Originally Posted by
kl1987
In my experience FA's have a specific allocation of each but they always asked FA's in other sections if they ran out of their allocation of the dish I wanted.
Same here. I've experienced this a fair few times - and almost always my first choice has been found from another crew's allocation.
I have been pre-ordering most of my meals lately, although it can be hit and miss as to whether the crew have been informed of the pre-orders.