Originally Posted by
secretplantofightinflation
Obviously the CX lounge is brilliant, but I prefer GF T3 to its T5 equivalent.
Much less busy, and when travelling with a child the buffet is great. For some reason she loves eating food that you have to serve yourself
Better cake porn with BA too:
[That Cathay cream pot stayed empty all afternoon, though I suppose that solves one fundamental question].
However in your case you could of course use the CX business lounge which is a buffet service. It is the case that if you aren't interested in waiter service - maybe you're in a snacking mode - then CX First can be quite limiting. They won't even serve larger food items outside the dining area - which is perhaps understandable given the plush carpets.
The reality is that with (soon to be) 4 lounges, with 7 or 8 options if Gold or First, we are very spoilt at T3. And despite the comments occasionally raised about Admirals or Galleries Club, all these lounge options are vastly better than 90% of airport lounges on this planet.