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
May 23, 2018, 2:10 pm
#2371
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Edinburgh
Programs: BAEC Gold, ITA Volare Executive
Posts: 450
Menu on today’s 8715 1040 EDI-LCY.
Today’s fare on 8715 (1040 EDI-LCY), dressing was chilli, lime and lemongrass rather than the advertised thousand island but tasty nonetheless. Castelnau flowing on both the outward and my return from LHR.
May 23, 2018, 2:16 pm
#2372
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Edinburgh
Programs: BAEC Gold, ITA Volare Executive
Posts: 450
Sorry forgot to say that the ‘non-specific’ dessert was a light vanilla cheesecake with raspberry sauce and coconut flakes on top. I’m not normally a coconut fan but was fine for me.
Coincidentally, it’s just over a year since I signed up to BAEC and flew my first 40 tier points down to LCY, now silver and this was my first reward booking, also coincidentally that and this trip shared the same excellent CSM.
Coincidentally, it’s just over a year since I signed up to BAEC and flew my first 40 tier points down to LCY, now silver and this was my first reward booking, also coincidentally that and this trip shared the same excellent CSM.
May 23, 2018, 2:44 pm
#2373
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Somewhere between 0 and 13,000 metres high
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Posts: 30,499
Those LCY caterers are so wasteful!: they have enough crayfish on this plate to feed a whole full 15 row CE cabin on a medium flight at 2.5 crayfish (five halves) each!
It is way above the standard 1/2 cherry tomato per customer too!
And a dressing too? A dressing with a salad? Who has ever heard of such a ridiculously extravagant idea for CE catering? Do they think Alex is a zillionaire or something?
When will they learn from their cost-saving LHR/LGW friends?
It is way above the standard 1/2 cherry tomato per customer too!
And a dressing too? A dressing with a salad? Who has ever heard of such a ridiculously extravagant idea for CE catering? Do they think Alex is a zillionaire or something?
When will they learn from their cost-saving LHR/LGW friends?
May 23, 2018, 2:50 pm
#2374
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Edinburgh
Programs: BAEC Gold, ITA Volare Executive
Posts: 450
Those LCY caterers are so wasteful!: they have enough crayfish on this plate to feed a whole full 15 row CE cabin on a medium flight at 2.5 crayfish (five halves) each!
It is way above the standard 1/2 cherry tomato per customer too!
And a dressing too? A dressing with a salad? Who has ever heard of such a ridiculously extravagant idea for CE catering? Do they think Alex is a zillionaire or something?
When will they learn from their cost-saving LHR/LGW friends?
It is way above the standard 1/2 cherry tomato per customer too!
And a dressing too? A dressing with a salad? Who has ever heard of such a ridiculously extravagant idea for CE catering? Do they think Alex is a zillionaire or something?
When will they learn from their cost-saving LHR/LGW friends?
May 23, 2018, 3:38 pm
#2375
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club, easyJet and Ryanair
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: UK/Las Vegas
Programs: BA Gold (GGL/CCR)
Posts: 15,913
May 23, 2018, 3:52 pm
#2376
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Edinburgh
Programs: BAEC Gold, ITA Volare Executive
Posts: 450
May 24, 2018, 12:10 am
#2377
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Gibraltar
Programs: BA Gold, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 174
Love the beetroot carpaccio, even if its appearance is a bit in your face - shame I've only seen it once. But the Balik smoked salmon is an excellent staple.
May 24, 2018, 3:16 am
#2378
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Bridport, Dorset
Programs: Mucci, BA Bronze, Hilton Gold
Posts: 2,125
Those LCY caterers are so wasteful!: they have enough crayfish on this plate to feed a whole full 15 row CE cabin on a medium flight at 2.5 crayfish (five halves) each!
It is way above the standard 1/2 cherry tomato per customer too!
And a dressing too? A dressing with a salad? Who has ever heard of such a ridiculously extravagant idea for CE catering? Do they think Alex is a zillionaire or something?
When will they learn from their cost-saving LHR/LGW friends?
It is way above the standard 1/2 cherry tomato per customer too!
And a dressing too? A dressing with a salad? Who has ever heard of such a ridiculously extravagant idea for CE catering? Do they think Alex is a zillionaire or something?
When will they learn from their cost-saving LHR/LGW friends?
May 25, 2018, 10:05 pm
#2379
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: New York
Posts: 7,340
BA 631 ATH to LHR Breakfast
BA 631 Athens to London Heathrow
Club Europe
May 2018
Very disappointing - there was no menu card and the breakfast was no different from other European flight tier. It was basically a half-tray breakfast with your typical British Breakfast entree and then a tub of yogurt. The difference is the breakfast bread basket.
There was no other service after breakfast, but views were beautiful though!
I read here at FT that there used to be a bar service with mixed nuts prior to arrival.
It was not the case on this flight.
I just thought on the longer flight that there would be at least a fruit plate, but I guess they catered everything from London. Cruz really went out of his way to make Club Europe an unattractive product. Not sure if it is fair criticism but I can't help to feel this way.
Carfield
Club Europe
May 2018
Very disappointing - there was no menu card and the breakfast was no different from other European flight tier. It was basically a half-tray breakfast with your typical British Breakfast entree and then a tub of yogurt. The difference is the breakfast bread basket.
There was no other service after breakfast, but views were beautiful though!
I read here at FT that there used to be a bar service with mixed nuts prior to arrival.
It was not the case on this flight.
I just thought on the longer flight that there would be at least a fruit plate, but I guess they catered everything from London. Cruz really went out of his way to make Club Europe an unattractive product. Not sure if it is fair criticism but I can't help to feel this way.
Carfield
May 26, 2018, 1:34 am
#2380
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Oxford (&Western Isles )
Programs: BA GGL, CCR; RyanAir MillionMiler :( ;
Posts: 754
Breakfast on the 8.05am BA890 to Sofia
Interestingly I think those numbers at the bottom are flight numbers for this menu?
The omelette was very tasty.
The omelette was very tasty.
May 26, 2018, 5:21 am
#2381
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Location: UK/Las Vegas
Programs: BA Gold (GGL/CCR)
Posts: 15,913
Remember on all BA flights the bars are open throughout the flight (until shortly before landing) and drinks will be brought to you if you ask. .
May 26, 2018, 7:24 am
#2383
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 2,254
Flying from LCY to IBZ on the 0715 I was offered full English or continental. Having selected continental I had a very small bowl of fruit put in front of me and was offered a pastry. Maybe I’m imagining things but didn’t there used to be cheese / meats offered as part of this?
May 26, 2018, 7:27 am
#2384
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May 26, 2018, 7:28 am
#2385
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Location: UK/Las Vegas
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