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The facility to choose your main course meal before you fly (when travelling First, Club World and World Traveller Plus) is available on the following routes on flights departing from London:

London Heathrow to Accra, Amman, Atlanta, Austin, Bahrain, Baltimore, Bangalore, Bangkok, Beijing, Beirut, Boston, Buenos Aires, Cairo, Calgary, Cape Town, Chengdu, Chicago, Dallas, Delhi, Denver, Doha, Dubai, Durban, Hong Kong, Houston, Hyderabad, Jeddah, Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, Lagos, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Madras, Mexico, Miami, Montreal, Mumbai, Muscat, Nairobi, Narita, Nassau, New York (JFK and Newark), Philadelphia, Phoenix, Rio De Janeiro, Riyadh, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (California), Sao Paulo, Seattle, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Tehran, Tel Aviv, Tokyo (Haneda and Narita), Toronto, Vancouver, and Washington DC.

London Gatwick to Antigua, Barbados, Bermuda, Cancun, Cape Town, Costa Rica, New York (JFK), Kingston, Lima, Male, Mauritius, Orlando, Punta Cana, Saint Lucia, San Jose (Costa Rica), Tampa, and Trinidad and Tobago

Meal selection will be from the on-board menu; pre-selection is available between 30 days and 24 hours before your flight

Meal selection is only for the main course of the main meal. However, you can click on the menu link to see the full main meal menu.

Starters and desserts cannot be pre-ordered. Items from the second meals cannot be viewed or pre-ordered.

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Apr 3, 2018, 10:12 am

#1276

SuperstarDJ

Join Date: Mar 2018

Programs: BA GGL/CCR/GFL

Posts: 103

Quote:

Originally Posted by surryson

Can vouch highly for the linguine truffle starter. Very, very nice.

Thanks for this tip - both my wife & I loved it! 9/10

Warm linguini with chervil crème fraîche and shaved parmesan

I ordered the beef from that menu, and it was nowhere near the standard of the lamb shank on my last F flight.

The cheek cut tasted odd somehow, and the fillet classic BA over-cooked/dry. I didn’t bother finishing it. Presentation was quite good. 6/10

Seared fillet of Aberdeen Angus, braised beef cheek with parmentier potatoes

For dessert we both chose the chocolate cheesecake. It was not very cheesecakey- more a chocolate moose affair. Pleasant enough, though more supermarket premium range than gourmet dining! 7/10

Chocolate and Caramel Cheesecake with pistachio and cocoa nibbed tuile

Chocolates were not offered around the cabin of the 787, though I was later handed the whole box (!) of Lauden chocolates when I asked for some after the 2nd “light meal”. The menu states “hotel chocolat”, but I am a fan of the Lauden chocolates personally.

For the 2nd light meal, I ordered the salmon with potato croquette and buttered kale. After a small friendly dispute with the cabin crew member over missing kale (he was convinced the kale was in the creamy sauce with the salmon!), a few minutes later he appeared again with a small plate of kale, claiming to have taken it off one of the other meals (?!). 6.5/10

Apr 3, 2018, 10:25 am

#1277

Lucanesque

Join Date: Mar 2015

Location: London / Brighton

Programs: BAEC Gold / M-Life Gold / HH Diamond

Posts: 1,634

In-flight menu

BA173 London to New York 11:20 - 7 April in WT+

See the menus below for the meals you'll be served on your flight.
Starter

Potato salad in a tomato and paprika dressing

Main

Braised British beef with broccoli, cassoulet of beans, carrot balls and rosemary jus
Chicken tikka masala and Jeera pilau with tadka dal

Dessert

Chocolate Pot

Last edited by Lucanesque; Apr 3, 2018 at 10:38 am

Apr 3, 2018, 10:40 am

#1278

Lucanesque

Join Date: Mar 2015

Location: London / Brighton

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Posts: 1,634

In-flight menu

BA117 London to New York 08:30 - 28 April in F

See the menus below for the meals you'll be served on your flight.

Starters

Freshly squeezed orange juice
Exotic Multifruit Juice
A selection of yoghurts
Fresh seasonal fruits
or
Balik style smoked salmon with avocado cream and horseradish
A wide selection of breakfast pastries and rolls

Main

Mixed grill featuring beef fillet, pork sausage, crispy pancetta roll and traditional breakfast accompaniments
Poached egg Florentine with baby spinach and vine on cherry tomatoes
Raspberry filled French toast with apricot ragout and mascarpone
Warm baguette with seared beef fillet, whole grain mustard mayonnaise and fresh rocket
Breakfast platter featuring continental meats and cheeses

Apr 4, 2018, 1:15 am

#1279

jp-mco

Join Date: Jun 2013

Posts: 1,225

BA2039 London to Orlando 13:25 - 3 May in CW

Starters

Smoked scottish salmon with peat smoked pate & baby watercress
Roasted vegetables with whipped goats cheese salad and walnut crumb

Salad

Fresh seasonal salad served with vinaigrette

Main

Pan seared peppered British fillet steak with crushed potatoes and red wine and pancetta jus
Roasted chicken makhanwala with braised coriander rice, buttery tomato sauce & onion bhaji
Butternut squash ravioli with a tomato, basil ragout
Puy lentil and kale salad with lemon poached prawns

Dessert

Tiramisu with chocolate sauce
Selection of cheeses Cropwell bishop stilton, Somerset camembert & Wookey hole cave aged cheddar with plum jelly & honey scented walnuts
A selection of fresh fruit

Apr 4, 2018, 7:41 am

#1280

Rubecula

Join Date: Oct 2015

Programs: BA Gold for Life

Posts: 1,390

Inaugural flight to BNA 4 May CW
BA223 London to Nashville 14:30See the menus below for the meals you'll be served on your flight.

