Apr 16, 2017, 1:12 pm
Last edit by: corporate-wage-slave
Club Europe Catering Guide 2017.
This thread outlines the new arrangements for Club Europe catering, introduced on Sunday 26 March 2017 and due to end on Tuesday 11 September 2018, based on 3 zones. A new Club Europe catering product is due to be launch on Wednesday 12 September 2018, and this is based on 4 bands. The main information piece - in terms of timings and the distance zones for the meals can be found in post 1. The following cross references the photos below against the matrix of options. In addition to the photos, some FTers have written extensively on their experiences so there is more to this thread than the pictures. Also note that there was an increase in food offered on some combinations shortly after the start-up, so the more recent photos may be the best place to start.The previous shorthaul catering guide, now locked but which had the previous 4 band system, is to be found here.
Numbers relate to the post number. Vegetarian means the alternative option provided as standard rather than the pre-ordered versions - which are VLML (Lacto-ovo), AVML (Asia) and VGML (Vegan) . There are differences between the offering in/out of LHR, LGW, LCY+STN. Last update: 833
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Note posts before 1-832 are typically the April 2017 menu. 833 and above is from the menu for May 2017.
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Chef's Chat sheets for:
CE LHR Summer 2017 - Rotation A
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/28338151-post954.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/28339641-post958.html
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Short Band (UK, France, Ireland, BeNeLux, Germany)
Breakfast: 279, 570 (vegetarian), 629, 674, 821 (Express breakfast for MAN and LBA), 1343 (Vegan), 2285 (Express for LBA and MAN), 2445
Brunch: 180, 289, 469, 563, 685, 716, 2625 (AVML)
Lunch: 207, 545 (diabetic), 644 (first photo), 680 (VLML), 802, 928, 1322 (Kosher), 2284
Afternoon tea: 339, 404 (vegetarian), 480, 600 (VLML), 710 (including low lactose), 800, 882 (gluten free), 1281, 1322 (Kosher), 1673, 2679 (Kosher), 2792
Dinner: 563, 630 (VGML), 669 (Kosher Passover), 771 (VGML LCY) 799, 819 (AVML), 833 (May 2017 menu), 1283, 1287, 1674, 2446, 2616 (Kosher), 2793
Comments on difference between AVML and VLML here.
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Medium Band (e.g. Madrid, Nice, Prague, Copenhagen)
Breakfast: 645 (vegetarian), 724 (vegetarian), 1003
Brunch: 199 (VLML), 600 (VLML), 659 (Kosher Passover)
Lunch: 239 (child), 251, 425, 641, 733
Afternoon tea: 332 (also includes vegetarian), 426 (GFML), 813 (Muslim)
Dinner: 456, 551 (also includes VLML), 666, 1004,
1278
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Long Band (e.g. Lisbon, Rome, Warsaw, Stockholm).
Breakfast: 195 (vegetarian)
Rest of the day: 306 (LFML), 345, 427, 443, 468, 597, 676, 687, 695, 783 (VLML)
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NOT MAINTAINED AND OUT OF DATE: The complete Short Haul meal structure for the longer flights as of October 2017 is:
LHR
Meal 1: Chicken / red pepper risotto
Meal 2: Beef cheek
Meal 3: Chicken supreme / gnocchi
Meal 4: Miso glazed cod
Meal 5: Chicken khao soi
Meal 6: Hot smoked salmon linguine
LGW
Meal 1: Thyme roasted chicken
Meal 2: Spicy corn and paneer masala
Meal 3: Thai Penang chicken curry
Meal 4: Roasted red pepper tortellini
Meal 5: Beef and mushroom caserole
Meal 6: Tomato and four cheeses tortellini
Structured into:
Rotation A
LHR outbound
Meal 3
Meal 4
inbound to LHR
Meal 5
Meal 6
Rotation B
LHR outbound
Meal 5
Meal 6
inbound to LHR
Meal 1
Meal 2
Rotation C
LHR outbound
Meal 1
Meal 2
inbound to LHR
Meal 3
Meal 4
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October 2017 = Rotation C
November 2017 = Rotation A
December 2017 = Rotation B
January 2018 = Rotation C
etc
This thread outlines the new arrangements for Club Europe catering, introduced on Sunday 26 March 2017 and due to end on Tuesday 11 September 2018, based on 3 zones. A new Club Europe catering product is due to be launch on Wednesday 12 September 2018, and this is based on 4 bands. The main information piece - in terms of timings and the distance zones for the meals can be found in post 1. The following cross references the photos below against the matrix of options. In addition to the photos, some FTers have written extensively on their experiences so there is more to this thread than the pictures. Also note that there was an increase in food offered on some combinations shortly after the start-up, so the more recent photos may be the best place to start.The previous shorthaul catering guide, now locked but which had the previous 4 band system, is to be found here.
