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)
Oct 23, 2021, 2:33 pm
#1427
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James
Oct 23, 2021, 6:23 pm
#1428
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These dishes have been noted upthread, but we enjoyed them on today’s SFO-ORD and the melted cookie!
Roasted Chicken Clementine
Boneless Roasted Chicken Breast marinated with Clementine and fennel, accompanied by roasted fennel and clementine slices, saffron basmati rice, and marinated Tuscan kale.
Butternut Squash Risotto
Mascarpone Butternut Squash Risotto with roasted butternut squash, herb marinated roasted tomato, wilted spinach, and smoked tomato cream sauce.
Roasted Chicken Clementine
Boneless Roasted Chicken Breast marinated with Clementine and fennel, accompanied by roasted fennel and clementine slices, saffron basmati rice, and marinated Tuscan kale.
Butternut Squash Risotto
Mascarpone Butternut Squash Risotto with roasted butternut squash, herb marinated roasted tomato, wilted spinach, and smoked tomato cream sauce.
Oct 24, 2021, 11:16 am
#1429
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What I didn't previously comment on was the current pathetica (a new word?) of the Snack Basket. Really paltry choices. I suppose somewhere a bunch of Swedish Fish gorged themselves on beef jerky, killing all the cows and the fish. And the cows ate all the cookie bites before they were dried into jerky. What was there - Chex mix, Biscoff and one other thing? I'd rather have been served a staining greasy cookie of any flavo(u)r. So, I suffered with Chex mix and a can of wine, and a box of water.
Oct 24, 2021, 11:30 am
#1430
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What I didn't previously comment on was the current pathetica (a new word?) of the Snack Basket. Really paltry choices. I suppose somewhere a bunch of Swedish Fish gorged themselves on beef jerky, killing all the cows and the fish. And the cows ate all the cookie bites before they were dried into jerky. What was there - Chex mix, Biscoff and one other thing? I'd rather have been served a staining greasy cookie of any flavo(u)r. So, I suffered with Chex mix and a can of wine, and a box of water.
And the butter pecan cookie was served cold, which wasn't a bad thing. It didn't seem underbaked, so I wonder if they were put in too soon and the FA let them all cool completely, or if the oven was out of service and they were boarded fully baked or something. I'd also just had a chocolate chip cookie in the lounge, so I just saved it for the next day.
Oct 24, 2021, 12:45 pm
#1431
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Oct 25, 2021, 10:31 am
#1432
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It looks like the changes include the addition of pre-ordering in Y on shorthaul flights. I have the option of the Mediterraneaen Tapas Picnic Pack, Northwest Deli Picnic Pack and the Kid's Choice Picnic Pack for PDX-SFO on 11/6.
Oct 25, 2021, 12:07 pm
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I wonder if beverage service is returning to F on short haul like PDX-SEA or SEA-GEG or SEA-BOI.
Oct 28, 2021, 2:25 pm
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Some recent general observations - after a handful of transcon and HI flights over the past few months (AS / AA / DL) - AS has the best food out there, at least with the recent state of affairs. DL and AA were pouring some decent wines on the premium transcon routes (and yes, the lie flat seats made them taste even better) but the overall AS meal taste is winning the 2021 game.
Oct 28, 2021, 2:26 pm
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PDX-SJD pre-order Everything bagel quiche, crisp Irish bacon and sweet apple potato pancake and lime and cilantro crema or rich North African shakshuka sauce over black lentils and poached eggs, topped with fresh scallion and brined feta crumble, served with a toasted zatar dusted crostini or F & C. (this not a joke- I'm not that creative)
Oct 28, 2021, 2:35 pm
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Oct 28, 2021, 2:41 pm
#1438
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PDX-SJD pre-order Everything bagel quiche, crisp Irish bacon and sweet apple potato pancake and lime and cilantro crema or rich North African shakshuka sauce over black lentils and poached eggs, topped with fresh scallion and brined feta crumble, served with a toasted zatar dusted crostini or F & C. (this not a joke- I'm not that creative)
If PDXPremier were in-charge, your options would be:1. Tillamook sharp cheddar omelette with pepper bacon, shredded hash browns, mixed fresh fruit, and a cream cheese danish.
2. Cinnamon swirl french toast with Vermont maple syrup, reindeer sausage, mixed fresh fruit, and a blueberry scone.
It's probably better that I don't write the menus since I would have a tough time deciding between the two although I'm sure both options would be unavailable for pre-order so I'd get to have whatever AS decided for me
Oct 28, 2021, 3:14 pm
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I updated that for you.
James
James
Wow....that's pretty amazing text, even for AS catering If PDXPremier were in-charge, your options would be:
1. Tillamook sharp cheddar free-range 3 egg Omega 3 sun-bright golden yoke omelette with German cold-smoked green-peppercorn thick-sliced bacon, shredded Idahon golden hash browns, ripe mixed fresh fruit, and a Philadelphia slow-churned cream cheese danish with raspberry coulis dusted with dark Mexican cocoa
2. Freshly ground Madagasgar Cinnamon swirl brioche french toast with Canadian maple syrup, reindeer sausage (not ruldolph), ripe mixed fresh fruit & field berries, and a Vermont meadow wild blueberry scone.
3. 12 pack of Chocolate chip cookies, 6 warmed & 6 to go.
If PDXPremier were in-charge, your options would be:1. Tillamook sharp cheddar free-range 3 egg Omega 3 sun-bright golden yoke omelette with German cold-smoked green-peppercorn thick-sliced bacon, shredded Idahon golden hash browns, ripe mixed fresh fruit, and a Philadelphia slow-churned cream cheese danish with raspberry coulis dusted with dark Mexican cocoa
2. Freshly ground Madagasgar Cinnamon swirl brioche french toast with Canadian maple syrup, reindeer sausage (not ruldolph), ripe mixed fresh fruit & field berries, and a Vermont meadow wild blueberry scone.
3. 12 pack of Chocolate chip cookies, 6 warmed & 6 to go.
Oct 28, 2021, 9:19 pm
#1440
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Flew SEA to DAL yesterday as the final leg of a DAL-SEA-PDX return trip. Having read this forum, I had moderate-high expectations for Alaska's offerings before the trip, but have to say the offering was p&%$ poor. The service was excellent and treated well with plenty of wine topups and good natured chat etc, however the food was dreadful. I'm rarely one to complain on that front, but I left most of what I was given. Pre-ordered the clementine chicken. It was bone dry, half the size of those examples shown above and had a minicule slice (about 2cm wide) of clementine. The veg was unseasoned and the salad was merely lettuce leaves. No dessert on the tray and not offered. Did get a cookie later in the flight which was tasty, but after flight I ended up in Buc'ee's getting a late-night brisket sandwhich to fill the void. Won't be rushing back to Alaska for future trips