Air France Lounge

The food was good. Breakfast is an important part of my meals, so I came because I wanted to have some salad before a long journey on the airplane, as I do not want to eat while flying. The salad was good, and the coffee was good too. I loved that they prepared berries that I like. The place was clean and spacious. I feel I might not have been very welcoming, maybe because I asked to see what they have. I guess I should have looked at the review pictures before asking, but I wasn’t sure. I wasn’t planning to come, but I’m glad I did and took the opportunity to enjoy some good food.

The Air France Lounge at JFK Terminal 1 makes an immediate positive impression with its bright, airy design and high ceilings that let in plenty of natural light. The multi-level layout feels open and modern, and seating areas are thoughtfully arranged for both privacy and small groups. From the moment you walk in, the space feels calmer and more refined than most other lounges in the terminal. Food quality is a definite strength. The buffet features a solid mix of hot and cold options, from fresh salads and cheese plates to heartier hot dishes, pastries, and desserts. Presentation is clean and appetizing, and there’s enough variety to make a proper meal before a flight. Drinks are self-serve, with a decent selection of wines, beers, soft drinks, and coffee. Large windows offer generous views of the airport grounds, and the abundance of natural light makes the space pleasant even during busy hours. It’s easy to see why many consider it one of the best lounge options in Terminal 1. However, there is a disappointing restriction when it comes to the Clarins Spa. The complimentary 15-minute treatments are reserved exclusively for Air France passengers. Even as a business class traveler on another SkyTeam airline—SAS in my case—you are not eligible. While understandable from a brand perspective, it feels at odds with the idea of alliance-wide premium service. Overall, the lounge delivers a high-quality experience with its inviting atmosphere, well-presented food, and comfortable seating. The limited spa access policy is the only real drawback to what is otherwise an excellent pre-flight space.

I went there on the evening of Monday, October 20, with my Dragon Pass from 10 p.m. until closing time at midnight. It's a relatively large and welcoming lounge. There's a wide selection of drinks and dishes, and upstairs you'll find the same thing, plus a coffee machine that can make hot chocolate! Pay close attention to the labels above the dishes, as they are not always accurate. I ordered soup that was supposed to be broccoli and cheddar, but after two spoonfuls, I realized it contained shrimp. As a vegetarian, I was frankly disgusted. It was disrespectful. From 11:20 p.m. onwards, they start to get oppressive. That is to say, they will immediately take away the few dishes on your table even though you haven't finished, which means you have to keep getting clean dishes to finish your meal and clean up everything around you. As for the showers, there are normally two, but that evening there was only one... A member of staff stands in front of the entrance and you have to show up to be able to use it. There isn't even a waiting list, it's first come, first served. I think this system is completely useless. I almost had my spot stolen, so I waited 30 minutes outside when I could have eaten while waiting and been picked up to go there like at any other praise service I've been to. Otherwise, the shower area is really basic, but they use good products that help you relax.

I spent around 1.5 hours in this lounge from 10:30 am to 12 pm. I had a chance to see their breakfast and lunch menu. I mostly tried the breakfast stuff and it was good. Lunch looked appetizing too. Place itself was not too busy which made the experience better. I’ll stop by again the next time.

As a big fan of french wine, Air France lounge is always best chioce among many other lounges. They have chams that no other lounges offer and good veriety of wine selections. After travelling to South America, I missed french wine so much and now I’m so happy. Shower facility is good enough with good towel.

