Dec 30, 2020, 7:30 pm
Last edit by: dayone
Edited to add: Glassware and warm nuts returned to First Class on November 4, 2021.
Updated August 2021 at https://www.alaskaair.com/content/tr...ightExperience
Shockingly good in F from KOA-SEA today, 8/2 AS854. That would be a Taro/Ube (couldn’t tell) roll, with the beef filet, salad, and a sort of passionfruit cake. Normally meals are decent, good microwave quality, but today was awesome. Great job Alaska! We did not get a cookie but perhaps the cake makes up for that.
Updated August 2021 at https://www.alaskaair.com/content/tr...ightExperience
First Class
Beverages
- Coca-Cola®, Diet Coke™, Sprite®, ginger ale, seltzer water
- Orange juice
- Starbucks® Pike Place® Roast coffee
- Teavana® Royal English Breakfast Tea, Teavana® Mint Majesty Herbal Tea
- Boxed Water
Alcohol and mixers
- Fremont Brewing Lush IPA
- Kona Brewing Longboard Island Lager
- Broken Earth El Pasado Red Blend, California
- Canoe Ridge The Expedition Chardonnay, Washington
- Tito’s Handmade Vodka
- Woodford Reserve Bourbon
- Jack Daniel’s Whiskey
- Tanqueray London Dry Gin
- Bailey’s Irish Cream
- Bloody Mary mix
- Tonic water
Food
- Snack basket with assortment of individually wrapped sweet and savory snacks
Food – Available on trips 670–1,099 miles operated by Alaska and on all Horizon and SkyWest flights
Pre-order recommended, departing 5:00 am – 8:00 pm- Choice between two cold entrees
- Signature Fruit & Cheese Platter available as pre-order option
Food – Available on trips over 1,100 miles operated by Alaska
Pre-order recommended, departing 5:00 am – 8:00 pm- Choice between two hot entrees
- Signature Fruit & Cheese Platter available as pre-order option
Date: 8/10/21
Route: DCA-LAX
Flight No.: 5
Departure Time: 9:15
Menu: No
Meal Description: Breakfast - caramelized onion frittata with bacon, sweet potatoes, spinach, a button mushroom, warm raisin roll with butter, fruit salad, and Greek yogurt.
Other options: kale breakfast bowl or fruit and cheese plate.
Snack basket was offered once and then packed away.
Overall, this was a great meal.
Route: DCA-LAX
Flight No.: 5
Departure Time: 9:15
Menu: No
Meal Description: Breakfast - caramelized onion frittata with bacon, sweet potatoes, spinach, a button mushroom, warm raisin roll with butter, fruit salad, and Greek yogurt.
Other options: kale breakfast bowl or fruit and cheese plate.
Snack basket was offered once and then packed away.
Overall, this was a great meal.
Date: 8/10/21
Route: LAX-DCA
Flight Number: 6
Departure time: 13:00
Menu: Yes
Meal description (if given): Chicken (sorry, I don't remember the description)
Snack basket offered: Yes (left in the galley for open F use)
Options: Chicken or Risotto, I chose chicken.
The chicken breast was dry, as expected, but still tasty. The saffron rice and lemon meringue were very good. Still better than what most other airlines are serving these days. No cookies were offered on the flight.
Route: LAX-DCA
Flight Number: 6
Departure time: 13:00
Menu: Yes
Meal description (if given): Chicken (sorry, I don't remember the description)
Snack basket offered: Yes (left in the galley for open F use)
Options: Chicken or Risotto, I chose chicken.
The chicken breast was dry, as expected, but still tasty. The saffron rice and lemon meringue were very good. Still better than what most other airlines are serving these days. No cookies were offered on the flight.
Date: 8/7/21
Route: SEA-FAI
Flight Number: 1465
Departure time: 11:46AM
Menu: No
Meal description (if given): Miso Marinated Cod: "Alaskan cod marinated in white miso and rice wine. Served with a sesame-garlic farro pilaf, sauteed yu choy with bell peppers and shiitake mushrooms, and a sesame-miso butter sauce.
Snack basket offered: Yes
I thought the cod was...fine? To me it seemed mildly flavored and the cod was cooked well and not dry. Overall, it tasted like a lighter/healthier meal. Also, mine definitely looked less black than the one in gold10829's post. Our F/A also wrote different quotes for each of our meals which I thought was interesting.
