Almost without fail, any food that is mainly cooked and prepared by the on board chef or the food person in business class is overcooked or in some way messed up.

In my recent 3 return flights from london to sydney 50% in F and 50% in J,
I have only had well prepared food on a quarter of the legs.

my problems include inedible steak sandwich, inedible toasted bagel, filet beef which I could not cut with the knife provided. On my latest flight, yesterday, I had a lamb dish and the lamb was hard, solid lumps.

I also find that food that is served cold is often far too cold including the cheese selection, some bread and the rock hard icecream.

in spite of the above, I still enjoy flying with etihad. my experience tells me that every airline has faults and I can cope with food problems. I just wish the onboard crew wouldn't mess it up.