Long haul plane food

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gamefreaks said:

Airline food is an international competition to produce the best microwave meal.

Certainly, pre-covid the meals on KLM, Air France, Lufthansa and Emirates in poverty class were perfectly edible.

I look forward to the meals because it breaks up the boredom of a long flight.

Then there's Austria Airlines. I can't remember the main course but the tiramisu and the coffee were great.

I did fly WestJet earlier. (Or WorstJet, another story!) and the food was terrible and the coffee was even worse. They serve McDonalds coffee FFS.

This.

Austrian's tiramisu is probably the worst I've ever had, but it's still tiramisu. I ended up on a Saudia flight back from Jeddah a little while ago, same weekend as the F1 was there, which was something I never wanted to do because of their reputation. It was actually fine though, including the food.

20 years ago airline food was much worse, although you could fill up on peanuts. And at least it's not the mother in law's, even if it too comes out of a heated hostess trolley.

[Petrus1983]

GT03ROB said:

Petrus1983 said:

Last week BA Premium LHR- DFW

A very yummy chicken pie (I know it looks like shepherds pie!) -

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Is that still on the menu! I think I’ve had that 3 or 4 times since last September. To be fair it’s actually quite nice.

Greendubber said:

I find BA premium economy food pretty good to be fair the times I've had it, definitely the best 'plane food' I've had.

That’s probably because it supposed to be a club meal, so if you are judging by economy standards it should be good.

Yes - definitely still on the menu as this was last Monday. I have to say that it was lacking a few carrots - but seriously, I saw the economy offering and it far exceeded that - we’re not just talking about the crockery. It makes me sad - because I have to return in a few weeks in economy but it will be fine - serious question - is Gordon Rameys PlaneFood going again from t5?

[GT03ROB]

Petrus1983 said:

Yes - definitely still on the menu as this was last Monday. I have to say that it was lacking a few carrots - but seriously, I saw the economy offering and it far exceeded that - we’re not just talking about the crockery. It makes me sad - because I have to return in a few weeks in economy but it will be fine - serious question - is Gordon Rameys PlaneFood going again from t5?

Yes.

[Petrus1983]

GT03ROB said:

Yes.

Thanks - between the lounge and Plane Food it’s a good mix.

[GT03ROB]

People taking their own food on board always reminds me of the movie Hannibal! But full English in T5 BA lounge is great.

One other point on this food thing…. If you order a special meal….you will count yourself out for an upgrade. Maybe not a big deal, but a consideration.

[Petrus1983]

GT03ROB said:

People taking their own food on board always reminds me of the movie Hannibal! But full English in T5 BA lounge is great.

One other point on this food thing…. If you order a special meal….you will count yourself out for an upgrade. Maybe not a big deal, but a consideration.

Ignore my ignorance - is Full English another company offering food you board with? Minus Chianti I’m guessing.

[GT03ROB]

Petrus1983 said:

GT03ROB said:

People taking their own food on board always reminds me of the movie Hannibal! But full English in T5 BA lounge is great.

One other point on this food thing…. If you order a special meal….you will count yourself out for an upgrade. Maybe not a big deal, but a consideration.

Ignore my ignorance - is Full English another company offering food you board with? Minus Chianti I’m guessing.

Niet. It was a great early morning start in the BA lounge, with champagne! I’d get there at 5am and it was always fresh. Could keep me going for the rest of the day.

[UTH]

Sounds like my memories of plane food from pre pandemic are rose tinted judging by the comments here, but I will remain convinced even in cattle class it was a fair bit better than the tripe I had last week.
Oh well, it is what it is.

[Alorotom]

GT03ROB said:

One other point on this food thing…. If you order a special meal….you will count yourself out for an upgrade. Maybe not a big deal, but a consideration.

Ive never heard that before, but thinking about it the times I have been bumped to business or first has certainly always been when I have not put in a special request.

[paulguitar]

Alorotom said:

GT03ROB said:

One other point on this food thing…. If you order a special meal….you will count yourself out for an upgrade. Maybe not a big deal, but a consideration.