Starters

Crayfish with bergamot gel and fennel salad
Fivemiletown goat's cheese with beetroot tartare, pumpernickel and marinated beetroot

Salad

Fresh Spring salad with kohlrabi and green beans

Main

Braised British beef with smoked potato fondant baby carrots romanesco and Tellichery black pepper sauce
Garlic and black pepper roasted corn fed chicken breast butter roasted new potatoes and a fricassee of the spring vegetables
Yellow Thai curry with patty pans mangetout and Jasmine rice
Chilled main course salad of roasted salmon fillet with Caesar dressed potato salad and Caesar dressing

Dessert

Custard tart with strawberry and basil confit
Butlers secret cheddar and Cenarth brie served with grapes and biscuits
A selection of fresh whole fruit

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Apr 7, 2018, 7:16 am

#1281

TPRun

Join Date: Sep 2017

Location: Berkshire / London

Programs: BAEC Gold, Nandos

Posts: 1,006

Hi all

managed to pre-order my meal for LHR-JFK BA175 in a few weeks but the return isn’t available to do so. Is that because it’s a sleeper service and everyone just gets a standard breakfast? (John F Kennedy (NY) (New York) to Heathrow (London) BA172, 21:00, Wed 02 May 2018)

tnx!

Apr 7, 2018, 7:18 am

#1282

Globaliser

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Programs: Mucci. Nothing else matters.

Posts: 38,644

Quote:

Originally Posted by TPRun

managed to pre-order my meal for LHR-JFK BA175 in a few weeks but the return isn’t available to do so. Is that because it’s a sleeper service and everyone just gets a standard breakfast?

Pre-ordering is only available for flights from London.

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Apr 7, 2018, 7:23 am

#1283

TPRun

Join Date: Sep 2017

Location: Berkshire / London

Programs: BAEC Gold, Nandos

Posts: 1,006

Quote:

Originally Posted by BerksFlyer

LHR-JFK in Club World at the start of April

.......

what did you choose in the end? How was it?

Apr 7, 2018, 12:55 pm

#1284

BerksFlyer

Join Date: Aug 2013

Programs: BAEC Gold, IHG Spire Elite

Posts: 1,713

Quote:

Originally Posted by TPRun

what did you choose in the end? How was it?

I had the beef and lamb as I didn’t like the sound of the other choices. It was quite nice so I’ll have the same again next week. I wouldn’t put this down as a particularly great menu.

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Apr 7, 2018, 1:11 pm

#1285

adrianlondon

Join Date: Aug 2006

Location: Switzerland

Posts: 1,591

Quote:

Originally Posted by adrianlondon

We appear to be just cutting and pasting the menu from "manage my booking" or whatever it's called. Anyone actually eaten anything recently and got any photos/recommendations? Did you like it? Did you see your seat neighbour order something that looked better/worse? That kind of thing. I only fly on average one long-haul a year in CW, so it's always a fun experience for me to eat what purports to be a proper meal on a plane.

For example, my choices for a flight to HKG are:

Seared fillet of West Country Beef, smoked mashed potato, braised savoy cabbage, carrot and red wine jus
Pork rib jin du sauce egg fried rice, kai lan & sugar snap peas and carrot
Ragu of British mushrooms, Conchiglie pasta and wilted spinach

Ragu of British mushrooms indeed. Made me lol. Anyway, I'm thinking of going for the pork rib as it's the start of my Asia trip. On the way back I'll probably pick something western.

Quote:

Originally Posted by orbitmic

I had the beef with smoked mash and savoy cabbage in the past and it was mediocre at best. I'd go for the pork indeed.

Thanks for the tip. I had the pork and it was tasty. The improved catering on the outbound really showed up the mediocre food on the way back.

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Apr 7, 2018, 2:28 pm

#1286

aks120

Moderator: British Airways Executive Club

Join Date: Jul 2008

Location: Scotland & London

Programs: BA GGL, IHG Diamond Ambassador, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Mucci des Salons Ouvrants

Posts: 3,026

On my recent BA173 flight to New York, I chose the Caramilised Black Cod as my main - it was very tasty and I would have it again. However the star of the show was the Sweetcorn soup - it really was outstanding and I would recommend it if you like sweetcorn!

I am not a fan of the tri bread thing - 2 out of the 3 tasted horrid to me but it was a taste thing rather than any issue with quality - I just didnt like them!

Regards

aks120

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Apr 7, 2018, 4:30 pm

#1287

PrimaVista

Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: Split between MAN & AKL

Programs: BAEC GGL/CCR, SkyMiles Gold, Mucci deux fois

Posts: 619

One thing BA does consistently will IMO is the Soup course.

Apr 7, 2018, 6:58 pm

#1288

TPRun

Join Date: Sep 2017

Location: Berkshire / London

Programs: BAEC Gold, Nandos

Posts: 1,006

Quote:

Originally Posted by BerksFlyer

I had the beef and lamb as I didn’t like the sound of the other choices. It was quite nice so I’ll have the same again next week. I wouldn’t put this down as a particularly great menu.

Thanks for the tip, from Maidenhead [Berks!]

Apr 7, 2018, 7:28 pm

#1289

Oaxaca

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Location: UK

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Posts: 2,552

BA105 LHR-DXB April 2018 in F