The Restaurant at the End of the Runway

Molsen Bar
Edmonton International Airport
Somewhere behind uS immigration

It was only a couple years ago that I flew out of Edmonton through the US back to London. They separate the US side from the rest of domestic and international travel so you don't get to use any of the shops or restaurants in the main terminal after security. That's because you have to go through US immigration before you fly instead of after.

The last time I flew there was nothing there except, if my memory serves me right, a small kiosk with over priced snacks. Now there's a Hudson News, duty free, an Indigo book kiosk and the Molsen Bar.

Because of my cancelled flight I got to eat there not once, but twice in two days. It had what you would expect from this type of bar/ restaurant. Hockey on the TVs behind the bar 24-7 and the radio on the top 40 channel. Though the food was a tad overpriced (or I've forgotten the price of a meal in Edmonton - can someone help me out here?), it was surprisingly good.



First meal was lunch. I settled on a Tuna and Artichoke Panini. Surprisingly it had no egg and no dairy. Yee haw! The fries it came with were hot and crisp and the sandwich grilled to the perfect colour of brown. The filling was a mix of tuna, artichoke hearts, olives and peppers. If you are eating any of the paninis a great tip is to make sure you flip the half of the panini sat on the bottom. If you don't, the heat of it will make the bread soggy. If you do, it will stay as crisp as the first half. I rounded off my meal with a pint of Canadian with Clamato juice. A very Canadian drink and the perfect way to finish off my what I thought would be my last two hours in Canada.



Fast forward to the next day. Breakfast. This time I'm having a Garden Veggie Breakfast Panini. Unfortunately this is full of eggs, cheese and Hollandaise sauce alongside some tasty grilled veggies. So I opt out of all the animal products and a similar looking sandwich appears in front of me with spicy, thickly cut home fries instead of the skinny ones I had the day before. The home fries are crisp but the sandwich is plain without the additions. It would be 100% better with a bit of mustard but none is available. Still, with a pint of orange juice, this was a good, if startchy way, to start my day.