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.
will go back to the omelette definitelyJust 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)
Jul 7, 2021, 1:36 pm
#886
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Flew MCI-SEA today. Pre-ordered a couple of days ago, beef salad for myself and a fruit & cheese for the wife (she’s vegetarian). FA said the reservation system was down, so they had no way to confirm what each person ordered… he just went front to back taking orders. Unfortunately they only boarded beef salad and chicken sandwich, so wife got… just a cookie. Bummer of a flight
I know there's no easy answer to this, that you have to take people at face value and assume they aren't mistaken, forgetful, or downright lying. However, when there's absolutely no leeway in terms of what's loaded and the fruit & cheese plate can *only* be ordered online in advance it was disappointing.
Jul 7, 2021, 1:54 pm
#887
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In terms of the food offerings generally, we did a LAS - LAX - ANC - BRW - ANC - JNU - SEA - LAS trip over the 4th July weekend so experienced pretty much the entire available menu over the course of our flights. Here's some thoughts:
- LAS - LAX was water, water or water - nothing else was offered. It's a short flight but when AA offers a full beverage in First you'd hope that AS would offer similar. I did feel sorry for those passengers who'd paid $20 at the gate to upgrade to F as part of the GA's pitch was the beverage service!
- LAX - ANC was a choice of the Entrée Beef Salad or the Mojo Chicken Sandwich. I had the salad which was good but needed a lot more dressing. The wife had the sandwich which was mainly bread with very little filling. Ciabatta was an odd choice for this as it really needs to be served toasted
- ANC - BRW was the Protein Platter and the Cheese Plate and both were really good. The advertising says "plump cherry tomatoes" but there was only a single tomato!
- BRW - ANC was the Chicken Banh-Mi and the Cheese Plate. The Banh-Mi is really very good indeed, especially with the siracha and the crunchy vegetables.
- ANC - JNU was a snack basket only but full beverage service was offered
- JNU - SEA should have been the protein platter plus the cheese plate but due to an IT issue my wife didn't get her cheese plate (and was very disappointed) so we had two protein platters instead. The only difference between this one and the previous was the turkey - this was shaved, whereas the other was larger pieces of breast meat.
- SEA - LAS was a double helping of the Banh-Mi which was, again, very good indeed.
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Jul 7, 2021, 3:22 pm
#888
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We've got upcoming flights SAN-BOS-SAN. Here are the menus.
Jul 7, 2021, 6:52 pm
#889
Join Date: Sep 2001
Programs: Alaska Tanzanite 100K
Posts: 3,858
I selected the Roast Pepper Frittata on an upcoming SEA/MCI flight.
"Served cold. Roasted pepper and tillamook cheddar frittata, fresh orange slices, fresh strawberry, and crisp grapes and apple".
Cold egg... dunno. I'm taking this because I think its a lil more heavy on the fruit than the fruit & cheese platter.
"Served cold. Roasted pepper and tillamook cheddar frittata, fresh orange slices, fresh strawberry, and crisp grapes and apple".
Cold egg... dunno. I'm taking this because I think its a lil more heavy on the fruit than the fruit & cheese platter.
Jul 7, 2021, 8:39 pm
#891
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In terms of the food offerings generally, we did a LAS - LAX - ANC - BRW - ANC - JNU - SEA - LAS trip over the 4th July weekend so experienced pretty much the entire available menu over the course of our flights. Here's some thoughts:
- LAS - LAX was water, water or water - nothing else was offered. It's a short flight but when AA offers a full beverage in First you'd hope that AS would offer similar. I did feel sorry for those passengers who'd paid $20 at the gate to upgrade to F as part of the GA's pitch was the beverage service!
- LAX - ANC was a choice of the Entrée Beef Salad or the Mojo Chicken Sandwich. I had the salad which was good but needed a lot more dressing. The wife had the sandwich which was mainly bread with very little filling. Ciabatta was an odd choice for this as it really needs to be served toasted
- ANC - BRW was the Protein Platter and the Cheese Plate and both were really good. The advertising says "plump cherry tomatoes" but there was only a single tomato!
- BRW - ANC was the Chicken Banh-Mi and the Cheese Plate. The Banh-Mi is really very good indeed, especially with the siracha and the crunchy vegetables.
- ANC - JNU was a snack basket only but full beverage service was offered
- JNU - SEA should have been the protein platter plus the cheese plate but due to an IT issue my wife didn't get her cheese plate (and was very disappointed) so we had two protein platters instead. The only difference between this one and the previous was the turkey - this was shaved, whereas the other was larger pieces of breast meat.
- SEA - LAS was a double helping of the Banh-Mi which was, again, very good indeed.
Jul 8, 2021, 12:24 pm
#892
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PDX lounge also had big soft, unwrapped cookies rather than the smaller packaged ones they've had lately. N lounge in SEA didn't have the pita bites or baby naans that SEA and LAX had in the past week, just saltines as far as crackers/bread things for the cheese cubes.
Jul 8, 2021, 10:00 pm
#893
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I selected the Roast Pepper Frittata on an upcoming SEA/MCI flight.
"Served cold. Roasted pepper and tillamook cheddar frittata, fresh orange slices, fresh strawberry, and crisp grapes and apple".
Cold egg... dunno. I'm taking this because I think its a lil more heavy on the fruit than the fruit & cheese platter.
"Served cold. Roasted pepper and tillamook cheddar frittata, fresh orange slices, fresh strawberry, and crisp grapes and apple".
Cold egg... dunno. I'm taking this because I think its a lil more heavy on the fruit than the fruit & cheese platter.
Jul 9, 2021, 10:46 am
#894
Join Date: Sep 2001
Programs: Alaska Tanzanite 100K
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I selected the Roast Pepper Frittata on an upcoming SEA/MCI flight.
"Served cold. Roasted pepper and tillamook cheddar frittata, fresh orange slices, fresh strawberry, and crisp grapes and apple".
Cold egg... dunno. I'm taking this because I think its a lil more heavy on the fruit than the fruit & cheese platter.
"Served cold. Roasted pepper and tillamook cheddar frittata, fresh orange slices, fresh strawberry, and crisp grapes and apple".
Cold egg... dunno. I'm taking this because I think its a lil more heavy on the fruit than the fruit & cheese platter.
Jul 9, 2021, 10:51 am
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Don’t recall I have seen this, Lax to Anc, smoked salmon platt
Nice way of serving it
Very dry and hard salmon
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Nice way of serving it
Very dry and hard salmon
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Jul 9, 2021, 2:17 pm
#896
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Jul 9, 2021, 3:29 pm
#897
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Not sure I'd ever want salmon for breakfast, but the rest of it looks pretty good.
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Jul 9, 2021, 3:31 pm
#898
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1. REALLY needs to be heated.
2. Replace the red pepper with LOTS of BACON!
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Jul 9, 2021, 4:51 pm
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