Originally Posted by nmuva98

Just did HKG - BKK in J this weekend. On the departure went to the Qantas lounge for food (which, as previously posted, was far superior to any of the food in the CX J lounges). Solid dinner there. No champagne and the sparkling wine was a bit weak, though. Little Creatures on draft which was a nice touch (not a great beer, overall, but much better than Tsingtao or Heineken in cans).

Then went to the Pier business. Champagne changed to GH Mumm (I'm a bit indifferent vs Moet, but would be interested in what others have to say). Food pretty terrible--after doing the Qantas lounge for the first time it was quite noticeable how poor the western offerings are at the Pier. E.g. Qantas had a great, fresh vegetable dish with broccoli, bok choi, green beans, and edamame, with a great dressing. A healthy option I'd actually order from a restaurant. Vs. CX, which had stale pizza under heat lamps. You get the idea....still like the dan dan noodles, though.

But still love the design of The Pier. For a night flight it is very relaxing and peaceful, and do love the fruit & veggies juice/smoothies they offer in the tea area.

And as someone else posted, I also noticed a drop in the quality of the BKK lounge. Was solid when it opened, but getting weaker. Bar was pretty poor--two sparkling wines offered (Chandon brut & rose), but not great quality and no champagne. Noodle bar had wide selection (massaman chicken curry, pad thai, corn soup, wonton soup), which was nice, but quality wasn't particularly high.