Sep 12, 18, 5:55 am
Last edit by: EJetter
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Please do not quote photos in this thread.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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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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Club Europe catering | menus, reviews and photos
Sep 11, 18, 5:00 pm
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Club Europe catering | menus, reviews and photos
It is the 12th of September, which can mean only one thing....
New catering standards for Club Europe are coming, which you should see on BA short haul routes to/from Heathrow today with Gatwick following soon after.
There will also be a realignment of catering bands as the current Short, Medium, and Long will be replaced by new Express, Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, and Band 4 menus. We’ve been told we should expect a number of real, tangible improvements such as improved recipes, a commitment to provenance with dishes created around key British ingredients. There will be new wines plus Union Hand-Roasted coffee. Menus will rotate twice a month on Heathrow services (previously monthly) and monthly on Gatwick services. As to the quality of the new culinary offering, well, the proof of the pudding is in the eating so please do post your impressions of the new service as it rolls out.
The following information is applicable to Heathrow and Gatwick routes which I hope you will find useful. This will be updated and expanded with product details during the weeks ahead once we get a better feel of the new offering.
Service patterm
* Brunch has been abbreviated as "Br"
Destination map identifying destination bands
Note, the map is not fully inclusive so some destinations have been omitted for visual clarity. For Mainland Spain, Madrid and all stations south are Band 3. The Balearic Islands are split, with Menorca and Palma de Mallorca in Band 2 and Ibiza in Band 3. Squeezed off the map is Reykjavík (Band 3) and the Canary Islands (Band 4), plus the myriad of Greek destinations all of which fall conveniently into the Band 4 category.
Full schedule of LHR/LGW routes, listed by countryAlbania
Band 4: Tirana
Austria
Band 1: Innsbruck
Band 2: Salzburg and Vienna
Belgium
Band 1: Brussels
Bulgaria
Band 4: Sofia
Croatia
Band 2: Pula and Zagreb
Band 3: Dubrovnik and Split
Czech Republic
Band 2: Prague
Cyprus
Band 4: Larnaca and Paphos
Denmark
Band 1: Billund
Band 2: Copenhagen
Estonia
Band 4: Tallinn
Finland
Band 3: Helsinki
France
Band 1: Bordeaux, Grenoble, Limoges, Lyon, Montpellier, Nantes, Paris, and Toulouse
Band 2: Marseilles and Nice
Germany
Band 1: Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Friedrichshafen, Hamburg, Hannover, Munich, and Stuttgart
Gibraltar
Band 3: Gibraltar
Greece
Band 4: Athens, Chania, Corfu, Heraklion, Kalamata, Kefalonia, Kos, Mykonos, Preveza, Rhodes, Santorini, Thessaloniki, and Zakynthos
Hungary
Band 3: Budapest
Iceland
Band 3: Reykjavík
Ireland
Band 1: Dublin
Italy
Band 2: Bologna, Genoa, Milan, Pisa, Turin, Venice, and Verona
Band 3: Bari, Cagliari, Naples, Olbia, Rome
Band 4: Brindisi, Catania, Palermo
Luxembourg
Band 1: Luxembourg
Malta
Band 4: Malta
Morocco
Band 4: Marrakech
Netherlands
Band 1: Amsterdam
Norway
Band 2: Oslo
Poland
Band 3: Krakow and Warsaw
Portugal
Band 2: Porto
Band 3: Faro and Lisbon
Band 4: Funchal
Romania
Band 4: Bucharest
Russia
Band 4: Saint Petersburg
Spain
Band 2: Barcelona, Bilbao, Menorca, and Palma de Mallorca
Band 3: Alicante, Almería, Ibiza, Madrid, Malaga, Seville, and Valencia
Band 4: Arrecife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, and Tenerife
Sweden
Band 2: Gothenburg
Band 3: Stockholm
Switzerland
Band 1: Basel, Geneva, and Zurich
Turkey
Band 4: Dalaman and Istanbul
Ukraine
Band 4: Kiev
United Kingdom (and Crown dependencies)
Express: Leeds Bradford and Manchester
Band 1 menu/express service delivery: Jersey
Band 1: Aberdeen, Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, and Newcastle
Food offerings
The descriptions below are a work in progress and should be treated as unofficial. Graphic diagrams have been added which illustrate the number of options available on each service and indicate hot (orange) and cold (blue) components included in each tray. However, I am hoping that the power of the many can be harnessed together to rapidly assemble all the detailed info you need during the weeks and months ahead so that we can transform this thread into a valuable resource.
