Originally Posted by
Doppy
Yes it's a systematic issue!
I usually sit in the exit row in a narrowbody so don't have this issue, but in widebodies (especially on flights where there are PP seats sold as E+) I do sit in the front and you have to be proactive to get food.
My goto seat is row 7, except on a 739/39M where I chose row 21 because of the lav. The issue with row 21 is them running out of the item you want.
Sitting in row 7, if you're proactive, the FA sometimes gets annoyed and says something like "hold your horses, the food cart is on its way!", if I'm not, I risk them forgetting.