LHR Galleries Lounge
Nov 16, 2018, 4:57 am
#1
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LHR Galleries Lounge
Hi
My first time in the above.
Is is there supposed to be hot food available?
Can an I order the BA burger?
Observation....JW Blue to Red is not a soft landing :-)
My first time in the above.
Is is there supposed to be hot food available?
Can an I order the BA burger?
Observation....JW Blue to Red is not a soft landing :-)
Nov 16, 2018, 4:59 am
#2
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If First, the you'll need to grab an attendant and ask for a menu if there are none out.
Nov 16, 2018, 5:02 am
#4
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And the food options, hot and cold, plus timings, can be found in the lounge guide in the Dashboard.
Nov 16, 2018, 5:21 am
#6
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The food is all out now.
The event deep queue for the loo was a novelty.
Im considering offering the bloke sat behind me a napkin to blow his nose.
i think I might be in a bad mood...
The event deep queue for the loo was a novelty.
Im considering offering the bloke sat behind me a napkin to blow his nose.
i think I might be in a bad mood...
Nov 16, 2018, 5:48 am
#7
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Assuming you're in T5, if your flight departs from B or C gates you might consider the galleries lounge at B gates. I go there if I'm departing from B gates even though I have gold.
Nov 16, 2018, 6:02 am
#8
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Queretaro, Mexico
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I was in the Galleries North lounge yesterday (flying with two family members on J tickets).
It was ghastly, messy, unclean and absolutely rammed. The food offering is far worse than it used to be when I was last silver (3+ years ago). And zero cheese - what is that all about?
In terms of people, I was especially annoyed with the young mother with two young kids who had spread out over a whole section of TEN chairs (I think they seat 5 on each side) while the kids play area and seating 10m away was empty. Then there was another girl, shoes on, asleep across four chairs. No consideration for others is a huge pet peeve for me.
We eventually found 3 seats almost together and huddled round.
It's a disgusting joke of a place and I'm thankful its use is a rare occasion for me.
It was ghastly, messy, unclean and absolutely rammed. The food offering is far worse than it used to be when I was last silver (3+ years ago). And zero cheese - what is that all about?
In terms of people, I was especially annoyed with the young mother with two young kids who had spread out over a whole section of TEN chairs (I think they seat 5 on each side) while the kids play area and seating 10m away was empty. Then there was another girl, shoes on, asleep across four chairs. No consideration for others is a huge pet peeve for me.
We eventually found 3 seats almost together and huddled round.
It's a disgusting joke of a place and I'm thankful its use is a rare occasion for me.
Last edited by gilfiom; Nov 16, 2018 at 6:03 am Reason: clarity
Nov 16, 2018, 6:05 am
#9
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Nope, you are just in BA biz class lounge. I felt the same.
TBH when I was Silver I only popped by for a glass of water and crisps and then headed to Plane Food for a proper meal and just stayed there to work.
You can ask waiters to bring you a glass of champagne, even though I always felt it was a bit of a pain as you literally have to chase them in the lounge and they are always so busy cleaning up that most of the times I felt guilty asking...
TBH when I was Silver I only popped by for a glass of water and crisps and then headed to Plane Food for a proper meal and just stayed there to work.
You can ask waiters to bring you a glass of champagne, even though I always felt it was a bit of a pain as you literally have to chase them in the lounge and they are always so busy cleaning up that most of the times I felt guilty asking...
Nov 16, 2018, 6:21 am
#11
Join Date: Nov 2011
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Galleries is great for breakfast but to be totally avoided between 12-130pm if at all possible.
A late lunch however is pleasant as the vultures are all fed by then....however the slop buckets do not provide great sustenance and Plane Food is far better as an option.
A late lunch however is pleasant as the vultures are all fed by then....however the slop buckets do not provide great sustenance and Plane Food is far better as an option.
Nov 16, 2018, 6:22 am
#12
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Nov 16, 2018, 6:50 am
#14
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I was in the Galleries North lounge yesterday (flying with two family members on J tickets).
It was ghastly, messy, unclean and absolutely rammed. The food offering is far worse than it used to be when I was last silver (3+ years ago). And zero cheese - what is that all about?
In terms of people, I was especially annoyed with the young mother with two young kids who had spread out over a whole section of TEN chairs (I think they seat 5 on each side) while the kids play area and seating 10m away was empty. Then there was another girl, shoes on, asleep across four chairs. No consideration for others is a huge pet peeve for me.
We eventually found 3 seats almost together and huddled round.
It's a disgusting joke of a place and I'm thankful its use is a rare occasion for me.
It was ghastly, messy, unclean and absolutely rammed. The food offering is far worse than it used to be when I was last silver (3+ years ago). And zero cheese - what is that all about?
In terms of people, I was especially annoyed with the young mother with two young kids who had spread out over a whole section of TEN chairs (I think they seat 5 on each side) while the kids play area and seating 10m away was empty. Then there was another girl, shoes on, asleep across four chairs. No consideration for others is a huge pet peeve for me.
We eventually found 3 seats almost together and huddled round.
It's a disgusting joke of a place and I'm thankful its use is a rare occasion for me.
Ok, there are also many times of the day when the picture can undoubtedly be a much more pleasant one ; but that’s of little consolation / comfort if you happen to be visiting when the scenario is similar to that described above.
I think this explains why so many of us were bemused to read the post, a little while back, from someone who was seemingly so keen to come up with a scheme to ’enjoy’ almost a whole day in a BA lounge, when not actually intending to fly anywhere.
Nov 16, 2018, 8:02 pm
#15
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: LAX
Posts: 13
Pretty much all the lounges are getting crowded these days. The only one I had consistently good luck with is the Qantas First lounge in LAX's international terminal. The BA first class lounge in LHR T5 was almost standing room only last week. The only seat available was at the balcony outside.
That said, if you are in LHR T5, it is preferable to go over to the B lounge.
That said, if you are in LHR T5, it is preferable to go over to the B lounge.