Numbers relate to the post number. Vegetarian means the alternative option provided as standard rather than the pre-ordered versions - which are VLML (Lacto-ovo), AVML (Asia) and VGML (Vegan) . There are differences between the offering in/out of LHR, LGW, LCY+STN. Last update: 833
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Note posts before 1-832 are typically the April 2017 menu. 833 and above is from the menu for May 2017.
----
Chef's Chat sheets for:
CE LHR Summer 2017 - Rotation A
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/28338151-post954.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/28339641-post958.html
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Short Band (UK, France, Ireland, BeNeLux, Germany)
Breakfast: 279, 570 (vegetarian), 629, 674, 821 (Express breakfast for MAN and LBA), 1343 (Vegan), 2285 (Express for LBA and MAN), 2445
Brunch: 180, 289, 469, 563, 685, 716, 2625 (AVML)
Lunch: 207, 545 (diabetic), 644 (first photo), 680 (VLML), 802, 928, 1322 (Kosher), 2284
Afternoon tea: 339, 404 (vegetarian), 480, 600 (VLML), 710 (including low lactose), 800, 882 (gluten free), 1281, 1322 (Kosher), 1673, 2679 (Kosher), 2792
Dinner: 563, 630 (VGML), 669 (Kosher Passover), 771 (VGML LCY) 799, 819 (AVML), 833 (May 2017 menu), 1283, 1287, 1674, 2446, 2616 (Kosher), 2793
Comments on difference between AVML and VLML here.
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Medium Band (e.g. Madrid, Nice, Prague, Copenhagen)
Breakfast: 645 (vegetarian), 724 (vegetarian), 1003
Brunch: 199 (VLML), 600 (VLML), 659 (Kosher Passover)
Lunch: 239 (child), 251, 425, 641, 733
Afternoon tea: 332 (also includes vegetarian), 426 (GFML), 813 (Muslim)
Dinner: 456, 551 (also includes VLML), 666, 1004,
1278
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Long Band (e.g. Lisbon, Rome, Warsaw, Stockholm).
Breakfast: 195 (vegetarian)
Rest of the day: 306 (LFML), 345, 427, 443, 468, 597, 676, 687, 695, 783 (VLML)
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NOT MAINTAINED AND OUT OF DATE: The complete Short Haul meal structure for the longer flights as of October 2017 is:
LHR
Meal 1: Chicken / red pepper risotto
Meal 2: Beef cheek
Meal 3: Chicken supreme / gnocchi
Meal 4: Miso glazed cod
Meal 5: Chicken khao soi
Meal 6: Hot smoked salmon linguine
LGW
Meal 1: Thyme roasted chicken
Meal 2: Spicy corn and paneer masala
Meal 3: Thai Penang chicken curry
Meal 4: Roasted red pepper tortellini
Meal 5: Beef and mushroom caserole
Meal 6: Tomato and four cheeses tortellini
Structured into:
Rotation A
LHR outbound
Meal 3
Meal 4
inbound to LHR
Meal 5
Meal 6
Rotation B
LHR outbound
Meal 5
Meal 6
inbound to LHR
Meal 1
Meal 2
Rotation C
LHR outbound
Meal 1
Meal 2
inbound to LHR
Meal 3
Meal 4
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October 2017 = Rotation C
November 2017 = Rotation A
December 2017 = Rotation B
January 2018 = Rotation C
etc
Club Europe catering guide
Jul 18, 2018, 1:08 pm
#2566
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Anchorage, AK
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Posts: 253
Thank you!
DUT
DUT
Jul 19, 2018, 2:54 am
#2568
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club, easyJet and Ryanair
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: UK/Las Vegas
Programs: BA Gold (GGL/CCR)
Posts: 15,924
For the afternoon flight it will be the dreaded afternoon tea or the rather pleasant Ploughmans, for the evening flight I think we are on the chicken salads at present so I wouldn't hold back on snacking in the lounge prior to boarding. The salad is adequate for the shortness of the flight, but it certainly isn't dinner - more of an appetiser.
