AC Food & Beverage - Business Class - North America (Jul 2021 - ???)
Jan 17, 2023, 4:39 am
#796
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Toronto, ON
Programs: AC 75K
Posts: 6,363
I know this is the North America thread but
Mildly infuriating that crews can serve a 5-course meal plus 2 drinks in under one hour whenpassengers crew want to rest
They took 50min from gate pushback time, or 5.6% of the time of this current DXB-YYZ flight.
Signature Service (even redeye) in North America often takes 50% of the flight time Eastbound.
Mildly infuriating that crews can serve a 5-course meal plus 2 drinks in under one hour when
They took 50min from gate pushback time, or 5.6% of the time of this current DXB-YYZ flight.
Signature Service (even redeye) in North America often takes 50% of the flight time Eastbound.
Jan 17, 2023, 7:25 am
#797
formerly known as DeltaNYC
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: YYZ, mostly...
Programs: AC SE100K / BA Bronze / Marriott Ambassador (LT Plat) / Hilton Diamond / IHG Plat
Posts: 1,704
I think we should be happy AC serves something, anything, on redeyes. Has anyone flown a redeye on American or United recently? A few years ago even before the pandemic their redeye catering (with the exception of a premium transcon such as LAX-JFK) was appalling.
Jan 18, 2023, 3:42 am
#798
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: YYZ
Programs: HHonors Silver, AC Altitude 35K, AAdvantage, SkyMiles, Bonvoy Silver and a few more
Posts: 565
Flew MSP-YYZ in J earlier this week. Breakfast meal offerings were: a.Smoked Salmon b.Ham and Cheese Sandwich c.Banana Bread. All were in boxes and catered by Delta. 12 pax in J and only 6 Smoked Salmon available. Seated in 4F, by the time the FA got to me, only option was Banana Bread. Somewhat dissapointed.
Jan 18, 2023, 6:30 am
#799
Join Date: Sep 2013
Programs: AC SEMM DL DM
Posts: 393
Flew MSP-YYZ in J earlier this week. Breakfast meal offerings were: a.Smoked Salmon b.Ham and Cheese Sandwich c.Banana Bread. All were in boxes and catered by Delta. 12 pax in J and only 6 Smoked Salmon available. Seated in 4F, by the time the FA got to me, only option was Banana Bread. Somewhat dissapointed.
Kinda funny that if you'd flown this route in DL F, you'd get a pass of the basket o' pre-packaged snacks. Although if DL banana bread is anything like the dreaded AC TATL banana bread, I'm pretty sure the snack basket would be an upgrade.
Jan 27, 2023, 12:17 pm
#800
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: YSJ
Programs: AC SE(w/*); NEXUS
Posts: 139
Thought I’d go for the ginger chicken today hoping it would be a bit spicy and tasty like the tagine. Result: meh…
Hoping for better on 145 this afternoon with the beef that so many seem to enjoy.
Edit: And now I understand why people love the beef offering...
Hoping for better on 145 this afternoon with the beef that so many seem to enjoy.
Edit: And now I understand why people love the beef offering...
Last edited by YSJ8ed; Jan 27, 2023 at 5:22 pm Reason: Had the beef.
Jan 31, 2023, 3:42 pm
#804
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC SE MM, Bonvoy Plat, Hilton G,Nexus, Amex MR Plat,IHG Plat
Posts: 4,428
My sentiments exactly. I flew YYZ-SFO last night and got the ginger chicken. My dish looked like yours. Boiled white chicken. Next to the gravy. I guess we mix it to get ginger chicken. The taste was meh. School cafeteria stuff. Regret not getting the beef instead. AC needs to do some checks on their caterers.
Jan 31, 2023, 3:59 pm
#805
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Kamloops, BC
Programs: Air Canada-Aeroplan, NEXUS, E50K, Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite
Posts: 345
My sentiments exactly. I flew YYZ-SFO last night and got the ginger chicken. My dish looked like yours. Boiled white chicken. Next to the gravy. I guess we mix it to get ginger chicken. The taste was meh. School cafeteria stuff. Regret not getting the beef instead. AC needs to do some checks on their caterers.
Jan 31, 2023, 4:19 pm
#807
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC SE MM, Bonvoy Plat, Hilton G,Nexus, Amex MR Plat,IHG Plat
Posts: 4,428
I had a choice of 4 main courses. Salmon, Tortellini, Slow beef and the ginger chicken. Not sure what your options will be but at this point I will never be ordering the ginger chicken again.
Jan 31, 2023, 4:55 pm
#808
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: YYC
Posts: 23,804
(Actually I should probably not eat pasta either...)
There was a time when AC served black cod aka sablefish. Before Hawkesworth (called black cod) and also after, upgraded to the more fancy name sablefish. Both were OK, because black cod, being a very oily fish, could withstand the normal AC overheating.
But I guess they must have cut the budget again since and the sablefish is probably too pricey...
Jan 31, 2023, 5:03 pm
#809
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: YVR - MILLS Waypoint (It's the third house on the left)
Programs: AC*SE100K, wood level status in various other programs
Posts: 6,232
Perhaps they need to add an Augmented Reality feature to the AC app.
You could use it to view your meal the way someone imagines it should look and thus enhance the dining experience. Kinda like those window displays in some Japanese restaurants.
After all, they do say that you eat with your eyes.
Jan 31, 2023, 10:06 pm
#810
Join Date: May 2020
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC SE, AA PlatPro, Hyatt Globalist, Bonvoy Plat & LT Gold, Hilton Gold, National EE
Posts: 878
Just checked AC121 and seems like a new menu as of Feb 1st which is different from the Jan items. Lets see how this months' items tastes and if we still get meal priority as a SE.