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)
Oct 14, 2019, 11:54 am
#721
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
Programs: Oceanic Airlines Gold Elite
Posts: 20,392
Oct 14, 2019, 2:20 pm
#722
Moderator: Alaska Mileage Plan
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 12,318
Moderator Note: A periodic reminder that this thread is a discussion of individual F menus and very specific comments about them. It is not a free-for-all about AS and/or F catering. Off-topic posts have been and will be deleted. Thanks.
dayone, AS Moderator.
dayone, AS Moderator.
Oct 14, 2019, 3:25 pm
#723
Join Date: Nov 2017
Programs: AA ex-EXP LT PLT, AS 75K, B6 Mosaic, HH D, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 128
Date: 13 Oct 2019
Route: JFK-SFO
Flight Number: AS657
Departure time: 1655
Menu: Yes
Meal description Dinner Braised Beef with Red Wine and Rosemary
Tender braised beef top blade served with rich mashed potatoes and celeriac, and roasted rainbow carrots. Topped with a rosemary cider demi sauce and garnished with micro greens.
Dessert: Salt & Straw Chocolate Gooey Brownie
Similar presentation as post #710
We were asked if we wanted to be served in courses or all at once. Service was excellent.
Snack basket about 1:30 prior to arrival.
Route: JFK-SFO
Flight Number: AS657
Departure time: 1655
Menu: Yes
Meal description Dinner Braised Beef with Red Wine and Rosemary
Tender braised beef top blade served with rich mashed potatoes and celeriac, and roasted rainbow carrots. Topped with a rosemary cider demi sauce and garnished with micro greens.
Dessert: Salt & Straw Chocolate Gooey Brownie
Similar presentation as post #710
We were asked if we wanted to be served in courses or all at once. Service was excellent.
Snack basket about 1:30 prior to arrival.
Oct 16, 2019, 3:27 pm
#724
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: San Francisco area
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott T
Posts: 455
SJC-DAL F Lunch
West coast inspired, but snack sized. How much would it really cost AS to make this 50% bigger, and make it a real meal?
Braised Chicken Salad, that's what the FA said, but it was way to dry to be that.
Braised Chicken Salad, that's what the FA said, but it was way to dry to be that.
Oct 18, 2019, 9:17 am
#725
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS
Posts: 2,293
October 17
SEA/ LAX
10:45am departure
catered 10/6 with sandwich being 10
described as warm smoked Gouda and turkey sandwich with chips,or Mediterranean salad with chicken.
we had one of each.
FA did the minimum required. No PDB.
Drink order served with meal as were cold nuts. Roll was cold. Sandwich was warm. Asked for water and sparkling wine. Given bottle of water and white wine in water glass.
no mints offered , 1 offer for drink refills.
Oct 18, 2019, 6:50 pm
#726
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 223
Date: 10/18
Route: SFO-JFK
Flight Number: AS1024
Departure time: 1:20pm
Menu: no
Meal description (if given): lunch
PDB of sparkling wine, which was a nice surprise! Been a while since I've been offered that.
No menu card. FA provided verbal descriptions: "rosemary chicken with polenta and vegetables" or "mushroom ravioli." Looks like the same menu as post #717 .
No soup on this flight, so everything (bread, salad, entree) was served in a single course.
I got the ravioli. The carrots and broccolini served with the ravioli were steamed and flavorless, but dousing them in the parmesan-and-carrot puree helped a ton. I thought the ravioli filling was decent.
Ice cream served 1.5 hrs before landing.
Route: SFO-JFK
Flight Number: AS1024
Departure time: 1:20pm
Menu: no
Meal description (if given): lunch
PDB of sparkling wine, which was a nice surprise! Been a while since I've been offered that.
No menu card. FA provided verbal descriptions: "rosemary chicken with polenta and vegetables" or "mushroom ravioli." Looks like the same menu as post #717 .
No soup on this flight, so everything (bread, salad, entree) was served in a single course.
I got the ravioli. The carrots and broccolini served with the ravioli were steamed and flavorless, but dousing them in the parmesan-and-carrot puree helped a ton. I thought the ravioli filling was decent.
Ice cream served 1.5 hrs before landing.
Oct 18, 2019, 9:34 pm
#727
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Between SFO and STS
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold, United Serf, Delta Gold
Posts: 731
10/18
AS1302 SFO-MCO (07:05)
Menu ✅
Spinach & Squash Frittata or Breakfast Bowl with Kale.
No PDB. Chose the Frittata. Similar in appearance to post #706 above sans smoothie. Really wanted to like the service, but the lack of PDB and the clearing of glassware at 500 feet on final approach soured most everything.
AS1302 SFO-MCO (07:05)
Menu ✅
Spinach & Squash Frittata or Breakfast Bowl with Kale.
No PDB. Chose the Frittata. Similar in appearance to post #706 above sans smoothie. Really wanted to like the service, but the lack of PDB and the clearing of glassware at 500 feet on final approach soured most everything.
Oct 19, 2019, 10:11 am
#728
Join Date: May 2006
Location: TUS/PDX
Programs: WN CP/A-List, AS MVPG75K
Posts: 5,798
10/14 PHX-PDX 645p departure on a QX E175: choice of a salad or turkey burger. I went with the burger because I was absolutely starving and found it fairly decent, though it was mostly bread. The meat was good. FA brought nuts around before approach. The rear FA (is that the lead FA?), would not stop making PA announcements. Every 10-15 minutes, she'd say something on the PA. The credit card speech droned on for more than four minutes (I timed it!).
