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Old May 17, 13, 11:43 am
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This thread gives the current catering options (2013, 2014, & 2015) for the Galleries First Lounge (Flounge) in London Gatwick North Terminal. This lounge is open to BAEC Gold and oneworld Emerald card holders as well as assengers flying on a oneworld First ticket. The catering supplier was changed on 25 April 2013 to BaxterStorey.

The current catering options in the First lounge can be found in this post in the thread, or you can click here.

Catering options - other LGW lounge
Galleries Club Lounge Gatwick (North Terminal): Catering options from April 2013 (n.b. no separate 2014 or 2015 thread)

Catering options - LHR lounges
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR : menus 2015 - T5 only
Galleries First (Flounge) LHR: Dining menu and food options 2015 - T3 & T5
Galleries Club lounges LHR: Dining menu and food options from 2013 (n.b. no separate 2014 or 2015 thread) - T3 and T5
International Lounge Terminal 1 LHR - catering options from May 2013 (n.b. no separate 2014 or 2015 thread) - T1 international flights

For the UK domestic lounges in Newcastle, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Leeds, and Aberdeen
UK Domestic lounges (outside London) - catering arrangements from April 2013 (n.b. no separate 2014 or 2015 thread)

For information on the BaxterStorey changeover in 2013
New lounge catering contract: BaxterStorey replaces Compass - effective 1 May 2013
Your recent feedback on catering in our lounges - note from BA Executive Club.

BA Champagne & Wine thread
The 2015 BA Champagne & Wine Thread - covers LHR & LGW lounges and in the air
The LHR CCR cocktail menu - cocktail menu introduced May 2014

Archived food & drink threads
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR: menus 2014
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR: menus 2013
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
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
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First Lounge London Gatwick (North terminal): Catering options from April 2013

   
Old Jul 30, 13, 4:59 am
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Originally Posted by Can I help you View Post
It's Honey now is it, what does he have that I don't have?

He is rugged, tough, strong, good looking and fully functional. He is also courteous, and a gentleman to his finger tips and still has youth on his side. He is every woman's dream. He is also highly intelligent and enjoys breakfast.

That comes immediately to mind. Shall I go on?

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Old Jul 30, 13, 5:04 am
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You obviously haven't met him?
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Old Jul 30, 13, 5:59 am
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In many ways this is more shocking than the decline in the FLounge at LHR. At LHR real paying F pax have the CCR. At LGW the FLounge is the lounge for F pax and all that BA think someone paying £000s for a flight merits is a bacon roll!

This is shocking, truly shocking.
No different to full fare CW passengers having to make do with GC at T5.
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Old Jul 30, 13, 6:40 am
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You obviously haven't met him?
Cheek!
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Old Nov 17, 13, 5:16 am
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LGW GF menu has changed at the same time as the LHR GF menus... but for the worse! The breakfast options have been further reduced, now it is only porridge, salmon with scrambled eggs, or beans on toast, the bacon option having been removed.

Rest of the day apparently unchanged bar an update of the salads along the lines of what has happened at LHR.
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Old Nov 17, 13, 5:38 am
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No pork??! Where do they think they are, Dubai?

That said I believe I read that all normal meals served on BA are Halal.

By normal I mean excluding the breakfast.
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Old Nov 17, 13, 5:58 am
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No pork??! Where do they think they are, Dubai?

That said I believe I read that all normal meals served on BA are Halal.

By normal I mean excluding the breakfast.
No there are definitely multiple pork-based meals on BA. I've had several of them in CE in particular, and obviously there is always a bacon and something wrap (usually disgusting) in ET.
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Old Nov 17, 13, 6:28 am
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LGW GF menu has changed at the same time as the LHR GF menus... but for the worse! The breakfast options have been further reduced, now it is only porridge, salmon with scrambled eggs, or beans on toast, the bacon option having been removed.

Rest of the day apparently unchanged bar an update of the salads along the lines of what has happened at LHR.
But the old menu had a bacon sandwich (sans egg, which works just fine for me) on the rest of the day menu - is that gone too? If not, does that mean that they are now offering bacon at any time of day except breakfast time?
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Old Nov 17, 13, 7:38 am
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Yep, that's my experience.

Went through there couple of weeks ago and had bacon baguette at 11 o'clock ish.
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Old Nov 17, 13, 7:48 am
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Originally Posted by Passmethesickbag View Post
But the old menu had a bacon sandwich (sans egg, which works just fine for me) on the rest of the day menu - is that gone too? If not, does that mean that they are now offering bacon at any time of day except breakfast time?
I'll check next time. Most of my recent trips ex-LGW have been in the breakfast window so at most I've just seen them set up the lunch stuff but not been able to have it. BTW one positive change is the introduction of a nice Greek yoghurt in the morning as opposed to the liquid sort of stuff they had before (there is a still a liquid-ish fruit yoghurt).
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I think at the very least a full English should be on the menu, As mentioned before if you are paying several thousand pounds for a ticket beans on toast just dosent cut it.
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Old Nov 17, 13, 8:20 am
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I had a bacon baguette last weekend, circa 9am. I had thought it strange it wasn't on the menu though.

There seemed to be plenty of others with one also.
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Old Nov 17, 13, 8:27 am
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I think at the very least a full English should be on the menu, As mentioned before if you are paying several thousand pounds for a ticket beans on toast just dosent cut it.
I don't disagree with you at all, but sadly, full English (whether on the buffet or made to order) has sadly not been an option at LGW GF for a very very long time...
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Old Nov 17, 13, 8:32 am
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First Lounge London Gatwick (North terminal): Catering options from April 2013
I was in yesterday and was able to get tomatoes. Mushrooms. Bacon. Eggs. And salmon. It seems items are still available but not on the menu!?

The eggs were disgusting though. And rubbery.
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Old Nov 17, 13, 8:40 am
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Originally Posted by rxfleming View Post
I was in yesterday and was able to get tomatoes. Mushrooms. Bacon. Eggs. And salmon. It seems items are still available but not on the menu!?

The eggs were disgusting though. And rubbery.
Maybe I should read the menu less and just ask what they have I may try next time round! My only attempt was to ask if I could have the eggs any other style than scrambled like poached or boiled, but sadly, after going to check, the very nice young lady came back to answer in the negative
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