BA T5 Arrivals Lounge
Jan 9, 2014, 5:09 am
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The eggs are made to order. The waffles my kids had are as well I think but I've had coldish bacon and sausage that certainly had the feeling of coming from the buffet. They may have been plated in kitchen from a yet to be put out batch but they are from the same gene pool.
Unless I have a particular yearning for freshly cooked eggs, I have largely given up going in. I do take the invitation card and "discard" it to someone if newly arrived in proximity (the "Brad complex" I call it).
Unless I have a particular yearning for freshly cooked eggs, I have largely given up going in. I do take the invitation card and "discard" it to someone if newly arrived in proximity (the "Brad complex" I call it).
Things can get cold (as they do in the CCR) if they are waiting just under heat lamps for too long at the pass. Let's be honest though in the CCR and Flounge departures most of the food served to order is coming from a buffet in the kitchen rather than out in the open (even 5 Star Hotels in London typically run this model rather than cooking all breakfast elements to order for each diner). So it may seem similar even if it isn't.
On the Arrivals buffet they only have those liquid scrambled eggs IIRC and I hate those. They were however available on the "no fresh eggs in arrivals" day along with boiled eggs.
Jan 9, 2014, 5:20 am
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Jan 9, 2014, 5:22 am
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Jan 9, 2014, 12:58 pm
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Any Champagne at the BA T5 Arrivals Lounge?
Just curious if they offer any Champagne at the BA Arrivals Lounge? Might swing by on Valentines Day, and would be a nice touch for my wife.. 
Jan 9, 2014, 1:11 pm
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In the CCR arrivals room today, the staff definitely collected pastries from the CW section (he went out and in the main door) as well as coffees.
What an overrated room; the eggs Benedict had a mayo-taste and were inedible, service slow and lacked ventilation. Usually I don't bother with arrivals lounges unless early and I need a shower but did so today despite just going home. Wished I'd just gone home as per usual
What an overrated room; the eggs Benedict had a mayo-taste and were inedible, service slow and lacked ventilation. Usually I don't bother with arrivals lounges unless early and I need a shower but did so today despite just going home. Wished I'd just gone home as per usual
Jan 9, 2014, 1:18 pm
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Jan 9, 2014, 2:57 pm
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BA T5 Arrivals Lounge
No alcohol served landslide. Licensing laws apply landslide, but airside exempt.
And as for Arrivals lounge being directly above or even below the south complex of lounges, I believe all it takes to prove this wrong is to stand outside the arrivals lounge on the bridge and look up and down.
And as for Arrivals lounge being directly above or even below the south complex of lounges, I believe all it takes to prove this wrong is to stand outside the arrivals lounge on the bridge and look up and down.
Jan 9, 2014, 7:10 pm
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No alcohol served landslide. Licensing laws apply landslide, but airside exempt.
And as for Arrivals lounge being directly above or even below the south complex of lounges, I believe all it takes to prove this wrong is to stand outside the arrivals lounge on the bridge and look up and down.
And as for Arrivals lounge being directly above or even below the south complex of lounges, I believe all it takes to prove this wrong is to stand outside the arrivals lounge on the bridge and look up and down.
Jan 10, 2014, 10:24 am
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I can't imagine Galleries Arrivals sharing a kitchen with any of the airside lounges as surely security wouldn't permit stuff going back and forth willy-nilly between airside and landside.
Jan 10, 2014, 10:25 am
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Jan 10, 2014, 10:36 am
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The Galleries Arrivals lounge in T5 has its own kitchen.
Jan 10, 2014, 11:10 am
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Good to know, thanks corporate-wage-slave -- next time I'll splash around without worrying!
For those interested, a quick Google found this:
For those interested, a quick Google found this:
Originally Posted by http://www.ice.org.uk/topics/environment/Case-Studies/Water-supply---Terminal-5-Heathrow
Installing separate potable and non-potable water supply systems at Heathrow Terminal 5 has achieved a 70% reduction in potable water consumption...
Potable water is now used for activities such as catering and showers with non-potable water being used for toilet flushing, vehicle washing and fire-fighting on aircraft stands.
Potable water is now used for activities such as catering and showers with non-potable water being used for toilet flushing, vehicle washing and fire-fighting on aircraft stands.
Jan 10, 2014, 12:16 pm
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This is a very good point, I am not sure now why I thought this was the case. I would imagine some kitchen implements might be of real interest to security. I had assumed that all were security cleared for airside but forgotten the checks needed moving from land to airside.