This mini review covers the Star Alliance Schengen lounge located in the Schengen part T1 of Amsterdam airport.
The Star Alliance lounge is side by side next to the Aspire lounge. Aspire handles the catering for both.
As it seems there is no recent datapoint about the food and beverage offering at the Star Alliance Schengen lounge,
i took the liberty to snap some photos today to inform you of the current situation.

Beware this is photo heavy and also shows the lounge as a oasis of calm at 14.45 on Monday 27 Nov 2023.

So let's have a look



Follow the signs for lounge 27 in T1 Schengen




on the upper mezzanine you will find both Star Alliance and Aspire lounge side by side





A bord shows whom may enter the gates of paradise,


And just after reception we see the main room


It's Christmas time Charley Brown!





The lounge's only windows are shown here
With views on an athentic F100 Fokker KLM plane
https://www.schiphol.nl/en/page/see-...anes-up-close/


Via the public area panorama viewing terrace is the only way to enter the F100








more seating area closer to the adult beverages section




An assortment of seating areas, note the calm after the storm




Tables set up for easy dining





A look back to the front of the lounge and its sole window





There is communal work table and productivity booths







Productivity booth up close



And let's look at the restrooms ...
For men only ... i would cause hysteric sreaming if popping into the ladies
The toilets are fortunately still gender segregated here





A total
of 4 sinks
of 3 WC
of 4 urinals


And onwards to the most important section ..... the catering

Let's first start with the cold items station

Cold items to be found here

And this is on the buffet:





The tandoori chicken wrap is quite tasty and spicy





And they do have fruit sprinkles and choolate sprinkles = Dutch hagelslag


And now onwards to the hot buffet section

Warm/hot items can be found here, behind it is the direct from kitchen to buffet stock window




Overheard that breads are freshly baked




Penne pasta
with arabicca
or with carbonara sauce
(pasta was al dentej




Chicken pilaf
Coconut vegtable curry
Wild rice


And you can see that Aspire caters their own lounge and the Star Alliance lounge,
Shown below is the secret staff door connecting the shared kitchen between lounges


It would be technically possible to lounge hop and see how the fabulous rich are doing at the other side ....
I name it the idle fabulous rich because the Aspire lounge caters to Schengen Oneworld airlines and Schengen priority pass and premium credit card holders. The Star Alliance lounge serves only *G card holders and *alliance premium cabin passengers



And here you see the communal kitchen windows open up to stock the warm buffet.... if you here the crackling sound, it is not the old fashioned departures board but fresh hot food being put out



And how about staying hydrated .....

The lounge has 2 drinks cabinets and 2 coffee machines



Ice cubes, juices and water





Not a liquid but to lazy to reshuffle the photos



Both drinks cabinet stock exactly the same contents
Important: there is Warsteiner + Leffe beers




back to the counter



If like Sheldon Cooper, you would like to give you own Amy Farrah Fowler a hot beverage for emotional support......




Choice of essential Dutch PickWick teas





Coffee choices from the machine






There is a second machine in the lounge if there is a queue


And especially for our British and Nordic friends on the board,
A look at the adult beverages....
Note:
these are not available during breakfast hours and thus seem to pop out after 11.30s mornings when the lounge switches to lunch/dinner presentation


Help yourself Heineken tap draft


For a more refined tiipple

Things made from a grape - i hope -



And for those needing a drink à la Mrs. Peacock from Clue the movie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clue_(film)


This should cover all basics in flavours and tastes ....



VERDICT:
if coming outside breakfast hours, the F&B is quite sufficient to tide you over if you feel peckish or thirsty
this is not a lounge to spend hours in or lavishly enjoy snooze roooms / shower suites or spa treatments ..... as there are none
the lounge is very functional in design and seating
strong internet and powerplugs were ready available because there were no crowds... this can be totally different in the morning
enough staff were on hand, roaming the lounge to clear plates and keep the buffet tidy
If part of your premium cabin ticket or part of your *G benefit, this lounge makes a comfy waiting place (outside morning hours) instead of the hustle and bustle of the main terminal.

* overheard new staff being instructed, Aspire Lounge has drinks from the fountain and not flasks, Star Alliance has the premium "hot" food options