As a non regular I was also underwhelmed mainly with the service, well ok the whole setup actually when I visited last year. Agree the wine/champagne is very good but its a bit annoying when it takes 15 minutes to get a refill. GF is actually fine.
I also had a nice breakfast at the Pier HKG this morning which may colour my feeling

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Ps Today on Cathay business..British couple on seeing long haul Cathay business.."is this First class?"....I kept quiet....