brewdog11

From your picture, it looks like all of your dishes were served at once. The FA's served us with appetizer, salad, wine, water, etc. from the cart first, which was a nice change of pace. Dining felt less rushed and the table felt less crowded. Then the FA working the galley carried out our entrees individually once our salad and appetizer dishes were cleared. It just seemed much more elegant than usual, kind of like a flagship service. You could tell our FA's had international F/J training. The service they provided was continuous throughout the flight despite the choppy skies and absolutely stellar, no other way to describe it. We didn't have PDBs, but we were a little late getting out and they were busy preparing so it's not like they were just chatting in the galley or anything. I haven't seen such excellent FA's in a long time.

FWIW, I was the guy in the purple LSU hoodie eating Santarpio's pizza out of a take-out box (I was very hard to miss...). I had to rush off to the airport without breakfast or lunch, so I grabbed a pizza to split with a friend beforehand. I was outside security then in the AC, so maybe you saw me.

Miesque

I am towards the end of my third IAD-MIA trip this winter and PDBs seem to be 50%. This trip towards the end of boarding they collected drink orders for "after we take-off" along with confirmation of my pre-order and it was the fastest presentation of cocktail with nuts and then lunch entrée (I was only half finished my drink and nuts). Always good to get food sooner rather than later but it had a rushed aspect to it (there has been bad weather with potential turbulence so that may have been it). I had the Salmon cold plate which was pretty good and filling. The salmon came with a salad that had apples and mangos in it with the Sesame Oriental dressing. There was no Pinot Noir despite serving salmon which kinda surprised me (red was Bordeaux which wasn't bad).

F&B767

That is the way it is supposed to be served and always has been supposed to be served that way since enhanced service was introduced. Anything different is just flat out a lazy flight attendant. Ask a f/a who does it the right way and they will tell you the same. The enhanced service is partially this way because you have time to serve a nice meal.

metallo

They were. In my experience, basic/basic+ midcon flights are almost always one-tray service, regardless of whatever the official service policy may be. The tablecloth linens are also usually just placed on the tray, rather than on the tray table prior to the meal.

I wasn't in the AC until after 5 PM... only got to spend about 30 minutes there. From your description, though, I agree that I probably would have noticed you. Guess you weren't planning on getting the upgrade? I wouldn't be able to handle pizza before an AA F dinner, which is usually pretty substantial between the appetizer, salad, entree, and dessert.

metallo

I agree. Looks pretty rich, but it also looks like good food that I wouldn't turn down (I tend to prefer late dinners and, in any case, don't mind indulging when I'm in the air). The way the food was plated seems to have been somewhat sloppy, though.

no1cub17

Did a search but came up empty - what's the F service like on HNL-DFW? Our upgrades just cleared so can't select entree online yet, but just looking forward to what we'll be having

AANYC1981

2 options....usually one Sam Chow (I've seen a lot of Salmon dishes on these routes) and then a pasta. Nuts have some dried pineapple in them....salad plate is a little bigger than normal.

SFO777

I think you meant Sam Choy.

no1cub17

Cool and is there any type of breakfast service - or just something light and fast?

AANYC1981

yes thank you! darn auto-correct

SFO777

AA 4310
DEN-ORD
Embraer 175 (E75)
10:35A-2:00P
February 24, 2014
Snack

First time on an AA E75. Much nicer than the CR7. No Wifi though.

Choice of shrimp salad or (looked like processed) chicken wrap with pasta salad.







The E75 cabin...

boss315

God, everything looks so good compared to the homeless shelter slop UA feeds us...can't wait to get my EXP challenge completed and come over to your side!!! (Sorry...know current EXP's don't want more of us......)

AANYC1981

I can't figure out why both my recent E175 F flights did not feature the mixed nuts like in the above photo. Both flights were to ORD one from EWR and one from DCA....in my experience all Eagle F flights got the mixed nuts if there was a meal.

SFO777

I'm guessing mileage and/or meal related. ORD-PIT this afternoon was "Gourmet" Snack Mix. Even the late LAX-DEN flight (850 miles) and any DEN-DFW mainline flights (643 miles) are both just the GSM.

mtkeller

AA144 LAX-IAD, 21 Feb 14







Beef was well done, but still edible. Sweet potatoes were nice, but hericot verts seemed a bit overdone. As you can see from the photo, this came out all on one tray. Am I reading this thread correctly that it should not have? Things did seem rather crowded. The FA helping up front seemed to be rather new, but the lead looked pretty senior and on top of things.