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This thread is archived - there is a Galleries First (Flounge) LHR 2014 menu thread here.
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.
The current catering options in the First lounge can be found in the first post in the thread, or you can click here. For photos: click here.
Catering options - other LHR lounges
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR : menus 2013 - T5 only
Galleries Club lounge LHR: Dining menu and food options 2013 - T3 and T5.
International Lounge Terminal 1 LHR - catering options from May 2013 - T1 international flights
For the lounges in Gatwick and UK domestic lounges in Newcastle, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen:
First Lounge London Gatwick (North terminal): Catering options from April 2013 - see post 2 for the text of BA's leaflet on the supplier changeover.
Galleries Club Lounge Gatwick (North Terminal): Catering options from April 2013
UK Domestic lounges (outside London) - catering arrangments from April 2013
For information on the BaxterStorey changeover:
New lounge catering contract : BaxterStorey replaces Compass - eff 1 May 2013
Your recent feedback on catering in our lounges - Note from BA Executive Club.
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.
The current catering options in the First lounge can be found in the first post in the thread, or you can click here. For photos: click here.
Catering options - other LHR lounges
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR : menus 2013 - T5 only
Galleries Club lounge LHR: Dining menu and food options 2013 - T3 and T5.
International Lounge Terminal 1 LHR - catering options from May 2013 - T1 international flights
For the lounges in Gatwick and UK domestic lounges in Newcastle, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen:
First Lounge London Gatwick (North terminal): Catering options from April 2013 - see post 2 for the text of BA's leaflet on the supplier changeover.
Galleries Club Lounge Gatwick (North Terminal): Catering options from April 2013
UK Domestic lounges (outside London) - catering arrangments from April 2013
For information on the BaxterStorey changeover:
New lounge catering contract : BaxterStorey replaces Compass - eff 1 May 2013
Your recent feedback on catering in our lounges - Note from BA Executive Club.
Galleries First (Flounge) LHR: Dining menu and food options 2013
Jan 16, 13, 8:12 am
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Galleries First (Flounge) LHR: Dining menu and food options 2013
Galleries First (Flounge) LHR: Dining menu and food options from 30 October 2013
BaxterStorey has been awarded the contract to supply catering to London and most UK domestic lounges. From 2 May 2013 their new menu was rolled out and then updated on 30 October. You can see photos of the current offering in post number 78 or by clicking here. [Squared parenthesis denotes my comments]
Flounge Menu LHR: Entered service 13 March 2014
hat tip to haasha for doing the typing.
Breakfast
Please help yourself
For your convenience, there is a self-service buffet available for breakfast, including freshly grilled bacon, free range scrambled eggs, Dingley Dell pork sausages, black pudding, hash browns, grilled tomatoes, hash browns, and farmhouse toast. [Not mentioned but always on offer: mushrooms].
Brought to your table
Note that you can swap items around a bit, so it's OK to ask for kippers and fried eggs, for example.
Rest of the Day
Noon to close
Brought to your table
Please order via one of our lounge hosts
My experience is that the precise selection of cheeses will alter somewhat, and some may come from somewhere which hasn't been British for quite a while, but it's all good, however frankly you may as well serve yourself from the buffet. Note you may find apple chutney on the hot buffet table end.
Buffet items - serve yourself
For your convenience, there is a self-service buffet available, including a selection of fresh salads, hot dishes and indulgent treats
Salad Bar
Self serve hot buffet bar
Self serve desserts
Self serve sandwiches [new flavours]
These are on a two week rotation, this is one of the two.
Cakes
Now available from 14:30 until approx 18 hrs.
Hot drinks
Bean to cup coffee, premium tea selection and hot chocolate
The refreshers
Fresh squeezes of the day, mineral waters and soft drinks
Grazing options
Other food available in the lounge, in no particular order: lightly salted kettle chips, nibble jars (e.g. savoury mix, wasabi beans), Island Bakery Organics biscuits (again in Avery jars), sliced meats and salamis (chorizo, Wiltshire Honey Roast ham, Salami Napoli), cheese and cheese biscuits. In the morning there is a cereal range, Weetabix, stewed and dried fruit, bread rolls. Sandwiches are also available from lunchtime onwards.