Good food, decent breakfast around 9am, although desserts were kind of poor (perhaps they were still making them), nice and quiet, good view (you can see Manhattan from the window), two floors, you can enter with the dogs (I saw a neighbour with a doggo). Good amount of fruits, and some alcohol for free. Best benefit is that it’s open at 7am when all the other lounges are still closed. Friendly staff

Very rude and incompetent front desk staff. We had a long layover so came to the lounge 6 hours before our flight. To start, the woman who 'greeted us', if you can call it that, was surly, unwelcoming, didn't even crack a smile, and when we walked up, instead of saying hello, just said "boarding pass". Talk about front desk service... After our rude welcome, we were turned away as they only accept customers 3 hours before departure, annoying but fine, acceptable. When we returned 3 hours before our flight (at 2pm), we were then informed that they do not accept Priority Pass after 2pm!! If that was the case why were we not told that in the first place, instead of wasting our time to come back? I've never experienced such rules and honestly terrible customer service as at this airport. Completely unacceptable and honestly, if you're going to take a job in hospitality, you better be ready to be hospitable. Geeze.

After reading other Priority Pass members’ bad experiences here, I was not sure my family and I would be able to get inside. We arrived at 8:30 am. Thankfully, the receptionist was kind and gave us no issues. Food and drinks were good. Lots of seating options. Bathrooms could have been a little cleaner though. Overall, we had a pleasant experience at this Air France lounge at JFK.

Air France is probably one of my favorite lounges I've been to so far (not that I've been in toooo many). Great selection of wines, cheeses, and food.. most recently I got to enjoy the croque madam and their quiche, both were excellent. Great pastries too! The space itself is quite large and sleek, and the staff does a great job maintaining it and making it comfortable.

Flying international on Air France as a Delta partner so got to experience their lounge at JFK. Small but still comfy and the staff are very welcoming, providing good service. The food is good, with hot and cold choices.

Came here twice, much nicer when it's less crowded and empty early in the morning! I got here before 9am and it was pretty empty so it almost felt like I had the place to myself. Last time I was here when it was packed and it felt completely different. A much better experience this time around! Try the croissant! It's buttery and flakey and a bit warm when I got one, so good!

This was my second time here and I still think it's the best airline lounge at JFK. The lounge is right by Gate 1 in Terminal 1. There's two floors with a lot of seating. It's always quiet and not crowded compared to other lounges. There's a buffet with a good variety of food, full bar, coffee machine, and a great tea selection by Palais des Thés which is my favorite tea brand. The food was fresh and I really like the madeleine cookies. FYI - if you want the Clarins facial, you have to be flying Air France and only after 2PM.

My metal credit card brought me here and the family and I had champagne and wine. We ate and it was a great place to spend a few hours before the flight. I would return.

Quiet, clean , good is above average and they offer a nice beverage selection. Also it stays open till the last plane departs, 1 am in my case. Id give it 5 stars but its not especially fancy. That said amongst the better lounges

During my recent visit to Terminal 1, I was fortunate to have enough time to check out two different lounges. This Air France lounge is easily the superior one. The lounge was rather low key and quiet during my visit and enough seating was available on both levels. I opted for the upper level and I was glad I did because the coffee machine on the lower level was out of service during my visit. When it comes to the food, this lounge offers one of the best varieties among other lounges I have visited in NYC. If you enjoy your sweets, then this lounge is your destination. There were financiers, cakes, brownies, and other treats to satisfy your sweet tooth. There are coffee machines on both levels to make that fresh cup of joe to accompany those sweet treats. Even the tea bags they use are a French brand. If you catch yourself waiting to take that midnight international flight, do yourself a favor and unwind at this lounge.

Really good collection of desserts. More options with regards to food compared to the other lounge here. Spacious. Two tiered and open themed.

Friendly spacious lounge. Really liked the quiche they had. They need to have more beer choices as they only had Heineken.. They have some Clarins facial thing but wasnt sure how to use the service. Maybe next time i will find out!

Decent lounge for a quick bite before a flight. It has some decent views of the tarmac and the city skyline. I didnt find the seating to be comfortable, but theres plenty of it. There's spa with a complementary 20 min service for biz/first class passengers. Didnt get to try because the earliest slot was 15 min before my flight departure. They have two floors with buffets. The food is ok. Plenty of salad, some meats and a bunch of desserts. I guess it could replace the food on the plane if you want to get some rest, but its not going to be anything special.

