flyingscotsman

seems to give the answer thanks! although one of the official pictures has a main salad and dessert without the starter - perhaps the 'starter' will be absent on band 1?

orbitmic

I would have thought this would be beneficial in the main thread as it is very informative with examples of menus - if wholly depressing wherever it is posted....

nufnuf77

I despise breakfast offerings too!

Tobias-UK

Bloody foreigners!

The British Breakfast is sacred, and is legally required to be served at all British establishments. As much as I enjoyed the recent 'Brunch' offering, I really do enjoy an English (Irish, Scottish, Welsh) Breakfast. I never have them at home, so do enjoy them on my travels.

For those not disposed to this great British institution, it appears you now have the option for something a little different.

headingwest

Maybe so, but you'd think that they would consider the fact that VIE is a popular business route too. It's obvious why MAD was kept in band 3 as others have mentioned.

KARFA

i am not surprised, doesn't the bacon and sausage conflict with your religious views?

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/show...09&postcount=6

rapidex

As long as the black pudding remains

orbitmic

i'm afraid it hasn't made an appearance on CE menus for a very, very long time!

And for the records, I wish those of you who fight for black pudding in English breakfast (agree) would add kidneys to their plea (just as necessary!!) If you're gonna do it, do it well is what I say!!

(on a serious note, on the face of it and whilst waiting to experience all this in person to confirm my judgement, I despise the look of almost all the changes BA are proposing here except precisely the reintroduction of a cold plate option for breakkie which I very much welcome!)

nufnuf77

Kosher breakfasts are absolutely disgusting on BA - and @Charlie26r Who decided to try them last time he traveled with me can attest to that!

Deltus

Why is there now a wine glass on the tray? Does that mean that secondary drinks (e.g. a glass of water) will now be served in ET-style plastic cups? Or will the bar trolley still produce proper glassware when required?

KARFA

i seem to remember this is how it used to be prior to 2017, so there would be a glass already on the tray. further drinks were still served in glasses too. under the CE catering just finished the crew always had a tray full of extra glassware as well so i don't see that changing here.

megaloman

Correct, pre 2017 changes glass was always on the tray (together with a hot drink cup). It made sense, as on pre-meal drink run you could have a gin and tonic, then with the meal they've asked what wine you wanted. I guess it will make it marginally faster for the crew to prepare the tray.

orbitmic

Indeed. I am one of those old fashioned people who believe that eggs should actually come out of shells rather than out of cartons in the form of indescribable mixtures that contain an absurd list of dodgy additives, thickeners, colourings, etc. Unfortunately, BA and most airlines disagree with me (exceptions include CX F, AF F, OS long haul J, etc) and both regular and kosher eggy breakfasts are thus off limit for me.

I think my strategy is as follows on bands 1/2 (former short and medium):

Breakfast: I'll give the new cold plate one try. If I'll like it, I'll stick to it, if not I'll revert to my current choice of AVML
Brunch: Unless I like the cold plate in 1, I'll continue costing BA extra money extra money by ordering KSML
Lunch/Dinner: Again, I'll give the new salads one try. If they have become significantly bigger and better, I'll give them a chance, if not, again, it will be KSML
Afternoon tea: I don't plan to even try that as it is a concept I personally dislike, and will order either Gluten Free or AVML.

orbitmic

And more importantly it makes the tray look a little bit less empty than it would otherwise!

Charlie26r