Photographs are in several postings below, notably posts number 78, 88 and 107.
Commentary:
Breakfast changes from Oct 2013: new menu cards but only small changes (extra porridge option). Lunch and supper options have been somewhat de-glooped, the curry is quite lumpy with vegetables, so it's just the chilli con carne, which has had some recipe changes. See above wiki for links for other lounges. There is a well developed thread for 2012 which you can find here, it has many photos and reviews in it:
Galleries First (Flounge): Dining menu and food options
Posting update
16 Jan 2013 - Original post, first new menu of 2013
12 March 2013 - note about beef supply issues.
2 May 2013 - updated with the new BaxterStorey menu. [URL="http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/20687819-post48.html"]The previous menu can be found in this post
5 May 2013 - minor corrections
7 May 2013 - photo information.
29 May 2013 - updates
2 June 2013 - cake and other updates /corrections.
24 June 2013 - menu updated for ribs
24 July 2013 - Eggs benedict now in Flounge
1 Nov 2013 - New menu from 30 October
12 Nov 2013 - Minor corrections and updates
14 Nov 2013 - New main dish rotations
13 Mar 2014 - New Summer 2014 menu
14 Mar 2014 - Buffet update
BaxterStorey has been awarded the contract to supply catering to London and most UK domestic lounges. From 2 May 2013 their new menu was rolled out and then updated on 30 October. You can see photos of the current offering in post number 78 or by clicking here. [Squared parenthesis denotes my comments]
Flounge Menu LHR: Entered service 13 March 2014
hat tip to haasha for doing the typing.
Breakfast
Please help yourself
For your convenience, there is a self-service buffet available for breakfast, including freshly grilled bacon, free range scrambled eggs, Dingley Dell pork sausages, black pudding, hash browns, grilled tomatoes, hash browns, and farmhouse toast. [Not mentioned but always on offer: mushrooms].
Brought to your table
Please order via one of our lounge hosts:
Traditional porridge oats served with honey and cinnamon, or sultanas and brown sugar.
Cured kippers served with poached egg
Great British breakfast sandwich with grilled back bacon and fried egg on a toasted wholemeal bloomer
Boiled egg with toasted toasted soldiers
Eggs benedict (actually only one egg).
(note that nothing is marked as vegetarian, but I guess the boiled egg and porridge must be).
Traditional porridge oats served with honey and cinnamon, or sultanas and brown sugar.
Cured kippers served with poached egg
Great British breakfast sandwich with grilled back bacon and fried egg on a toasted wholemeal bloomer
Boiled egg with toasted toasted soldiers
Eggs benedict (actually only one egg).
(note that nothing is marked as vegetarian, but I guess the boiled egg and porridge must be).