No plated dessert meant the cookies came out, which ended up being southern toffee with nuts (maybe pecans?), and as expected, delicious.
Route: SEA-FAI
Flight Number: 1465
Departure time: 11:46AM
Menu: No
Meal description (if given): Miso Marinated Cod: "Alaskan cod marinated in white miso and rice wine. Served with a sesame-garlic farro pilaf, sauteed yu choy with bell peppers and shiitake mushrooms, and a sesame-miso butter sauce.
Snack basket offered: Yes
I thought the cod was...fine? To me it seemed mildly flavored and the cod was cooked well and not dry. Overall, it tasted like a lighter/healthier meal. Also, mine definitely looked less black than the one in gold10829's post. Our F/A also wrote different quotes for each of our meals which I thought was interesting.
No plated dessert meant the cookies came out, which ended up being southern toffee with nuts (maybe pecans?), and as expected, delicious.
Date: 8/7/21
Route: PAE-SAN
Flight Number: AS2179
Departure time: 7:15
Menu: No
Meal description (if given): unsure
Snack basket offered (Y/N): yes
Upgraded 5 hours prior to departure.
power up platter was only option - description “dried fruits, walnuts, grain-free granola, and milk”
Route: PAE-SAN
Flight Number: AS2179
Departure time: 7:15
Menu: No
Meal description (if given): unsure
Snack basket offered (Y/N): yes
Upgraded 5 hours prior to departure.
power up platter was only option - description “dried fruits, walnuts, grain-free granola, and milk”
Date: 8/1/21
Route: ATL-SEA
Flight Number: 745
Departure time: 17:40
Menu: No
Meal description (if given): Dinner
Snack basket offered: Yes
Options: Miso Marinated Cod or a Ravioli. I chose the cod
Cod was really dry. However couldn’t complain as I was hungry. Snack basket came out 1 hour prior to arrival. Cookie was given shortly after meal was cleared
Route: ATL-SEA
Flight Number: 745
Departure time: 17:40
Menu: No
Meal description (if given): Dinner
Snack basket offered: Yes
Options: Miso Marinated Cod or a Ravioli. I chose the cod
Cod was really dry. However couldn’t complain as I was hungry. Snack basket came out 1 hour prior to arrival. Cookie was given shortly after meal was cleared
Date: 7/28/21
Route: SEA-ATL
Flight Number: 442
Departure time: 16:14
Menu: No (preorder available 2.5 weeks out)
Meal description (if given): “Snack” but it was dinner
Snack basket offered: Yes
Options: Clementine Chicken or a Risotto I think (?). I got the chicken. Rice was somewhat over cooked, chicken required use of salt and pepper.
cookie handed out 1 hour prior to arrival. Snack basket came out
Route: SEA-ATL
Flight Number: 442
Departure time: 16:14
Menu: No (preorder available 2.5 weeks out)
Meal description (if given): “Snack” but it was dinner
Snack basket offered: Yes
Options: Clementine Chicken or a Risotto I think (?). I got the chicken. Rice was somewhat over cooked, chicken required use of salt and pepper.
cookie handed out 1 hour prior to arrival. Snack basket came out
Shockingly good in F from KOA-SEA today, 8/2 AS854. That would be a Taro/Ube (couldn’t tell) roll, with the beef filet, salad, and a sort of passionfruit cake. Normally meals are decent, good microwave quality, but today was awesome. Great job Alaska! We did not get a cookie but perhaps the cake makes up for that.
Just completed LAX-DCA, another flight I purchased in first for $191 using the “QUEENJEAN” code last December. An excellent value.
Drinks were served with a decent sized bag of Chex mix, which was pretty good. I enjoyed a few of the Fremont Lush IPA. I’d pre-ordered the Roasted Chicken Clementine which is pictured below. It was pretty decent tho unremarkable and came with a lemon meringue tart. Service was very good and professional with a pass of the snack basket around an hour out of DCA.
Drinks were served with a decent sized bag of Chex mix, which was pretty good. I enjoyed a few of the Fremont Lush IPA. I’d pre-ordered the Roasted Chicken Clementine which is pictured below. It was pretty decent tho unremarkable and came with a lemon meringue tart. Service was very good and professional with a pass of the snack basket around an hour out of DCA.
