Dec 12, 2016, 2:45 pm
Last edit by: DenverBrian
The Consolidated Admirals Club Food and Beverage thread
Including F&B policies, offerings, etc.
For 2016 onward, we have combined the "State of the Soup" and "Drink and Spirits" threads into one F&B thread.Including F&B policies, offerings, etc.
NOTE: Link to Flagship Dining
Food policy and offerings
New offerings in certain locations: Morning: Afternoon: All hours:
New offerings in certain locations:
- Fresh, made-to-order guacamole
- Premium coffee, espresso & lattes
- Hard-boiled eggs & spice bar
- Oatmeal, cereal & spices
- Assorted fruit & yogurt
- Bagels & breakfast breads
- Hearty soups
- Fresh & healthy grain salads
- Vegetables, hummus & cheese
- Cookies & brownies
Fruit, snack mix,
Food for sale
Food for sale
Guacamole made to order (as of July 15, 2016)
Some clubs now feature a complimentary made-to-order guacamole bar in the afternoons.
Ingredients from which to chose: Status per club: Updated by scottmlew
Some clubs now feature a complimentary made-to-order guacamole bar in the afternoons.
Ingredients from which to chose:
- avocado
- tomatoes
- onions
- jalapeño or serrano (location-dependent)
- lime
- garlic
- cilantro
- salsa (at some locations)
- corn salsa
- salt and pepper
- ATL - not available [current as of December 28, 2016]
- BOS - (started 9 Dec 2016)
- CLT B - not available
- CLT C/D - hours 4pm-7pm Mon-Fri, Sat-Sun ???
- DCA (Pier B) - hours 4pm-7pm Wed-Fri ONLY (confirmed 12-19-2017)
- DCA (Pier C) - hours 4pm-7pm Mon-Fri, 1pm-4pm Sun (not available Sat per new signage 9/15/17)
- DEN - not available
- DFW B - hours Mon-Sat 3pm-6pm
- DFW C - hours Mon-Sun 4pm-7pm
- DFW D - hours Mon-Sun 4pm-7pm
- JFK C - (observed multiple occasions)
- LAX (observed 08 Dec 2016)
- LGA - (observed March 2017) - hours unknown
- MIA D30 - (observed 10 Jan 2017)
- ORD G - (observed 19 Dec 2016)
- PHL B/C - (observed 27 Dec 2016, 1 Jan 2017 until about 6pm)
- PHX - (observed 10 Dec 2016)
- RDU - not available
- SFO - (observed 4 January 2017)
- STL - not available
Beverage policy and offerings "House drinks" (lower shelf alcoholic and soft drinks, juices) are complimentary.
Premium drinks (including bottled water, handled by issuing bar chits) are:
- Complimentary juices, soft drinks
- Complimentary "lower shelf" alcoholic beverages
- Complimentary premium drinks (chits): oneworld elites or in F, J on qualifying flights
- For sale: "top shelf" alcoholic beverages, bottles of water to Admirals Club members
- Complimentary premium drinks (chits): oneworld elites or in F, J on qualifying flights
- Complimentary "lower shelf" alcoholic beverages
Premium drinks (including bottled water, handled by issuing bar chits) are:
- complimentary for those with status or class of cabin that allows oneworld lounge access (see oneworld lounge access rules - link), or
- available for sale for Admirals Club members and others accessing Admirals Clubs but not in the above categories.
Link to archived Admirals Club Dinks and Spirits thread
Link to archived "State of the Soup" thread
Updated 27 Jan 2027 - JDiver
Guide to Admirals Club Food / Snack & Beverage
May 25, 2018, 7:33 pm
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As I said, it tasted really good despite how it looked. For as much crap as we give AA I'm going to give them credit for the occasional nice touches like waiters coming around with trays of food at an outstation club.
May 26, 2018, 2:07 am
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May 29, 2018, 8:14 pm
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PHX Low A gates:
Def a step in the right direction.....pretty good turkey sliders, especially dunking them in some of the ranch dressing.
Def a step in the right direction.....pretty good turkey sliders, especially dunking them in some of the ranch dressing.
May 29, 2018, 8:38 pm
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Visited PHX Low A, LAX T5, HNL and DFW A all last week - gotta say with the new food offerings plus redesigned clubs that are not TOO crowded def made me not regret my AC membership. Had the avocado toast for the first time this AM - hit the spot after a long overnight flight from Hawaii.
May 30, 2018, 7:52 am
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[QUOTE=AANYC1981;29807405]PHX Low A gates:
Def a step in the right direction.....pretty good turkey sliders, especially dunking them in some of the ranch dressing.
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NICE! Is that prepared crudite in the next station over? Looks similar to the midflight snack AA offers in the galley on int'l J flights.
Def a step in the right direction.....pretty good turkey sliders, especially dunking them in some of the ranch dressing.
QUOTE]
NICE! Is that prepared crudite in the next station over? Looks similar to the midflight snack AA offers in the galley on int'l J flights.
May 30, 2018, 11:35 am
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NICE! Is that prepared crudite in the next station over? Looks similar to the midflight snack AA offers in the galley on int'l J flights.[/QUOTE]
Yep it is! The sliders were very popular with guests too. Soups were potato leek and traditional tomato which were both really good too.
NICE! Is that prepared crudite in the next station over? Looks similar to the midflight snack AA offers in the galley on int'l J flights.[/QUOTE]
Yep it is! The sliders were very popular with guests too. Soups were potato leek and traditional tomato which were both really good too.
May 30, 2018, 12:12 pm
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whats crudite? Sounds like an explosive.
Today at A club DFW they had the chicken orzo and a cream of asparagus. Only tried the former. It was great.
May 30, 2018, 12:26 pm
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Yep it is! The sliders were very popular with guests too. Soups were potato leek and traditional tomato which were both really good too.
whats crudite? Sounds like an explosive.
Today at A club DFW they had the chicken orzo and a cream of asparagus. Only tried the former. It was great.
On the soup front, CLT B club had a chimichurri steak soup option that was quite good this past weekend. I'm ready for SFO to change out the watery french onion.
May 30, 2018, 12:40 pm
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whats crudite? Sounds like an explosive.
Today at A club DFW they had the chicken orzo and a cream of asparagus. Only tried the former. It was great.
The crudite (vegetables) have also been making an appearance in the afternoons at the ORD H/K Club, but I've not seen them yet in BOS. Hopefully the BOS situation improves now that they're down to a single full service AC.
Huuuge improvements on the AC front though. Between the avocado toast, guacomole, pasta bar, etc. it's great to see ACs catching up or even exceeding the competitors' offerings. For the big three domestic lounges, up until now I thought DL's afternoon buffet was the most generous in their SCs, followed by UA, but the ACs present offering is reversing the trend. When I fly AA, I'm happy that Kirby is UA's problem now, not so much when I fly on UA though...
May 30, 2018, 1:23 pm
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Enjoyed the cart at CLT last Saturday. I was happy it was up and running on a holiday weekend and happier still they have both salmon and prosciutto.
May 30, 2018, 7:46 pm
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I wasn't there and didn't see the set up though.
May 31, 2018, 7:20 am
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