This was a unique lounge with an open concept and nice dining options. Open bar to use as you please, all sorts of drinks at your disposal with two floors of open space what's there not to like. What stood out to me was their pastries! They had numerous lovely desserts and sweets that fatten'd me up. Also, upstairs you can dine by ordering from a dinner menu. This comes at a price of whatever the cuisine costs. NOTE: They have a room for that Premiere Air France flyer. Felt like a room for a celebrity or rockstar behind stage. You have your own butler and bar. It was cool to experience.

I found this lounge quite small at first after experiencing the Air France lounge at Paris CDG airport. However, with that said, it's overall a nice lounge. The Salon was closed, until 16:30 or so, which was a big disappointment, but after waiting over an hour to get through the second security line of the day at 2F, I didn't really have time. Nicely lighted with a view of the Manhattan skyline. Two levels of food and drinks. The staff looked a bit overworked or tried, not what I was expecting - but it is New York. The location is great, close to everything, but it is a small terminal.

3.5 / 5.0 - If you're flying JAL Premium Economy and above or have AA Platinum status (equivalent to One World Sapphire) and higher, you can access the Air France lounge at JFK. This time, I was lead to the 2nd floor, which was a small space with limited seating. The food was good, although I didn't love the bread or dessert options. The mini smoothies were really nice and refreshing. Not my favorite lounge, but nice to be able to stop by before a long flight.

This has to be one of the worst lounges, I have priority pass and came to this lounge around 3pm and they said they said the earliest I can go in is at 9pm........ what am I going to do there 1 hour before the lounge closes

Nice clean quiet lounge . I'd assume they are busier in the evening as I was one of 2 guests . They had a really nice breakfast buffet with a great cheese section, brie for the win! It has a serve yourself bar . There was about 15 choices of alcohol plus wines. Priority pass was accepted for entry.

This was my third lounge I visited at JFK. Again, the lounge was very crowded due to the weekend. However, this place was a bit more airy. The food choices were not a lot. They had take away sandwiches in paper bags, salad bar, and a few hot entrees that were good. They did have juices, sodas and small bottled water. The washrooms on the second floor were really small. Can't compare to the lounges in Hong Kong or Tokyo.

Located in Terminal 1 by gate 1, so far this is my fav lounge in JFK. I thought the lounge was great and spacious but I do hate the view of the cars coming and leaving the airport. The food and drink options are great. They have a cold station with salad, gherkins, croutons, etc then they have a bread station, a hot breakfast station with eggs and hash browns etc, then the shining star is the charcuterie station, there were a good number of items from meat and cheese to select, then they had a yogurt and smoothie station and some desserts. This lounge has beer, champagne and white claw for you young people. Overall a really great lounge to relax before your flight.

Plenty of space, madeleines, and Tattinger's champagne were the best thing about this lounge. They took away the sandwiches and put out nice little cheese plates, but no bread (!! It's the French lounge for g=d's sake) nor crackers.

Best airport lounge ever. Splurged for business class tickets to Paris for our anniversary. If you do that and go to the lounge, you get dinner service on the second floor. You are seated at a table and have a four course meal with service and unlimited alcohol. Emily took excellent care of us. The meal is the same as what is served in flight. This way we get to eat early and sleep as soon as our flight takes off. The food was excellent and we were able to supplement our meal with the buffet offerings. The wine was really good. A very civilized pre-flight experience.

Would give this 2 stars if it wasn't for the Clarins spa express facial offered. The lounge is located at the end of a wing and therefore no views. The food is pretty terrible. The raw items (fruit and veggies) were all dried or wilting. The fish dish was so fishy it was inedible. Sparkling water machine didn't work, there were 3 soda options - minimal. Dessert plates had dessert falling over. Bathrooms were small and showers were not luxurious by any means. Plenty of space with 2 levels but nothing great.

