Jan 7, 2016, 2:16 pm
Last edit by: KARFA
This thread gives the current catering options for the Galleries First Lounge (Flounge) in LHR Terminals 3 and 5. This lounge is open to BAEC Gold and oneworld Emerald card holders. Passengers flying BA on a First ticket can also use the Concorde Room. The catering supplier was changed on 2 May 2013 to BaxterStorey. Click here to see the former thread, which covered that turbulent period.
The T3 lounge is identical to T5 in terms of food and drink options. However there is no Concorde Room in T3 so from 18:30 hrs there is a pre-flight dining option for First travellers, see here for more details.
The current catering options in the First lounge can be found in the first post in the thread, or you can click here. Currently lounge menus are not always on display in the lounge, but this link may be your best bet to see the options.
Catering options - other LHR lounges
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR : menus 2018
Galleries Club lounges LHR: Dining menu and food options - T3 and T5
For the First and Club lounges at Gatwick and the UK domestic lounges in Newcastle, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Leeds, Aberdeen, and Inverness
First Lounge London Gatwick Catering options
Galleries Club Lounge Gatwick (North Terminal): Catering options from April 2013 (n.b. no separate 2014-2018 threads)
UK Domestic lounges (outside London) - catering arrangements from April 2013 (n.b. no separate 2014-2018 threads)
BA Champagne & Wine thread
The LHR CCR cocktail menu - cocktail menu introduced May 2014
The 2017 BA Champagne & Wine Thread - covers LHR & LGW lounges and in the air
Archived food & drink threads
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR: menus 2017
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR: menus 2016
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR: menus 2015
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR: menus 2014
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR: menus 2013
Concorde Dining Room IAD: menus and food options - see new Concorde Rooms and Bars: JFK, IAD, SIN, DXB linked above
Galleries First (Flounge) LHR: Dining menu and food options 2015 - T3 and T5
Galleries First (Flounge) LHR: Dining menu and food options 2014 - T3 and T5
Galleries First (Flounge) LHR: Dining menu and food options 2013 - T3 and T5
First Lounge London Gatwick (North terminal): Catering options from April 2013 (n.b. no separate 2014 or 2015 thread)
The 2016 BA Champagne & Wine Thread - covers LHR & LGW lounges and in the air
The 2014 BA Champagne & Wine Thread - covers LHR & LGW lounges and in the air
The 2013 BA Champagne & Wine Thread - covers LHR & LGW lounges and in the air
International Lounge Terminal 1 LHR - catering options from May 2013 - T1 international flights
The T3 lounge is identical to T5 in terms of food and drink options. However there is no Concorde Room in T3 so from 18:30 hrs there is a pre-flight dining option for First travellers, see here for more details.
The current catering options in the First lounge can be found in the first post in the thread, or you can click here. Currently lounge menus are not always on display in the lounge, but this link may be your best bet to see the options.
Catering options - other LHR lounges
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR : menus 2018
Galleries Club lounges LHR: Dining menu and food options - T3 and T5
For the First and Club lounges at Gatwick and the UK domestic lounges in Newcastle, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Leeds, Aberdeen, and Inverness
First Lounge London Gatwick Catering options
Galleries Club Lounge Gatwick (North Terminal): Catering options from April 2013 (n.b. no separate 2014-2018 threads)
UK Domestic lounges (outside London) - catering arrangements from April 2013 (n.b. no separate 2014-2018 threads)
BA Champagne & Wine thread
The LHR CCR cocktail menu - cocktail menu introduced May 2014
The 2017 BA Champagne & Wine Thread - covers LHR & LGW lounges and in the air
Archived food & drink threads
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR: menus 2017
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR: menus 2016
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR: menus 2015
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR: menus 2014
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR: menus 2013
Concorde Dining Room IAD: menus and food options - see new Concorde Rooms and Bars: JFK, IAD, SIN, DXB linked above
Galleries First (Flounge) LHR: Dining menu and food options 2015 - T3 and T5
Galleries First (Flounge) LHR: Dining menu and food options 2014 - T3 and T5
Galleries First (Flounge) LHR: Dining menu and food options 2013 - T3 and T5
First Lounge London Gatwick (North terminal): Catering options from April 2013 (n.b. no separate 2014 or 2015 thread)
The 2016 BA Champagne & Wine Thread - covers LHR & LGW lounges and in the air
The 2014 BA Champagne & Wine Thread - covers LHR & LGW lounges and in the air
The 2013 BA Champagne & Wine Thread - covers LHR & LGW lounges and in the air
International Lounge Terminal 1 LHR - catering options from May 2013 - T1 international flights
BA LHR T5 Galleries First Lounge (Flounge) : food and drink options
Dec 29, 2016 | 2:38 pm
#211
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Very true. I had two of them when I was there on Boxing Day, buy only out of necessity as they were the only things that appealed to me in my extremely hungover state! There seems to be less and less variation in the buffet these days and the cold options are much more limited compared to even a year ago.
