Lufthansa LH 747 First Class Seat





Now I think, this seat is a little old but still a relatively good design for an F seat. What I’ve been so far lucky has been the emptiness of the cabin which I’m flying, only 3/8 filled yesterday on VX and today 4/16. This completely changes the atmosphere of the F cabin, 16/16 would’ve been very packed but 4/16 represents elusiveness and luxury which most of us strive for when flying int’l First. Therefore, I once again had another empty row all to myself.

Lavatory


Is it just me but I loved having a window in an airplane lavatory, and the LH auto-faucet was also a new first for me, just awesome.

Pre-departure drink - 2000 Champagne Laurent-Perrier, Frankreich



After 10 mins of taxiing, we were taking off towards the northwest on runway 28R, bye-bye North America. Our Boeing 747 was making the turns towards northeast near Point Mugu. As such, it gave the entire right side of the plane very good photo shoots of San Francisco.

Takeoff pictures






I also fiddled with the Lufthansa entertainment system, the screen was just so small. I’ve seen economy TVs bigger than this. That being said, I did see some of the movies selections they were showing were pretty good selections. However since neither the music selection nor the headsets were of my variety, I only used it for the airmap for the flight and used my computer and the power outlet for this flight.

LH 455 Dinner

To start
Chopped celery and crab meat on cucumber

Appetizer
Caviar with the traditional Garnishes
Cold Water Arctic Char, shaved fennel salad and Dill cream
Pressed Veal Shank, Celery Apple Salad
White and green Asparagus, orange segments and citrus Vinaigrette

Salad
Seasonal Salad with red Cherry Tomatoes and Parmesan presented with your choice of dressing

Main Course
Tenderloin of Beef, Potato Galettes, Baby Carrots, and Cabernet Reduction
Or
Seared Sea Scallop with Pancetta Crisp, Parsnip Puree and English Potato Dressing
Or
Lamb Noisette and Shank accompanied by oven dried tomatoes and Sour Dough Dumpling
Or
Buttermilk Gnocchi, roasted Squash and Tarragon Aioli

Selection of Cheese and Dessert
Humboldt Fog, Camembert, Manchego and Gorgonzola Cheese
Paris-Brest with Raspberry Coulis
Orange Mango Soup with seasonal Berries and Raspberry Sorbet
Speciality Dessert Wines

The Lufthansa Rose


To start – Chopped celery and crab meat on cucumber


Appetizer – Caviar with the traditional Garnishes


3 level set Appetizer


Wow, the appetizers just wowed me away, it was the most impressive appetizer I have had on a plane by a long stretch. Both looks, taste were just spectacular

Salad – Seasonal Salad with Cherry tomatoes and Parmesan


Due to my usual appetite, I once again like the April Cathay Pacific First Class ate two meals, first was the

Main Course - Tenderloin of Beef, Potato Galettes, Baby Carrots, and Cabernet Reduction


The first course also surprised my expectation, it just looked very simple which I was absolutely surprised. Earlier this week on the AA forum, some of us commented that AA somehow serves a very good beef steak and this LH steak just tasted like shoe rubber. It was just plain bad, cooked close to well done and lack any beef taste whatsoever so I was very disappointed.

2nd Main Course - Lamb Noisette and Shank accompanied by oven dried tomatoes and Sour Dough Dumpling


The lamb was 100 times better than the beef, much better in terms of texture and in taste. Lufthansa just redeemed themselves

I declined the fruit and cheese plate but it’s still pictured


Dessert - Orange Mango Soup with seasonal Berries and Raspberry Sorbet



This was also done very well but unfortunately food is of course opinionated and therefore I still have to miss my American fresh made sundaes. After, the FAs brought some after-dinner chocolate and I ordered an iced coffee. After the meal service, I went back to work on my totally redesigned ticket and to write this report.

With about 5 hrs before landing, the FAs prepared the seat for me into bed mode. We put an additional 2 blankets on the bottom of the seat to make it higher and easier to sleep in. Unfortunately, I couldn’t really sleep much and only ended up with 1.5 hrs of sleep. I swear I’m not going to live very long, what’s with me and food??? Unfortunately LH doesn’t do overnight snacks and I went back to some chocolate to satisfy my stomach temporarily.

Back to more work and another cup of Iced coffee, soon breakfast was served.

Part 3 Continues Below