Originally Posted by
escape4
The main difference I see with AA Flagship Dining, is that when I went to the Flagship lounge (JFK+ORD) as a QR passenger, since my expectations is NOT Flagship Dining (just like in BA PHL my expectation is not BA F dining), I never raised a fuss because alternatives are plentiful - lots of hot food options on the buffet. This is simply not the case in the BA lounge - as a QR J passenger my alternatives are peanuts (almost litterally speaking) whereas in the AA Flagship lounge my ground experience is so much better.
I still find it fascinating that hot lounge food is seemingly so important to you,
escape4, when you are about to get on a long haul QR J flight, where the food may well be the best food in J in the world, and most definitely better than any hot food in a lounge.