Mar 18, 2014, 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
Sep 11, 2014, 9:21 am
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Sep 11, 2014, 9:19 pm
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Sep 12, 2014, 2:33 am
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A thumbs up for the new espresso machines in the refectory. Delivery time for my two shots and hot water top up has noticeably improved.
Sep 12, 2014, 7:34 am
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Sep 13, 2014, 11:34 am
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I haven't seen it in ages
Baked Sicilian lemon cheesecake
) and absence of crust.
Sep 14, 2014, 9:21 am
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Actually (no joke!) I much prefer the Kraft out of the box mac and cheese to the one I sampled in the T5 Flounge in August...I rarely don't make a decent attempt to finish/ almost finish what's put in front of me, but 2-3 forkfuls of the BA version had me throw in the towel.
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Sep 14, 2014, 9:27 am
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The presentation in the cast iron dish on a plate doesn't look very good in the photo (might look better for real). I'd say it looks more like a microwave dish when you look at the photo.
Sep 20, 2014, 3:02 pm
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Sep 20, 2014, 3:21 pm
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They should have got a coloured dish, or perhaps blue, white and red stripes so show off the ceramic. As it's black, at first glance it looks like a black plastic tub for a ready meal, and it's not til you realise how heavy it is you realise it's a proper dish.
Sep 20, 2014, 4:06 pm
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I must defend current design in this case, it fits the style of lounges. Any other colour would make it look cheaper / stranger / Ikea-like in my opinion.
Sep 20, 2014, 4:16 pm
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It might be hard to tell in a photograph but I think black is better in real life and it would be pretty much obvious that it's not a plastic packet. Of course for most people they will be seeing it in real life rather than in photograph so that's what really matters.
Sep 21, 2014, 5:29 am
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It's the lack of any colouring that worries me most. It obviously hasn't been anywhere near a grill, which means there won't be any crispy bits of toasted cheese...
Sep 28, 2014, 3:20 pm
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Size of Flounge in Terminal 3
Hi, I have a quick question about the Flounge in Terminal 3. As the question isn't about the food, it's a little off topic...sorry about that.
I haven't been there yet, but I'm soon to be elevated to the great heights of Gold status!
In terms of floorspace, is it (a bit or a lot) larger than the Galleries Club lounge? Is it noticeably less crowded?
I haven't been there yet, but I'm soon to be elevated to the great heights of Gold status!
In terms of floorspace, is it (a bit or a lot) larger than the Galleries Club lounge? Is it noticeably less crowded?