Not gonna lie I did love this lounge! Loooots of food option and pleeeeeeeeeenty of alcohol. The coffee situation was even better. Your own nespresso to make your own coffee! Like how bomb is that? I know some of you might go and compare lounges. I get it. Hey, this wasn't bad at all. My card includes it. Free food. Free guest. Free booze. Nice area to relax in. Really nice restrooms AND showers! Also not too crowded. It's perfect!

Came by for a couple hours prior to flying Air France Business the other day and it was a decent experience. The entry to the lounge is quite unique. The lounge features a generic area on the main level and an exclusive area for Business Class passengers on the 2nd floor. Complimentary facials are offered behind the front desk. They have complimentary showers which was decent, although the shampoo and shower gel weren't labelled in the shower. The water pressure varied from good to weak...which was a touch bizarre. The main floor features a hot and cold buffet along with a full bar. The top floor features many more food options including a hot entree meal service that can be ordered via the waiter. The lounge is quiet and Wifi is free!

Terrible. Unfortunately there's just not a lot of options in terminal 1. Even though you get access with tickets from Sky Team carriers, be prepared for them to make it seem like you can't access this lounge. Just tell them you'd rather use this one. At first it looked nice, but the service and offerings are pretty bad. The vegetarian option? Plain rice. That's it. Staff is a bit rude as well. Better than sitting by the gate, ever so slightly better than the Alitalia lounge, but that's about it. Don't come here with high expectations. Right after posting this, I noticed the cheese is molded. Gross. Probably not a good idea to eat here.

Limited options compared to most lounges. Seats aren't very comfortable and many are beat up. I would choose another lounge next time.

LOCATION: Located in terminal 1, right by gate 1. AMBIENCE: Very modern, colorful and yet simple. The seatings are comfortable. They have outlets pretty much everywhere. They also have 2 showers however the shower attendees are only available from 2pm to 10pm. Anything outside of the hours have to be checked in with the front desk. FOOD: They have hot and cold food. There's a salad bar, varieties of breads, rice, meat sauce, soup, ham, salami, different types of cheeses, chips, instant noodles, cookies, yogurt, etc. DRINK: They have Nespresso machine but make sure you put in the coffee cups, otherwise it will only be pumping out milk and water. They also have self serve liquor station where you can get wines or make your own drinks. There's also a fridge of bottle waters, juices, sodas, etc. SERVICE: Check-in at the front desk was smooth. The cleaning staffs are just doing what they have to do. Some are really nice, some are all business and some are pretty much miserable complaining about how most people just leave their stuff and go. Not the best lounge when compared to most, especially with the food selections... but definitely better than waiting for your flight at the gate.

It couldnt be any worse! One of the worst lounge experiences I ever made! No food waiting for a delayed flyght on the buffet. Service took so long that even after an hour I hadnt had anything proper to eat. Dirty! loud! Unbelivebale!

One of the lowest end lounges I have been in. Torn, dirty and gross carpets down stairs. Food was mediocre and had been out too long. Poor choices for alcohol - certainly not top shelf. Seating was old, worn, torn and dirty. Lighting was uneven - burned out lights...just not good. Staff is fine - friendly but no table service except if you want dinner in the lounge (flying business/first) vs on the plane. Upstairs is a bit nicer than downstairs but not by much. Needs a refresh, capital improvements, attention to detail, cleaning, change of menu, increased selections etc etc. Waiting here now for an 11:35PM flight to CDG...cannot get out soon enough. For a modest investment this place could be nice. AF hope you are listening.

Very busy lounge in the evening, with two very large aircraft leaving very close to each other. I was in here for my delayed JFK-CDG on the A380 and the place was pretty well packed. Despite this, the buffet was pretty well taken care of with fresh foods on display and plenty of clean plates/cutlery. Self-service liquor and some cans/bottles available to take with you to the gate. Warning: Air France has more than one departure gate at JFK and the Lounge is only near one of them. So you may need to walk a bit.

