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Long haul in-flight catering 2023 | Club World
Jan 27, 2023, 1:10 pm
#76
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Windsor
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 909
Anyone know what the current menu on the afternoon LHR-BOM flight is?
Jan 27, 2023, 6:07 pm
#77
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Northern Ireland
Programs: BA Silver, A3
Posts: 1,101
We've switched from SG to BA for our flights to/from SIN and from PE to CW. It seems that we've also switched from pre-order to choose on board. Not flying until April so hoping that it will reappear by then.
Jan 29, 2023, 12:36 pm
#78
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: LFT
Programs: AA Plat, lots of AA, AS, DL, UA miles, former top level CO Elite (sigh...)
Posts: 10,795
Does anyone know if it will be possible to pre-order by this fall?
Jan 29, 2023, 5:24 pm
#79
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Toronto
Posts: 115
Big improvement in J catering
Another thumbs up for the beef tataki as posted upthread. Could have eaten several of them. Beef cheeks were good too.
Second meal ok, the starter rather similar to a CE cold meal, a bit heavy on the creme fraiche or whatever it is that appears quite frequently underneath BA salads given it appeared on the small salad pot on the first meal, and both courses on the second.
Only went as far as SIN so cannot comment on what was served on the SIN-SYD sector
Second meal ok, the starter rather similar to a CE cold meal, a bit heavy on the creme fraiche or whatever it is that appears quite frequently underneath BA salads given it appeared on the small salad pot on the first meal, and both courses on the second.
Only went as far as SIN so cannot comment on what was served on the SIN-SYD sector
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Jan 30, 2023, 5:43 am
#80
Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: BAEC, EK, VS FC
Posts: 158
SIN to SYD at last
No idea what it will taste like Just given it!
Great crew LHR to SIN even if delayed by shortfall on catering
Jan 30, 2023, 5:49 am
#81
Join Date: Feb 2009
Programs: Executive Club
Posts: 1,115
Could there be a difference in service on the Gatwick flights? We usually get things a bit less of everything than Heathrow. Or if this is the standard I'm definitely going to ask for cheese and dessert next time just to see if they give it to me.
Jan 30, 2023, 6:27 am
#82
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Programs: Mucci des Hommes Magiques et Magnifiques
Posts: 19,087
The service standards are the same.
Jan 30, 2023, 7:11 am
#83
Moderator, Iberia Airlines, Airport Lounges, and Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold; Flying Blue Life Platinum; LH Sen.; Hilton Diamond; Kemal Kebabs Prized Customer
Posts: 63,766
I know the plan was to reintroduce pre-ordering around now, but it does increase the workload for the catering and dispatch companies. Given the on-going labour shortages in this area - and nearly daily outages that result from thsi - I imagine it's been shelved for the time being.
Jan 30, 2023, 7:22 am
#84
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: DFW or GOT or...
Programs: BA Silver, Marriott GFL
Posts: 819
Thank you CWS, I appreciate your answer, but I find myself unable to "like" it.
But you get my thanks
LcS
But you get my thanks
LcS
Jan 30, 2023, 8:55 am
#85
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Location: LFT
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Posts: 10,795
Jan 30, 2023, 10:14 am
#86
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Canary Wharf, London
Programs: MyWaitrose, IC Spire Ambassador, Hilton Diamond & BAEC Gold
Posts: 2,685
Is the Apple crumble hot or cold? I was told it was cold, in such a way that suggested I should avoid it.
Jan 30, 2023, 12:35 pm
#87
Join Date: Feb 2016
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 343
I do think that the catering has improved, but I was not offered/given cheese and dessert either to JNB or from CPT. It’s nice to see what wine you’ll actually receive, rather than “our cellar selection”.
Jan 30, 2023, 7:11 pm
#88
Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: BAEC, EK, VS FC
Posts: 158
Update on SiN to SYD
The Prawn and basil Salmon was superb and we both had it plus the Mushroom Risotto. The risotto lacked visual appeal but tasted good.
Excellent, hence I started it before realised it was worth sharing!
The Bacon Ciabatta (bap) was also most enjoyable in the morning
The Prawn and basil Salmon was superb and we both had it plus the Mushroom Risotto. The risotto lacked visual appeal but tasted good.
Excellent, hence I started it before realised it was worth sharing!
The Bacon Ciabatta (bap) was also most enjoyable in the morning
Jan 30, 2023, 10:09 pm
#89
Join Date: Oct 2005
Programs: BA GGL & GfL, AA LTP, Marriott (sigh) Ambassador, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,232
i recently sort of asked for soup and cheese out of curiosity if i'd be denied. but you can see below the soup came at the same time as the first starter. and well there were no club kitchen items in the cooler because of course the crew had to keep their foods cool? all confusing and rather lax service on a flight that was maybe 60% in club world.
the cod was delicious however.
the cod was delicious however.
Jan 31, 2023, 12:39 am
#90
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Home Counties, UK
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 539
JNB/LHR 30 Dec BA54
This beef was on our outward flight and I didn’t like it at all. Really quite fatty.
Tomato soup very nice and hot. No wine for me tonight.
The bean stew which was nuclear hot but very nice indeed. My husband had beef of which one piece was just fat! He didn’t like it.
No main breakfast, just fruit, a croissant followed by a second croissant and two mugs of coffee. Very attentive lady as cabin crew. My nice neighbour who during conversation mentioned he travelled BA lots and was a GGL had a defective seat in J which was manually reclined for him after dinner. The lady took his details so obviously lots of Avios coming his way.
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