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Old Jan 16, 2020 | 7:06 am
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lowfareair
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Was at both lounges (Centurion and Escape) last night and this morning as my flight was cancelled. A couple thoughts:

Escape serves their dishes pre-plated with tapas-sozed servings on nice looking crockery/plateware. Centurion has a very similar menu served in the standard buffet-style, but plates are a bit on the small side. I rather enjoyed the pancakes with real maple syrup during breakfast.

Centurion has an good but not wide selection of alcohol, felt like less variety than their other lounges. As of yesterday, all alcohol at Escape is free for Plat cardholders, including some surprisingly high-end brands. Port Charlotte scotch is served in the Centurion ($80/bottle it looks like).

Standard coffee/espresso machines in both lounges, but Escape has a traditional espresso machine behind the bar for handmade drinks as well as 6 types of tea out (didn't see a tea section at Centurion, but I didn't look too hard for it).

Decor at Escape was slightly better than Centurion IMO, Centurion felt a bit sterile to me, especially the bar and food section.

Runway views available at both lounges.

Overall, both good additions to the Amex network. If I was going back, I'd lean towards the Escape lounge unless I was really hungry. Best bet is probably to ask which lounge is currently less crowded and use that one.
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