Sara
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La Compagnie
Airline and Lounge overall very average, nothing to boast, except when they have deals on flights. When you’re paying full fare it’s not worth it. In the last 2 years I’ve flown La Compagnie 5 times and it has become progressively worse.
The lounge was great and then supposedly they had a renovation, which is unapparent to me except that the food and wine quality has become worse, like United Airlines bad. During my recent lounge visit I got violently ill from the food. I shared the Burger and butternut squash soup with my partner, but even having a few bites of each was enough to make me so sick that I was worried about boarding the flight.
The food and wine on the plane is also unpleasant. It wasn’t always this way. The best part of our recent experience was seeing the sign at the check-in counter stating that they can overbook flights and you can lose your paid seat. Wow!
In terms of reservations, customer service is very basic, like early 2000s basic. They haven’t adapted to modern technology. You have to call or email to get answers or modify a reservation and it can take hours or days for a response. They don’t save your profile so each time you have to enter your identification and all that good stuff, which most people don’t know hence the difficulty with checking in most of the time. It’s impossible to get TSA pre-check, which is ridiculous since every airline makes it seamless to enter and store your info to qualify for that. Their airport staff is nice but not knowledgeable in anything. Everyone directs you to a colleague who then directs you to another colleague. The in-flight staff has concisely behaved with the stereotypical Parisian arrogance, even enroute to Milan, so that’s fun! Overall, if you want to fly business on a budget with lack of luxury, this is the airline. This is probably my last flight with La Compagnie, especially since we paid full fare for this type of experience and food poisoning. Great way to start a vacation.
The lounge was great and then supposedly they had a renovation, which is unapparent to me except that the food and wine quality has become worse, like United Airlines bad. During my recent lounge visit I got violently ill from the food. I shared the Burger and butternut squash soup with my partner, but even having a few bites of each was enough to make me so sick that I was worried about boarding the flight.
The food and wine on the plane is also unpleasant. It wasn’t always this way. The best part of our recent experience was seeing the sign at the check-in counter stating that they can overbook flights and you can lose your paid seat. Wow!
In terms of reservations, customer service is very basic, like early 2000s basic. They haven’t adapted to modern technology. You have to call or email to get answers or modify a reservation and it can take hours or days for a response. They don’t save your profile so each time you have to enter your identification and all that good stuff, which most people don’t know hence the difficulty with checking in most of the time. It’s impossible to get TSA pre-check, which is ridiculous since every airline makes it seamless to enter and store your info to qualify for that. Their airport staff is nice but not knowledgeable in anything. Everyone directs you to a colleague who then directs you to another colleague. The in-flight staff has concisely behaved with the stereotypical Parisian arrogance, even enroute to Milan, so that’s fun! Overall, if you want to fly business on a budget with lack of luxury, this is the airline. This is probably my last flight with La Compagnie, especially since we paid full fare for this type of experience and food poisoning. Great way to start a vacation.
French Louie
We had a beautiful dining experience in the garden. The 2019 Saint Emilion was perfect. We split a salad, and enjoyed the duck and the papardelle with poached egg. Can’t wait for our next date night at French Louie.
Hop Kee Restaurant
Love Hop Kee. Thanks to our friends, we learned how to order the best dishes. Loved:
Beef & Tomatoes
Pan fried noodles w beef
Steamed pork Dumplings
Roast pork fried rice
1/2 Peking duck
Pan fried flounder
Free BYOB
Beef & Tomatoes
Pan fried noodles w beef
Steamed pork Dumplings
Roast pork fried rice
1/2 Peking duck
Pan fried flounder
Free BYOB
Tomato Patch
Friendly family-owned deli with great healthy food options. I loved the quinoa salad with avocado and scoop of tuna salad, my dad love the broccoli and cheddar soup. Will definitely come back or order takeout!