Bordeaux meets the Cascades, done right
Downtown · Kirkland · French brasserie with Pacific Northwest influences · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 8, 2026
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The wine list at Feast lands exactly where you'd expect from a polished French brasserie on the Kirkland waterfront — France anchors one side, the Pacific Northwest holds down the other. It's not trying to surprise you, and that's fine. What it's trying to do is give you something credible to drink with your steak frites, and mostly it succeeds.
The list runs a moderate 40-80 bottles split between French stalwarts and local Washington and Oregon talent — a sensible split given the kitchen's dual identity. Louis Jadot shows up on the French side, which is reliable if not exactly adventurous; Beaujolais-Villages is a smart inclusion that a lot of brasserie lists ignore in favor of heavier Burgundy. Willamette Valley Vineyards Pinot Noir represents Oregon with credibility, and Chateau Ste. Michelle's presence nods to Washington's home turf. The gaps are on the natural wine and esoteric end — if you want skin-contact Chenin or funky Jura, you're at the wrong table.
Ten to sixteen options by the glass is a reasonable spread for a room this size, and the selections track the bottle list well — French classics plus PNW representation. We'd love to see more rotation and a few more wildcards in the pour lineup, but what's here is honest and drinkable. Nothing groundbreaking, but nothing embarrassing either.
Louis Jadot Beaujolais-Villages — null
Beaujolais-Villages is criminally underordered at brasseries, and Jadot's version is the crowd-pleaser that actually overdelivers. Light, food-friendly, and priced lower than the Burgundy options — it's the move if you want something French and fun without the markup anxiety.
Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling
Most people scroll past Riesling on a brasserie list without a second glance, but Ste. Michelle's Columbia Valley bottling is one of the best value-to-quality plays in Washington wine. Off-dry, bright, and genuinely versatile — it cuts through the richness of pâté better than half the whites on this list.
Willamette Valley Vineyards Pinot Noir
WVV Pinot is a fine, dependable wine — but it's also available at every wine shop and grocery store in the Pacific Northwest for a fraction of what a restaurant charges. The markup here almost certainly makes it a poor deal. Either spend up for something more interesting on the list or order the Beaujolais.
Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling + Pâté
The slight residual sweetness and high acidity in the Riesling cut straight through the fat in the pâté and reset your palate between bites. It's a classic Old World logic applied to a Washington bottle — and it works every time.
The Bottom Line
Feast is a reliable, well-intentioned wine list that serves the room without embarrassing itself — just don't come expecting discovery. Send a friend here for a solid French brasserie night out; tell them to ask about the Riesling.
Kirkland · Kirkland · Dessert & Champagne Bar
Lady Yum Kirkland earns its Wild Card badge not for wine depth but for sheer conceptual commitment — pairing handcrafted macarons with Champagne in a boutique lakeside setting is a legitimate move that most restaurants wouldn't dare. If you show up expecting a serious wine program, you'll leave underwhelmed; if you show up for a fun afternoon of bubbles and raspberry champagne macarons, you'll have exactly a good time.
Plays It Safe
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Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Kirkland · Italian
The headline here is the Vino e Vita Wednesday program: Il Fornaio Insiders get half off all bottles all day, which can turn a steep markup into a genuinely fair deal. Without a verified bottle list, we can't send you in with a specific target, but if you're a regular or planning ahead, signing up for Insiders and booking a Wednesday table is the move. Otherwise, it's a reliable neighborhood Italian — not a wine destination, but not an embarrassment either.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
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Active Program
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· Kirkland · Italian lakeside
Como isn't trying to be a wine bar, but it's wine list punches well above its weight for a lakeside Italian in the suburbs — fair pricing, genuine Italian depth, and a few local picks that earn their spot. Yes, send a friend here for wine.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
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· Kirkland · Wine bar & small plates
The Melody Lynne Vineyard is doing something genuinely unusual — a fully estate-only wine bar with real varietal ambition and prices that don't punish curiosity. It's not the deepest list in Washington, but it might be the most specific, and specific is underrated.
Small but Thoughtful
Steal
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Kirkland · American café & wine bar
Mia is a neighborhood wine bar that earns its stripes by championing a hyperlocal producer alongside an accessible, well-priced lineup — the 425 Cellars section alone makes it worth a stop if you're in Kirkland. The Wild Card badge is there for a reason: on paper this list looks ordinary, but the local angle and nearly unlimited by-the-glass flexibility make it quietly one of the better casual wine spots on the Eastside.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Kirkland · French Brasserie
Le Grand is doing something genuinely thoughtful inside a tight 21-bottle format — the bubbly selection alone beats most full-sized lists in the area, and the pricing stays honest throughout. Send a friend here, tell them to skip the Rombauer, and work their way through the glass pours.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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