Express
Fresh fruit main
Warm ham filled croissant and yoghurt
Brunch 10:00 to 10:59
or 
Warm quiche or charcuterie/cheese main
Fresh fruit, yoghurt, and bakery
Lunch 11:00 to 13:59
or
Meat or vegetarian salad main
Side salad, dessert, and bakery
Afternoon tea 14:00 to 16:59
or
Ploughman's or sandwiches
Cake, scones, clotted cream, and jam
Dinner 17:00 to 04:59
or
Meat or vegetarian salad main
Side salad, dessert, and baker
Bands 1 and 2
or or 
Full English or vegetarian omelette or cold breakfast main
Yoghurt and bakery
Brunch 10:00 to 10:59
or or
Warm quiche, or chilled smoked salmon, or charcuterie/cheese main
Fresh fruit, yoghurt, and bakery
Lunch 11:00 to 13:59
or
Meat or vegetarian salad main
Side salad, dessert, and bakery
Afternoon tea 14:00 to 16:59
or
Ploughman's or sandwiches
Cake, scones, clotted cream, and jam
Dinner 17:00 to 04:59
or
Meat or vegetarian salad main
Side salad, dessert, and bakery
Bands 3 and 4
From LHR and LGW:
or or
Full English or vegetarian omelette, or chilled smoked salmon main
Fresh fruit, yoghurt, and bakery
From outstations*:
or
Full English or vegetarian omelette
Fresh fruit, yoghurt, and bakery
* breakfasts served on small tray when aircraft night stops at the outstation. Food is return catered from London and stored on-board overnight
Rest of day meal 10:00 to 04:59
or or 
Hot meat main, or hot vegetarian main, or signature cold plate
Side salad, dessert, cheese plate, and bakery
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to our insiders at BA who generously offered us a sneak preview of what's coming our way, with a very special mention to Bar Operator and BAWatson
Photos and impressions
This part has been left for you to populate.
New catering standards for Club Europe are coming, which you should see on BA short haul routes to/from Heathrow today with Gatwick following soon after.
There will also be a realignment of catering bands as the current Short, Medium, and Long will be replaced by new Express, Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, and Band 4 menus. We’ve been told we should expect a number of real, tangible improvements such as improved recipes, a commitment to provenance with dishes created around key British ingredients. There will be new wines plus Union Hand-Roasted coffee. Menus will rotate twice a month on Heathrow services (previously monthly) and monthly on Gatwick services. As to the quality of the new culinary offering, well, the proof of the pudding is in the eating so please do post your impressions of the new service as it rolls out.
The following information is applicable to Heathrow and Gatwick routes which I hope you will find useful. This will be updated and expanded with product details during the weeks ahead once we get a better feel of the new offering.
Service patterm
* Brunch has been abbreviated as "Br"
Destination map identifying destination bands
Note, the map is not fully inclusive so some destinations have been omitted for visual clarity. For Mainland Spain, Madrid and all stations south are Band 3. The Balearic Islands are split, with Menorca and Palma de Mallorca in Band 2 and Ibiza in Band 3. Squeezed off the map is Reykjavík (Band 3) and the Canary Islands (Band 4), plus the myriad of Greek destinations all of which fall conveniently into the Band 4 category.
