I’ve heard good things about the current fish main, though haven’t tried it myself. From that starters list I really like the salad, though it’s very popular and I don’t always manage to bag it. Bizarrely I also really like the sweetcorn gnocchi side dish.

Fish main. I had the salmon a week ago. Pathetic.

Thanks, you raise some good points, I might well give a special meal another go on the trip ex LHR as I won’t be eating until later that evening so the two meals on board would be handy.

Sorry only just seen this! I had the salad then the beef. Don't like hot salmon so that main was out. Thought 2x beef was a bit much, and the vegetarian options often have a bit more substance to them. Enjoyed both.

thanks for your data points, kind of frustrated I’m missing the ‘enhanced’ meal service starting 1 August, with soup, hot starter etc…!!

The menu is being enhanced, not ‘enhanced’. There’s a big difference 😁

I agree with your comments that it’s not very well conceived.

I had the salmon starter and the beef cheeks last time. The starter was excellent, and the beef just ok… Tasty enough but not exactly fine dining - beef cheeks doesn’t feel very first class to me.

The good news is the Château Fieuzal is excellent. I’d gladly buy a case.

Had the beef carpaccio starter and beef cheeks mains recently. Carpaccio was decent, albeit served super-cold, so had to leave it a few minutes to let some flavour develop. I would have it again. Beef cheeks were average, perfectly edible but at best CW rather than F for me. Couple of pics below if it helps.

The Ch. Fieuzal is pretty good. I wouldn’t stretch to excellent, but worthy of its price point. I didn’t try the Rioja, but BA’s budget is never going to stretch to a Rioja that would be at the same level as the Fieuzal. Not to say the Rioja would be bad, but unless you’re a massive Rioja lover, I’d take the claret over it. Or try both, why not? Perhaps also worth considering the Pinot Noir if you have the carpaccio, more of a good pairing thing (for me) than an amazing wine, though it’s decent enough.


Beef carpaccio with truffle crčme fraîche & asparagus


Beef cheeks with herb jus and Mediterranean vegetables

Thanks for the data points and the advice on the Château Fieuzal, will definitely give it a go.
Agree that beef cheeks are not really F standard, but its probably more practical than serving a fillet of beef which is then overcooked and tough...
Well will see how it goes on my flight this weekend.

Thanks for the pictures! The carpaccio has been on the menu for months now, nice to see presentation is pretty consistent so far.
For the cheeks, was the sauce served in a separate mini-jug or did the crew already plate it with sauce? I sometimes see the veggies served separately in a bowl, but I guess the plate would look really one-dimensional with just the cheeks...
How was the crew on your flight?

So has anyone received the improved (not my subtle attempt to avoid the whole enhancement ambiguity!! ) August menu from YouFirsr? Would be good to take a peak!

While they are enhancing the menu, are they enhancing the loadings of each meal or will the quantities be 'enhanced' as suggested by TheJayHatch

The sauce was served separately in a jug, so any poor quality sauce pouring is all on me pic below of the pre-sauce beef cheeks.

The vegetables might have been separate had I ordered all the sides, but I only wanted one of them, so guess they decided to put it on the plate.

Crew was good, think the flight was a bit short handed, so some crew were working multiple cabins, but service in F wasn’t affected, at least for me (8F cabin with 7 pax). There was quite a lot of cabin crew traffic back and forth through the F cabin, especially in the second half of the flight, not really sure why. Didn’t really bother me, but was noticeable.

If a selection of vegetables are ordered they should be served in a bowl with a spoon place to the side, if one vegetable is ordered it can be served on the plate with the protein. Sauces should always be served in a small jug with the crew pouring a small amount and leaving the customer to serve the rest if they require.

Flying LHR to BOS next week in F so should experience the new menu first hand. Spoke to a lovely lady at You First yesterday, as I was curious to see the new menu. Apparently it’s not available to send out yet, and they didn’t have a copy. I’ll grab a menu on Wednesday if anyone’s interested.