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
Oct 12, 2018, 9:44 am
#526
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: MIA
Programs: AA EXP (AC), DL G (SC), Bonvoy LTP, & IHG AMB
Posts: 1,798
At the ORD HK club yesterday in the wee hours of the morning, the buffet spread had a "power yogurt" with various berries and grains to combine with yogurt... Sorry, no pictures and didn't sample it; but it seems to be an improvement over the mini muffins.
Oct 15, 2018, 5:53 pm
#527
Join Date: Mar 2005
Programs: UA 1K and PP, AA PPro (3MM, former CK), Marriott Ambassador and LTT, Uber One
Posts: 1,348
I was just told at the CLT AC that they are switching to the "Just Water" that the FSLs have had for a while. Apparently they had it yesterday but ran out (so they're serving Deer Park today). I find that you can taste the packaging of the Just Water, so I wasn't too pleased to find this out.
Oct 18, 2018, 10:07 am
#529
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Wesley Chapel, FL
Programs: American Airlines
Posts: 30,033
Oct 18, 2018, 10:12 am
#530
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: MIA
Programs: AA EXP (AC), DL G (SC), Bonvoy LTP, & IHG AMB
Posts: 1,798
Truthfully, this caught my attention: "Look for our new wines across the lounge network with hand-picked selections from our two master sommeliers." The current vinos gratis need to go... Paying $14 for something drinkable gets old... It's the least AA could do given the membership price increases LOL
Oct 18, 2018, 10:54 am
#531
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: The FT AA forum, until it no longer wants me.
Programs: CK or bust
Posts: 1,913
I see. They never said anything about the environment, just straws.
Raising the membership cost, adding the same day OW restrictions, and shoving customers to the Citi Executive card are helping the drive to profit sustainability.
Raising the membership cost, adding the same day OW restrictions, and shoving customers to the Citi Executive card are helping the drive to profit sustainability.
Oct 18, 2018, 11:40 am
#532
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 1,438
Getting rid of straws is the p.c, thing to do nowadays. Even if it costs us customers more money. Oh well.
Oct 18, 2018, 11:54 am
#533
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: NYC
Programs: DL Diamond, AAdvantage EXP, Hyatt Explorist, HHonors Diamond, Avis First
Posts: 7,344
I'm hearing people at ORD-H/K are getting comp splits of bubbles with no chit or CC needed.......is this a new positive change for the clubs (UA I believe has a complimentary bubbles option as do SkyClubs). I'm not there right now or else I'd ask myself.
Oct 18, 2018, 1:18 pm
#534
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: MIA
Programs: AA EXP (AC), DL G (SC), Bonvoy LTP, & IHG AMB
Posts: 1,798
Oct 18, 2018, 1:30 pm
#535
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Oct 21, 2018, 6:26 pm
#536
Join Date: Mar 2005
Programs: UA 1K and PP, AA PPro (3MM, former CK), Marriott Ambassador and LTT, Uber One
Posts: 1,348
At DFW A today, the meatball sliders are being served, but the meatballs and buns are separated, so you can build your own. This was a suggestion that I (and I'm guessing others) provided, since MANY people were taking multiple sliders and combining them into one (throwing away the extra buns), since the way they were originally serving them had too few meatballs for the size of the bun. Nice that they are listening to feedback (or at least reacting to what they're observing people do).
Oct 22, 2018, 1:16 pm
#539
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Nice quiet place in The Fla Keys
Programs: AA - My other choices are severely limited
Posts: 72
So last Thurs (10-18) my 5:45pm MIA-LGA was departing from Concourse E. Last time I step foot over there was probably 10 years ago.
Checked into the AC (not as bad as I imagined) and after settling in I sauntered over to the open bar an practically vapor locked.
Besides having very very good selection of adult beverages, low and behold there was a bottle of Duke Kentucky Bourbon, John Wayne's signature whiskey. WTH?
It not a really expensive bottle but something I just wouldn't except to find at an Admiral's Club.
Naturally I had more than one.
BTW, IMO this club beats the D's on food by a wide margin. (of course I'm not counting the FL)
Checked into the AC (not as bad as I imagined) and after settling in I sauntered over to the open bar an practically vapor locked.
Besides having very very good selection of adult beverages, low and behold there was a bottle of Duke Kentucky Bourbon, John Wayne's signature whiskey. WTH?
It not a really expensive bottle but something I just wouldn't except to find at an Admiral's Club.
Naturally I had more than one.
BTW, IMO this club beats the D's on food by a wide margin. (of course I'm not counting the FL)