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Old Sep 12, 2018, 5:55 am
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Club Europe Catering Guide - September 2018 onwards

This thread outlines the new arrangements for Club Europe catering introduced on Wednesday 12 September 2018 based on 5 bands (Express, and Bands 1-4). 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 the menus for LGW routes rotate monthly, whereas LHR routes rotate bi-weekly

Please keep this thread clear for for reviews, menu descriptions, and photos. For chat about the new service arrangements there is a dedicated thread has now been set up for this Club Europe catering opinions and general discussion

Please do not quote photos in this thread.

The previous shorthaul catering guide for Sunday 26 March 2017 to Tuesday 11 September 2018 is now locked, but is to be found here.

Numbers relate to the post number. Vegetarian means the alternative option provided as standard rather than the special meals. The pre-ordered special meals are AVML (Asia-vegetarian), CHML(children meal), DBML (diabetic meal), GFML (gluten free), HNML (Hindu non-vegetarian meal), KSML (Kosher meal), LCML (low calorie meal), LFML (low fat meal), NLML (low-lactose meal), LSML (low salt meal), MOML (Muslim meal), VGML (vegan meal), and VLML (lacto-ovo vegetarian).

There are differences between the offering in/out of LHR, LGW, and BA CityFlyer routes operated from LCY, STN, BRS, BHX, MAN, EDI, and DUB. For BA CityFlyer flights please refer to this guide created by eJetter BA CityFlyer catering guide

Last update: post 1830
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Chef's Chat sheets for:

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Express (LBA, MAN, and JER only. Note JER is classes at express but gets band 1 service)

Breakfast: 176, 289 (KSML), 345 (VLML), 347 (JER), 375, 622, 705, 1063, 1359, 1390 (JER)
Brunch: 813, 987 (AVML), 1066
Lunch: 226, 326, 388 (KSML), 427 (AVML), 553 (KSML), 586, 678, 887, 1014 (JER), 1015, 1128, 1139, 1148 (KSML), 1276, 1351, 1396, 1452, 1456, 1789
Afternoon tea: 103, 176, 643 (LCML), 733, 1038
Dinner: 279, 332 (JER), 359 (AVML), 521, 588, 608, 647, 752, 914, 941, 950, 961, 1006 (KSML), 1014 (JER), 1016, 1026, 1050 (AVML), 1054 (KSML), 1095, 1142 (VLML), 1143 (NLML), 1186 (KSML), 1399 (JER), 1523, 1524 (KSML), 1598

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Band 1 (UK, France, Ireland, BeNeLux, Germany)

Breakfast: 9, 56, 105, 183, 203, 256, 304, 377, 420 (LGW), 445, 452 (VGML), 457 (VGML), 558, 641, 971 (LGW), 1071, 1417, 1424, 1584 (VGML), 1605, 1638, 1748,1758 (LGW), 1810
Brunch: 68, 121, 142, 197, 420, 458, 555, 559, 620 (LCML), 660, 662, 770, 923, 1077 (VGML), 1354, 1410, 1560, 1704, 1747 (LGW), 1755, 1819
Lunch: 16, 142, 147 (VLML), 170 (KSML), 230, 255, 344, 498, 510, 529, 535, 556, 560, 592, 612, 632, 640, 660, 707 (LGW), 713 (KSML), 723, 838, 981 (LGW) (VLML), 1008 (KSML), 1094, 1183 (VGML), 1196, 1222 (VGML), 1223, 1318, 1360, 1461 (VGML), 1475 (LGW), 1539 (LGW) (VLML), 1543, 1709 (LGW), 1778, 1794, 1820 (LGW)
Afternoon tea: 32, 36 (LGW), 71, 90, 104, 123 (LGW), 139 (LCML), 146, 167 (VLML), 207 (KSML), 252, 277, 285, 353 (KSML), 441, 527 (LGW), 557, 739, 783, 831, 907, 976, 1160, 1337 (LGW), 1340, 1343 (VGML), 1382, 1408 (LGW), 1642 (LGW), 1756, 1757, 1804, 1809, 1817
Dinner: 49, 130 (LGW), 142, 642185, 186 (LGW & VLML), 208 (KSML), 225, 225 (LGW), 237, 242, 268, 281, 298, 307 (KSML), 353 (KSML), 367, 436 (AVML), 441, 444, 498, 517 (AVML), 554, 648, 652, 653, 669, 690, 708, 758, 789, 822, 916 (LGW), 917 (LGW), 955 (VGML), 981 (LGW) , 1060, 1070, 1136, 1212 (VGML), 1217, 1218, 1275, 1308 (KSML), 1321, 1358, 1365, 1369, 1529, 1556 (LGW), 1568 (VGML), 1576, 1577, 1617 (LGW), 1638, 1682, 1690, 1703, 1769, 1771, 1778 (VGML), 1788 (VGML), 1812, 1813, 1820 (LGW)

