Jan 10, 2019, 7:18 pm
Last edit by: pcoll
A slight change to this thread for 2020. Please include whether a menu card was offered along with the other information:
Date:
Route:
Flight Number:
Departure time:
Menu: Yes/No
Meal description (if given) Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snack:
Date:
Route:
Flight Number:
Departure time:
Menu: Yes/No
Meal description (if given) Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snack:
What Will Alaska Airlines Be Serving in First Class on Your Flight? (2019)
Mar 6, 2019, 12:54 pm
#241
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: ANC
Programs: AS G75K; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 93
AS869 OGG-ANC
March 2019
Lunch
Grilled Beef Filet or Cheese Ravioli
PDB: POG mimosa
Curried ginger carrot soup was excellent, as was the grilled asparagus. Beef was more medium-well but edible with the red wine sauce. Better execution by Maui catering than HNL
March 2019
Lunch
Grilled Beef Filet or Cheese Ravioli
PDB: POG mimosa
Curried ginger carrot soup was excellent, as was the grilled asparagus. Beef was more medium-well but edible with the red wine sauce. Better execution by Maui catering than HNL
Mar 6, 2019, 1:04 pm
#242
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: NYC
Posts: 280
Date: 01 Mar 2019
Route: JFK-SEA
Flight Number: 007
Departure time: 07:00
Menu: Yes
Meal description: Pulled Pork Breakfast Bowl
Really well executed top to bottom and continuing Alaska's trend of good catering. Would've loved more of the cilantro lime crema.
Nice!
Route: JFK-SEA
Flight Number: 007
Departure time: 07:00
Menu: Yes
Meal description: Pulled Pork Breakfast Bowl
Really well executed top to bottom and continuing Alaska's trend of good catering. Would've loved more of the cilantro lime crema.
Nice!
Mar 6, 2019, 5:18 pm
#243
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: PDX
Programs: AS 75K, BW Plat, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 10,724
Wow....that steak with potatoes and asparagus looks like something I would actually order at a restaurant....no swiss chard, polenta, or weird tasting rice. After many, many AS flights in F, I've still never managed to be on a flight that served steak....someday.....
Mar 7, 2019, 12:08 am
#244
Join Date: May 2006
Location: TUS/PDX
Programs: WN CP/A-List, AS MVPG75K
Posts: 5,798
3/4 PHX-SEA 1235p departure: turkey sandwich or protein plate. I told the FA to give me whatever she had left and ended up with the protein plate.
3/4 SEA-YYC 335p departure: snack basket and a biscoff. Like the Hawaii flights, the bananas have to be eaten on the plane.
3/5 YYC-SEA 650p departure: snack basket and a biscoff. Same FA as the day before. She was attentive and funny.
Bacon and pulled pork aren’t vegetarian? Dang.
Good to see Maui catering serving edible food now. Every time I’ve taken AS out of Maui, it’s looked (or tasted) like someone left a cart in the sun for several days. I’ve begun stopping at Whole Foods or some places in Kihei to get lunch/dinner. If anyone is wondering, you can take prepared foods through the ag inspection.
3/4 SEA-YYC 335p departure: snack basket and a biscoff. Like the Hawaii flights, the bananas have to be eaten on the plane.
3/5 YYC-SEA 650p departure: snack basket and a biscoff. Same FA as the day before. She was attentive and funny.
Bacon and pulled pork aren’t vegetarian? Dang.
Good to see Maui catering serving edible food now. Every time I’ve taken AS out of Maui, it’s looked (or tasted) like someone left a cart in the sun for several days. I’ve begun stopping at Whole Foods or some places in Kihei to get lunch/dinner. If anyone is wondering, you can take prepared foods through the ag inspection.
Mar 7, 2019, 1:34 pm
#245
Join Date: Apr 2017
Programs: AS 100k, DL PM, New Sagaya
Posts: 1,291
Today on 764 (PDX-DCA) it was the Braised Top Blade w/ Fennel or the Vegetarian Bibimbap. Sadly, catering failed to load the bibimbap fresh veggies or sauce. (They loaded the sides and sauce for the cod dish instead.) FA very apologetic - but definitely a pretty bland dish without the chili sauce.
Mar 7, 2019, 4:05 pm
#246
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: San Francisco area
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott T
Posts: 455
DAL-SFO F Breakfast
Granola with dried fruit and Alaska roll which they should start selling as branded item in grocery stores. Pretty good setup for Skywest flight.
Mar 8, 2019, 11:29 am
#247
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: DL Diamond 1.7MM, Starlux Insighter, Bonvoy Titanium, Hilton Gold, Hertz PC
Posts: 3,947
Date: March 6
Route: MCO-SEA
Flight Number: AS 9
Departure time: 7:20 AM
Menu: Yes
Meal description (if given) Breakfast
Preordered the pulled pork bowl and quite enjoyed it. Decent food and beverage experience overall. For the first time ever, I experienced the mythical offer of a predeparture beverage on AS - coffee only, but better than a sharp poke in the eye. An offer of juice and/or a mimosa would definitely be a nice bonus on a flight this long.
