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2015 Combined AA/US Domestic Meal / Meals - menu / photos / etc. (Consolidated)
Introduction
As it's now 2015, let's rock the new year with meal reports beginning in 2015 here! Please post your meal/service experiences on both AA and US domestic flights. This can include menus, photos, reports, questions, and service anecdotes. International meals: If you're interested in what international meals consist of, hop on over to the international meals report discussion thread. When you share your meal reports, please clearly indicate whether the report was on an AA or US flight (as the two airlines has not yet received a single operating license). To help give us a clear picture of your experience, remember to include the route, time, and meal designation (breakfast/lunch/dinner/snack/refreshments/none). Photos are #awesomesauce and will pop! Those are rudimentary guidelines, but of course, the format/style is all yours. Format Sample This is a format you can use when introducing your meal report. This is just a sample format; deviations are expected and are okay. AA1: JFK-LAX: 3pm Dinner A321 First Class, 2A (from here, share the menu and/or experiences and/or photos) Historical Meal Reports Want to go back in time? Help yourselves!
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1/3/15
US1807: MIA-PHL: 8pm Dinner A332 First Class Chicken Piccata or Artichoke Ravioli I had the Ravioli which was OK. My husband in the window envoy suite said his chicken was borderline inedible. The person next to me barely ate their chicken as well. Pretzel bread was good! The cookie was pretty gross and way below the baked on board cookies. The crew was great. http://i60.tinypic.com/2qum0c3.jpg |
Forget the Lack of Tarragon - Where's the Chicken?
3rd Jan 2015, ORD-LAS, Lunch, 1:50pm
Nuts, Appetizer, "Triple Choc" Cheese Cake: http://gallery.flyertalk.com/gallery...3455.thumb.jpg http://gallery.flyertalk.com/gallery...5723.thumb.jpg http://gallery.flyertalk.com/gallery...cake.thumb.jpg Tarragon Chicken: (I did not eat very much of it - I did eat the beans) http://gallery.flyertalk.com/gallery...5734.thumb.jpg http://gallery.flyertalk.com/gallery...0802.thumb.jpg http://gallery.flyertalk.com/gallery...1113.sized.jpg |
December 30, 2014
AA1367: TPA-DFW 9am Breakfast MD-83 'First' http://gallery.flyertalk.com/gallery..._030.sized.jpg IMO breakfast is the best of the crAAppy options now being served. The fruit was far and away the best part of the meal. Potatoes needed to be seasoned a bit more and were quite bland (dear AA, catering some small ketchup packets or bottles would be very useful for these). Sausage slices were okay but also a bit bland and overly chewy. Then we get to the 'quiche.' I'm not sure where AA gets its definition of quiche from, but that is not what this was. This is more of a souffle or strata. Again, bland but certainly edible unlike many of the lunch/dinner options. The biscuit was just flat out stupid. Completely tasteless, chalky, cold, attempts to spread butter on it ended with a pile of crumbs on the tray and in my lap. It literally just disintegrated in my hand. Crew was okay, but a bit slow and lazy. Biscuits were cold, no PDB of any kind despite more than enough time, hot towels were offered, no FEBO or NSEW/TZ followed, pre-orders were acknowledged however. They were out of the 'quiche' by the time they got to my seatmate who ended up with the oatmeal. Overall certainly not the worst service being offered these days, but by no means is this kind of product good or acceptable. |
January 3, 2015
AA122: DFW-MCO 7pm (Delayed) Dinner A321S 'First' Tortellini in 'Arrabbiata' sauce: http://gallery.flyertalk.com/gallery..._156.sized.jpg or Beef in Mustard sauce. 'Roll' http://gallery.flyertalk.com/gallery..._157.sized.jpg Burned on Board cookie: http://gallery.flyertalk.com/gallery..._158.sized.jpg Knowing full well the 'beef' is pretty much inedible, I went ahead and pre-ordered the pasta, which was good because they ran out by the time they got to my seatmate in 2F. Overhead the crew saying they loaded 6 pasta and 10 'beef' for the 16 seat cabin which went out with 3 open in F. Pasta was alright, nothing great but edible. You can imagine my surprise when I saw red sauce as previously after the 9/1 changes AA seemed to think Arrabbiata sauce was white and cheese/cream based. Another interesting thing is that the sauce is exactly the same as that on the Ricotta Cavatelli in 'Mediterranean' sauce on another menu, simply with the olive chunks omitted and the