Originally Posted by
JDT1955
11) But the REAL eye-opener yesterday was my two hour flight JED-DOH on QR, where I had the BEST meal EVER on a plane. Appetizer and salad were fine, better than GF, but my main was transcendant, "herb crusted lamb chops with roasted tomato sauce, wild mushroom and morels khichdi, and stir fried sesame beans" designed by two-Michelin-starred Indian chef Vineet Bhatia. FAs were very apologetic for no wine per Saudi law. Now I understand why so many tears were shed when UA and QR got divorced!
People dont realize how sub-standard UA (and all other North American) premium cabins are, until they fly with a really good foreign carrier. a few times.