Y Class Menus
#1
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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Y Class Menus
I've really been enjoying the Let's Eat threads and wondered if we could start one for Y Class menus. It's a while since I've flown United in Coach/Economy (2001 in fact) and back then they gave out menu cards. So my first question is: do they still do this? If so, would you like to share some of the menus you've got hidden away? Here are two from May 2001.
Sydney-Los Angeles
Dinner
Baby shrimp and pasta salad with carrots
Garden fresh salad with dressing of the day
Chicken Parmesan with basil marinara sauce ++ Fettucine Alfredo pie and green beans OR
Grilled Steak with black pepper sauce ++ Mashed potatoes, peas and corn
Lemon Tart
A snack will be served between the two main meals.
Breakfast
Denver-style omelette with potatoes au gratin ++ Tomato mushroom ragout and fresh fruit appetizer OR
Fresh seasonal fruit plate with creamy yoghurt
Los Angeles-Sydney
Dinner
Garden fresh salad with sressing of the day
Salisbury steak with mushoom and onion sauce ++ Garlic mashed potatoes and a vegetable medley OR
Cheese-filled pasta shells ++ Tomato sauce and shredded mozzarella OR
Chilled Chicken Wellington ++ Caesar pasta salad
Eli's Dulce de Leche cheesecake
A snack will be served between the two main meals
Breakfast
Mini Skillet Breakfast - scrambled eggs with paprika sauce and red potatoes, diced bacon, tomato, American cheese and onions OR
Fresh seasonal fruit plate with creamy yoghurt
These were quite decent meals. I wonder if the level of quality has held up since then?
Sydney-Los Angeles
Dinner
Baby shrimp and pasta salad with carrots
Garden fresh salad with dressing of the day
Chicken Parmesan with basil marinara sauce ++ Fettucine Alfredo pie and green beans OR
Grilled Steak with black pepper sauce ++ Mashed potatoes, peas and corn
Lemon Tart
A snack will be served between the two main meals.
Breakfast
Denver-style omelette with potatoes au gratin ++ Tomato mushroom ragout and fresh fruit appetizer OR
Fresh seasonal fruit plate with creamy yoghurt
Los Angeles-Sydney
Dinner
Garden fresh salad with sressing of the day
Salisbury steak with mushoom and onion sauce ++ Garlic mashed potatoes and a vegetable medley OR
Cheese-filled pasta shells ++ Tomato sauce and shredded mozzarella OR
Chilled Chicken Wellington ++ Caesar pasta salad
Eli's Dulce de Leche cheesecake
A snack will be served between the two main meals
Breakfast
Mini Skillet Breakfast - scrambled eggs with paprika sauce and red potatoes, diced bacon, tomato, American cheese and onions OR
Fresh seasonal fruit plate with creamy yoghurt
These were quite decent meals. I wonder if the level of quality has held up since then?
#2
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They no longer have menus on ANY UA flights in Y.
#3
Join Date: May 2003
Location: SAN
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I remember the salisbury steak experiment though
#4
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Originally Posted by lucky9876coins
They no longer have menus on ANY UA flights in Y.
#5
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Originally Posted by PATRLR
We're lucky we get food, and on the majority of UA flights, we don't.
Something like this:
Chicken or Beef
Chicken or Pasta
Pasta or Beef
Exciting stuff!
#6
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Anybody see a similarity between those May 2001 Y menus and today's C menus??
#7
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: New England
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Originally Posted by lucky9876coins
Righto! If there were a thread about all the food that they serve in coach, it would get a little bit repetitive.
Something like this:
Chicken or Beef
Chicken or Pasta
Pasta or Beef
Exciting stuff!
Something like this:
Chicken or Beef
Chicken or Pasta
Pasta or Beef
Exciting stuff!
Pretzels
Snack Mix
and on those real special long hauls:
Pretzels or Snack Mix
#8
Join Date: Feb 2005
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Originally Posted by wimpypipsqueak
I remember the salisbury steak experiment though
#9
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Originally Posted by Waihi49
Salisbury steak with mushoom and onion sauce ++ Garlic mashed potatoes and a vegetable medley
#10
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Originally Posted by UNITED959
Anybody see a similarity between those May 2001 Y menus and today's C menus??
F - 1 course meal
C - Snack Mix or pretzels and BoB booze
Y - 20$ Snackbox and 5$ softdrinks
#11
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hmm so in 5 years...
F - 1 course meal
C - Snack Mix or pretzels and BoB booze
Y - 20$ Snackbox and 5$ softdrinks
Are the $20 snackboxes and $5 drinks available now in the cargo hold?
Originally Posted by jason8612
Originally Posted by UNITED959
Anybody see a similarity between those May 2001 Y menus and today's C menus??
F - 1 course meal
C - Snack Mix or pretzels and BoB booze
Y - 20$ Snackbox and 5$ softdrinks
#12
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Originally Posted by rar indeed
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Are the $20 snackboxes and $5 drinks available now in the cargo hold?
Are the $20 snackboxes and $5 drinks available now in the cargo hold?
On norwegian airlines, my friend was telling me their mag. have interesting stories.
One time, a older couple was traveling "unspecified" which means that they get booked into whatever major airline and a 4 star hotel avail (travel companies in Europe use this a lot). They havent flown in a very long time. On their flight, they checked in and were on the plane. But the FAs didnt know where they are. Their BPs were scanned, and the manifest said they were onboard, but they were not in their seats. Somehow, while searching the plane, someone looked in the cargo hold, and they were sitting on the crates. They thought that "unspecified" was cargo, and "specified" was coach.
True story
Just shows you, there isnt a big difference...
#13
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Texas
Posts: 2,554
Originally Posted by UNITED959
Anybody see a similarity between those May 2001 Y menus and today's C menus??
#14
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Texas
Posts: 2,554
Originally Posted by PATRLR
We're lucky we get food, and on the majority of UA flights, we don't.
#15
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I don't know how anyone can eat any of UA's offerings in Y class, if you get anything. Thee biggest audacity was to start charging for a glass of wine, even on long hauls. I avoid UA all together. Here is what I recommend doing, before entering a long-haul UAL flight:
go find the best DELI you know and have them make you the biggest and nicest sandwich you like, take along some potatoe chips and then take the package on board. I do that a lot when flying out of HKG back to LAX, if I am forced to stay in Y, and then 'unwrap' my sandwich, whichI get from the Deli at the Holiday Inn in Kowloon. Watch your neighbor's eyes!
go find the best DELI you know and have them make you the biggest and nicest sandwich you like, take along some potatoe chips and then take the package on board. I do that a lot when flying out of HKG back to LAX, if I am forced to stay in Y, and then 'unwrap' my sandwich, whichI get from the Deli at the Holiday Inn in Kowloon. Watch your neighbor's eyes!