I'll be flying to Atlanta from Tampa to make a connection to London Heathrow. During the layover, I'll leave the secured area to meet my niece and family who live in the Atlanta area. My niece is traveling with me to London, but I wanted to spend an hour with family before my niece and I went through security. I see there is one restaurant, Sweet Auburn Market, in ticketing area of the International Terminal. Is there seating in the Market or out in the ticketing area? There will be six of us. Understand that all the good stuff is behind security in International Terminal and was looking to avoid meeting family outside of security in the congested domestic terminal at the other end of the airport. The photos and maps I've seen online make the International Terminal very unwelcoming to non-passengers prior to security.

There is definitely bar style seating but I can't remember if there are tables. I think there are. And yes, there is very little outside of security in the international terminal.