Some bad news for those of you who like The Botanist. Qantas have stopped serving it in their T3 lounge. Here is the most recent gin bar menu:


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I've been skipping the CX F reataurest lately for early afternoon flights in favor of AA F. AA serve the same menu all day, meaning you can have breakfast past 12noon. The full English bap is really quite good. Plus I like to grab a couple of evian bottles for the flight.

Relaxing in t3
 

Good morning society
I pretty much know all the T3 ow lounges.. In respect of champagne 🥂😍🤔
What if it comes down to laying down?
I can't really recall a real rest area anywhere besides the one pay lounge.
Which is in ur opinion the best place to rest?
Arriving today at t5 around 9..and flying out of t3 to Mia after 4?
Thnx

A hotel!

In all seriousness, I don’t recall seeing a rest-type area in any of them, so I would recommend considering it.

I think it's about 18:30 last time I was in there. It's available to everyone.

Current LHR CX F champagnes. Prefer the LP, nice crisp and clean. The Vesselles is drinkable but slightly yeasty nose I don’t like. Not a big rose fan but Layton’s is good, not too sweet which is what I dislike with most rose. My preferred is LP by a clear margin; but the other two are worth trying.

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We'll be in T3 on Friday morning. Which is the best business class lounge for breakfast?

36 pages of previous comments, I'm sure the answer is here already. Why not just check out a couple for yourself and see what you like.

Probably Cathay is the short answer but scanning upwards a few pages will give you the idea. Qantas if it's not too early and you prefer lighter, healthier options. If you have family with you a case could be made for American due to the sweets and American food options. Just check your belongings before departure.....

These Goldies just get everywhere I'm afraid, but there are some snippets about life outside of the Emerald track if you look for them. AA indeed do those sorts of US style breakfast items and their catering company has a good reputation. It can be quite busy however, since their passenger peak is earlier than the other lounges.

Great testing. See, I luved the Vesselles for its nose. Thought what a great surprise .
Always good to have a choice ..
I totally agree on the rose

Thanks a lot. Clear to me now. We'll see what we fancy on the day before heading in. I'll grab a few photos to add to the thread if I get the chance.

Called in to AA initially, as we fancied a few pancakes. Unfortunately, the choice was limited and no pancakes were to be found.

Moved over to Qantas instead, where the coffee was delicious and the buffet much more appealing. The overall atmosphere of the place is on another level to the AA lounge.

No chance to compare the CX lounge for breakfast unfortunately, but a thumbs up for QF regardless.

Hi. In terms of good runway views, in what order would people place the lounges? Thanks.

Or the BA First Lounge dining room since that has a runway view.

I was in the Cathay lounge this morning – their breakfast menu is nothing like what it was, but the food is still excellent.

What I have never seen comments on here is the Cathay showers which have monsoonal rain heads. They are not as spacious as some other lounge showers (Qantas F lounge at LAX, for example), but they are well laid out and seriously wake you up! I now know that I'd rather shower at the Cathay lounge than at the hotel before I leave for the airport.

Hi,

Just wanted to share my experience recently when I had a layover of about 6 hours at T3. This is with assumption of Emerald/First class cabin situation.

I arrived around 3 pm in LHR, my recommendation would be to in the following order if you want to lounge hop.

1- Qantas lounge - if you are in for the Gin&Tonics [other than that, I find this lounge to be substandard compared to their other lounges. I did not like their salt&pepper squid here and the lounge was packed after 5pm]. I had to wait for my turn to take a shower later in the evening - which I believe there is no wait in the other lounges.
2 - BA First section - it is not too busy and it is what it is on offer. I was mainly here for my spa appointment and stayed just a bit.
3. Cathay First section - this is the better lounge out of all 3 due to the relatively calm lounge even though they had a delayed flight on my day, I still found chairs and it was calm.
4. AA First - only if you have/want to visit all 4 OW lounges in T3.

Cheers!

T3 Heathrow One World lounge hopping
 

Am I breaching any rules if I invite my 14 year old daughter into Galleries...have lunch with her and leave her there while I invite my wife into Cathay lounge space permitting there and then returning to Galleries to meet up with my daughter there later?

Yes, assuming you have normal guesting privileges you are breaking the 'one guest' rule. It's not one guest per lounge, or even one guest at a time. It's just one passenger.

You also need to be careful leaving an unaccompanied minor in the lounges. Most likely breaching UK licensing rules.

As International Airports (airside, anyway) are exempt from most provisions of the Licensing Act 2003, I think that's unlikely. Whether it's a sensible thing to do or not is another matter!

A teenager alone in e.g. a pub is unlikely to break the pub's licence anyway. Some pubs have their own rules of course, and nearly always blame 'licensing laws' for simply not wanting kids in their pub.

We have swapped guests before in the same lounge - my partner took his mum in to the BA 1st lounge for a glass of champagne then brought her out and went back in with his dad. He had no problems.

Cathay aren't bothered about guesting family members - provided they are not too busy, so you should be able to invite both without issue. Ditto American incidentally. The plan as explained isn't one that I could endorse.

Alternatively buy lounge access in T3.

I do not need to leave daughter in the lounge as I can remain with her and then have her wait in the common area while I guest my wife in ...is the swapping out guests inappropriate and an abuse? I personally have long layovers up to 9 hours - do I myself have in out privileges if I want to leave and return to a lounge?

It's not the worst crime in the world but, yes, I would say that swapping out guests is an abuse of the lounge system. It's intended for you and someone travelling with you to relax before a flight, not for your entire family to take turns to eat and drink at BA's expense. :)