Originally Posted by
rosenkavalier
Hi there, this is absolutely identical to the pdf menu YouFirst sent to me for my SJC flight at the end of the month...What choices would you recommend? Not to sound too jaded, but its not a very well-conceived menu, with beef/salmon as choices for both starter and main...my logic is to go for beef for both, especially as salmon main could be dry, whereas beef cheeks is harder to overcook. Also thinking of the wine pairing, thinking of going with the Rioja for the beef cheeks, or is the Château Fieuzal really worth a try?
Had the beef carpaccio starter and beef cheeks mains recently. Carpaccio was decent, albeit served super-cold, so had to leave it a few minutes to let some flavour develop. I would have it again. Beef cheeks were average, perfectly edible but at best CW rather than F for me. Couple of pics below if it helps.
The Ch. Fieuzal is pretty good. I wouldn’t stretch to excellent, but worthy of its price point. I didn’t try the Rioja, but BA’s budget is never going to stretch to a Rioja that would be at the same level as the Fieuzal. Not to say the Rioja would be bad, but unless you’re a massive Rioja lover, I’d take the claret over it. Or try both, why not? Perhaps also worth considering the Pinot Noir if you have the carpaccio, more of a good pairing thing (for me) than an amazing wine, though it’s decent enough.
Beef carpaccio with truffle crème fraîche & asparagus
Beef cheeks with herb jus and Mediterranean vegetables