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)
Aug 14, 2021, 8:22 pm
#1141
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You just order them when the flight attendant asks. So simple. Although the red cans of wine have been pretty decent, and certainly better than what the DL folks are drinking on non DL One service.
Aug 15, 2021, 1:20 pm
#1142
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: SEA/LAX
Programs: AS MVP
Posts: 27
Here’s something I haven’t experienced before: flying SEA-LAS tomorrow with 5 people in First (there was 5 U space open when I booked a couple months ago so was able to use GGU!), and we have the choice between the eggs and ham wrap and a turkey protein platter. Neither are exciting, but all of us wanted the wrap. Went to select 5 wraps, and it says, “only 4 wraps are available”. Why would they place a limit if they know ahead of time how many of each item to load based on pre orders?
Aug 15, 2021, 1:58 pm
#1143
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Austin, TX
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Posts: 707
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.
Aug 15, 2021, 5:19 pm
#1144
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Food options for F per AS website.
As their SEA>FAI flight departs after 8pm, I don't think they will get hot food. It doesn't sound like there is food for F on flights after 8pm or red eye. If there is, I can't see details on the site and others have reported getting nothing.
The N and C lounges at SEA are currently open until 10pm. However, when I've been in there after 7:30pm the food pickings have been low. I've never seen wraps or some of the heartier choices, but usually SOME salad, soup, and snacks. Soup and salad can run low at times and it's taken a while to refill. That's my experience with evenings in the lounge.
I am curious to know as I have a few red-eyes SEA-ORD and PDX-ORD coming up in a few weeks. Would PDX-ORD is E75 any different in meal service too ?
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Aug 15, 2021, 7:05 pm
#1145
Join Date: May 2009
Location: SEA
Programs: AS MVPG, DL FO, Marriott Gold, Hertz 5 Whatevers
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However an article published by TPG 2 days ago, it did mention other other than fruit and cheese plate, it should also have a smoke turkey sandwich for flights over 1100 miles that are after 8pm and red-eyes
I am curious to know as I have a few red-eyes SEA-ORD and PDX-ORD coming up in a few weeks. Would PDX-ORD is E75 any different in meal service too ?
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I am curious to know as I have a few red-eyes SEA-ORD and PDX-ORD coming up in a few weeks. Would PDX-ORD is E75 any different in meal service too ?
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Aug 15, 2021, 7:08 pm
#1146
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: AS MVPG75K, HH Diamond, Hyatt Explorist, AGR S+
Posts: 366
However an article published by TPG 2 days ago, it did mention other other than fruit and cheese plate, it should also have a smoke turkey sandwich for flights over 1100 miles that are after 8pm and red-eyes
I am curious to know as I have a few red-eyes SEA-ORD and PDX-ORD coming up in a few weeks. Would PDX-ORD is E75 any different in meal service too ?
I am curious to know as I have a few red-eyes SEA-ORD and PDX-ORD coming up in a few weeks. Would PDX-ORD is E75 any different in meal service too ?
Aug 15, 2021, 7:09 pm
#1147
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However an article published by TPG 2 days ago, it did mention other other than fruit and cheese plate, it should also have a smoke turkey sandwich for flights over 1100 miles that are after 8pm and red-eyes
I am curious to know as I have a few red-eyes SEA-ORD and PDX-ORD coming up in a few weeks. Would PDX-ORD is E75 any different in meal service too ?
https://thepointsguy.com/news/inflig...paign=facebook
I am curious to know as I have a few red-eyes SEA-ORD and PDX-ORD coming up in a few weeks. Would PDX-ORD is E75 any different in meal service too ?
https://thepointsguy.com/news/inflig...paign=facebook
Side note: Not sure where TPG is getting his information, but there is no mention of red-eyes at all on the AS website if you look at the catering guidelines page.
Aug 16, 2021, 11:06 am
#1148
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As you will recall, the usual container is a platter, no matter how cardboardy nor plasticy it may be. 
Aug 16, 2021, 11:34 am
#1149
Join Date: Sep 2011
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Unless something changed, it's typically only Hawaii and trans con flights that receive the fruit and cheese plate or turkey sandwich (both in the usual containers, not plated). The PDX-ORD and SEA-ORD flights should have the snack basket. Be careful of the E175 flights at meal times because even if they qualify for hot meals based on time/mileage, they are only serving cold items presumably due to the lack of ovens on the Skywest operated E175s. I usually enjoy the E175s sometimes more than the 737s, but if I were on a route like PDX-MCI, I'd take the connection in SEA for the improved hot meal service (and the N lounge of course, lol).
Side note: Not sure where TPG is getting his information, but there is no mention of red-eyes at all on the AS website if you look at the catering guidelines page.
Side note: Not sure where TPG is getting his information, but there is no mention of red-eyes at all on the AS website if you look at the catering guidelines page.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/33418455-post958.html
Aug 18, 2021, 9:45 am
#1150
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OK, an update. As it is now within the two week food order period for our flights, I've been able to pre-order the food for the PSP>SEA leg. We are given the choice of a Lemongrass Chicken Banh Mi sandwich, the Fruit & Cheese Platter, or a Miso Beef Salad. The SEA>FAI leg does not offer a menu to order anything, I suppose since it doesn't depart SEA until 10:44pm.
Aug 18, 2021, 1:18 pm
#1151
Join Date: Apr 2019
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quote in wiki works. I consolidate the latest pictures and add them to the wiki. Now there is a picture menu for y'all.
Aug 18, 2021, 1:30 pm
#1152
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Our resident expert, perhaps? PLH and LH red-eyes, which includes the ORD flights mentioned above.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/33418455-post958.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/33418455-post958.html
Aug 18, 2021, 2:10 pm
#1153
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Location: SEA
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AS Flyer only said that that PLH and Hawaii red-eyes would get the sandwich or fruit/cheese platter.....not all LH red-eyes which is different than what is reported in TPG article. For example, SEA-PHL as a PLH gets the sandwich or fruit/cheese platter whereas a long-haul like the ANC-LAX red-eye only gets the snack basket.
Aug 18, 2021, 3:04 pm
#1154
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Oops! Missed that.....yep, you're correct. On a side note, I ended up switching a PHX-PDX flight to PHX-SEA-PDX and it looks like PHX-PDX is just a tad too short for the hot meals, but PHX-SEA qualifies (barely).
Aug 18, 2021, 3:12 pm
#1155
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AS Flyer only said that that PLH and Hawaii red-eyes would get the sandwich or fruit/cheese platter.....not all LH red-eyes which is different than what is reported in TPG article. For example, SEA-PHL as a PLH gets the sandwich or fruit/cheese platter whereas a long-haul like the ANC-LAX red-eye only gets the snack basket.
It's always best to take the word of an employee (especially AS Flyer) over the "reporting" of a travel blogger with no accredited source. Their information is often incomplete, or just wrong, as you've discovered.