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Band 2 (e.g. Barcelona, Nice, Venice, Prague, Copenhagen)

Breakfast: 8, 269, 309, 329, 400, 576 (KSML), 613, 650 (LGW), 679 (AVML), 914 (AVML), 955 (VGML), 1463, 1655 (LGW)
Brunch: 578, 610, 659, 910
Lunch: 18, 40, 107, 163 (AVML), 235, 421, 431, 504, 578, 614, 760, 894 (VGML), 1243, 1407, 1641 (LGW), 1656 (LGW), 1830
Afternoon tea: 278 (LGW), 306, 362 (KSML), 399, 496 (LGW), 499, 578, 749, 1150, 1191 (AVML), 1204, 1279 (KSML), 1730 (LGW)
Dinner: 155 (AVML), 227, 269, 287, 385, 496 (LGW), 578, 583, 591 (KSML), 593 (LGW), 596 (AVML), 596 (HNML), 794, 875, 910, 925, 937, 940, 982, 1204, 1221 (GFML), 1231 (KSML), 1237, 1238 (AVML), 1720 (LGW), 1774, 1777, 1806, 1830

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Band 3 (e.g. Madrid, Rome, Warsaw, Stockholm)

Breakfast: 57, 171, 418, 507, 631, 677, 762, 956, 1165 (VGML), 1425, 1430, 1443, 1464,1749, 1727, 1749
Rest of the day: 27, 44, 59, 87, 100, 165, 168, 199 (LGW), 200 (LGW), 216, 268, 282, 321 (LGW), 322, 335, 341 (LGW), 343, 350 (LGW), 351 (LGW), 387, 397 (KSML), 398, 400, 419, 429, 435 (AVML), 448 (VGML), 477, 484, 485, 500, 448 (KSML), 551 (LCML), 571 (KSML), 587, 599 (LGW), 619, 649 (KSML), 676, 743 (VLML), 753, 763, 778 (GFML), 780, 803, 806, 816, 854, 880, 882 (LGW), 895, 929, 944, 954, 957, 963, 984, 985, 998 (LFML), 1002, 1017 (LGW), 1035, 1037 (LGW), 1046 (LGW), 1067 (KSML), 1071, 1072, 1074, 1078, 1091, 1097, 1104, 1121, 1126 (LFML), 1127, 1132, 1135, 1145 (KSML), 1151, 1152, 1154 (KSML), 1205, 1220, 1227 (VGML), 1246, 1266, 1269 (LGW), 1272, 1273, 1274, 1323, 1426, 1465 (AVML), 1482, 1504, 1538, 1552, 1561, 1586 (LGW), 1610, 1612, 1620, 1621 (AVML), 1658 (LGW), 1673 (LGW), 1680, 1685, 1687, 1696, 1699 (LGW), 1706, 1718, , 1728, 1731, 1735 (LGW), 1736 (KSML), 1742 (LGW), 1770, 1772, 1773, 1790 (LGW), 1791, 1793, 1796 (LGW), 1805, 1828, 1829

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Band 4 (e.g. Malta, Sofia, Kiev, Istanbul)

Breakfast: 159, 223, 440, 483, 661, 795, 796, 878 (AVML), 898 (LGW), 919 (KSML), 1226
Rest of the day: 61 (LGW), 63 (LGW), 83, 122 (LGW), 129 (LGW), 191 (LGW), 233, 244, 255, 264, 342, 349, 618 (CHML) (LGW), 624, 661, 730 (LGW), 797, 798, 835 (LGW), 836 (LGW), 863 (LGW), 893, 896 (LGW), 897 (LGW), 911 (LGW), 942, 986, 1047, 1141 (CHML), 1149, 1226, 1250 (LGW), 1252 (LGW), 1263, 1277 (LGW), 1280, 1314 (LGW), 1366, 1371, 1450, 1469, 1474, 1484 (LGW), 1497, 1505, 1516, 1520, 1522, 1648, 1661 (LGW), 1662 (LGW), 1681 (LGW), 1722 (LGW) (VGML), 1746 (LGW) (VGML), 1786, 1787, 1811 (LGW)

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Old Nov 10, 2021, 3:23 am
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Originally Posted by The _Banking_Scot
Hi

looks like either the bread was not loaded or the crew did not hand it put did you mention it to the crew?

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We asked and were told there was none .
The jam came in useful at the rental house !
12 rows in CE approx .
8 small bottles of champagne and one large one so that rapidly ran out
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Old Nov 11, 2021, 5:44 am
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MAD - LHR operated by Iberia



Lunch on MAD - LHR Tuesday 09 Nov. BA codeshare operated by IB on a LEVEL aircraft.

