jgmusic wrote:
That does seem rather silly.
Sorry, misunderstanding. It is the restaurant in Marck that is closed at weekends (which seems equally silly). The airport one has no such history.
Peter wrote:
Calais is not Le Touquet
Very true. But it’s a convenient customs stop, if you’re heading in that direction, and might encourage more PPL bravery if it were more welcoming? I find there’s nothing more depressing than arriving at an airfield with a perfectly serviceable restaurant that’s closed 
For most people Calais is a ferry port / Eurotunnel station with town added. The main square is quite nice, and having eaten there a few times I can heartily recommend the Au coq d’or.
I’ve never been tempted by the aerodrome restaurant, but might give it a try now.
Marck is in easy walking distance from the aerodrome, but there isn’t much to do. The Bistrot de la place has always been closed, but we once got a picnic lunch from Carrefour (closes at 12 on Sundays) which we ate in the sun… happy memory. There’s also a kebab shop.
The square has bicycle rental at €1 per hour payable through an app, but I never worked out how to use it. If anyone else has used it please give me the idiot’s guide…
I had English friends who ran a hotel and restaurant in deepest Burgundy, and their biggest complaint was the rent.
Capitaine wrote:
I can heartily recommend the Au coq d’or.
Useful to know
A few years ago I ate at Le Channel which was excellent.
jgmusic wrote:
The restaurant at Calais LFAC is re-opening on 19 April with a new owner
I may give a taster report of the restaurant this Friday 
(going to France instead of Scotland)
Tough more tempted by a restaurant in city squares than airports: to avoid mutiny from pax foodies (will still mention LeChannel/AuCoqd’Or )