Jul 19, 2018, 3:10 am
#2569
Join Date: Mar 2015
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 2,447
For the afternoon flight it will be the dreaded afternoon tea or the rather pleasant Ploughmans, for the evening flight I think we are on the chicken salads at present so I wouldn't hold back on snacking in the lounge prior to boarding. The salad is adequate for the shortness of the flight, but it certainly isn't dinner - more of an appetiser.
Hopefully the JER lounge is ok for some sustenance, I've never visited.
Jul 19, 2018, 4:25 am
#2570
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 246
I'm on the1855 LHR-CPH tomorrow. I currently have a Kosher meal booked. Last couple of times on band 1 it's been a very disappointing 3 pieces of pickled herring on a plate. Is this the standard CE KSML now, or might I have a change of getting something else?
Jul 19, 2018, 5:33 am
#2571
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: ±38,000 feet
Programs: LH HON, BA GGL, AF Plat, EK Plat
Posts: 6,428
I'm on the1855 LHR-CPH tomorrow. I currently have a Kosher meal booked. Last couple of times on band 1 it's been a very disappointing 3 pieces of pickled herring on a plate. Is this the standard CE KSML now, or might I have a change of getting something else?
Should you venture to HEL or the likes the evening KOSHER meal is so nice and large I usually cant finish it.
I still hold that the KOSHER meal and quality is better then the half panino or anything else CE gets...
Jul 19, 2018, 6:02 am
#2572
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold for Life
Posts: 469
That is correct, on flight like CPH, AMS, FRA, BCN the evening KOSHER meal is a cold salad (usually 3 piece chicken, herring, or salmon) with a side of cupcake/dessert of sorts and one piece of bread.
Should you venture to HEL or the likes the evening KOSHER meal is so nice and large I usually cant finish it.
I still hold that the KOSHER meal and quality is better then the half panino or anything else CE gets...
Should you venture to HEL or the likes the evening KOSHER meal is so nice and large I usually cant finish it.
I still hold that the KOSHER meal and quality is better then the half panino or anything else CE gets...
Jul 19, 2018, 7:32 am
#2574
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Portugal
Programs: *G, VS Silver, HH Diamond
Posts: 631
I'm on the1855 LHR-CPH tomorrow. I currently have a Kosher meal booked. Last couple of times on band 1 it's been a very disappointing 3 pieces of pickled herring on a plate. Is this the standard CE KSML now, or might I have a change of getting something else?
Jul 19, 2018, 7:45 am
#2575
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: ±38,000 feet
Programs: LH HON, BA GGL, AF Plat, EK Plat
Posts: 6,428
Mazel tov! As the good rabbi would say... The chicken is OK, herring I dislike in that recipe. I am having another 'long' dinner meal tomorrow on MAD-LHR hope to have something nice again!
Jul 19, 2018, 7:46 am
#2576
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: ±38,000 feet
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Posts: 6,428
Jul 19, 2018, 10:13 am
#2577
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 246
I once had a Y class Hermolis Salt Beef dinner before the snack pack then BoB days, it was the nicest Y class meal I'd ever had. Also the JER-LGW served a cold cuts and pasta salad a couple of years back it was delicious. Unfortunately I don't buy into this 3 small chunks of protein "meal", I could eat about 5 plates of them
Jul 19, 2018, 10:37 am
#2578
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: ±38,000 feet
Programs: LH HON, BA GGL, AF Plat, EK Plat
Posts: 6,428
Then go for the afternoon tea meals, i had amazing sandwiches, filled to the brim. The CSM even looked at the bleak looking afternoon tea sandwiches and couldnt believe. Pastrami was folded about 10 times in each sandwich. And the dessert so yummy!!!
Jul 22, 2018, 5:31 am
#2579
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: 3,025
Afternoon Tea sandwiches on the BA1448 to Edinburgh on Friday night - pretty poor show!
I am going back to the low calorie options!
I am going back to the low calorie options!
Jul 24, 2018, 7:29 am
#2580
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 423
BA Cityflyer catering AMS - CLY
This is what was served when flying from AMS to LCY. 40 mins flight.
It was a cold pulled beef salad. It was the worst meal I have ever had on a plane. Was not edible.,
Dessert was decent.
It was a cold pulled beef salad. It was the worst meal I have ever had on a plane. Was not edible.,
Dessert was decent.