Rest of the Day
Noon to close
Brought to your table
Please order via one of our lounge hosts
Soup of the day (v)
Please ask your hosts for today's choice
BLT
A warm sandwich of British back bacon, tomato, lettuce and mayo served with lightly-salted kettle chips
Smoked salmon
A deli plate of Severn & Wye smoked salmon, cream cheese, salad leaves and granary bread
BA burger
Made with Birchstead mature 21 day aged beef in a glazed bun with twice-cooked chips. Ask your host if you would like the addition of crispy back bacon or Emmental cheese
Chicken ramen
A Japanese-inspired soup with chicken, chillies, water chestnuts and fresh coriander in a warming chicken broth
Caesar salad
Baby gem leaves with Parmigiano-Reggiano, crotons and a creamy Caesar dressing. Ask you host if you would like the addition of a smoked chicken breast
Macaroni cheese (v)
Pasta with a rich Red Leicester, British Cheddar and English mustard sauce galzed with a fresh herb crust
Desserts:
Burnt Cambridge Cream
A baked silky vanilla custard originating in Trinity College, Cambridge in Cheese the 1600s, our version is finished with lavender sugar
Treacle tart
A traditional English treat served with warn Cornish ice cream
Cheeses
Somerset Camembert, coastal Cheddar and Shropshire Blue with apple and Somerset cider brandy chutney and Bath Oliver biscuits
Please ask your hosts for today's choice
BLT
A warm sandwich of British back bacon, tomato, lettuce and mayo served with lightly-salted kettle chips
Smoked salmon
A deli plate of Severn & Wye smoked salmon, cream cheese, salad leaves and granary bread
BA burger
Made with Birchstead mature 21 day aged beef in a glazed bun with twice-cooked chips. Ask your host if you would like the addition of crispy back bacon or Emmental cheese
Chicken ramen
A Japanese-inspired soup with chicken, chillies, water chestnuts and fresh coriander in a warming chicken broth
Caesar salad
Baby gem leaves with Parmigiano-Reggiano, crotons and a creamy Caesar dressing. Ask you host if you would like the addition of a smoked chicken breast
Macaroni cheese (v)
Pasta with a rich Red Leicester, British Cheddar and English mustard sauce galzed with a fresh herb crust
Desserts:
Burnt Cambridge Cream
A baked silky vanilla custard originating in Trinity College, Cambridge in Cheese the 1600s, our version is finished with lavender sugar
Treacle tart
A traditional English treat served with warn Cornish ice cream
Cheeses
Somerset Camembert, coastal Cheddar and Shropshire Blue with apple and Somerset cider brandy chutney and Bath Oliver biscuits
Buffet items - serve yourself
For your convenience, there is a self-service buffet available, including a selection of fresh salads, hot dishes and indulgent treats
Salad Bar
Poached salmon slices
Chargrilled salad chicken slices
Ruby coleslaw
Five bean salad
Potato and spring onion salad
"Fruited rice with sultana" [CWS made up title, there's no label]
Beetroot and carrot and pumpkin seed salad
Morroccan bulgar wheat and chickpea salad
Mixed leaves
Cucumbers
Tomatoes
Grated cheddar cheese
Chargrilled salad chicken slices
Ruby coleslaw
Five bean salad
Potato and spring onion salad
"Fruited rice with sultana" [CWS made up title, there's no label]
Beetroot and carrot and pumpkin seed salad
Morroccan bulgar wheat and chickpea salad
Mixed leaves
Cucumbers
Tomatoes
Grated cheddar cheese
Wild mushroom risotto (v)
Thai green chicken curry
Pork and leek sausages with candied onion
Steak and ale pies (individual mini pies)
Aubergine, spinach and sweet potato dopiaza (v) (curry).
Vegetable rice (hot rice with peas and beans) (v)
Cabbage, leeks and peas (v)
Mashed potatoes
Parmentier potatoes
Steamed rice
accompaniements: nan bread, bread rolls, apple chutney, red chilli sauce
Thai green chicken curry
Pork and leek sausages with candied onion
Steak and ale pies (individual mini pies)
Aubergine, spinach and sweet potato dopiaza (v) (curry).
Vegetable rice (hot rice with peas and beans) (v)
Cabbage, leeks and peas (v)
Mashed potatoes
Parmentier potatoes
Steamed rice
accompaniements: nan bread, bread rolls, apple chutney, red chilli sauce
Key lime pie
Baked Sicilian lemon cheesecake
Flourless Chocolate Torte
Baked Sicilian lemon cheesecake
Flourless Chocolate Torte
These are on a two week rotation, this is one of the two.
Chicken and rocket
Freshly poached salmon and dill mayonnaise
Free range egg and sunblushed tomato
British smoked ham, caramelised onion confit and watercress
Freshly poached salmon and dill mayonnaise
Free range egg and sunblushed tomato
British smoked ham, caramelised onion confit and watercress
Cakes
Now available from 14:30 until approx 18 hrs.
