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 (couldnt 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
- Titos Handmade Vodka
- Woodford Reserve Bourbon
- Jack Daniels Whiskey
- Tanqueray London Dry Gin
- Baileys Irish Cream
- Bloody Mary mix
- Tonic water
Food
- Snack basket with assortment of individually wrapped sweet and savory snacks
Food Available on trips 6701,099 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 couldnt 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 couldnt 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 (couldnt 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. Id 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. Id 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: Entre 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: Entre 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)
#1471
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Unless something has changed, I dont think they have even done water in Y on these short PDX-SEA or SEA-GEG flights so I can see the rationale for not serving beverages in F if nothing (not even water) is served in Y. Pre-Covid, they would walk down the aisle with OJ in Y but that hasn't returned.
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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.
#1475
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Noticed the chocolate on tray.
Was it included with meal or did you received it as a Gold75 , in F?
Was it included with meal or did you received it as a Gold75 , in F?
#1477
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Date: November 7, 2021
Route: SFO-PDX
Flight #: AS383 - A320 - 8:00AM Departure
Description: Breakfast protein plate? Forgot to get full description. The orange bit in the small ramekin is some type of thick yogurt with mixed nuts/seeds(best guess).
Snack Basket Offered: No
Nice variety, fresh and tasty. Perfect for a route like this. The orange stuff (TBD what it is) was very good, as was the Baileys alternative.
Route: SFO-PDX
Flight #: AS383 - A320 - 8:00AM Departure
Description: Breakfast protein plate? Forgot to get full description. The orange bit in the small ramekin is some type of thick yogurt with mixed nuts/seeds(best guess).
Snack Basket Offered: No
Nice variety, fresh and tasty. Perfect for a route like this. The orange stuff (TBD what it is) was very good, as was the Baileys alternative.
#1478
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11/7/21, AS 992, SEA-CMH, 8:00am departure
Choice of Everything Bagel Quiche (ordered), Shakshouka with lentils (looked tasty), or F&C.
I definitely enjoyed the E.B. Quiche!
First-hand shakshouka review from FA: "can't even tell there are mushrooms. Lots of flavor! Really spicy."
Choice of Everything Bagel Quiche (ordered), Shakshouka with lentils (looked tasty), or F&C.
I definitely enjoyed the E.B. Quiche!
First-hand shakshouka review from FA: "can't even tell there are mushrooms. Lots of flavor! Really spicy."
Last edited by nineworldseries; Nov 7, 2021 at 11:03 am
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No pictures but an update: Skywest E175's have hot galleys now - happened on November 4th per my FA. I had the hot Harvest Bowl for breakfast on AUS-LAX this morning (and had been able to pre-order it).
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AS 3364 SJC-LAX (Operated by SkyWest) 11/8/21
No PDB but got a water box when I asked. Full beverage service for F and also a snack basket with sweet and savory items. The coconut butter popcorn was really good.
No PDB but got a water box when I asked. Full beverage service for F and also a snack basket with sweet and savory items. The coconut butter popcorn was really good.
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I had the same meal tonight on AS11 EWR-SEA
Pork is completely dried out, dry and tough and no flavor. Menu describes it as miso glazed. No miso to be tasted. Pork can be made moist, maybe not on an airplane, and definitely not in this case. This is a miss. Elderly couple in front is complaining about their pork meal to the FA
Did not think that I would be missing the Cod but it was better!
Desert is bland. But it is nice to get back to glassware and a full service.
Pork is completely dried out, dry and tough and no flavor. Menu describes it as miso glazed. No miso to be tasted. Pork can be made moist, maybe not on an airplane, and definitely not in this case. This is a miss. Elderly couple in front is complaining about their pork meal to the FA
Did not think that I would be missing the Cod but it was better!
Desert is bland. But it is nice to get back to glassware and a full service.
AS715 EWR-SEA right now.
Dinner was served... I think I posted the options a couple weeks back. I went with pork loin.
Pretty great dish. Nice big cut of protein. It was a bit dry but grilled onion on top and side Quinoa helped.
Warm nuts were served before the meal. Glassware is back, as is bottled wine.
Overall, great meal!
Dinner was served... I think I posted the options a couple weeks back. I went with pork loin.
Pretty great dish. Nice big cut of protein. It was a bit dry but grilled onion on top and side Quinoa helped.
Warm nuts were served before the meal. Glassware is back, as is bottled wine.
Overall, great meal!
#1484
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thanks for posting . Going online now to change my pre- order from Everything Bagel Quiche 😁.