10/17 PDX-PHX 845a departure: choice of a frittata or the lunch protein plate with some yogurt added. I found that to be an odd mix. Yogurt, almonds, pita bread, cheese and chicken. Even the FA raised his eyebrows when he brought it out. Oh well, the cheese and chicken was good.
10/17 PDX-PHX 845a departure: choice of a frittata or the lunch protein plate with some yogurt added. I found that to be an odd mix. Yogurt, almonds, pita bread, cheese and chicken. Even the FA raised his eyebrows when he brought it out. Oh well, the cheese and chicken was good.
Oct 21, 2019, 11:18 am
#729
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Anchorage / So CAL
Programs: AKAir 75K, BestWestern PE
Posts: 39
Chicken Slime Sandwinch
Last few flights I have taken there was no chicken slime sandwich offered, its not gouda. Hopefully never to return.
Oct 22, 2019, 10:25 am
#730
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Seattle, WA, USA
Programs: Bar Alliance Gold
Posts: 16,271
Yes, I am doing SEA-SAN next Monday at 10:45AM so I expected this would be one of the offerings. Did they only offer the salad on flights without the sandwich option, or was there something different?
Oct 22, 2019, 11:52 am
#731
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: SAN
Programs: AS Mileage Plan 100k, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 991
That’s not the current state over on SkyWest. They were offering the salad with chicken, or the turkey slime sandwich. That was last week on DAL-SAN.
Oct 22, 2019, 4:37 pm
#732
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: London, UK
Programs: AS MVP Gold 75K, Marriot Platinum
Posts: 602
I am on the SEA-HNL Flight #893 Depart 8am on 11/2/19.
Food menu on the AS App to reserve food gives the following options:
Spinach and Parmesan Kabocha Frittata
Cage free eggs and tangy Greek yogurt whisked together and baked into a savory frittata with sauteed spinach, roast Kabocha pumpkin, and Parmesan. Served with chicken sausage, roasted red potatoes, and a sage sumac dressing. This dish can be made vegetarian by holding the chicken sausage.
Fruit & Cheese Plate
It's an all-star cast for our Fruit & Cheese plate. Beecher's Flagship cheese, Tillamook sharp cheddar and brie, Partners crackers, and finished with a Seattle Chocolate truffle.
Marinated Kale Breakfast Bowl
Poached cage-free egg nestled on top of roasted tri-color potatoes and marinated Tuscan Kale. Served with bacon crumbles, and garnished with diced avocado and feta cheese. This dish can be made vegetarian by holding the bacon crumbles.
I'm trying to decide between the frittata and the kale bowl. I know there was some debate on the kale bowl. I love a poached egg, but I'm not egg-cited about the kale.
Food menu on the AS App to reserve food gives the following options:
Spinach and Parmesan Kabocha Frittata
Cage free eggs and tangy Greek yogurt whisked together and baked into a savory frittata with sauteed spinach, roast Kabocha pumpkin, and Parmesan. Served with chicken sausage, roasted red potatoes, and a sage sumac dressing. This dish can be made vegetarian by holding the chicken sausage.
Fruit & Cheese Plate
It's an all-star cast for our Fruit & Cheese plate. Beecher's Flagship cheese, Tillamook sharp cheddar and brie, Partners crackers, and finished with a Seattle Chocolate truffle.
Marinated Kale Breakfast Bowl
Poached cage-free egg nestled on top of roasted tri-color potatoes and marinated Tuscan Kale. Served with bacon crumbles, and garnished with diced avocado and feta cheese. This dish can be made vegetarian by holding the bacon crumbles.
I'm trying to decide between the frittata and the kale bowl. I know there was some debate on the kale bowl. I love a poached egg, but I'm not egg-cited about the kale.
Oct 22, 2019, 8:47 pm
#733
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Between SFO and STS
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold, United Serf, Delta Gold
Posts: 731
10/22
AS1305 MCO-SFO (16:30)
Squash Enchilada or Beef Blade with mashed potatoes.
No PBD. Just adequate service. Orders taken before departure instead of PBD. Time for another write up. Pre-ordered the squash enchiladas. Very flavorful and surprisingly good (squash looked like mush, but had good texture). Everything came on one tray, including my Bourbon!? That was the a first. Felt like a service let down in that format, especially for a 5.5 hour flight.
I even ate the beet microgreens... Still tasted a hint of dirt. Blech.
AS1305 MCO-SFO (16:30)
Squash Enchilada or Beef Blade with mashed potatoes.
No PBD. Just adequate service. Orders taken before departure instead of PBD. Time for another write up. Pre-ordered the squash enchiladas. Very flavorful and surprisingly good (squash looked like mush, but had good texture). Everything came on one tray, including my Bourbon!? That was the a first. Felt like a service let down in that format, especially for a 5.5 hour flight.
I even ate the beet microgreens... Still tasted a hint of dirt. Blech.
Oct 22, 2019, 9:19 pm
#734
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 5,956
please report this. It's a 5.5 hour flight. The meal is supposed to be served in courses and you are NEVER supposed to get your first drink on your tray.
Oct 22, 2019, 10:10 pm
#735
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SFO
Programs: AS, UA, WN, IHG Diamond Elite, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Gold, CET 7*
Posts: 3,300