tortellini instead of the cavatelli of course. Salad was alright, though the romaine was pretty yellow and the 'crouton' was a slice of very stale old baguette bread which was impossibly chewy and inedible. The roll was hard as a rock. I'm not sure if they were overcooking things with the ovens on these new A321s or what but I couldn't even bite into it. I get the feeling if I had thrown it across the aircraft it would have punctured a hole in the fuselage. The cookie was also very burned. Perhaps this is how they get the warmed on board cookies to resemble baked on board these days? The bottom was a very dark brown and the whole thing had a very burned taste to it, almost as if it had been cooked in an oven full of candle smoke. I basically was only able to eat the middle part. Overall just bad. I'm glad I had plenty of time to enjoy some good food in the Centurion Lounge prior to departing on AA. Also another lazy and uninterested crew. Pleasant enough, but far more interested in chatting in the galley than serving F. Plenty of time for a PDB, yet none was offered. The door was closed for 20 minutes at the gate before we left and they simply sat in the galley. No hot towels, no mints, though pre-orders were observed. My coat was forgotten in the closet and I had to request it upon deplaning. |
Thanks all for your advice on what I would receive in AA First on a "refreshment" designated flight. Here's what I ended up with:
AA1471 12/29/14 DFW-DEN: 9:10a.m. Refreshments MD-80 First Class No PDB 1 round of drinks Snack basket containing fruit, granola bars, and the "premium item", a square raspberry danish in a bag. AA1010 1/3/15 DEN-DFW 4:30p.m. (delayed 2 hrs-DEN snow) Refreshments MD-80 First Class PDB offered 1 round of drinks (can provided) Snack basket containing fruit, Milano cookies, and the "premium item", a turkey and cheese snack size sandwich on a hawaiian roll. |
Originally Posted by airb330
(Post 24098842)
1/3/15
US1807: MIA-PHL: 8pm Dinner A332 First Class Chicken Piccata or Artichoke Ravioli I had the Ravioli which was OK. My husband in the window envoy suite said his chicken was borderline inedible. The person next to me barely ate their chicken as well. Pretzel bread was good! The cookie was pretty gross and way below the baked on board cookies. The crew was great. I got the Chicken Piccata and it was awful. The chicken breast itself was fine, well cooked, not dry. But the sauce was terrible, I scraped it off. It was served with some mushy white rice and some green beans that looked (and smelled) like they came out of a can and were boiled for an hour. Beans like that were why I did not eat vegetables as a child. The pre-meal mixed nuts were all almonds and cashews, with a single pistachio and one half of one pecan. And served at room temperature, not warmed. |
1/5/15
AA4259 (operated by Republic): MIA-BNA, 9:20 AM Breakfast E170 First Class PDB of water and or OJ offered from a tray Hot towels Round of drinks with Biscoff cookies Meal choice of granola and yogurt or cereal. I chose the cereal. Still trying to post the photo. As Eagle still hasn't been aligned to the new mainline windows, we were happy to see a breakfast tray service similar to the old AA-style complete with tray linens. The Republic crew was excellent. Multiple drink refills offered. Really enjoyed this flight and the fantastic legroom offered in the 1D/F side of the plane. |
1/6/15
AA1672 LAX/AUS Lunch MD80 No PDB, choice of the terrible beef with Mac and cheese or one of the pastas with red sauce. Hot nuts and drinks served first. Pre-orders acknowledged. Pax addressed by name throughout entire flight. Burnt on board cookie served on the lunch tray. Not a single person in row 4 touched theirs. Mine was hard as a rock. Pretzel and sourdough hot bread served from a basket after trays distributed. I understand the whimsy of a baked on board cookie from frozen dough, but a hot low quality cookie is actually far worse than other simple cheap desserts like brownies and cake. I hope USdbaAA gets over the cookie obsession and realizes nobody wants them now that they are so bad and either goes back to baked on board or swaps for something else. |
Originally Posted by WheelsFirst
(Post 24114608)
I understand the whimsy of a baked on board cookie from frozen dough, but a hot low quality cookie is actually far worse than other simple cheap desserts like brownies and cake. I hope USdbaAA gets over the cookie obsession and realizes nobody wants them now that they are so bad and either goes back to baked on board or swaps for something else.
