Airplane food...
Discussion
After a very disappointing experience on British Airways this week I thought I'd see what others had experienced, I consider myself a foodie but more on the find the best BBQ place, or fresh kebab end of the scale rather than fine dining, but in what will probably be the only time only with BA I was looking forward to the food, Heathrow to Hyderabad so 9 hours with 2 meals in each direction... I was looking forward to it:
On the way out I had a meal so medicore that just a week later I can't remember what it was, I then missed the second meal as I was asleep
On the way back I saw full English breakfast on the menu, and thought, this will be good.... Oh how wrong I was; a cheese omelette, a chicken hotdog, mushrooms and a hash brown the size of a 10p which managed to get both burnt and under coked at the same time. Now, I realise there's some debate about what should be on a full English, but I'm pretty sure it's never a cheese omelette and a chicken hotdog
For the second meal I ordered the chicken kebab starter and the lamb main, the chicken arrived; hot food served on an ice cold plate and there was 2 pieces of chicken the size of KFC Popcorn chicken... Disappointing. The main appeared to be wafer thin supermarket lamb cooked to the point of becoming jerky
Is this now standard for airline food ?
Wish I'd taken photos but the idea for the thread only came into my head afterwards
What's everyone else's experience been ?
On the way out I had a meal so medicore that just a week later I can't remember what it was, I then missed the second meal as I was asleep
On the way back I saw full English breakfast on the menu, and thought, this will be good.... Oh how wrong I was; a cheese omelette, a chicken hotdog, mushrooms and a hash brown the size of a 10p which managed to get both burnt and under coked at the same time. Now, I realise there's some debate about what should be on a full English, but I'm pretty sure it's never a cheese omelette and a chicken hotdog
For the second meal I ordered the chicken kebab starter and the lamb main, the chicken arrived; hot food served on an ice cold plate and there was 2 pieces of chicken the size of KFC Popcorn chicken... Disappointing. The main appeared to be wafer thin supermarket lamb cooked to the point of becoming jerky
Is this now standard for airline food ?
Wish I'd taken photos but the idea for the thread only came into my head afterwards
What's everyone else's experience been ?
Ritchie335is said:
Pablo Escobar said:
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Because they should carry a selection of breads and fillings to make you a sandwich of your choice, righto.
It was chosen from the in flight menu, is there a need really??Because they should carry a selection of breads and fillings to make you a sandwich of your choice, righto.
Countdown said:
Ritchie335is said:
Pablo Escobar said:
^^^^^^^^^^^^
Because they should carry a selection of breads and fillings to make you a sandwich of your choice, righto.
It was chosen from the in flight menu, is there a need really??Because they should carry a selection of breads and fillings to make you a sandwich of your choice, righto.
They have to cater for everyone, so Halal is the go to.
BA are a glorified budget airline these days really.most flights are basic plus baggage etc, but they throw a small pack of snacks and a bottle
I used them to Cairo recently, after vowing to not use pegasus again, after flying them on a package holiday.
I looked at their own website and got a great deal for extra leg room seats and a total of 41kg over 3 bags, each.
One thing about them over 4 flights with very short Istanbul transfers, like 85 minutes, they were very efficient.
BA are a glorified budget airline these days really.most flights are basic plus baggage etc, but they throw a small pack of snacks and a bottle
I used them to Cairo recently, after vowing to not use pegasus again, after flying them on a package holiday.
I looked at their own website and got a great deal for extra leg room seats and a total of 41kg over 3 bags, each.
One thing about them over 4 flights with very short Istanbul transfers, like 85 minutes, they were very efficient.
Ritchie335is said:
Countdown said:
Ritchie335is said:
Pablo Escobar said:
^^^^^^^^^^^^
Because they should carry a selection of breads and fillings to make you a sandwich of your choice, righto.
It was chosen from the in flight menu, is there a need really??Because they should carry a selection of breads and fillings to make you a sandwich of your choice, righto.
I fly a lot, nearly always economy, and I think the food is fine. I'm not expecting decent restaurant standard, given that is has to be preprepared and the limitations they have to work with re storing and serving it, but it's always perfectly acceptable.
Occasionally it's better than that. I had a mushroom risotto not long ago that was genuinely superb. Can't recall which airline or route, but it would have been to the USA, Canada or South America as those are the main long hauls I've done this year. Plus one trip to South Africa.
Long haul economy these days, nearly every airline has a snack station where you can help yourself to drinks , crisps, fruit and the like. If not, a wander up to the back and a request and staff have always been only to happy to provide something.
I have absolutely no complaints re in flight meals.
Occasionally it's better than that. I had a mushroom risotto not long ago that was genuinely superb. Can't recall which airline or route, but it would have been to the USA, Canada or South America as those are the main long hauls I've done this year. Plus one trip to South Africa.
Long haul economy these days, nearly every airline has a snack station where you can help yourself to drinks , crisps, fruit and the like. If not, a wander up to the back and a request and staff have always been only to happy to provide something.
I have absolutely no complaints re in flight meals.
I hardly ever fly on airlines that serve anything. In recent times the only ones that have were Emirates in business and Qantas in scum.
Qantas served something that was sludgy, hot and brown. The plane was so loud I couldn't hear what it was. Overall I would've preferred to remain hungry. I don't recall having anything as miserable as that before.
Emirates business was interesting. I suppose I was expecting miracles, and didn't get them. There's still a lot of people to serve in not much time and space.
It's very definitely still identifiably airline food, just better. None of it was memorable and once I'd experienced it once I wouldn't be getting on the plane looking forward to pigging out. It got the job done in a decent enough manner and that was pretty much it.
I was offered a cheapo first class upgrade but didn't take it. It would've been interesting to see how much better it was.
Qantas served something that was sludgy, hot and brown. The plane was so loud I couldn't hear what it was. Overall I would've preferred to remain hungry. I don't recall having anything as miserable as that before.
Emirates business was interesting. I suppose I was expecting miracles, and didn't get them. There's still a lot of people to serve in not much time and space.
It's very definitely still identifiably airline food, just better. None of it was memorable and once I'd experienced it once I wouldn't be getting on the plane looking forward to pigging out. It got the job done in a decent enough manner and that was pretty much it.
I was offered a cheapo first class upgrade but didn't take it. It would've been interesting to see how much better it was.
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