Jan 7, 2016, 2:16 pm
Last edit by: KARFA
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 T3 lounge is identical to T5 in terms of food and drink options. However there is no Concorde Room in T3 so from 18:30 hrs there is a pre-flight dining option for First travellers, see here for more details.
The current catering options in the First lounge can be found in the first post in the thread, or you can click here. Currently lounge menus are not always on display in the lounge, but this link may be your best bet to see the options.
Catering options - other LHR lounges
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR : menus 2018
Galleries Club lounges LHR: Dining menu and food options - T3 and T5
For the First and Club lounges at Gatwick and the UK domestic lounges in Newcastle, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Leeds, Aberdeen, and Inverness
First Lounge London Gatwick Catering options
Galleries Club Lounge Gatwick (North Terminal): Catering options from April 2013 (n.b. no separate 2014-2018 threads)
UK Domestic lounges (outside London) - catering arrangements from April 2013 (n.b. no separate 2014-2018 threads)
BA Champagne & Wine thread
The LHR CCR cocktail menu - cocktail menu introduced May 2014
The 2017 BA Champagne & Wine Thread - covers LHR & LGW lounges and in the air
Archived food & drink threads
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR: menus 2017
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR: menus 2016
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR: menus 2015
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR: menus 2014
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR: menus 2013
Concorde Dining Room IAD: menus and food options - see new Concorde Rooms and Bars: JFK, IAD, SIN, DXB linked above
Galleries First (Flounge) LHR: Dining menu and food options 2015 - T3 and T5
Galleries First (Flounge) LHR: Dining menu and food options 2014 - T3 and T5
Galleries First (Flounge) LHR: Dining menu and food options 2013 - T3 and T5
First Lounge London Gatwick (North terminal): Catering options from April 2013 (n.b. no separate 2014 or 2015 thread)
The 2016 BA Champagne & Wine Thread - covers LHR & LGW lounges and in the air
The 2014 BA Champagne & Wine Thread - covers LHR & LGW lounges and in the air
The 2013 BA Champagne & Wine Thread - covers LHR & LGW lounges and in the air
International Lounge Terminal 1 LHR - catering options from May 2013 - T1 international flights
The T3 lounge is identical to T5 in terms of food and drink options. However there is no Concorde Room in T3 so from 18:30 hrs there is a pre-flight dining option for First travellers, see here for more details.
The current catering options in the First lounge can be found in the first post in the thread, or you can click here. Currently lounge menus are not always on display in the lounge, but this link may be your best bet to see the options.
Catering options - other LHR lounges
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR : menus 2018
Galleries Club lounges LHR: Dining menu and food options - T3 and T5
For the First and Club lounges at Gatwick and the UK domestic lounges in Newcastle, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Leeds, Aberdeen, and Inverness
First Lounge London Gatwick Catering options
Galleries Club Lounge Gatwick (North Terminal): Catering options from April 2013 (n.b. no separate 2014-2018 threads)
UK Domestic lounges (outside London) - catering arrangements from April 2013 (n.b. no separate 2014-2018 threads)
BA Champagne & Wine thread
The LHR CCR cocktail menu - cocktail menu introduced May 2014
The 2017 BA Champagne & Wine Thread - covers LHR & LGW lounges and in the air
Archived food & drink threads
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR: menus 2017
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR: menus 2016
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR: menus 2015
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR: menus 2014
Concorde Room (CCR) LHR: menus 2013
Concorde Dining Room IAD: menus and food options - see new Concorde Rooms and Bars: JFK, IAD, SIN, DXB linked above
Galleries First (Flounge) LHR: Dining menu and food options 2015 - T3 and T5
Galleries First (Flounge) LHR: Dining menu and food options 2014 - T3 and T5
Galleries First (Flounge) LHR: Dining menu and food options 2013 - T3 and T5
First Lounge London Gatwick (North terminal): Catering options from April 2013 (n.b. no separate 2014 or 2015 thread)
The 2016 BA Champagne & Wine Thread - covers LHR & LGW lounges and in the air
The 2014 BA Champagne & Wine Thread - covers LHR & LGW lounges and in the air
The 2013 BA Champagne & Wine Thread - covers LHR & LGW lounges and in the air
International Lounge Terminal 1 LHR - catering options from May 2013 - T1 international flights
Galleries First (Flounge) LHR: Dining menu and food options
Oct 31, 2022, 1:33 pm
#662
Join Date: Feb 2013
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Oct 31, 2022, 3:20 pm
#663
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Nov 1, 2022, 6:22 am
#664
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I've just started to monitor the lounge menu for various BA lounges with a bunch of scripts and it alerted me of these changes for the LHR T5 First lounge:
At this point I am not sure if it's really new or just part of the breakfast to lunch switchover.