Smoked salmon tartare on a bed of sushi rice with an avocado and citrus cream.

Chicken breast, with jus/gravy, what I think was sweet potato mash, broccoli and jamon pieces.

Almond and orange cake with a vanilla cream.

Also an choice of warm white or brown rolls, not pictured.

All very enjoyable and would happily eat again.

The other option was pasta, which looked like a tomato ravioli or gnocchi dish.
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Old Nov 11, 2021, 6:13 am
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Originally Posted by krispy84


Lunch on MAD - LHR Tuesday 09 Nov. BA codeshare operated by IB on a LEVEL aircraft.

Smoked salmon tartare on a bed of sushi rice with an avocado and citrus cream.

Chicken breast, with jus/gravy, what I think was sweet potato mash, broccoli and jamon pieces.

Almond and orange cake with a vanilla cream.

Also an choice of warm white or brown rolls, not pictured.

All very enjoyable and would happily eat again.

The other option was pasta, which looked like a tomato ravioli or gnocchi dish.
that what I call a true business class meal from presentation to content

We are here talking about an IAG sister airline. So the BA offering proves that it either doesnt care about Business Class pax, that its chefs were carefully selected from Weatherspoon or it doesnt have a clue about quality gastronome (or all of the above)
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Old Nov 11, 2021, 6:18 am
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Chicken salad on ABZ-LHR on Sunday looking slightly better presented than the one further up the thread.

Initial flight was cancelled due to strong winds in ABZ and I was transferred to the lunchtime flight meaning my KSML request was also bumped. I quite liked the olive bread, however it has to go down as the smallest roll Ive come across in a very long time.
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Old Nov 11, 2021, 8:26 am
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Originally Posted by krispy84


Lunch on MAD - LHR Tuesday 09 Nov. BA codeshare operated by IB on a LEVEL aircraft.

Smoked salmon tartare on a bed of sushi rice with an avocado and citrus cream.

Chicken breast, with jus/gravy, what I think was sweet potato mash, broccoli and jamon pieces.

Almond and orange cake with a vanilla cream.

Also an choice of warm white or brown rolls, not pictured.

All very enjoyable and would happily eat again.

The other option was pasta, which looked like a tomato ravioli or gnocchi dish.
It was gnocchi and not bad had that on Iberia same route.
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Old Nov 13, 2021, 11:33 am
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Anyone an idea of what the Kosher offering on an afternoon Lyon would be?
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Old Nov 13, 2021, 2:42 pm
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KEF LHR 12/11 Sausage and mash Or pasta or quinoa salad
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Old Nov 13, 2021, 3:29 pm
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Originally Posted by simonsmith

KEF LHR 12/11 Sausage and mash Or pasta or quinoa salad
Seriously?
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Old Nov 13, 2021, 3:44 pm
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Seriously?
Yeap... I am flying tomorrow and during online check in BA is asking if I want to pay 123 for the premium experience....
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Originally Posted by simonsmith

KEF LHR 12/11 Sausage and mash Or pasta or quinoa salad
Good god, that looks sad. I've had that dish a couple of times, and it has always been quite hearty with veg, plenty of mash and gravy.

Also, for crying out loud can they make that starter salad a bit more exciting. It's always the same uninspiring pile of leaves.
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Old Nov 13, 2021, 5:35 pm
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Originally Posted by BA6948
that what I call a true business class meal from presentation to content

We are here talking about an IAG sister airline. So the BA offering proves that it either doesnt care about Business Class pax, that its chefs were carefully selected from Weatherspoon or it doesnt have a clue about quality gastronome (or all of the above)
I agree. I fly BA and Iberia on my route consistently, and IMO the food, and especially the wines, are way better on Iberia than on BA. Iberia silver serves the nuts and olives, free-pours spirits, dessert wines, and the quality of the wine is excellent. I've never understood why there is such a big difference between the products.
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Originally Posted by ade99
Anyone an idea of what the Kosher offering on an afternoon Lyon would be?
Afternoon tea Jewish style, it was a Chicken sandwich, chicken wrap, yogurt and fruit (this was Tuesday)
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Old Nov 13, 2021, 5:58 pm
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I've never understood why there is such a big difference between the products.
Because there is a world city and an elegantly fading global power of a country sitting there lapping up whatever crap offerings are doled out? As someone once said on here, you could drop Air Koryo into LHR and still extract eye watering fares. Might even be preferable!
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Originally Posted by simonsmith

KEF LHR 12/11 Sausage and mash Or pasta or quinoa salad
Be still my beating heart - is that a trifle at the back?!
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Old Nov 13, 2021, 6:04 pm
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Be still my beating heart - is that a trifle at the back?!
I love a person who quivers at the sight of a trifle.
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