Full schedule of LHR/LGW routes, listed by countryAlbania
Band 4: Tirana
Austria
Band 1: Innsbruck
Band 2: Salzburg and Vienna
Belgium
Band 1: Brussels
Bulgaria
Band 4: Sofia
Croatia
Band 2: Pula and Zagreb
Band 3: Dubrovnik and Split
Czech Republic
Band 2: Prague
Cyprus
Band 4: Larnaca and Paphos
Denmark
Band 1: Billund
Band 2: Copenhagen
Estonia
Band 4: Tallinn
Finland
Band 3: Helsinki
France
Band 1: Bordeaux, Grenoble, Limoges, Lyon, Montpellier, Nantes, Paris, and Toulouse
Band 2: Marseilles and Nice
Germany
Band 1: Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Friedrichshafen, Hamburg, Hannover, Munich, and Stuttgart
Gibraltar
Band 3: Gibraltar
Greece
Band 4: Athens, Chania, Corfu, Heraklion, Kalamata, Kefalonia, Kos, Mykonos, Preveza, Rhodes, Santorini, Thessaloniki, and Zakynthos
Hungary
Band 3: Budapest
Iceland
Band 3: Reykjavík
Ireland
Band 1: Dublin
Italy
Band 2: Bologna, Genoa, Milan, Pisa, Turin, Venice, and Verona
Band 3: Bari, Cagliari, Naples, Olbia, Rome
Band 4: Brindisi, Catania, Palermo
Luxembourg
Band 1: Luxembourg
Malta
Band 4: Malta
Morocco
Band 4: Marrakech
Netherlands
Band 1: Amsterdam
Norway
Band 2: Oslo
Poland
Band 3: Krakow and Warsaw
Portugal
Band 2: Porto
Band 3: Faro and Lisbon
Band 4: Funchal
Romania
Band 4: Bucharest
Russia
Band 4: Saint Petersburg
Spain
Band 2: Barcelona, Bilbao, Menorca, and Palma de Mallorca
Band 3: Alicante, Almería, Ibiza, Madrid, Malaga, Seville, and Valencia
Band 4: Arrecife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, and Tenerife
Sweden
Band 2: Gothenburg
Band 3: Stockholm
Switzerland
Band 1: Basel, Geneva, and Zurich
Turkey
Band 4: Dalaman and Istanbul
Ukraine
Band 4: Kiev
United Kingdom (and Crown dependencies)
Express: Leeds Bradford and Manchester
Band 1 menu/express service delivery: Jersey
Band 1: Aberdeen, Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, and Newcastle
Food offerings
The descriptions below are a work in progress and should be treated as unofficial. Graphic diagrams have been added which illustrate the number of options available on each service and indicate hot (orange) and cold (blue) components included in each tray. However, I am hoping that the power of the many can be harnessed together to rapidly assemble all the detailed info you need during the weeks and months ahead so that we can transform this thread into a valuable resource.
Express
- Special meals are available
- Wine and champagne served in quarter size bottles
Fresh fruit main
Warm ham filled croissant and yoghurt
Brunch 10:00 to 10:59
or Warm quiche or charcuterie/cheese main
Fresh fruit, yoghurt, and bakery
Lunch 11:00 to 13:59
or Meat or vegetarian salad main
Side salad, dessert, and bakery
Afternoon tea 14:00 to 16:59
or Ploughman's or sandwiches
Cake, scones, clotted cream, and jam
Dinner 17:00 to 04:59
or Meat or vegetarian salad main
Side salad, dessert, and baker
Bands 1 and 2
- Special meals are available
- Wine and Champagne served in quarter size bottles
or or Full English or vegetarian omelette or cold breakfast main
Yoghurt and bakery
Brunch 10:00 to 10:59
or or Warm quiche, or chilled smoked salmon, or charcuterie/cheese main
Fresh fruit, yoghurt, and bakery
Lunch 11:00 to 13:59
or Meat or vegetarian salad main
Side salad, dessert, and bakery
Afternoon tea 14:00 to 16:59
or Ploughman's or sandwiches
Cake, scones, clotted cream, and jam
Dinner 17:00 to 04:59
or Meat or vegetarian salad main
Side salad, dessert, and bakery
Bands 3 and 4
- Special meals are available
- Printed menus
- Wine served in quarter sized bottles
- Champagne served in full size bottles
From LHR and LGW:
or or Full English or vegetarian omelette, or chilled smoked salmon main
Fresh fruit, yoghurt, and bakery
From outstations*:
or Full English or vegetarian omelette
Fresh fruit, yoghurt, and bakery
* breakfasts served on small tray when aircraft night stops at the outstation. Food is return catered from London and stored on-board overnight
Rest of day meal 10:00 to 04:59
or or Hot meat main, or hot vegetarian main, or signature cold plate
Side salad, dessert, cheese plate, and bakery
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to our insiders at BA who generously offered us a sneak preview of what's coming our way, with a very special mention to Bar Operator and BAWatson
Photos and impressions
This part has been left for you to populate.
