Originally Posted by
Friend of Sonic
I am flying to Japan later this month in the Main Cabin-- should I have any excitement over the food?
And also, I wasn't 100% clear on this, but for international flights, does the Main Cabin still get complimentary alcohol? That sounds like a terrible question, and I'm usually not much for drinking, but I would like a plan that'll let me sleep off half of this trip ;p
Keep your expectations low and you will be excited. It's not such a bad question regarding alcohol. Knowing what to expect can reduce anxiety before a big trip. I've flown trans-pacific before on United and Northwest. My Delta flights this summer to Singapore were wonderful compared to my memories of those guys. I think you'll see I ate very well below. Also, it did help to get plus seats.
MSP-NRT
Printed menu:
Dinner Choices:
Chicken breast stuffed with broccoli and cheese,with roasted corn and red peppers and red skin mashed potatoes
-or-
Beef strips with Thai green curry sauce, steamed rice and vegetables
-and-
Shrimp cocktail, garden salad, roll with butter and a brownie (Dancing Deer like domestic first!)
Mid-flight snack service:
Half ham sandwich, a banana and a pack of Milano cookies
Pre-arrival Choices:
Colby jack cheese omelet with pork sausage and potatoes
-or-
Miso chicken with steamed rice and vegetables
-and-
Bread, fresh fruit, chocolate and oj
Beverage Choices:
- Coca-Cola
- Coca-Cola Zero
- Diet Coke
- Sprite
- Apple Juice
- Cranberry Apple Juice
- Orange Juice
- Tomato Juice
- Ginger Ale
- Starbucks coffee
- Starbucks VIA decaf coffee
- Green Tea (hot)
- Water (still)
- Asahi
- Suntory Premium Pilsner
- Kirin Ichiban
- Heineken
- Miller Light
- Sake
- Red Wine (was a Merlot)
- White Wine
- Bacardi Rum
- Baileys Irish Cream
- Bombay Sapphire Dry Gin
- Canadian Club Reserve Whisky
- Dewar's Scotch
- Finlandia Vodka
- Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey Whiskey
- Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey
- Woodford Reserve Small Batch Bourbon
Dinner:
Pre-arrival:
NRT-SIN
No menu on this route but the choices were very similar. Dinner:
Pre-arrival service was canceled due to mild turbulence that lasted most of the flight due to a typhoon.
SIN-NRT
No menu on this route but the choices were very similar. Breakfast (yes, in economy!) was a cheese omelet with chicken sausage, spinach and cherry tomato. There was, of course, an Asian choice with rice too:
Pre-arrival service was AGAIN canceled due to mild turbulence that lasted most of the flight due to a typhoon. The head flight attendant apologized profusely and explained this had never happened to her in 30 years.
NRT-DTW
Printed menu:
Dinner Choices:
Chicken with pepper sauce, gratin potatoes and vegetables
-or-
Beef with mushroom sauce, saffron rice and vegetables
-and-
Harusame noodle salad with chicken, mixed green salad, roll with butter and pound cake
Mid-flight Snack:
Another half ham sandwich, fruit cup and a cookie of some sort
Pre-arrival Choices:
Crepe and scrambled eggs with mixed berry sauce, canadian bacon and hash brown potatoes
-or-
Yakisoba: Japanese-style fried noodles with assorted vegetables
-and-
Bread, fresh fruit and oj
--A continental breakfast choice was also offered but was not seen. I did have a continental breakfast box DTW-LHR last year so it would have a bagel+cream cheese, a yogurt and oj or similar.--
Dinner:
Pre-arrival:
All Flights:
- Pillow and blanket akin to domestic first class
- Free ear buds - cheap but perfect to take to the gym
- Comfort+ Amenity Kit w/ eye shades, ear plugs, and (new!) toothbrush+toothpaste
- Large bottled water after the first meal service