The lounge was small and tightly packed. The food, which limited was ok. They had a veggie pasta option, meat, rice and salads, some fruit and snacks. The alcohol was self serve and the selection was varied. The staff were nice and friendly.

Next to gate 1. There are only 2 shower rooms and the line for it was ridiculously long. But besides that, the lounge was pretty comfortable with decent amount of food and snacks. French wine and French champagne, some American and French snacks like chips and cookies, and a salad bar with ham and salami. The down side was that it seemed to me food was gone quickly and would't be restocked for a while.

One thing we enjoy doing on our way to Japan is visiting airport lounges. Not all the lounges are excellent, but it is better than waiting for your flight at the gate. It seemed like all of the SkyTeam Alliance airlines are using this lounge... It is located at the international terminal 1, right next to gate 1. Upon entering, we showed our flight tickets and they stamped WiFi password on the back. If you are entering with Priority Pass, They have some restrictions, and that you might not be able to enter at certain times of the day, or if the lounge is too busy. Since we were accessing the lounge with Premier Economy tickets, we were asked to stay on the main floor. I assume the second floor is only for Business and First class? We went there early in the morning, so it was almost empty. Nice and quiet, an oasis in a busy JFK terminal. The lounge had different types of furniture (mainly different kinds of chairs) throughout, some colorful, modern design. The nice thing about the set up was that they had small table between two chairs, or some of them had one table per chair. The heavy-duty table with a lamp also had outlet, great for charging/working on a phone or computer before taking a long flight. The greatest thing about the lounge (in my opinion) other than the relaxing atmosphere is the food and drinks. They are included in the lounge, so you can eat and drink all you want for free! At this lounge, they have hot and cold food, even thought the choices are limited. For the main breakfast food items, all I saw was eggs and sausages...and they were all served cold. For other cold food, they had salad, fruits, yogurts, smoked salmon and sandwiches, etc. They also had some baked goods like croissant and muffin. The fun item was a cup noodle. Random, I know, but it was somehow comforting at this cold lounge. Maybe because this was the ONLY hot food option that they had? For drinks, they have Nespresso machine, with four kinds of coffee pods. They of course have soda, water, and yes, French wines! All in all, it was a nice, relaxing few hours before our flight. It is always nice to get some relaxation before going into a plane for more than 10 hours. While we were there, I saw cleaning staffs coming around to pick up the dirty dishes and cups a few times, but not very often. The food was restocked at good pace, but as the lounge got busier, the food disappeared faster than they could restock them quickly. Some staffs were very nice, and some others were just strictly business. They don't have the best food or best amenity, but I still say this is an oasis. I've waited for hours at a gate, waiting for my flight (especially delayed flights), and sitting at those super uncomfortable chairs for hours is no fun.

Came here using Priority Pass to recharge before my flight. Usually the lounge only accepts Priority Pass after 11pm, but since that day they had a cancelled flight they made an exception. I was only allowed to roam around the first floor because the second floor is for business/first class passengers only. I promptly found a big comfy chair with a outlet and table (there are many and this lounge is not too crowded) and made myself at home. The hot food selection could definitely be improved - when I was there they only had two soups, white rice, and some unappetizing chicken dishes. Also most of the items had dairy and I am lactose intolerant. There are plenty of little snacks you can snag for your flight, Haagen Daz ice cream cups, many different drinks (alcoholic and non alcoholic, but the beer/wine is of cheap quality), espresso machines, a salad bar, etc. Except for the hot foods, the food situation here is pretty damn good. The place is also pretty clean (staff is constantly cleaning and replenishing the food supply). No screens displaying flight info though. They merely make announcements for Air Frances flights.

Dropped in this morning for a quick coffee before my flight. The woman at the front desk did not know how to operate the priority pass scanner and therefore did not let me in. I even showed her that it is valid in the app but she did not care. Very rude and unprofessional. Hope she gets fired.

