kdhurst380

I was on an LHR-MAN three and a bit weeks ago and whoever was in 1F arrived right at the last minute, 2 minutes in fact after the dispatcher was overheard informing the crew that they had 3 minutes to turn up before they were being offloaded.

So err, fair tactic as long as you don't leave it THAT close to the bone!

justin_krusty

you folks ask good questions! To be fair this was my wife and not me, so I don’t know. She’s Italian and a harsh critic of airline food in general, but she said this was quite decent so make of that what you can. Flight was totally rammed due to the Italian quarantine kicking in tomorrow, 9 rows of business and she said the crew were amazing.

KARFA

it appears after checking this was me. In my defence I was moving out of the lounge at 20 minutes to go, but bumped in to someone I hadn’t seen for a while and was chatting

Genius1

This is an example of a post-pandemic improvement - VCE is Band 2, so previously would have received a choice of two main course salads. Band 2 flights currently receive the Band 3 / 4 choice of two hot main courses or a main course salad. Admittedly this merging of bands is less good for any lovers of brunch or afternoon tea.

Gavin C

Just got off BA268 from LAX to LHR in CW. Food was tasty enough. I had the Butter Chicken and the “Traditional British Breakfast”. There was a reduced crew compliment on the flight so service was a little slower than usual. Still an enjoyable flight though. This was my first BA long haul in CW since the pandemic started

ENTP

Is it just the lighting or has that sausage had a run-in with a beetroot?

timc01

Anyone got any info on the JFK-LHR catering at the moment? On the 182 tonight and deciding whether to eat at the TWA Hotel given that the Lounge is still closed.

TIA

KSVVZ2015

Was on it last week. Its a normal COVID era menu - single tray but small app, small desert, small cheese, and a choice of three entrees and then a choice of paninis with fruit and what not for breakfast. I never eat on JFK-LHR flights and this was no exception. I would say, however, that the service was very slow both with drinks and food. Some trays appeared to be delivered far more than an hour after take off which would really cut into sleep (it cut into mine even though I wasn't eating). I did the TWA Hotel and it surpassed expectations given mediocre reviews. I highly recommend it. Also, taking the AirTrain from T5 to T7 requires more time and a lot more walking than just walking outside. From T7, just go out of arrivals and make a left and basically just keep going. There is sidewalk except for about 15 feet (where its blocked due to a little construction) where its easy to step into the road as its a side road that really no one uses. Its pretty hard to get lost as your destination is almost immediately in sight in either direciton. The circuit from the T5 Airtrain station to the hotel takes a LONG time. Note the Paris Cafe was actually quite crowded and while I think they were taking walk ins, I would recommend a reservation.

ermis177

I like the fact that the orange juice is now advertised as a starter sparkling water as a dessert next

PGberkshire

BA's breakfast menus are so uninspiring.

kdhurst380

And now really stingy in CE. I cannot get over them taking the bacon away from the cooked breakfast. It's now just some cooked breakfast items on an uninspiring bed of sloppy scrambled egg. Yet, a lot of the rest of day meal options are actually very good.

KSVVZ2015

honestly the CW portions are pretty stingy. The food served is Y quantity.

choosethedrew

Orange juice was a bona fide starter in the UK in the 70's! Even concentrated fruit juice was considered pure luxury as a vestige of wartime rationing. Perhaps BA is very current in referencing retro food trends, or maybe it never moved on from them

Foofighter69

Very similar to LAX-LHR above but without the full English brekkie.

sungod

On my ACE flight the choices were the same, though not well explained - I opted for the pasta assuming something tomatoey, instead this arrived.

Mine had no apparent filling and I found the taste unpleasant, left most of it.

The carrot strands are all you get, the underlying salad leaves loosely packed, no trouble dressing it, there's not much to dress.

The dessert was way too sweet for my taste, I'd much rather they kept the cheese and crackers.

Fortunately I'd nipped into the Pret and got a baguette and crisps to supplement the onboard just in case, also had the full english in the lounge, so I didn't starve

Assuming it'll be the same options for the return, I'll be taking a picnic with me!