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Really enjoyed my lunch today on the 1130 LAX-JFK as I start my AA travel year with 32K booked just this month. Helped that it was my first upgrade of the year and cleared at 104 hours out. This is my first A321 flight (they just price too high to do the nonstop SFO-JFK),and a $314 RT Sacramento RJ flight to LAX and then onto JFK worked out perfectly. Also my first trip into the remote Admiral's Club. Photos HERE.
Meal options: Cheese Tortellini and Manicotti Duo Toretellini with pesto Alfredo sauce, accompanied by Florentine Manicotti with Mediterranean tomato sauce Pumpkin Seed Crusted Breast of Chicken With brown butter sauce, served with sugar snap peas and mashed sweet potatoes Soup and Salad Classic Caesar salad served with a grilled chicken skewer and accompanied by corn chowder. Upon customer request, the salad may be available without chicken Started with sliced sirloin of beef with corn salsa and corn chowder: http://tom911.smugmug.com/American-A...P1060911-M.jpg http://tom911.smugmug.com/American-A...P1060914-M.jpg The passenger next to me had the chicken and it looked just like my meal from January, 2014, on a DCA-LAX, that I raved about. LINK Ice cream sundaes or cheese plate for dessert. I just had the ice cream without toppings. Tom still on board LAX-JFK crossing Lake Michigan |
Yep, premium transcon and Eagle are currently offering the most palatable meals in the system it seems. Glad to see that pumpkin seed chicken is still around. Had is from JFK-MIA on an extra section flight about 6 months ago and I too enjoyed it, apart from the sauce which I found to have a bit of a burned taste. Though mine may have been described as an almond encrusted chicken. Looked the same though.
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In flight meals on AA/US domestic economy?
Hello Dear Flyertalkers on the AA board,
I hope I have posted on the correct forum. If not, please Mods, feel free to move as appropriate. I will be travelling on my first US domestic flights with AA/US later this year and am trying to find out what in flight meal services are provided (if any!). I tried the AA website but their information is very sketchy. This is so I can plan whether to buy some food to take with me or not. All flights will be in economy. I would be most grateful if anybody could let me know if any snacks or meals are provided on the following flights. I can imagine it's drinks only on flights less than 3 hours. AA1403, Miami-Los Angeles (5hr 27min) AA2402, Los Angeles-Dallas/Fort Worth (2hr 35min) AA1942 operated by US Airways, Dallas/Fort Worth-Phoenix (2hr 35min) AA695 operated by US Airways, Pheonix-Los Angeles (1hr 23min) Many thanks in advance for any replies. ^ |
No meal service on economy flights. You will have water, soda, juice, coffee offered free of charge. Alcoholic drinks will cost at least 6-7 USD, no cash allowed, only credit card. They do offer snack, sandwiches and or salad for sale, anywhere between 5-10 USD, no cash, only credit card.
The problem with the food for sale is that sometimes they do not carry enough to go around, and depending on where you are sitting, you might not get any at all, or do not like their offering. I suggest it is best to buy your own preferred meal/snack on the concourse and bring on board, in particular for the MIA-LAX leg, that's a long one. I see on your tag line you are a stone throw from Vienna, will be there this Saturday. |
Originally Posted by arollins
(Post 24117374)
No meal service on economy flights. You will have water, soda, juice, coffee offered free of charge. Alcoholic drinks will cost at least 6-7 USD, no cash allowed, only credit card. They do offer snack and sandwiches for sale, anywhere between 5-10 USD, no cash, credit card. The problem with the food for sale is that sometimes they do not carry enough to go around, and depending on where you are sitting, you might not get any at all, or do not like their offering. I suggest is best to buy your own preferred meal on the concourse and bring on board.
Never mind, I'll buy something before board, or eat well at the AA lounges. :) Wow, travelling to Vienna for work or pleasure? |
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