What Will Alaska Airlines Be Serving In First Class On Your Flight? (2017)
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What Will Alaska Airlines Be Serving In First Class On Your Flight? (2017)
Happy New Year from AS374 ~ over Crater Lake, OR
SEA-SMF
Snack
12:05p dep (running 10' late)
Kale bruschetta - a kale based hummus was served with seasoned cherry tomatoes and sourdough toast rounds
Quite tasty actually but measly portion size for a noon hour flight.
SEA-SMF
Snack
12:05p dep (running 10' late)
Kale bruschetta - a kale based hummus was served with seasoned cherry tomatoes and sourdough toast rounds
Quite tasty actually but measly portion size for a noon hour flight.

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12/23/16
LAX-SLC
7:05pm (scheduled - actual = 4 hours late)
Listed as a snack
Chicken skewers with butternut squash hummis, pita bread, some mixed greens and a cup of some sort of olives/beans... not exactly sure what that was. And a little chocolate piece (wrapper under plate) that was really good and I asked for and was given more.
Based on other reviews I read about short-haul flights (only 1:15 from LAX to SLC) I was only expecting a cheese plate. The chicken skewers were a welcome surprise and it was as much food as AA provides as a meal. The chicken, although visibly seasoned, was rather tasteless but not terrible. Not the best airplane food I've had, but it was decent. I'd give it a 7/10.
LAX-SLC
7:05pm (scheduled - actual = 4 hours late)
Listed as a snack
Chicken skewers with butternut squash hummis, pita bread, some mixed greens and a cup of some sort of olives/beans... not exactly sure what that was. And a little chocolate piece (wrapper under plate) that was really good and I asked for and was given more.

Based on other reviews I read about short-haul flights (only 1:15 from LAX to SLC) I was only expecting a cheese plate. The chicken skewers were a welcome surprise and it was as much food as AA provides as a meal. The chicken, although visibly seasoned, was rather tasteless but not terrible. Not the best airplane food I've had, but it was decent. I'd give it a 7/10.
Last edited by mxracer95; Jan 3, 17 at 2:40 pm

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1/1 PDX-LAX
Lunch (served as dinner due to delays)
That darned tortellini. It was described as having a "pesto sauce" but when it arrived, it was just plain, dry tortellini with absolutely no sauce. The FA said they must have screwed up in catering, and it was pretty bad. My husband and I resorted to dumping the salad dressing on it to make it edible.
Lunch (served as dinner due to delays)
That darned tortellini. It was described as having a "pesto sauce" but when it arrived, it was just plain, dry tortellini with absolutely no sauce. The FA said they must have screwed up in catering, and it was pretty bad. My husband and I resorted to dumping the salad dressing on it to make it edible.

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1/1/17 LAS-PDX 10:20am
Snack Service
No PDB. A cheese platter was offered mid-flight.
Snack Service
No PDB. A cheese platter was offered mid-flight.

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I would have preferred sourdough toast rounds with a warmed spinach & artichoke dip


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1/3 PHX-SEA 605p departure: chicken, mashed sweet potatoes, green beans and a side salad. It looked like white meat chicken, too.
This was a scheduled repo flight to get a charter plane back to SEA and the FA said the catering was "all screwed up." Not sure if this is the normal meal or not, since I usually fly the morning flights northbound.
Absolutely excellent crew. Not sure if they were showing off for the charter FAs sitting in PE or not, but they were great. ^
A dish that AS has never served in the 25+ years I've flown them.
This was a scheduled repo flight to get a charter plane back to SEA and the FA said the catering was "all screwed up." Not sure if this is the normal meal or not, since I usually fly the morning flights northbound.
Absolutely excellent crew. Not sure if they were showing off for the charter FAs sitting in PE or not, but they were great. ^