Flew JFK-SEA this morning. Bought tickets in first for my family of three for ~$220 each last December during the big sale right before Christmas. Smoking deal in my book.
This was my first transcon since COVID, but things mostly seemed normal except the coffee was in paper cups. My wife and I pre-ordered the kale bowl, which we both thought was pretty tasty. My neighbor had the onion frittata, I passed on that as I hate onions but it also looked pretty good. My son pre-ordered the fruit and cheese plate, which came with yogurt. There was one pass of the snack basket about an hour before landing; I selected the pea-toes based on reviews here and was not let down. We landed around an hour early due to favorable winds, all in all a very smooth flight although JFK Terminal 1 is pretty sad these days.
Kale Bowl
This was my first transcon since COVID, but things mostly seemed normal except the coffee was in paper cups. My wife and I pre-ordered the kale bowl, which we both thought was pretty tasty. My neighbor had the onion frittata, I passed on that as I hate onions but it also looked pretty good. My son pre-ordered the fruit and cheese plate, which came with yogurt. There was one pass of the snack basket about an hour before landing; I selected the pea-toes based on reviews here and was not let down. We landed around an hour early due to favorable winds, all in all a very smooth flight although JFK Terminal 1 is pretty sad these days.
Kale Bowl
AS810 SEA-SNA on 6/12 .
I was hesitant but tried the Bahn-mi. It was OK. The pickled slaw and Sriracha really made the sandwich. The bread was a bit too thick and some small bits were very soggy. Also, the banhmi had this sauce (Sriracha mayo???) that didn't really belong in a banhmi, imo. Overall though, it was fine. I woke up hungover that day so the carby bread was really appreciated. 😂
I was hesitant but tried the Bahn-mi. It was OK. The pickled slaw and Sriracha really made the sandwich. The bread was a bit too thick and some small bits were very soggy. Also, the banhmi had this sauce (Sriracha mayo???) that didn't really belong in a banhmi, imo. Overall though, it was fine. I woke up hungover that day so the carby bread was really appreciated. 😂
DCA-LAX, June 8, 2021
Breakfast: Kale breakfast bowl (other option was caramelized onion frittata).
This was MUCH tastier than it looked - I really enjoyed it! Excellent service from the flight attendant in First, who gave me a warm welcome as a oneworld frequent flyer.
LAX-CUN
Lunch: Entrée Salad with egg. (Other option was Beef Sandwich)
This was ok - the cauliflower was marinated in curry, which overwhelmed the flavor of the dish.
Breakfast: Kale breakfast bowl (other option was caramelized onion frittata).
This was MUCH tastier than it looked - I really enjoyed it! Excellent service from the flight attendant in First, who gave me a warm welcome as a oneworld frequent flyer.
LAX-CUN
Lunch: Entrée Salad with egg. (Other option was Beef Sandwich)
This was ok - the cauliflower was marinated in curry, which overwhelmed the flavor of the dish.
Date: June 15, 2021
Route: SEA-EWR
Flight #: AS27, 1:45PM dep
Description: Baked chicken with salad and lemon tart. Got bumped to FC too late to preorder in app, so no description. Only details offered inflight were "butternut squash risotto or baked chicken". No cookie offered.
Menu: No, wasn't early enough to see on phone app
Snack Basket Offered: Yes
Route: SEA-EWR
Flight #: AS27, 1:45PM dep
Description: Baked chicken with salad and lemon tart. Got bumped to FC too late to preorder in app, so no description. Only details offered inflight were "butternut squash risotto or baked chicken". No cookie offered.
Menu: No, wasn't early enough to see on phone app
Snack Basket Offered: Yes
Saw this on a friend's Facebook feed and thought I would share it here (he's not a frequent flyer, or FTer) as he did two things: (1) Traveled on a unicorn that is a flight from JFK to the West Coast (LAX, in this case) and (2) also gave a great description of the vegetarian L/D option:
Date: June 3, 2021
Route: PDX-HNL
Flight #: AS889 - 8:05 AM Departure
Description: Cheddar Cheese Omelet
Menu: Pre-ordered on the app
Snack Basket Offered: Yes
Date: June 7, 2021
Route: HNL-SAN
Flight #: AS892 - 11:50 AM Departure
Description: Beef Filet
Menu: Pre-ordered on the app (overheard people who had not preordered only being offered the F&C or the other option. Beef filet had to be preordered on this flight)
Snack Basket Offered: Yes
Both meals were delicious. The breakfast was very filling, as was the dinner. I know it has been mentioned before, but I can't get over the fact that it's a real filet! I would pay $35 in a restaurant and be happy. It's also great to see that even the disposable napkins retain the button hole.
