Originally Posted by
blackball
Regarding the lounge, I totally agree. I used to always go to the LH lounge for the better food- but since the A3 lounge refresh, I switched and haven't looked back. It can get really crowded, but still a pleasant experience. They also improved their service in general- used to be leftover food was not cleared up quickly enough. Not a problem anymore.
I did the Aegean Lounge on the outward trip (due to having the OA flight to Corfu) and Lufthansa an the way back. I have to say that Aegean have definitely raised their game as I didn't feel like I was 'missing out' by not being next door. The vegetable soup was really really tasty and a welcome surprise. Also the pomegranate juice was very popular, it was flying off the shelf!
Lufthansa certainly has better drinks but the food didn't really stand out like it used to - probably because Aegean has improved. ATH is lucky to have 2 nice lounges, not like VIE which is a joke.