AA was first stop and yes bags to fill up with candy, so after that they were keen to see what was on offer in the others!!!

As someone else said no champers in Qantas, but the sparkling wine was pretty good.

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Are the green ants in the Green Ant gin meant to be served??!

I am counting this as a meal.

Only if they have ID :D

Having recently spent 2 x 4hrs in CX First lounge (The Wing?) at HK en route to China, I have to say that the CX lounge at T3 , when not travelling CX, is my absolute favourite lounge in the world, including CCR. (the expresso martinis in CCR are VERY good tho :) )

Seconded. CX First at T3 is the absolute business.

Expresso?

And if you like the T3 lounge you should have gone to the pier lounge at HK.

I visited the noodle bar at the CX J Lounge a couple of weeks ago and there was no Laurent Perrier champagne at the J bar- something I’d not heard of (it was still champagne) and some Prosecco. Laurent Perrier was only available in the F lounge, along with Laytons rose and George Vesselle

I don’t recall ever seeing vintage champagne in the CX Flounge. Last time I was in there the best of the bunch was a bog-standard Lauren Perrier NV Brut.

‘Twas Rodier Pere & Fils on Sunday and a few weeks ago. Someone mentioned about self pour- they do waiter service if you sit in the booths by the noodle bar. Can’t ask for more than that in a J lounge!

They’ve had LP quite extensively this year (Moët last year I think?). It’s always worth asking, if it’s not evident. I’d be disappointed if the J lounge loses Grand Marque champagne completely. It sets the CX lounges apart IMHO.

KARFA’s post at #672 shows a Georges Vesselle 2012 on the menu earlier this month. I was last there a couple of months ago and they had a Joseph Perrier vintage. I thought vintage was pretty standard in the F side of the CX lounge, but I’m not a regular visitor.

Funny you say that. I went to the BA Lounge last year and the entrance staff were very rude to me. This year I've been twice and I've noticed each time the staff were much friendlier.

You're being conned if they aren't! Whilst they impart flavour to the entire bottle i've found that a glass lacking them lacks some of that flavour. This of course could be a subjective thing and down to personal taste but i've been through a fair bit of the stuff sans tonic and noticed it more than once. Bloody lovely stuff.

For those who are a fan of their gins then, most the time at least, the bartenders seem to know their stuff pretty well and have guided me to some really nice discoveries from the collection they have there and seem to know which to pair with tonic/ mixer.

Another vote for green ant and for the bar tenders at the QF lounge. For non-gin people Aviation gin is another great one they serve that most will like. Off through in a few weeks, looking forward to it already!

i'll be in there on the 9th November for a ZAG flight( Imagine my disappointment when they moved it to T3 ;) ). If by some happy coincidence you're passing through at the same time please feel free to make yourself known and happy to sample a few alongside you.

We've had a disproportionate number of flights from LHR and T3 this year( LGW being our home airport) & I fear the outbreak of war is not too far away with Mrs Clam preferring her dan-dan noodles in CX whilst i'm quite smitten with the whole QF experience.

Minor slight deviation but has anyone else met the white dinner jacket mustachioed, slightly olive skinned guy who works there( and who's name forever escapes me). The chap oozes a certain Je ne sai quoi rarely seen in the UK nowadays especially amongst someone so, relatively, young.

It’s probably worth noting that the downstairs section of the QF lounge closes for a significant portion of the day, leaving just the upstairs section. While I find it pleasant upstairs propping up the bar, the bar tenders IME at these times aren’t properly trained and have to refer to instructions for cocktails, and the results generally reflect that lack of training.