Route: PDX-HNL
Flight #: AS889 - 8:05 AM Departure
Description: Cheddar Cheese Omelet
Menu: Pre-ordered on the app
Snack Basket Offered: Yes
Date: June 7, 2021
Route: HNL-SAN
Flight #: AS892 - 11:50 AM Departure
Description: Beef Filet
Menu: Pre-ordered on the app (overheard people who had not preordered only being offered the F&C or the other option. Beef filet had to be preordered on this flight)
Snack Basket Offered: Yes
Both meals were delicious. The breakfast was very filling, as was the dinner. I know it has been mentioned before, but I can't get over the fact that it's a real filet! I would pay $35 in a restaurant and be happy. It's also great to see that even the disposable napkins retain the button hole.
What Will Alaska Airlines Be Serving in First Class on Your Flight? (2021)
Nov 26, 2021, 12:36 pm
#1531
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11/26
LAX-SEA
8am departure
11/26 LAX-SEA Cold egg and bacon breakfast sandwich followed by a few rounds of the snack basket. The sandwich was tasty but it would be nice if they could include a warm option like a hot sandwich on these longer west coast flights.
LAX-SEA
8am departure
11/26 LAX-SEA Cold egg and bacon breakfast sandwich followed by a few rounds of the snack basket. The sandwich was tasty but it would be nice if they could include a warm option like a hot sandwich on these longer west coast flights.
Nov 26, 2021, 2:36 pm
#1532
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Nov, 20,2021 SJD-PDX Chicken Breast meal. Skin on kept It moist. Great moist brownie. Glassware: red wine from a 750 ml bottle. Warm nuts in porcelain ramekin. Had Tito's Vodka and tonic with powdered lime.. Tonic not listed in FC beverage menu. Brandon provided best service for drinks, meal and snack basket. He and other crew were PDX based. PDX catering in both legs somehow survived as very good for return North.
Nov 26, 2021, 3:09 pm
#1533
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!!/6 PDX-SJD Breakfast with my (previously described choices). The everything bagel had no bagel but same everything spices on a delicious quiche. Great Irish bacon. Glassware.and siverware. Box of H2O. See above on our return trip.
Nov 29, 2021, 1:11 pm
#1534
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And Rune87 nailed it. Having never had it I gave it a try, and y'all are right, it's pretty terrible!
Nov 29, 2021, 2:00 pm
#1535
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Nov 29, 2021, 2:46 pm
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Where the egg gloop is streaming and Bob W is screaming
With Nary a Rum
Its the most wonderful time of the year ♫
Nov 29, 2021, 3:38 pm
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Nov 30, 2021, 2:21 am
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Date: November 6, 2021
Route: PDX-SFO
Flight #: AS2590 - Horizon E175 - 12:15PM Departure
Description: Pho Plate - Sous vide ginger and garlic marinated beef sirloin, Arcadian lettuce mix, Thai marinated vermicelli noodles, fresh tomato, and red onion, with a chili lime sambal dressing and Thai basil.
Menu: Pre-ordered on the app
Snack Basket Offered: Yes
The dressing brought the whole dish together and made it absolutely delicious! As I've said before, it's a huge upgrade over just the snack basket. Especially since that's still offered too.
Route: PDX-SFO
Flight #: AS2590 - Horizon E175 - 12:15PM Departure
Description: Pho Plate - Sous vide ginger and garlic marinated beef sirloin, Arcadian lettuce mix, Thai marinated vermicelli noodles, fresh tomato, and red onion, with a chili lime sambal dressing and Thai basil.
Menu: Pre-ordered on the app
Snack Basket Offered: Yes
The dressing brought the whole dish together and made it absolutely delicious! As I've said before, it's a huge upgrade over just the snack basket. Especially since that's still offered too.
Cookie was delivered hot on the tray with the meal - I'm saving it for morning and haven't opened it yet to find out which kind.
Snack basket also came by.
In non-F news, my earlier PDX-SEA on a Q400 had beverage service with choice of water, OJ, beer, or wine.