Ive never heard that before, but thinking about it the times I have been bumped to business or first has certainly always been when I have not put in a special request.

102 trips across the pond and it's happened to me ONCE.

[Petrus1983]

It makes sense - if you have a ‘changed’ economy meal they then won’t be able to serve it closer to the front- and you’re usually bumped as the flight is overbooked so will need all the dishes in economy. Btw - I’ve never been bumped in all my years of flying - and never request a different meal

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Petrus1983 said:

It makes sense - if you have a ‘changed’ economy meal they then won’t be able to serve it closer to the front- and you’re usually bumped as the flight is overbooked so will need all the dishes in economy. Btw - I’ve never been bumped in all my years of flying - and never request a different meal

My friend and I got bumped from Economy to Premium many years ago on our way to Vegas. Sadly leaving one friend back in Economy as he'd booked separately a bit later!

Only time that's ever happened in all my years as well.

[Zumbruk]

GT03ROB said:

People taking their own food on board always reminds me of the movie Hannibal! But full English in T5 BA lounge is great.

One other point on this food thing…. If you order a special meal….you will count yourself out for an upgrade. Maybe not a big deal, but a consideration.

Other than via friends who work for BA, I've never got an upgrade, even when I haven't ordered a special meal. What am I doing wrong?

[Petrus1983]

Zumbruk said:

Other than via friends who work for BA, I've never got an upgrade, even when I haven't ordered a special meal. What am I doing wrong?

I’ve realised that it’s more of a thing of the past. Also my 12 transatlantics, 4 Euro flights and a return to the Far East each year is sweet FA compared to some other travellers/business accounts.

[Zumbruk]

Petrus1983 said:

Zumbruk said:

Other than via friends who work for BA, I've never got an upgrade, even when I haven't ordered a special meal. What am I doing wrong?

I’ve realised that it’s more of a thing of the past. Also my 12 transatlantics, 4 Euro flights and a return to the Far East each year is sweet FA compared to some other travellers/business accounts.

Agreed. My BA friends tell me that there is pressure now to sell upgrades rather than giving them away. Even when I spent 2 years flying transatlantic every few weeks (when my father was dying), other than galloping up the "Executive Club" rankings, I never got a freeby upgrade. We sat in the departure lounge at PHL once and listened to BA conducting a "Dutch Auction" over the PA for upgrades, slowly dropping the price until (I assume) they all sold.

[Petrus1983]

Sorry about your father. The Executive Club rankings do start to make a real difference though - more so than just a free upgrade IMO. I’m silver - I get to pick which seat I’m in when I book, business class check in, have the lounge access including the lounges of the partner airlines, priority boarding (I don’t use it - why be on the plane longer than needed!). But the cumulative is quite a nice flying experience.

[Zumbruk]

Petrus1983 said:

Sorry about your father.

Thanks.

Petrus1983 said:

The Executive Club rankings do start to make a real difference though - more so than just a free upgrade IMO. I’m silver - I get to pick which seat I’m in when I book, business class check in, have the lounge access including the lounges of the partner airlines, priority boarding (I don’t use it - why be on the plane longer than needed!). But the cumulative is quite a nice flying experience.

Yes, they do. I'm Silver, too, although I think that expires at the end of this year; I haven't been able to make enough flights to keep it up.

[Petrus1983]

Zumbruk said:

Petrus1983 said:

although I think that expires at the end of this year; I haven't been able to make enough flights to keep it up.

I’d consider it a bonus in life! Like you were - I don’t fly from choice but necessity. As soon as I lose silver I’ll either pay for a better cabin or a lounge pass.

[Griffith4ever]

paulguitar said:

The last time I went in BA Premium Economy, the food was the same as ordinary economy, except we got proper silverware and a real glass. I think the better food must be a fairly recent development?

Same for me, in Dec last year - so not long ago. LHR to Maurtius. Food was abysmal in PE

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iphonedyou said:

chandrew said:

Unless in first (when you might get a chef cooking you what you want)

On what airline?

Turkish Air used to have a chef for the front enders when I flew pre thingy.