This may seem an obvious answer to a lot of people, but I might ask it anyway. There aren't too many descriptions or TR's here to really be able to make an informed choice.

In a CA 737-800, is it worth stumping the extra for First than Y?

Its a 2 hour flight and F is around 2x the price of Y (1400 vs 700AUD). But, theres a little more room, lounge access, and I assume better food, and thats it? The legroom doesn't look fantastic in F, and there doesn't appear to be any IFE (basing this off a single TR I found here on CA). Is the food actually decent in F, or just less awful?

(The CA F looks about equivalent to QF domestic C, which is normally about 4 times the price of Y, so it is tempting from that perspective)

On the otherhand I have heard that Y on Chinese airlines is basically unbearable..... (believe it or not, some airlines are perfectly comfortable in Y)

One major thing thats drawing me towards F though is in case things go balls-up. I'm flying PEK-ULN and have heard that delays/cancellations are relatively common. I HAVE to get ULN on the day I'm flying, so I'm hoping that if things get mucked up I may have a few more options than if in Y (or at least CA may make more of an effort to get me there).

cheers^