@ stargold : good post ^

I can’t speak personally for the likes of AF or LH (though have no reason at all to doubt your word) ..... but I do consider the top lounge facilities offered by, say, CX and EK at their respective home hubs, superior to the equivalent offered by BA. Even QR at LHR T4 (purely as an outstation) puts BA in the shade, IMHO.

So yes, I hear what you say about food quality at Al Safwa. I myself have found the food to be satisfactory for my own needs ‘on the day’, so to speak ; but equally I do acknowledge your point that the catering standards are somewhat out of sync with the very high standard of Al Safwa overall.