Originally Posted by
Land-of-Miles
It is a published feature of the service. It shouldn't be in any way an inconvenience to deliver the mandated service standards. I just politely tell the crew what I want and when I want to eat it when asked for an order. I don't ask for permission.
I asked if I could have afternoon tea as my first meal ex-SYD and the crew said
'No, it's Afternoon Tea'
The flight went downhill from there...