Well, I'll throw my 2 cents into the ring and so here goes my recent Concorde/BA First experience thanks to Starwood/QF Points:
Thurs June 20:
I usually fly CO BF to Europe and was excited to try out BA's First Class. Unfortunately the preferred 747 out of JFK was unavailable for the Z reward, so I had to 'suffer' with the 777 from EWR. I got to the terminal early wanting to experience the full treatment at the BA Lounge. No problem in checking in (and no I did not have to show a QF or BA card, as some have been asked to do). I was given directions to the lounge and upon entering showed my ticket and was directed to the First area. It was (IMHO) very small, and dark--no windows. Lots of chairs, but not much room to move around. I left my carry-on there, had a glass of champagne and went to explore the Club lounge on the other side of the welcome desk. This area was much larger, brighter and except for the champagne--had the same beverages & food, along with lots of newspapers, magazines, tv's and a dinning area where you could order dinner prior to your flight. Needless to say, I spent most of my time in that area. Prior to boarding, I went back to collect my bags, have another champagne and a quick sandwich.
We boarded just about 10 minutes prior to takeoff--well after all the other passengers. The FC cabin was full, although earlier in the day when I checked I was told only 6 seats were taken. The others I assume went for upgrades from ClubWorld.
I was shown to my seat 3A and did the usual exploring around to see whats there. Along with a nice large blanket there was a down comforter for the chair/bed (although I saw that some did use that as a blanket)and a large feather pillow. My movie moniter was cracked and had definately seen better days, and it took awhile to figure out how to open the movie cartridge (no instructions, so I just kept hitting buttons on the remote). The attendent came by & I had a water (enough champagne for the time being), gave me the menu and the wonderfully soft pj's as well as the amenity kit. About half the cabin immediately changed and we suddenly all looked like 'comfy' siblings. Unlike CO's FC you could order anything from the menu in any order. I thus asked for the crab timbale, mushroom soup and .....a cheeseburger! (yes, don't groan too loudly). But its what I felt like having and how often do you get that on a plane! The FA then returned and mentioned the 'chef' wanted to know what I wanted with it, so I went whole hog (for me) and had bacon & onions on it with the requiste french fries.
The burger was very good, freshly made and actually too big for me to finish
I then settled in to watch 'Monsoon Weddng'--very funny and I highly recommend it. Dinner was served, wine was poured and I began to think...gee this is pretty nice as I started to drift off). --One thing though, the movie tape had not been rewound, and it took forever to do so before begining the movie. And as I'm used to CO coming around with the desert cart, I didn't order my desert with my meal and so almost missed it until I saw others eating it. (Also, the FA's didn't seem to come around and 'refresh' drinks, so I had to either get up and ask or call one over as they passed by if I wanted a refill.) I had the pear tart & ice cream. I did find it strange that they still use plastic for all silverware, but I guess it is easier to get rid of. I then took a quick walk aroung the rest of the plane (very very crowded in coach & Clubworld). Got back to my seat and quickly fell asleep. Woke up about 3 hours later, got to the wc and washed up before the 'lines began to form' and had a bite of breakfast-- the usual fruit plate, coffe, rolls & bisqits, nothing very special, before the announcement came on about our descent into LHR. It was raining and cold at 6:30 am, and we did have to take a bus to the terminal. Although I was transferring to a BA flight to TXL I wanted to use the lounge facilities in T4, so I did go through customs etc. The signs for the lounge were not very visible, and it took awhile to find it, but when I did I was able to take a nice shower, freshen up and have a hot breakfast in the Terrace lounge while watching the begining of the England vs Brazil match on the tv's there. A very large crowd had already claimed the best viewing seats, so I kind of just listened in from 'afar'. I didn't want to linger too long in T4 knowing the hike that awaited me to T1 -- and my 8:30 flight to TXL.
more to come....

[This message has been edited by mauld (edited 06-24-2002).]