs are sturdy enough but they aren’t very comfortable and you have to slouch sideways in them to get comfortable. The bench seats round the wall are very smart but are very hard. All that said the lounge ambience is very nice indeed.

No sign of the promised mixologist though, and when we arrived nearly all the comfy seats were taken so not sure when else the “peak time” would be - there are three flights to LHR and LGW in the next few hours.

The food is good though. There was a lasagna alla bolognese which was very acceptable, a chickpea and rosemary soup, a decent antipasti selection of cold meats, some cheeses , mini stuffed rolls and a cake and pasteries area.

There were many fridges with bottled water and some peroni beer; there was only one selection of red and white wine. I also saw some gin, vodka, whiskey, aperol and strange exotic liqueurs I hadn’t heard of...

Does anyone know if there are any gluten free options (suitable for coeliacs) available in the lounge? Italy is generally very accommodating in this regard but not sure if this extends to the lounge.