I'm trying to decide between two flight options for next year. I'm flying from Sydney to Singapore.

The best two options:

SYD-SIN nonstop on Qantas $650 (USD)

SYD-MEL-SIN. Two hour layover in Melbourne, flight from MEL-SIN is on Emirates $420.

How is the service on Qantas vs. Emirates in economy? I've flown Qantas once, and thought it was a nice airline. How is the food on Emirates? The service?

I generally try to get nonstop flights whenever possible, but the cost savings is rather tempting, and I think the layover is long enough that baggage loss/delay is low risk (I hope).