The meal service dragged on weirdly long with the two courses - not a huge problem given the flight duration but it was starting to be noticeable by the time the main entree came out, and it was fully two hours after departure by the time everything was all said and done. I might choose the single tray option that was advertised on the menu card next time.
But overall the food was fabulous: the cinnamon apples were a perfect starter, and while the turmeric spiced smoothie had a curious flavor profile, I didn’t dislike it. I think my only request for the future would be to serve the sour cream in a ramekin on the side so it could be easily skipped for folks who didn’t want it on the dish
Compared to a year ago, AS’s catering is like a completely different airline. I’ve always been a harsh critic, derisively referring to AS F as “potsticker class” for years, but they’ve definitely turned over a new leaf and I like it. Still a long way to go in refinement of inflight service from the cabin crew and amenities provided (come on, folks, pillows for red eye flights!) but this is a great start.
Mar 8, 2019, 3:00 pm
#248
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: SEA
Posts: 17
Preordered the pulled pork bowl and quite enjoyed it. Decent food and beverage experience overall. For the first time ever, I experienced the mythical offer of a predeparture beverage on AS - coffee only, but better than a sharp poke in the eye. An offer of juice and/or a mimosa would definitely be a nice bonus on a flight this long.
But overall the food was fabulous: the cinnamon apples were a perfect starter, and while the turmeric spiced smoothie had a curious flavor profile, I didn’t dislike it. I think my only request for the future would be to serve the sour cream in a ramekin on the side so it could be easily skipped for folks who didn’t want it on the dish
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/30855592-post242.html
I flew that same flight just two days before you and we had a choice of OJ, Mimosa, coffee, or champagne for our PDB.
Mar 9, 2019, 11:30 am
#249
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: BUR/LAX
Programs: AS MVP
Posts: 300
AS 2867 - LAX-PAE 7:55PM departure.
Flight attendant reported her inbound, dinner flight, was catered with breakfast.
Service was outstanding - I've found the Horizon F/As working F to be excellent. She offered sparkling wine for a PDB, which I gladly accepted.
Choice of Turkey Sandwich or Protein Plate ... I recall the LAX-SEA "dinner" flights have more substantial options in the past.
Flight attendant reported her inbound, dinner flight, was catered with breakfast.
Service was outstanding - I've found the Horizon F/As working F to be excellent. She offered sparkling wine for a PDB, which I gladly accepted.
Choice of Turkey Sandwich or Protein Plate ... I recall the LAX-SEA "dinner" flights have more substantial options in the past.
Mar 9, 2019, 5:30 pm
#250
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: SEA
Programs: Hertz PC,National EE,Hilton Diamond,Marriott Titanium, AS Gold 75K, DL Platinum
Posts: 153
I haven't been on QX E175 yet. Is that really how they serve the mixed nuts? That seems incredibly tacky
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Mar 11, 2019, 4:33 pm
#252
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Seattle
Programs: Alaska airlines 100k
Posts: 923
Same two choices of the clementine chicken or the bibimbop (vegetarian rice bowl). I had always chosen the chicken.
Today changed it up and got the bibimbop (vegetarian rice bowl), the FA added the “hot sauce” on after. This dish was a nice change. However the “sauce” is the same as the sauce they used last year to pour over some Asian chicken type of dish I’m pretty certain.
Today changed it up and got the bibimbop (vegetarian rice bowl), the FA added the “hot sauce” on after. This dish was a nice change. However the “sauce” is the same as the sauce they used last year to pour over some Asian chicken type of dish I’m pretty certain.
Mar 11, 2019, 8:39 pm
#253
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Melonville
Programs: Alaska Mileage Plan MVPG, HHonors Gold, Hyatt GP Plat, SPG Gold, IHG Spire
Posts: 134
AS2862 3/8/19 PAE-LAX E175 07:00 departure: snack basket. FA said they were still having catering issues.
Mar 11, 2019, 9:00 pm
#254
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: SEA
Programs: Hertz PC,National EE,Hilton Diamond,Marriott Titanium, AS Gold 75K, DL Platinum
Posts: 153
Mar 11, 2019, 9:40 pm
#255
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Anchorage, AK
Programs: Lifetime AS 1MM & MVPG, AS MVPG100K, AA, DL, HH-G
Posts: 8,259
3/11/19
ANC-PDX
AS130
MVPGold/75K
No menu
Choice of omelet with cheese and kale, roasted potatoes and chicken sausage or something else (which sounded so uninteresting that I forgot what it was). Scone and fruit offered with the first drink, then the breakfast entree's were brought out. PBD of bottled water, coffee and OJ. The FA was very nice, efficient but not intrusive. Great flight overall. Arrived 20 minutes early.
ANC-PDX
AS130
MVPGold/75K
No menu
Choice of omelet with cheese and kale, roasted potatoes and chicken sausage or something else (which sounded so uninteresting that I forgot what it was). Scone and fruit offered with the first drink, then the breakfast entree's were brought out. PBD of bottled water, coffee and OJ. The FA was very nice, efficient but not intrusive. Great flight overall. Arrived 20 minutes early.