MaxFlyer

I would go to the First section of the BA lounge and get food from the buffet as it’s a better selection. AA do have a sit down and order food section but with only 30 minutes you won’t have time and their buffet is tiny.

Grace B

Well that's an upgrade for J and a downgrade for F.

Is that what BA really wants?

Smid

It has been that way since covid, it was a downgrade for F. The only distinguishing difference was self pour champagne, and that was in the J lounges until about Autumn 22 (when gold helped us through that change).

Remembering back, the J food was close to what it is now, the F much better. Now it's just that you can order a burger in F.

So covid aside, it has been pretty much what BA wants for a long time now. But knowing them, they'll just make the J food worse rather than improve the F food.

chilglish

Hi all,
Flying out to GRU in J from Terminal 3 tomorrow evening and am planning to get there early-ish (5.30 pm) to get some work done, relax and have an early supper. For what it's worth, I'm a.humble Bronze member.
From what I've managed to read, there seem to be quite a few who swear by the CX lounge. The only lounge I've ever tried in Terminal 3 has been the Qantas one for breakfast once and I was highly impressed by their coffee and breakfast spread.
Any thoughts or recommendations from the more seasoned/regular travellers amongst you?
Many thanks in advance!
C

KARFA

why not try them all?

flybymonkey

Just found out the Qantas lounge has some private rooms exclusively for first class passengers. They can be found on the first floor near the bathrooms. I suspect these may just be for those flying Qantas.

econ

Recently had a T3 departure for the first time in several years and had a chance to revisit a few of the lounges there. Some quick thoughts:

QF: Just missed sit-down dining with QF10 leaving. Had an excellent cappuccino upstairs. Has the elevator always been that slow? For a moment I thought it had stopped working. Thought about getting a bite from the buffet, but I thought I'd save space for a meal at CX F.

CX F: Nice meal. Switchover to lunch occurs at 12 pm. I should have stayed in the Dining Room since the rest of the lounge was almost full. Ok, so what happened here? I recall several visits pre-covid in the same time period (mid-day) where lounge was sparsely occupied. More OWEs nowadays? Or heightened awareness of this lounge? Next CX flight was >4 hr away. Without being able to find a decent place to sit, I decided to head over to BA F.

BA F: Of the three lounges I visited, this was the most relaxing and quiet. Probably less than 1/3 full. Was pleased to see the Tyrells cheddar crisps that I am used to from the T5 lounges.

Didn't have time for AA F lounge.

a_k

I had a very late afternoon departure the other day. CX J was full but CX F was practically empty. I guess it's just luck?

Vasco Pridat

I just love the noodle bar and the dim sums at cx. But currently moved to the ccr in t3 and loving it. The quietness and the champagne is a real upping for ba.

celtic_warrior

AA used to send their passengers there, before their lounges reopened. In my experience quite a few who fly AA now use the Cathay lounges. The staff seem to think it's way more BA passengers.

barnstaple

Do any of the T3 oneworld lounges have kids facilities. I understand galleries first does but we only have silver status and we aren't flying first. Anything have a little area like the galleries lounge at Gatwick south does?

Thanks in advance...

percysmith

Qantas does

Thepi

I think Qantas has a nursing/changing room but not a play room if that is what you are after.

barnstaple

Thanks - yes it was the enclosed / soundproofed glass room with some games and stuff that keeps them away from the adults who want peace and quiet I was hoping for! Thank you though...

Thepi

my strategy where there is no kids room is to feed them in the lounge then take them to the soft play area where they can burn off their energy before a flight. Heathrow has one in each terminal (T5 one is really good).