Bagel wedge salad (V)- 352 kcal
Gem lettuce with bacon flavour bits, crispy onions & blue cheese dressing
Lemon & herb chicken thigh- 532 kcal
Served on a flatbread with naked slaw
Vegetable Rogan Josh (V )- 192 kcal
Served with basmati rice
Kids lunch
Kids - Heinz tomato soup & buttered bread (V) - 342 kcal
Gem lettuce with bacon flavour bits, crispy onions & blue cheese dressing
Lemon & herb chicken thigh- 532 kcal
Served on a flatbread with naked slaw
Vegetable Rogan Josh (V )- 192 kcal
Served with basmati rice
Kids lunch
Kids - Heinz tomato soup & buttered bread (V) - 342 kcal
Nov 2, 2022, 2:55 am
#666
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: UK/Australia
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Posts: 2,512
But… Just look what can be done – this is the equivalent to the F lounge by Finnair in Helsinki:
https://www.headforpoints.com/2022/1...sinki-airport/
https://www.headforpoints.com/2022/1...sinki-airport/
I thought the food offerings were underwhelming and the liquor was all bartendered (some of it wasn't bad, but finding the bartender was difficult at times).
So, in my view, GF wins this comparison easily. Chacun ŕ son goűt.
Nov 2, 2022, 5:48 pm
#668
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Glasgow or London or elsewhere
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Diamond, IHG Rewards Spire Ambassador
Posts: 142
Everyone is different. I think the chicken flatbreads are really good and not dry at all as they are covered in sauce, the Thai red curry actually had plenty of meet in it and veg and the steak and ale pies while small were very nice. If my memory serves me right there was also so pasta dishes as well.
If anything I would say the food in the GF is now better than it has been for a very long time.
If anything I would say the food in the GF is now better than it has been for a very long time.
My point is more that it is the only one out of three that has any meat in it at all - the other two are vegetarian. (The other dishes you refer to are from the awful buffet as opposed to the table service - most of which is cold or a pot full of slop). Why can't they bring back the Mac & Cheese, the Burger, the Spaghetti Arabiatta or things like that - and why is the place always untidy and the service so poor? That's before you even mention the state of the lavatories and the showers, the furniture, and the lack of power points. Also they take the drinks away from the balcony hours before the place closes and you have to walk to the other end of the lounge if you want to pour your own - so you either have to take your bags or risk them being stolen if you're travelling alone.
The place needs ripped apart and the offering totally overhauled - and someone to come in and retrain the staff.
Nov 2, 2022, 5:52 pm
#669
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Location: Glasgow or London or elsewhere
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I was there last week just prior to my JAL flight to HND (around 3 pm).
I thought the food offerings were underwhelming and the liquor was all bartendered (some of it wasn't bad, but finding the bartender was difficult at times).
So, in my view, GF wins this comparison easily. Chacun ŕ son goűt.
I thought the food offerings were underwhelming and the liquor was all bartendered (some of it wasn't bad, but finding the bartender was difficult at times).
So, in my view, GF wins this comparison easily. Chacun ŕ son goűt.
Nov 7, 2022, 6:31 am
#672
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Plymouth, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 1,159
I am off to Canada and the USA in a couple of weeks and so I decided to use up all my eVouchers and Avios. This will be my last BA LH flight unless BA is simply the better option to where I want to go... no more seeking out the cheaper BA flights just to maintain status. I am disappointed tbh... I enjoyed flying BA until covid but now it has gone downhill to the point where I consider it way over-priced.
Nov 7, 2022, 6:18 pm
#675
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I have decided to do this too. I just do not see that BA is now worth making any effort to fly with them when there are so many better choices especially for LH.
I am off to Canada and the USA in a couple of weeks and so I decided to use up all my eVouchers and Avios. This will be my last BA LH flight unless BA is simply the better option to where I want to go... no more seeking out the cheaper BA flights just to maintain status. I am disappointed tbh... I enjoyed flying BA until covid but now it has gone downhill to the point where I consider it way over-priced.
I am off to Canada and the USA in a couple of weeks and so I decided to use up all my eVouchers and Avios. This will be my last BA LH flight unless BA is simply the better option to where I want to go... no more seeking out the cheaper BA flights just to maintain status. I am disappointed tbh... I enjoyed flying BA until covid but now it has gone downhill to the point where I consider it way over-priced.