Mar 15, 2022, 5:58 pm
Last edit by: Prospero
Please do not quote photos in this thread.
Details of band and service timings can be found here: Band & Services Timings
Sister thread: Club Europe catering | opinions and general discussion
Archived thread Club Europe catering | menus, reviews and photos (Sep 2018 to Mar 2022)
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's 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 eJetterBA CityFlyer catering guide
Last update: post 2705 (band 1 breakfast KSML)
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Chef's Chat sheets for:
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Express (LBA, MAN, and JER only. Note JER is classed as 'Express' but gets band 1 service)
Breakfast:
Brunch:
Lunch:
Afternoon tea:
Dinner:
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Band 1 (UK, France, Ireland, BeNeLux, Germany)
Breakfast: 2705 (KSML),
Brunch:
Lunch: 2637,
Afternoon tea:
Dinner: 2697 (KSML),
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Band 2 (e.g. Barcelona, Nice, Venice, Prague, Copenhagen)
Breakfast:
Brunch:
Lunch: 2631, 2636,
Afternoon tea: 2630 (CHML), 2637
Dinner:
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Band 3 (e.g. Madrid, Rome, Warsaw, Stockholm)
Breakfast: 1298 (LSML),
Rest of the day: 1299 (LSML),
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Band 4 (e.g. Malta, Sofia, Kyiv, Istanbul)
Breakfast:
Rest of the day: 2639
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Band 5 (e.g., Cairo, Amman)
Breakfast:
Rest of the day:
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Details of band and service timings can be found here: Band & Services Timings
Sister thread: Club Europe catering | opinions and general discussion
Archived thread Club Europe catering | menus, reviews and photos (Sep 2018 to Mar 2022)
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's 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 eJetterBA CityFlyer catering guide
Last update: post 2705 (band 1 breakfast KSML)
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Chef's Chat sheets for:
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Express (LBA, MAN, and JER only. Note JER is classed as 'Express' but gets band 1 service)
Breakfast:
Brunch:
Lunch:
Afternoon tea:
Dinner:
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Band 1 (UK, France, Ireland, BeNeLux, Germany)
Breakfast: 2705 (KSML),
Brunch:
Lunch: 2637,
Afternoon tea:
Dinner: 2697 (KSML),
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Band 2 (e.g. Barcelona, Nice, Venice, Prague, Copenhagen)
Breakfast:
Brunch:
Lunch: 2631, 2636,
Afternoon tea: 2630 (CHML), 2637
Dinner:
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Band 3 (e.g. Madrid, Rome, Warsaw, Stockholm)
Breakfast: 1298 (LSML),
Rest of the day: 1299 (LSML),
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Band 4 (e.g. Malta, Sofia, Kyiv, Istanbul)
Breakfast:
Rest of the day: 2639
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Band 5 (e.g., Cairo, Amman)
Breakfast:
Rest of the day:
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Club Europe catering | menus, reviews and photos
Jul 12, 2022, 9:43 am
#661
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Food and service were good on our flight from LGW to DBV (and this food was on the later 1740 departure as many of the flights to DBV are early departures)
Not sure about putting the bread roll physically on the main meal rather than to the side but apart from that the food was better than expected
Sausage and Mash
Pumpkin Tortellini
Not sure about putting the bread roll physically on the main meal rather than to the side but apart from that the food was better than expected
Sausage and Mash
Pumpkin Tortellini
Jul 13, 2022, 6:39 am
#662
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so looks like LGW catering better than LHR? Also more likely to be loaded with the individual champagne bottles?
Jul 13, 2022, 6:50 am
#663
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No and no. I prefer the LHR catering, and the small bottles of champagne are served dependant on route (usually band 1 and 2) and supply. I've seen full bottled used on a MAN shuttle, but that is a rare event.
Jul 13, 2022, 6:51 am
#664
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Chalk and cheese between a BA and IB connecting service from LHR through MAD this month. BA dumped a tray - no starter of warm breads and breakfast pasties, and no hot drinks. The 4 or 5 crew hid behind the front curtain till descent. On the next flight the IB crew came around quickly with pre meal drinks, the full advertised meal, and frequent drink replenishment. Do and Co left their business card on the IB tray and rightly should be vey pleased with their IB offering. Do and Co must be embarrassed to be associated with BA.
Jul 13, 2022, 6:57 am
#665
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The most recent examples on this thread ex LGW - ACE, DBV and HEL (mine) all were served the small bottles of champagne and are definitely not bands 1 or 2.
Jul 13, 2022, 7:08 am
#666
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Chalk and cheese between a BA and IB connecting service from LHR through MAD this month. BA dumped a tray - no starter of warm breads and breakfast pasties, and no hot drinks. The 4 or 5 crew hid behind the front curtain till descent. On the next flight the IB crew came around quickly with pre meal drinks, the full advertised meal, and frequent drink replenishment. Do and Co left their business card on the IB tray and rightly should be vey pleased with their IB offering. Do and Co must be embarrassed to be associated with BA.
With IB on return (IBZ to LHR), didn't see the crew for an hour, handed out the tray with a single drink and tried to encourage coffee/tea with the same tray, no post-meal offer of a top-up. Had to ask when they took the tray.
Jul 15, 2022, 2:30 pm
#667
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Kosher lunch this afternoon heading to INV.
Jul 15, 2022, 3:03 pm
#668
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UIP-LCY Lunch BA operated by Cityflyer
we were invited to choose between a Cheese Sandwich or Quiche. Not bad for Band 1. I can’t tell you more except that there was also smoked ham and smoked herring. I enjoyed mine. The cake was typical British Patisserie and was more suited to a nursery tea-table than a Premier cabin. I do like Cityflyer however. Their Cabin Crew are very reserved to start with but our IFM was adorable.
we were invited to choose between a Cheese Sandwich or Quiche. Not bad for Band 1. I can’t tell you more except that there was also smoked ham and smoked herring. I enjoyed mine. The cake was typical British Patisserie and was more suited to a nursery tea-table than a Premier cabin. I do like Cityflyer however. Their Cabin Crew are very reserved to start with but our IFM was adorable.
Jul 15, 2022, 3:10 pm
#669
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Jul 16, 2022, 12:29 am
#670
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Oh also different glassware yesterday? The glasses are usually straight sided aren’t they? These look more rounded.
Jul 16, 2022, 12:32 am
#671
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Jul 16, 2022, 12:41 am
#672
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Yes, they’ve been making a sporadic appearance over the last few weeks. I quite like them, I just wish BA would introduce proper sized glasses in CE. All the glasses are just too small.
Jul 16, 2022, 2:09 am
#673
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Return from DBV to LGW - Flight on time, good service, immigration at Gatwick deserted - don't know what all the fuss is about ;-) - Seating much bettter on this flight due to proper bulkhead for row 1 (was a G-MIDx aircraft)
Champagne was in mini bottles. Only criticism was that the rice for my main was a bit crunchy but was otherwise ok
Champagne was in mini bottles. Only criticism was that the rice for my main was a bit crunchy but was otherwise ok
Jul 16, 2022, 2:18 am
#674
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Some of these LGW short haul meals look much better than the LHR long haul ones.
Jul 16, 2022, 6:47 am
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Mexican chicken salad coming down from INV today for lunch. Quite like this, first time having it.
