Carfield

Hi Everyone,

To my surprise, I received a surprise package from british midland international this afternoon. I wrote to BMI about a month ago requesting information regarding its business class and sample menus. Finally, they sent me a package with copies of the business menus from MAN to ORD/IAD and ORD to MAN, and the wine list and a little bit of information regarding its new business seats. I type them out and hope those information will be helpful to you all. The menu looks pretty good and the champagnes certainly look very good.

British Midland Menus
the business
MAN-IAD 701/J1 astron

lunch

curried spring vegetable soup, sour cream, root vegetable crisp
oak smoked Scottish salmon, horseradish cream
rosemary chargrilled vegetables, goats cheese, virgin olive oil
pancetta and Stilton brulee, red onion marmalade on endive

braised lamb shank, garlic mash, seasonal vegetables
pan-fried chicken breast, stuffed with feta and wild mushrooms, French beans in a bacon wrap
grilled cod-fillet, chunky chips, pea mint mash, sunblushed tomato ketchup
leek, potato, and sharp cheddar tart, spinach chard and spicy mustard sauce

personal bakery selection

dessert
zesty lime tart
strawberry and pink champagne trifle
warm sticky toffee pudding with Devonshire cream or organic ice-cream
individual cheddar and ale truckle, Shropshire blue wedge, raisin bread, fresh fig, roast fruit kebab

freshly ground coffee
Twinings tea selection

any time
warm bacon butty
artichoke and tomato pizza
mixed seasonal salad
cappucino
expresso
Irish coffee
hot chocolate
Horlicks

the mad-hatter tea service
warm leek and onion tartlet
watercress with cream cheese in white
smoked salmon and lemon pepper butter on brown
raspberry cream slice
chocolate éclair
mini sultana and plain scones
strawberry preserve
clotted cream
fresh seasonal berries

from the side board
home style lemon drizzle cake
Dundae cake

freshly ground coffee
Twinings tea selection

MAN-ORD
featured the same menu but the service sequence is different.
Tea service is served first, followed by dinner service prior to arrival

dinner
featuring on both ORD and IAD to MAN flights

roasted sweet pepper soup
smoked haddock Welsh rarebit on spinach and plum tomatoes
five leaf salad, virgin olive oil, balsamico

chargrilled beef fillet, Yorkshire pudding, fennel mash and roasted carrots
king crab ravioli, lobster sauce, pimento strips
basked Mediterranean Portabello mushroom on crisp potato

personal bakery selection

dessert
a collection of mini raspberry crème brulee, chocolate tartlet, almond fancy, strawberry sushi & passion fruit and lychee fruit soup

freshly ground coffee
Twinings tea selection
hot chocolate
Horlicks

any time
framhouse Stilton wedge, chimei slice, roasted red pepper, fruit, sesame bread sticks
warm beef baguette
warm tuna melt
fresh fruit selection
expresso
cappucino
Irish coffee

breakfast
freshly squeezed orange juice
cranberry and raspberry juice
strawberry and banana health drink
fruit yogurt
choice of cereal, full cream or reduced fat milk
fresh seasonal fruit

Individual bakery selection with preserves and Marmite

the great British breakfast
crispy bacon, sausages, grilled tomatoes, sauteed mushrooms, rosti potatoes, choice of fresh eggs from the skillet, fried or scrambled
boiled eggs, bread and butter
breakfast mint
Twinings tea selections
freshly ground coffee

wine list

champagnes
Tattinger Brut Millesime 1995
Reims, France

Gardet Brut Cruvee 1995
Chigny les Roses, Motagne de Reims

white wines
Wairau River - 1998 Reserve Sauvignon Blanc
Marlborough, New Zealand

Pascal Bouchard - 1997 Chablis Viellies Vignes
Chablis, France

red wines
Chateau le Caillou - 1997 Pomerol
Bordeaux, France

Sagrantino di Montefalco - 1995 Castello Monte Vibiano
Umbria, Italy

Chateau Reynella - 1998 Shiraz
M'Claren vale, South Australia

Sanderman 20 year old Tawny port
Glet Livet 18 years
Courvoisier XO
Chivas Regal

a selection of apertifs, spirits and beers are available from the bar

Product Summary - seats
the business
Seat manufacturer Weber, USA
Seats per cabin 24
Seat pitch 60"
Seat width 21"
Recline 160 Degrees/ 17"
Leg rest electronic
Footrest manual
Headrest 6 way manual adjustment
Lumbar support electonic, with inflation & vertical positioning
Articulating seat pan
Personal IFE screen 9", arm stowed
Tray table arm stowed
Cocktail table arm stowed, pull out
Cocktail tray on central arm console
Personal reading light with manually adjustable snack arm
Noise canx jack for headrests
PC Power allows laptop to be used without using battery power
Pax Control unit retractable handset with IFE /games controls
Telephone on reverse of PCU (handset)
jacket hook

Enjoy!

Carfield

ScottC

WOW! That's some typing you did there, thanks! Food looks OK...

I am planning on doing an IAD next week, might go for BD, if so I'll post my experiences here...



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Scott

dnw

The seat specs sound near identical to Virgins old Upper Class seat. Now we know what they did with them when they replaced them with the sleepers ;-)

dnw

Carfield

what is a "warm bacon butty"?

ScottC

Soggy bread filled with fatty bacon, just the thing to keep you going on an 8 hour flight...

LHR Tim

I don't know about that. I personally like a nice bacon butty smothered in HP sauce

The menu sounds waaaaay better than what UA serves in C class -- And I bet you'll get a hot towel and a chocy to boot!

ScottC

I never said a soggy bread with fatty bacon smothered in HP sauce wasn't nice... (for the non UK readers: HP sauce is a spicy brown sauce used to cover the taste of english cuisine...)