Scones with Roddas clotted cream and jam
Fruit loaf
Carrot cake
Madeira cake
Red Velvet cake
Toffee cake slice
Victoria sponge cake
Fruit loaf
Carrot cake
Madeira cake
Red Velvet cake
Toffee cake slice
Victoria sponge cake
Bean to cup coffee, premium tea selection and hot chocolate
The refreshers
Fresh squeezes of the day, mineral waters and soft drinks
Grazing options
Other food available in the lounge, in no particular order: lightly salted kettle chips, nibble jars (e.g. savoury mix, wasabi beans), Island Bakery Organics biscuits (again in Avery jars), sliced meats and salamis (chorizo, Wiltshire Honey Roast ham, Salami Napoli), cheese and cheese biscuits. In the morning there is a cereal range, Weetabix, stewed and dried fruit, bread rolls. Sandwiches are also available from lunchtime onwards.
Photographs are in several postings below, notably posts number 78, 88 and 107.
Commentary:
Breakfast changes from Oct 2013: new menu cards but only small changes (extra porridge option). Lunch and supper options have been somewhat de-glooped, the curry is quite lumpy with vegetables, so it's just the chilli con carne, which has had some recipe changes. See above wiki for links for other lounges. There is a well developed thread for 2012 which you can find here, it has many photos and reviews in it:
Galleries First (Flounge): Dining menu and food options
Posting update
16 Jan 2013 - Original post, first new menu of 2013
12 March 2013 - note about beef supply issues.
2 May 2013 - updated with the new BaxterStorey menu. [URL="http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/20687819-post48.html"]The previous menu can be found in this post
5 May 2013 - minor corrections
7 May 2013 - photo information.
29 May 2013 - updates
2 June 2013 - cake and other updates /corrections.
24 June 2013 - menu updated for ribs
24 July 2013 - Eggs benedict now in Flounge
1 Nov 2013 - New menu from 30 October
12 Nov 2013 - Minor corrections and updates
14 Nov 2013 - New main dish rotations
13 Mar 2014 - New Summer 2014 menu
14 Mar 2014 - Buffet update
Last edited by corporate-wage-slave; Mar 14, 14 at 9:16 am
Jan 16, 13, 10:09 am
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The burger persists. 
Jan 16, 13, 10:32 am
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Originally Posted by opalfruit
The burger persists.
Jan 16, 13, 10:44 am
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Originally Posted by abfab80
Hopefully, no horse meat on those one !
Have you tried horse meat?
Jan 16, 13, 11:16 am
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Originally Posted by opalfruit
The burger persists.
Jan 16, 13, 11:57 am
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I have had better burgers in McDonalds. Never had so much gristle as in the Flounge "burger"
Jan 16, 13, 12:29 pm
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Originally Posted by BoeBus
I have had better burgers in McDonalds. Never had so much gristle as in the Flounge "burger"
Jan 16, 13, 12:54 pm
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Pork Wonton is gone, thats a shame
I bet the GF staff have already heard every horse burger joke by now
I bet the GF staff have already heard every horse burger joke by now
Jan 16, 13, 1:05 pm
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I had the Beef Rendang curry in the T3 Flounge and it was exceptionally good, possibly the best curry I have ever had ^
Jan 16, 13, 1:09 pm
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Originally Posted by DWFI
It's not bad if they do it right. Unfortunately they don't do that too often.
Jan 16, 13, 1:12 pm
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Not being someone who has visited the lounge before but may be doing soon, is it just the beef burger that's bad or is all the made to order stuff ropey?
Jan 16, 13, 1:16 pm
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Originally Posted by Joely
Not being someone who has visited the lounge before but may be doing soon, is it just the beef burger that's bad or is all the made to order stuff ropey?
Jan 16, 13, 1:46 pm
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The burger and wedges can only be mediocre at best given the 'elf & safety prohibition on open grilling and deep frying.
The burger and wedges can only be mediocre at best given the 'elf & safety prohibition on open grilling and deep frying.
Jan 16, 13, 1:58 pm
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Originally Posted by Kgmm77
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The burger and wedges can only be mediocre at best given the 'elf & safety prohibition on open grilling and deep frying.
The burger and wedges can only be mediocre at best given the 'elf & safety prohibition on open grilling and deep frying.
Jan 16, 13, 7:49 pm
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glad to see the beef rendang retained
