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Le Grand Comptoir

2.6 (94 reviews)
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Primerib tartine
Smeeth W.

It's pretty basic airport food. They have a pretty good wine selection and the foods are limited to soup appetizers and sandwiches. The flavor of the sandwich is good. But I wish they have some more options for sides, other than just chips

Grilled cheese
Hanna S.

It was just OK. Disappointing actually given the restaurant in Seattle. They get their bread and she is just from a big commissary, nothing local or special about that. After cheese was out of one of the half of sandwiches Princess the server did a fine job. Not a lot of seating. Just a big box to take your chips with you. I did ask for a piece of cake to keep it close which they did provide. Thank you.

the bar
Cameron C.

Wow, what a difference a few years make. the idea is the you sit at an open table, then i use a qr code to orders. well, the didn't work. the staff was available and i got some food ordered, i have a random food allergy that won't kill me, but i try to avoid. i ordered the only thing on the menu with out it listed as an ingredient, steak and egg sandwich. needless to say, it was there. not a big thing, but free things here if you have a dairy allergy. the sandwich was satisfactory, but not great. the ambiance is nice, not too crowded. probably because they don't list their prices in the menus posted at the entrance. the prices are comparable to others in the concourse. i didn't see the option for a wine tasting flight, that would have been fun.

the interior of a restaurant
Mark N.

Had breakfast here. Decent nothing amazing. Cheese, charcuterie plus a B+ grade croissant. Service was excellent. Prices were airport level high.

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Cholena H.

Seems like a second hand salad that wasn't served with someone else's meal from a place like Red Lobster. Only lettuce, croutons, mayo salad dressing, and 1/2 serving of chicken from the homeless shelter.

Add the prosciutto...
Gene D.

It took me only 4 years to find out Le Grand Bistro Americain in Kirkland opened an airport outlet. Was Ted keeping it a secret? Based on reviews here it seems he was pretty hands off about the staffing. Hospitality at an airport will never be the same thing. The logistics, criteria and systems are completely different. I always bring down expectation to nearly zero. On that basis and all things Airport being equal, this boite is pretty good.

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Holly T.

We ate here recently while on a layover and were quite impressed with both the food and service. My husband had the grilled cheese and I the vegetable frittata. The frittata was a delicious, airy mix of mushrooms, onion, and spinach served on a bed of arugula. The grilled cheese was, well, cheesy and much to my husband's satisfaction. The wine list was sufficiently varied; service was prompt and friendly. Prices were reasonable for some of the best airport food we've had.

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Rude terrible service. Being the airport sucks enough but they can make it worse. Wouldn't know about the food didn't get that far

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Ambiance was very nice, as was the service. The food was subpar and expensive, and the wine was nothing I would want to drink again.

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