Nov 30, 2021, 9:11 am
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I had the faux Pho this evening on SEA-ONT (AS924), 8:30pm departure and agree that it was excellent. I was surprised by how good the beef was, and was suspicious that it was going to be a mayo based dressing until I tried it. The noodles were a little crunchier than I was expecting, but still pretty good - I was expecting softer rice vermicelli like you get with vietnamese rice vermicelli salads.
Cookie was delivered hot on the tray with the meal - I'm saving it for morning and haven't opened it yet to find out which kind.
Snack basket also came by.
In non-F news, my earlier PDX-SEA on a Q400 had beverage service with choice of water, OJ, beer, or wine.
Cookie was delivered hot on the tray with the meal - I'm saving it for morning and haven't opened it yet to find out which kind.
Snack basket also came by.
In non-F news, my earlier PDX-SEA on a Q400 had beverage service with choice of water, OJ, beer, or wine.
Nov 30, 2021, 9:47 am
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AS 117 last Friday from SEA-PDX in F had no beverage service at all other than the usual at-seat water.....still think it's odd that there is beverage service on the Q400 flights but nothing in F on mainline although mainline has a far better beverage selection on the longer flights that do serve beverages. On another note--was the cookie worth saving (ie, chocolate chip)?
I had the cookie this morning for breakfast: butter pecan, which I don't mind. There were also no chocolate chip cookies in either lounge (PDX or SEA-N). PDX had tiny brownies, and SEA had white chocolate chip (maybe with macadamia nuts?), but I had so much pie this past weekend that I didn't need a cookie for the air anyway.
Nov 30, 2021, 2:33 pm
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I actually saw something the other day that 220 miles is the cut-off for any beverage service on AS mainline so AS Flyer is probably correct in the sense that short flights like SEA-GEG or BOI are getting at least water in Y and full beverage service in F, but PDX-SEA is just too short even with the updated catering guidelines.
Nov 30, 2021, 2:40 pm
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Amusingly, when I booked the flight it was on an E75, so on the original aircraft I wouldn't have gotten anything but a water and a chocolate (The FA did bring around a bag of chocolates for the MVPGs - I still always expect the pink wrapper to be salmon flavored), but at some point they swapped it to a Q400 and I didn't bother rebooking that segment to an E75 since it's so short it doesn't really matter.
I had the cookie this morning for breakfast: butter pecan, which I don't mind. There were also no chocolate chip cookies in either lounge (PDX or SEA-N). PDX had tiny brownies, and SEA had white chocolate chip (maybe with macadamia nuts?), but I had so much pie this past weekend that I didn't need a cookie for the air anyway.
I had the cookie this morning for breakfast: butter pecan, which I don't mind. There were also no chocolate chip cookies in either lounge (PDX or SEA-N). PDX had tiny brownies, and SEA had white chocolate chip (maybe with macadamia nuts?), but I had so much pie this past weekend that I didn't need a cookie for the air anyway.
Nov 30, 2021, 2:48 pm
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I got a battlefield upgrade on the early morning SAN-FLL 2 days ago, so best description I got from the FA was "Quiche" or "the vegetarian option".
The quiche was delicious, prolly calorie ridden, but I enjoyed every bite. And this comes from someone who is still iffy about egg dishes on airplanes after getting food poisoning 6 years ago on a delta flight
The quiche was delicious, prolly calorie ridden, but I enjoyed every bite. And this comes from someone who is still iffy about egg dishes on airplanes after getting food poisoning 6 years ago on a delta flight
Nov 30, 2021, 3:56 pm
#1544
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I got a battlefield upgrade on the early morning SAN-FLL 2 days ago, so best description I got from the FA was "Quiche" or "the vegetarian option".
The quiche was delicious, prolly calorie ridden, but I enjoyed every bite. And this comes from someone who is still iffy about egg dishes on airplanes after getting food poisoning 6 years ago on a delta flight
The quiche was delicious, prolly calorie ridden, but I enjoyed every bite. And this comes from someone who is still iffy about egg dishes on airplanes after getting food poisoning 6 years ago on a delta flight
Nov 30, 2021, 4:42 pm
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Dream on. It looks like the "sweet apple potato pancake" that comes with the Toasted Everything Bagel Strata. Although I still can't figure out what happened to the bagel in that dish.🤪