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Sorry about posting this here, but the 2016 thread has been closed. I expect we'll see the meal described herein again as it cycles through in a couple of months.
Date of Flight: December 30, 2016
Flight Number and Route flown: AS 3392 SEA-MKE (Operated by SkyWest)
Time of Departure: 9:10am
Length of flight: 3:00
Class of service: First
Pre-Departure Beverage service: Bottled water doled out just prior to pushback
Meal served: Breakfast
Meal Description: The single option offered was described as a Breakfast Quesadilla. It was accompanied by a nice looking fruit plate and a couple of ramekins filled with guacamole and salsa.
Additional Comments: For a three hour mid-con flight, I was a bit underwhelmed by this meal service. It seemed better suited to a secondary west coast market like PDX-BUR. Typically longer routes get more and better meal offerings but of course this is SkyWest and it's possible the Embraer 175 used to operate this flight may have limited galley facilities.
That said, the tortilla was filled with a reasonably tasty portion of scrambled eggs, cheese and veggies. The guac and salsa were nice additions, and overall my only real complaint is that, like Oliver Twist, I would have liked a bit more food.
Finally, here's wishing a happy and healthy New Year to all with special mention and best wishes for a full recovery to fellow meal reporter extraordinaire AKCuisine.
Date of Flight: December 30, 2016
Flight Number and Route flown: AS 3392 SEA-MKE (Operated by SkyWest)
Time of Departure: 9:10am
Length of flight: 3:00
Class of service: First
Pre-Departure Beverage service: Bottled water doled out just prior to pushback
Meal served: Breakfast
Meal Description: The single option offered was described as a Breakfast Quesadilla. It was accompanied by a nice looking fruit plate and a couple of ramekins filled with guacamole and salsa.
Additional Comments: For a three hour mid-con flight, I was a bit underwhelmed by this meal service. It seemed better suited to a secondary west coast market like PDX-BUR. Typically longer routes get more and better meal offerings but of course this is SkyWest and it's possible the Embraer 175 used to operate this flight may have limited galley facilities.
That said, the tortilla was filled with a reasonably tasty portion of scrambled eggs, cheese and veggies. The guac and salsa were nice additions, and overall my only real complaint is that, like Oliver Twist, I would have liked a bit more food.
Finally, here's wishing a happy and healthy New Year to all with special mention and best wishes for a full recovery to fellow meal reporter extraordinaire AKCuisine.

Last edited by Seat 2A; Jan 5, 17 at 8:36 pm

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Seat 2A, that does look like a tasty breakfast....the only thing it's missing is some type of breakfast pastry like a bagel or danish....AA has this new fangled thing called a bread basket where you can pick from 2 or 3 different bread-related items ^

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Seattle to Milwaukee checks in at 1690 miles - possibly the longest regional jet flight in the U.S.

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As much as I'd like to see some healthier bread options offered on Alaska's flights, I agree that even a Danish would've been a nice addition to this meal. Again, I wonder how much the galley space on the ERJ-175 - which is designed for regional flights - might influence the meal options?
Seattle to Milwaukee checks in at 1690 miles - possibly the longest regional jet flight in the U.S.
Seattle to Milwaukee checks in at 1690 miles - possibly the longest regional jet flight in the U.S.

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What is AA Eagle serving on similar routes? That would be a better comparison.

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12/23/16
LAX-SLC
7:05pm (scheduled - actual = 4 hours late)
Listed as a snack
Chicken skewers with butternut squash hummis, pita bread, some mixed greens and a cup of some sort of olives/beans... not exactly sure what that was. And a little chocolate piece (wrapper under plate) that was really good and I asked for and was given more.
Based on other reviews I read about short-haul flights (only 1:15 from LAX to SLC) I was only expecting a cheese plate. The chicken skewers were a welcome surprise and it was as much food as AA provides as a meal. The chicken, although visibly seasoned, was rather tasteless but not terrible. Not the best airplane food I've had, but it was decent. I'd give it a 7/10.
LAX-SLC
7:05pm (scheduled - actual = 4 hours late)
Listed as a snack
Chicken skewers with butternut squash hummis, pita bread, some mixed greens and a cup of some sort of olives/beans... not exactly sure what that was. And a little chocolate piece (wrapper under plate) that was really good and I asked for and was given more.

Based on other reviews I read about short-haul flights (only 1:15 from LAX to SLC) I was only expecting a cheese plate. The chicken skewers were a welcome surprise and it was as much food as AA provides as a meal. The chicken, although visibly seasoned, was rather tasteless but not terrible. Not the best airplane food I've had, but it was decent. I'd give it a 7/10.

#15
SEA-LAX AS472 02/01/17 1445
Pasta dish, salad with vinaigrette, chocolate brownie.
(Everyone else got a bread stick, but somehow I missed out. For the best not to fill up on bread when my next stop was the Qantas F lounge at TBIT.)
Was surprised to see that there's no Amaretto, but hazelnut vodka instead. Is Alaska trying to be unusual, or are they just being cheap? Anyhow, it was an adequate Amaretto stand-in.
Pasta dish, salad with vinaigrette, chocolate brownie.
(Everyone else got a bread stick, but somehow I missed out. For the best not to fill up on bread when my next stop was the Qantas F lounge at TBIT.)
Was surprised to see that there's no Amaretto, but hazelnut vodka instead. Is Alaska trying to be unusual, or are they just being cheap? Anyhow, it was an adequate Amaretto stand-in.
