But it is a little silly to provide a tasting menu with matched wines and then nt serve the wines with the food...

I have failry limited experience with QF F - about 6 flights now. In that experience I have found the male cabin crew to be excellent, attentive and efficient. Unfortunately I have found the female cabin crew bored, listless and inefficient.

The problem with a spotty F service is that first impression do count significantly - when someone (company or individual) is paying top dollar for a seat then if your first experience of it is poor you are highly likely to not buy the same product again.

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