Fitch

On Sunday 27th, I will be flying JFK-LHR in F on BA 178 departing 07:55.

Is there a thread somewhere with details of the catering I should expect ? Apologies, I have had a look at the pre-order on MMB (not available !) and the various catering topics here but failed to find the answer...

Thanks in advance !

PETER01

Pretty sure it's breakfast, then something light later on from this old thread. See posts 6 and 8 but I'm sure someone will confirm.

BA 178 JFK-LHR F menu anyone?

Also this thread.

What to make of this F menu??

There's a PDF menu in the first post but again not 100% sure if it's still the same.

I've only ever done the 178 in WTP and that was breakfast.

Airlineanorak

Hi, the day flight is my default preference coming back from east coast US since I think it is the best for avoiding jetlag. The menu typically includes an egg dish, a mixed grill (usually containing lamb and fillet steak), a ‘proper’ main course plus a main salad. The benefit of F over CW is that you can of course dine when you like. I like to flip the service round by eating breakfast in the CCR, having a light dish an hour or so after takeoff and then have either the proper main or the mixed grill as my evening meal before landing. That way when I land, I feel adjusted to the right time zone and meal schedule.

ExpatExp

Thank you for the detail. Do they still offer a full afternoon tea in F on this daytime eastbound flight? Taking it next week.

Can I help you

No they don’t serve afternoon tea on this flight, before arrival into LHR they serve canapés and a tapas plate with a selection of 4 types plus a plate of 3 pastries.

choosethedrew

Have to love BAs menu language for this route: “freshly made scrambled eggs”, “home made canapés”, both of which are somewhat distruthful.

orbitmic

Yes, it is one of the nicer ones in F. Brunch usually means a choice of breakfasty or lunchy starters and mains and proper desserts, and tapas plate before landing.

DFB_london

MarkedMan

Seriously? CW, I could see, but in F that would be a dramatic change. I have exactly the same approach Airlineanorak described, breakfast on the ground, then either a small plate or nothing after take off and dinner an hour before landing (as much as one can make it up from the available dishes).

NYLON Boy

MarkedMan

Not doubting the quality judgement, one can like it or hate it; the service as described above sounds like a major downgrade, especially with no proper main courses in the meals and a reduced overall choice both for the early and late meal. For example, you could get a salad starter and a duck main course as part of the food offering the last time I was on one of these flights. Not much solace I am sure if you hate BA food, but that's a different topic.

orbitmic

Then that is indeed a sudden and radical downgrade from what it was just a few weeks before. It was always a dodgy flight for catering in CW but in F it used to be really well conceived and was still so when I last did it in January so very sad if it has declined that much in the last 3 months.

Schultzois

A far cry from the only times I ever bothered to get up for such an early ex-JFK flight, which were Concorde days. The catering was more than respectable, and you'd arrive in time for a proper dinner as well.

JustTheOne

This was my menu in F on BA238 (the similarly-timed flight out of BOS) last week:

BRUNCH
STARTERS
Chilled fruit juice
An energising fruit smoothie of peach and vanilla
A selection of yoghurts
Warmed breakfast breads and croissants
Fresh seasonal fruit appetiser

or

Seared scallops with carrot and ginger purée, aubergine caviar, Espelette spiced courgette
Spiced butternut squash soup with roasted pumpkin seeds and a light curry oil
Fresh seasonal salad with your choice of creamy pesto dressing or balsamic vinaigrette

MAINS
Traditional mixed grill featuring beef fillet, lamb loin, sausage, Irish bacon, portobello mushroom, grilled tomato and rösti potato
Freshly made scrambled eggs with smoked salmon and toasted English muffin
Orecchiette pasta with pea, tomato fricassée and Parmesan and rocket salad
Warm traditional bacon roll
Main course salad featuring smoked salmon, poached hen’s egg, warm buttered new potatoes and Hollandaise sauce

and

A selection of seasonal fruit

REFRESHMENTS
CANAPÉ
Smoked salmon with pumpernickel and horseradish cream

SNACKS
Antipasti featuring Serrano ham, capicola, traditional hummus and tabbouleh

P TISSERIE
A selection of British cakes

I was so underwhelmed by this choice that I ordered a SPML - when this turned out to be even more underwhelming (omelettes for both the brunch AND the pre-landing meal), I had the soup (delicious) followed by the pasta (ok) for my first meal and the soup (yes, again) followed by a CW pasta for my pre-landing "refreshment". Pretty disappointing overall..
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Tobias-UK