Kelvin brought me a Comments form and asked whether I would mind filling it out, including the good and bad points. Since it was such a fantastic flight, I took this opportunity to set out how much I enjoyed the flight and in particular the service from Kelvin, and suggested improving their dessert course. (Note: I received a personalised email three days after the arrival of the flight, thanking me for the comments and addressing the points raised)
Orders were taken for the meal and the table was set once again with the charger and cutlery. I opted to have just the fruit plate and my Lobster Thermidor, as I knew the lobster is quite a full-on type of dish and I didn’t want to overeat for the second time.
And then the fruit plate was brought out. Each fruit tasted fresh and sweet, and it was the perfect way to refresh my palate and get my stomach going again.
Then, the lobster came out. Oh my god. I’ve rarely seen a lobster this big on the ground, let alone in the air! Even Kelvin commented that it’s the biggest lobster he’s ever plated, which is saying something! It was huge – the shell must have been at least 5 inches wide, and it was filled to the brim with huge chunks of lobster meat that were around 4cm in diameter – there were at least 15 pieces of those huge chunks inside the shell. And the huge claw at the front as well. I was in lobster heaven in the most unexpected of places.
Another picture to show you how full of meat the lobster was
It was cooked in a relatively light cream sauce and there were no mushrooms as there usually is (good). The rice and asparagus was great with the sauce. The lobster meat was very fresh and succulent. I bet it would cost a fair whack to pay for this size and quality on the ground. Simply an amazing dish – having seen other pictures of the lobster thermidor on SQ F, I know I really struck jackpot with mine. As you would expect, I was totally full after that monster of a lobster even though I skipped other courses and also didn’t have any bread.
Me and the monster lobster
After everything was cleared away, we were flying over Malaysia and fast approaching landing time… Arghh. This was one of those flights that you wish it would never finish.
I wanted a photo together with the wonderful crew so I asked the Inflight Auditor to take the picture. It would be fair to say that other passengers in F were probably tutting and thinking I was a first-time tourist from the back!
I started to get ready for the landing by packing my bags again and tidying up around my seat. Before the seatbelt sign came on, I moved to seat 2A again in order to take the video through a clean window. Plenty of ships going to/from Singapore as usual:
Video of landing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-MtAfX6DZ0
We reached the gate on time at 1450 and I looked around the cabin once more to take in the view. Sure, there will be bigger and better products in the future, no doubt. There already are very nice looking F products on airlines like CX and JL. But for me personally, the SQ 747 represents my teenage flying fantasy, leaving such a strong impression on me 10 years ago that it still has the wow factor even today when other airlines have launched much more impressive looking seats. The location in the nose of the 747 is unmatched in its atmosphere and tranquillity, the seat design thoughtful and elegant, and the crew as graceful and perfectionist as ever. It really is about as good as it gets, for me. Although it’s somewhat unlikely that I will fly the SQ 747 before its retirement, I will not be forgetting that view for a very long time.
(SIN-ICN to follow shortly)