Originally Posted by PresRDC
Is breakfast still the pre-arrival meal?
How did you find the cleanliness of the cabin vis-a-vis other CX flights?
Were the FAs visibly harried during boarding?
Was there anythign more substantial on offer in the BA F lounge than chips/crisps and apples?
Yes, breakfast is still the pre-arrival meal, but I had noodles.
The cabin was fine, if a bit small with only 2 rows (I was just on BA 239 from LHR-BOS which is a 777-200 with 4 rows in F and IMO the extra space in the cabin makes a big difference in terms of the sense of space around you.
The crew was great...I didn't notice any boarding problems, but I was the first person to board.
Here's the menu on 5/20:
Starters:
Caviar & Smoked Salmon
Lighter Options:
Lobster Bisque
Teriayaki Chicken and Caesar Salad
Gnocchi with Chanterelle Tomato Sauce & Green Asparagus
Main Courses:
Veal Tenderloin with Chanterelle Cream Sauce
Grilled Lobster with Garlic Herb Butter
Soy-Marinated Chicken Braised with Abolane in Broad Bean Sauce
Cheese Board
Desert:
Warm Apple Tart
NY Cheesecake
Vanilla Ice Cream with Hot Chocolate Sauce
Refreshments:
Noodles in Soup with Roasted Duck
Warn Rueben Sandwich
Assorted Tea Sandwiches
Joe Shanghai Crab Dumplings
Rice with Chicken and Chinese Sausage in Hot Pot
Haagen Daz Ice Cream
Breakfast:
Fresh Seasonal Fruit
Yoghurt
Cereals
Eggs - Freshly Scrambled, Fried or Boiled
Mini Glutinous Rice in Lotus Leaf with Assorted Dim Sum
Cantonese Style Congee with Abolonee, Shredded Chicken & Mushroom
The wines were:
Champage: Krug Grand Cuvee
White: Fransiscan Oakville Estate Chardonnay 2001
White: Vincent Guradin Meursault 2001
Red: Corton Grand Cru Louis Max 1996
Red: Foley Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir 2001
Red: Chateau Lynch Bages 1997
IMO, the Pinot Noir drank better than the LB (which took much longer to open up), but they were both great. I was hoping to find the Pinot Noir agian on either the Tokyo flights or the HKG-LHR flight, but no luck.
Enjoy!