Mar 18, 14, 6:15 am
Last edit by: KARFA
This thread is archived - there is a Galleries First (Flounge) LHR 2015 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. Click here to see the former thread, which covered that turbulent period.
The current catering options in the First lounge can be found in the first post in the thread, or you can click here.
Catering options - other LHR lounges
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR : menus 2014 - T5 only
Galleries Club lounges LHR: Dining menu and food options from 2013 (n.b. no separate 2014 thread) - T3 and T5
International Lounge Terminal 1 LHR - catering options from May 2013 (n.b. no separate 2014 thread) - T1 international flights
For the First and Club lounges in Gatwick and the UK domestic lounges in Newcastle, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Leeds, and Aberdeen:
First Lounge London Gatwick (North terminal): Catering options from April 2013 (n.b. no separate 2014 thread) - 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 (n.b. no separate 2014 thread)
UK Domestic lounges (outside London) - catering arrangments from April 2013 (n.b. no separate 2014 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 2014 BA Champagne & Wine Thread - covers LHR & LGW lounges and in the air
Archived food & drink threads:
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR : menus 2013 - T5 only
Galleries First (Flounge) LHR: Dining menu and food options 2013 - T3 and T5
The 2013 BA Champagne & Wine Thread - covers LHR & LGW lounges and in the air
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 current catering options in the First lounge can be found in the first post in the thread, or you can click here.
Catering options - other LHR lounges
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR : menus 2014 - T5 only
Galleries Club lounges LHR: Dining menu and food options from 2013 (n.b. no separate 2014 thread) - T3 and T5
International Lounge Terminal 1 LHR - catering options from May 2013 (n.b. no separate 2014 thread) - T1 international flights
For the First and Club lounges in Gatwick and the UK domestic lounges in Newcastle, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Leeds, and Aberdeen:
First Lounge London Gatwick (North terminal): Catering options from April 2013 (n.b. no separate 2014 thread) - 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 (n.b. no separate 2014 thread)
UK Domestic lounges (outside London) - catering arrangments from April 2013 (n.b. no separate 2014 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 2014 BA Champagne & Wine Thread - covers LHR & LGW lounges and in the air
Archived food & drink threads:
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR : menus 2013 - T5 only
Galleries First (Flounge) LHR: Dining menu and food options 2013 - T3 and T5
The 2013 BA Champagne & Wine Thread - covers LHR & LGW lounges and in the air
Galleries First (Flounge) LHR: Dining menu and food options 2014
Jul 10, 14, 8:06 am
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Originally Posted by trueblu
NOOO! The clotted cream and scones are one of the top reasons for a visit to the Flounge for me...
Jul 11, 14, 1:53 am
#152
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Originally Posted by bafan
The menu has been rewritten specially to cater for those with intolerances....
Of course, sadly they forgot to cater for guests with an intolerance of dull food.
Jul 14, 14, 1:33 pm
#153
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I have just made an invention of which I am justly proud - how to create a tolerable meal from the current GFL menu. Ask for the pulled pork wrap together with a basket of chips from the burger combo. Hey presto, you've raised the standard from Happy Eater to sports bar. One day I might summon the courage to ask if they can do the pulled pork on a burger bun instead of in a wrap.
BTW, does anybody have any idea what is Portuguese about the "Portuguese-style chicken" on the buffet? I am pretty sure it is identical to what has previously been presented as "chicken jalfrezi", "chicken korma", and "Thai red chicken curry".
BTW, does anybody have any idea what is Portuguese about the "Portuguese-style chicken" on the buffet? I am pretty sure it is identical to what has previously been presented as "chicken jalfrezi", "chicken korma", and "Thai red chicken curry".
Jul 14, 14, 1:37 pm
#154
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Originally Posted by Passmethesickbag
BTW, does anybody have any idea what is Portuguese about the "Portuguese-style chicken" on the buffet? I am pretty sure it is identical to what has previously been presented as "chicken jalfrezi", "chicken korma", and "Thai red chicken curry".