Dec 29, 2016 | 2:56 pm
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My visit on Tuesday left me with the feeling that I'll be quite happy when my status drops to Silver. The offering in the Flounge was very poor indeed, not only in choice but standard too. I reckon that most of it had been sitting there for a good hour and when I tried the fish I came to the conclusion that if I'd asked them to cook the shoes that I was wearing, they'd have been more palatable. I'm not one for wasting food, but that fish was truly awful. The filo pastry parcels weren't much better.
When I went over to the AA lounge the chap on reception (on noticing my BA status) mentioned that he'd heard numerous times how the BA lounge was going downhill fast.
How long do BaxterStorey have the BA lounges for?
When I went over to the AA lounge the chap on reception (on noticing my BA status) mentioned that he'd heard numerous times how the BA lounge was going downhill fast.
How long do BaxterStorey have the BA lounges for?
Dec 29, 2016 | 3:06 pm
#213
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Not everyone is unhappy.
Took my 20 year old daughter in there last week.
Upon taking her around the corner for breakfast she asked 'is this all free? Don't you have to pay?'
Bless
Took my 20 year old daughter in there last week.
Upon taking her around the corner for breakfast she asked 'is this all free? Don't you have to pay?'
Bless
Dec 29, 2016 | 3:11 pm
#214
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Indeed, a good reminder to us all that we are very lucky to have lounge access in our travels in the first place: my guests have often been impressed by the most unspectacular of lounges and it makes me feel very glad to share the experience with them when they are like kids in a candy store.
Dec 30, 2016 | 3:52 am
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TBH, they may as well serve the hot breakfast all day, and have afternoon tea as the cold alternative...
Dec 30, 2016 | 4:01 am
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I am not taking him in again as there were several management trainees who approvingly noted this down.
Jan 25, 2017 | 1:22 pm
#220
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Jan 25, 2017 | 1:29 pm
#221
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Yes, I'd forgotten about this thread, thanks for the reminder. The vegetarian pies are still very much there, this is the current offering, and it is a spinach and cheese filling. If you eat fish that's also got good reports. The "lounge" offering of the CCR menu. in the Dashboard, is the same as First lounge, minus the club sandwich, and there are several vegetarian items on that.
edited to add the new dishes are much larger to hide the reduced choice of dishes .. previous posts in the thread confirm this ..
Last edited by psollitt; Jan 25, 2017 at 1:39 pm
Jan 25, 2017 | 2:08 pm
#223
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I'm not seeing that. Have a look at post 163, essentially both photos show 4 hot main items, plus a pasta, a rice, a potato dish and vegetables. Now the sizes of dishes has certainly changed, but the 4 items a few days ago were the fish, the pie, a chicken curry and beef chilli.
Jan 25, 2017 | 3:08 pm
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I'm not seeing that. Have a look at post 163, essentially both photos show 4 hot main items, plus a pasta, a rice, a potato dish and vegetables. Now the sizes of dishes has certainly changed, but the 4 items a few days ago were the fish, the pie, a chicken curry and beef chilli.
I reckon they should take out a chiller so they don't need to find some cheap crap to stock it with.