French soul, Northwest heart, solid glass
Downtown · Kirkland · French brasserie with Pacific Northwest influence · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed July 8, 2026
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The list reads like a French bistro that studied abroad in Oregon — coherent, confident, and assembled with a clear point of view. It's not trying to be everything to everyone, and that restraint is genuinely refreshing. You can tell someone with taste put this together, even if a dedicated wine professional isn't running the floor.
Feast anchors its list in France — Burgundy leads with both Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from French producers, Loire Valley shows up with Muscadet and Sancerre, and the Rhône gets representation through Grenache-forward blends. The Pacific Northwest earns its seat at the table with Pinot Gris from local producers, which makes sense given the kitchen's regional lean. At 60-120 bottles, this isn't a deep cellar situation, but there's genuine range across Old World and New World without the list sprawling into incoherence. The gap is anything adventurous — no natural wine, no orange wine, no skin-contact anything — it plays a safe but competent game.
Twelve to twenty pours by the glass is a respectable spread for a restaurant this size, and the range tracks with the bottle list — French classics and a Pacific Northwest anchor or two. At an estimated $12–$20 a glass, you're paying upscale-casual prices, so make your picks count. Rotation appears static rather than seasonal, which is a missed opportunity given how well a fresh Loire white would play in summer.
Pacific Northwest Pinot Gris — $12–$15
Local Pinot Gris in the $12–$15 glass range is where Feast earns its keep — it's a wine that fits the room, fits the food, and doesn't ask you to spend a lot to drink well. A bottle in the $45–$55 range here drinks punchy and fresh against the kitchen's Northwest-inflected plates.
Loire Valley Muscadet
Most people skip past Muscadet on a list like this and go straight for the Sancerre, but that's exactly why it's worth ordering. Lean, mineral, and serious with shellfish or anything light from the kitchen — and it almost certainly comes in at the lower end of the price range, which means you're drinking smart while everyone else spends up.
Burgundy Pinot Noir
French Burgundy at a restaurant with estimated bottle prices stretching to $120 is where the markup math gets painful. You're paying a significant premium for a wine category that's already expensive at retail — unless there's a specific producer or vintage on the list that excites you, this is where the steep markup stings most. Save Burgundy for a restaurant that prices it fairly.
Rhône-style Grenache Blend + Duck confit
Duck confit needs a wine with enough fruit to match the richness and enough earthiness to not clash with the rendered fat — a Grenache-forward Rhône blend hits both marks cleanly. It's one of those pairings that doesn't require explanation; it just works on the plate.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Feast is a reliable, well-intentioned wine list that earns its place alongside genuinely good French brasserie cooking — just know that the markup will sting on the Old World bottles. Stick to the glass pours and the Pacific Northwest selections and you'll drink well without wrecking your dinner budget.
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Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
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