I tried it the other day and it was useless like the rest of the gloop containers.
Jul 14, 14, 1:42 pm
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Originally Posted by orbitmic
Yep it is still gloop and gloop knows no border I tried it the other day and it was useless like the rest of the gloop containers.
I tried it the other day and it was useless like the rest of the gloop containers.
Jul 14, 14, 1:43 pm
#156
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Originally Posted by Passmethesickbag
BTW, does anybody have any idea what is Portuguese about the "Portuguese-style chicken" on the buffet? I am pretty sure it is identical to what has previously been presented as "chicken jalfrezi", "chicken korma", and "Thai red chicken curry".
Jul 14, 14, 1:46 pm
#157
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I think its quite tasty. It's available in the Galleries Club Lounge too.
Jul 14, 14, 4:51 pm
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Am I dreaming or did we have ramen noodles at some point? Why did those get enhanced away?
Jul 15, 14, 12:21 am
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Originally Posted by Passmethesickbag
Wouldn't it be handy though if the WiFi password was the same as the supposed current provenience of the red type of gloop?
or we could move to pin code using the number of the food colouring involved
Jul 15, 14, 5:34 am
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Originally Posted by orbitmic
+1. I know many people on this forum are highly critical of QF but those SYD and MEL F lounges are just head and shoulders above the entire BA lounge offering including the two CCRs. A class act. Only the AF F lounge and arguably (but not certainly) the LH F terminal are even better.
Aug 17, 14, 2:55 am
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Originally Posted by LondonElite
Am I dreaming or did we have ramen noodles at some point? Why did those get enhanced away?
I am more concerned about the state of the key lime pie.
Aug 17, 14, 10:37 am
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scones and clotted cream still present
Was here a couple of weeks ago.
On the plus side: the scones and clotted cream were much out in force, I had two.
Rumours of their demise clearly exaggerated (as also pointed out above by others).
On the minus side: the menu options are much less appealing. I, perhaps foolishly in the UK, asked for the mac and cheese, and was brought some school-dinner monstrosity, in a microwave plastic dish. And it wasn't tasty, to boot. I could hardly bring myself to make a dent in it, let alone finish it.
The salad leaves were fairly palatable, and I had a few other random things from the self-serve, which I can't remember, either in a good or bad way. The puddings do seem to have disappeared from the menu, with only cheese and ice-cream as options if memory serves.
tb
On the plus side: the scones and clotted cream were much out in force, I had two.
Rumours of their demise clearly exaggerated (as also pointed out above by others).On the minus side: the menu options are much less appealing. I, perhaps foolishly in the UK, asked for the mac and cheese, and was brought some school-dinner monstrosity, in a microwave plastic dish. And it wasn't tasty, to boot. I could hardly bring myself to make a dent in it, let alone finish it.
The salad leaves were fairly palatable, and I had a few other random things from the self-serve, which I can't remember, either in a good or bad way. The puddings do seem to have disappeared from the menu, with only cheese and ice-cream as options if memory serves.
tb
Aug 17, 14, 12:39 pm
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Originally Posted by trueblu
On the minus side: the menu options are much less appealing. I, perhaps foolishly in the UK, asked for the mac and cheese, and was brought some school-dinner monstrosity, in a microwave plastic dish. And it wasn't tasty, to boot. I could hardly bring myself to make a dent in it, let alone finish it.
tb
Aug 17, 14, 12:42 pm
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Originally Posted by stu1985
That's strange. I had that earlier this week. It certainly isn't served in a plastic dish (at least it isn't supposed to be). I actually found the mac quite tasty. From my visits, it seems popular.
Aug 17, 14, 1:30 pm
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Originally Posted by KARFA
I was going to make a similar point. I think it is served in a cast iron black dish? Also all the comments I have seen on here seem to very positive about it.
