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Old Aug 26, 2003 | 12:57 am
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Waihi49
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Posts: 68
Reaching back into my files of First Class menus, here are three examples from the 1980s that may be of interest. The first is from Aerolineas Argentinas’ Transpolar route, from Buenos Aires to Auckland.

Dinner

Fresh Caviar on Blinis
Truffled Goose Liver Pate

Turtle Soup with Cheese Straws

Venison Medallion ++ Cranberry Sauce or
Turkey Breast Forestiere or
Filet Mignon

Noisette Potatoes
Broiled Mushrooms
Tomatoes Clamart

Watercress Salad
Vinaigrette Dressing or Roquefort Cream Sauce

Dessert selection
Cheese Board
Fruit Basket

Breakfast

Melon & Kiwifruit Salad
Yoghurt
Cereals
Cheese Omelette or
Poached Eggs Argenteuil
Ham and Cheese Tray
Rolls ++ Croissants

I have read reports in this forum of LanChile's present day First Class service (impressive, I have to say), but here is an example from 1986, on their New York-Miami-Lima-Santiago route.

New York-Miami

Snack

Assorted Cold Cuts
French Pastries
Cheese Board
Chocolate Mints

Miami-Lima

Dinner

Malossol Caviar from the Caspian Sea
Roi Neptune Shrimps
Pate Maison

Cream Soup

Green Peppercorn Tenderloin Steak or
Lobster Thermidor

Garden Vegetables
Basque Rice
Savoyade Potatoes

Bourbon Surprise Dessert
Fresh Fruit Basket
Cheese Board
After Dinner Mints

Lima-Santiago

Breakfast

Fruit Juices
Cereals ++ Yoghurt
Fresh Strawberries

Apple Pancakes or
Soft Boiled Eggs ++ Canadian Bacon ++ Smoked Sausages

Toast ++ Croissants ++ Rolls
Butter ++ Jam ++ Honey

Finally, for a touch of nostalgia, Pan Am's menu for what was then the world's longest flight, from Los Angeles to Sydney, 7487 statute miles flown on a 747SP.

Dinner

Caviar Garni
Selected Hors d'Oeuvre

Fresh Garden Salad served from the cart

Roast Beef Tenderloin carved to order or
Lobster Thermidor or
Surrey Chicken Grand-Mere

Chateau Potatoes ++ Buttered Vegetables ++ Rice Pilaf

Fresh Fruit and Selected Cheeses

Passion Fruit Pavlova or Ice Cream Sundae
Confections

International Dateline Collation

A lavish buffet of cold meats, smoked fish, fresh deli breads and strawberry cheesecake

Breakfast

A Bouquet of Fresh Chilled Fruit

Assorted Cereals with Fruit and Light Cream or Milk

Fluffy Mushroom Omelette or
Eggs Benedict with Canadian Bacon

To be served with your breakfast entree, a choice of Broiled Tomatoes ++ Hash Brown Potatoes ++ Sauteed Mushrooms ++ Lamb Chop ++ Petit Filet Mignon ++ Chipolatas ++ Fillet of John Dory

Selection of Breakfast Breads with Preserves

More to enjoy another time!
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