Menus and meals 2022-2023
Jul 3, 2023, 10:44 pm
#226
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Menu tonight on NZ5 LAX-AKL
Jul 4, 2023, 12:44 am
#227
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The menus recently have looked good….. is the quality matching the descriptions?
Jul 4, 2023, 1:57 am
#229
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Yes and the crew admit they are better out of SIN
Jul 4, 2023, 2:02 am
#230
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I've generally found the food ex-Asia to be pretty good. I remember quite a few years ago the best fish dish I've eaten on a plane was ex-HKG on NZ.
Jul 4, 2023, 2:35 am
#231
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Jul 4, 2023, 8:53 am
#232
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Ex-AKL is not reflective of the foodie nation NZ has become.
(North American cafes owners need to spend a week touring NZ, NZ is in a class of it's own for cafe food selection)
Jul 4, 2023, 3:17 pm
#233
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Do the other carriers experience the same food issues ex-AKL or NZ is just extra bad?
Jul 5, 2023, 3:06 am
#235
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Jul 5, 2023, 3:35 am
#236
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I believe that LSG does emirates, and the food ex-AKL in both F and J is of a considerably higher standard than NZ
Although I understand that some components are shipped in from their mega-kitchen in Dubai as freight and go out the following day as meal components, but the bulk of the main meals are ex-AKL.
So NZ is extra bad. You would assume that LSG provides the quality the airline pays for.
Is it possible that NZ has a crew/preparation and service problem? Or is it largely down to the quality of ingredients?
Although I understand that some components are shipped in from their mega-kitchen in Dubai as freight and go out the following day as meal components, but the bulk of the main meals are ex-AKL.
So NZ is extra bad. You would assume that LSG provides the quality the airline pays for.
Is it possible that NZ has a crew/preparation and service problem? Or is it largely down to the quality of ingredients?
Jul 5, 2023, 3:44 am
#237
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Jul 5, 2023, 10:01 pm
#238
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NZ284
Yesterday.
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Salmon
Jul 12, 2023, 2:12 am
#239
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Menu NZ6 AKL-LAX today
Jul 12, 2023, 4:25 am
#240
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And wow was the food bad (as people have talked about above ex-AKL)
Menu: Hapuka with mussels, garlic salt crushed potatoes and Spinach
What I got: Hapuka with plain white rice and two florets of brocolli
I wonder why AKL is such an issue for catering? I would have thought the facilities were fairly standardized (given they are all LSG)
On the plus side, service was good during the flight -- they seem to have ironed out the service flow from when i last flew in Jan.
Menu: Hapuka with mussels, garlic salt crushed potatoes and Spinach
What I got: Hapuka with plain white rice and two florets of brocolli
I wonder why AKL is such an issue for catering? I would have thought the facilities were fairly standardized (given they are all LSG)
On the plus side, service was good during the flight -- they seem to have ironed out the service flow from when i last flew in Jan.
Last edited by samjnz; Jul 12, 2023 at 12:55 pm