Last edited by Prospero; Oct 18, 20 at 7:58 am Reason: add general info on B1- B4 service patterns
Sep 11, 18, 5:03 pm
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Sep 11, 18, 6:27 pm
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Looking forward to seeing the changes. I wish we had some short hauls booked to try out the new food , but have none till November.
Lets hope good things come to those who wait.
Thanks Prospero
Lets hope good things come to those who wait.
Thanks Prospero
Sep 11, 18, 7:57 pm
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Thank you very much for this very useful information. It seems to me that Bologna is missing from the Band 2 destinations in Italy.
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Excellent start. Look forward to the details.
Slight tweak needed to times for brunch on Express. Given as starting at 10.30 rather than 10.
Slight tweak needed to times for brunch on Express. Given as starting at 10.30 rather than 10.
Sep 12, 18, 1:13 am
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I think they need to get a better food photographer … or are the promotional pictures deliberately out of focus so that comparisons are impossible?
Sep 12, 18, 2:23 am
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I'd like to keep this thread clear for reviews, menu descriptions, and photos, but appreciate many of us wish to chat about the new service arrangements, so a dedicated thread has now been set up for this
Club Europe catering | opinions and general discussion
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Sep 12, 18, 3:08 am
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07:35 London Heathrow to Oslo - Breakfast
Breakfast on this route to Oslo had a
Hot full English
Hot omelette
Cold salmon and cheese cuts plate
I thought the eggs tasted much nicer than normal, meal was of good quality. The bread looks new
London to Oslo breakfast 07:50 departure time.
Hot full English
Hot omelette
Cold salmon and cheese cuts plate
I thought the eggs tasted much nicer than normal, meal was of good quality. The bread looks new
London to Oslo breakfast 07:50 departure time.
Sep 12, 18, 3:43 am
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Band 1 breakfast
UK domestic (not nightstop)
This is the new catering on this morning’s BA1439 departing EDI at 09:15 hrs bound for London Heathrow. This is the cooked British breakfast, the two alternatives being an omelette with asparagus, so suitable for vegetarians, and the cold (meat) plate. The almond nuts and Walkers biscuits were also available as before the changeover, for those who didn't want a meal.
Breakfast wasn't going to change much with the new menu. The items that appear to have changed are the pre-loaded wine / juice glass, the new CW mug (not on the tray), pre-loaded jam rather than on request, and the strawberry yoghurt bowl, with achai topping. The signature bread seemed unchanged to me, usual options including croissants.
The bacon felt thicker and tastier than before, and the sausage was very good too. So full marks so far. Six rows of CE, two CE Eurofleet crew for a full A320, breakfast was served over Cumbria.
UK domestic (not nightstop)
This is the new catering on this morning’s BA1439 departing EDI at 09:15 hrs bound for London Heathrow. This is the cooked British breakfast, the two alternatives being an omelette with asparagus, so suitable for vegetarians, and the cold (meat) plate. The almond nuts and Walkers biscuits were also available as before the changeover, for those who didn't want a meal.
Breakfast wasn't going to change much with the new menu. The items that appear to have changed are the pre-loaded wine / juice glass, the new CW mug (not on the tray), pre-loaded jam rather than on request, and the strawberry yoghurt bowl, with achai topping. The signature bread seemed unchanged to me, usual options including croissants.
The bacon felt thicker and tastier than before, and the sausage was very good too. So full marks so far. Six rows of CE, two CE Eurofleet crew for a full A320, breakfast was served over Cumbria.
Last edited by corporate-wage-slave; Sep 12, 18 at 3:48 am
Sep 12, 18, 4:03 am
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Originally Posted by BugAlugs
London to Oslo breakfast 07:50 departure time.
Sep 12, 18, 5:11 am
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Great thread. Look forward to the photos. The 2 breakfasts look good so far
Sep 12, 18, 5:56 am
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I have added a wiki similar in format to the previous thread, hope that's ok.
Sep 12, 18, 6:04 am
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Originally Posted by KARFA
I have added a wiki similar in format to the previous thread, hope that's ok.
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Originally Posted by orbitmic
I'm still confused about whether bands 3/4 get brunch or not. The wiki suggests yes but Prospero's post 1 suggested no (and I thought no)?
Sep 12, 18, 6:21 am
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Originally Posted by KARFA
sorry, my mistake. wiki amended
