Originally Posted by Jzlerner

My opinion is based on my belief that it's not stealing. My belief of that is based on 1) no lounge agent has ever asked me to return the food (taken in moderation) and 2) me having asked the first few times if it was ok to which I was told yes.

As soon as a lounge agent tells me it's not allowed I will put the food back. Until that point I think it's perfectly fine. As aforementioned, if BA were so fussed they would start policing it. They do not so evidently are not that bothered