Not much food, this place does have a small variety of alcohol, and some snacks. No place to shower, no place to sleep. Low budget lounge

So déclassé. Cracked pleather seats. No relaxing seating. Bad lighting. They need to visit a Virgin Atlantic lounge to see what flyers expect. Very disappointed.

Pretty sad selection for an air France lounge. Ham slices Swiss cheese, Raman noodle ND bread :( Guess it's better than it's terminal 1 competition.

Much better now than before ... When I first used this lounge a couple of years ago - it was meh. Design and cleanliness was solid but the food and drink offerings sucked This time it's way better with ample spirits, drinks and good food as well. Salad was fresh, the mushroom bisque was nice and the meat and cold cuts selection was good. The smoked salmon was a nice touch.

What not to like. Great snacks, unlimited drinks of all kinds. Way to burn some time before the flights. We had a great relaxing time here. Service was also great.

Got in with Priority Pass on a Friday night. Had a late flight out so decided to try our luck after reading all the Yelp reviews. We were lucky and they let us in around 1130. Rested for 30 minutes at the lounge. Free alcohol here, beer, wine, and even hard alcohol. Food is mostly small desserts, salad, soup, cheese plates. Nothing too fancy but it's great as a snack.

- good wifi - A+ for French wine - free shortbread and echolocate squares - love the yogurt - the soup is thin - cakes tastes boxed - no place to put your feet up - could use more outlets

This is awesome. Comfy seats. Two levels. Lots of outlets. Clean bathrooms and shower. Unlimited food, drinks and wine. I had Butternut squash soup, Lentil soup, Cauliflower soup, sliced salmon, yogurt, salad and tons of drinks. There's also chips, cereal, muffins and fruits! I'm not sure what the price is for entrance or if it's free. One yelper said it was free. I just walked in.

Great lounge with many food options such as chips, cookies, yogurts, variety of breads, cheese, grapes, wine, beer, coffee, there's even yogurt, salad, fruit, and brownie cake. Very quiet ambiance, workers cleared our table of plates when done. The only reason 3 stars is because of the hours of operation. 6am - 1:30 then closed and reopens at 11pm-1am. I had a 6 hour layover and arrived at JFK at 6pm, it would've been really nice to have come straight to this lounge. Very clean place though and lots of seating with comfortable chairs. Food is upstairs and we went right at opening which was good because afterwards they didn't restock the Hagen dazs ice cream or the delicious onion bread.

Mediocre at best. Limited portions - nothing French is available in this lounge. Bland warm entree (only two options); no cheese or other charcuterie. Don't pay to access this lounge unless you're flying business. They do have a few different champagne options and some wines.

Won't let priority pass in before 9pm event though they have a sign saying they are allowed all afternoon

Terrible. Better to stay outside the lounge. Food is cold and poor quality and there are no charging stations. Cleaners are the best part of the lounge, friendly. How can they charge business prices and offer such a poor quality lounge?

I didn't realize Priority Pass lounges can refuse entry on certain days or times. The lounge is okay inside, but this review is for the fact that they do not keep their priority pass commitment. Basically don't count on getting in!... ...if you do get in, the food and drinks spread is decent. The employees working there weren't able to answer (or weren't interested in answering?) my questions about if the food was vegetarian. So that was a concern too Not the greatest airport lounge.

Just OK, not as nice as some of the other airport lounges, we have been in. Can't wait until they open the Amex Centurion lounge at JFK.

Usually taking a shower in the lounge is a great way to freshen up before a long flight. The Air France lounge showers feel more like worrying about Athlete's Foot in the middle school locker room. The rest of the lounge is crowded, disorganized, and dirty. A seating area runs right up against the two food and beverage counters, making it difficult to grab anything from here without bumping against someone sitting. Even though I was at this lounge at a time when there were lots of customers, the food selection was picked bare and full of crumbs and the upstairs section was roped off. Very disappointing lounge experience.

This lounge has seen better days. Furnishings are beaten up and the lounge is very dirty. The food and snacks are pretty bad. It's an affront to the French haute standards.