24left

First photo is the CX burger YYZ-HKG.
Tasty burger with really nice cheese and cute ketchup bottle, but bag of chips kind of meh (and not even the gourmet ones easily available)

Second photo is the BR burger TPE-YYZ.
Awesome perfectly crisp fries/ potato wedges, very tasty burger.

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carrotjuice

Had the wonton noodle soup on my HKG-SIN segment recently - the roast chicken breast with tarragon and braised beef looked like they've completely dried out in the oven during reheating.

Well I thought if there's one country who can get basic wonton noodle soup right it should be flights ex-HKG.

But it was awful. The soup, though flavoursome, once poured onto the noodles made the overall dish barely lukewarm. Noodles remained slightly al dente though.

Overall a let down with execution.

kamchatsky

I normally sleep on CX101 straight away, and I normally eat at the lounge before the flight. Still it should not give them an excuse to load few dinners. After all this is J we are talking about and not Y.

frankyguy

Flew CX100 in J on Saturday and found both the appetizer and the entree of the first meal service inedible - the smoked duck with apple appetizer was grey in colour and bland in taste. And the fish with ginger and rice entree was overcooked and bland. I'm not sure if it's the continuing decline of CX J food or the fact that I'd flown two long haul sectors on AA preceding this CX sector that I had a point of comparison (HND-LAX, LAX-SYD). Putting aside that AA offered PJs and a mattress where CX offer neither, the AA J food was plated, looked appetizing and was actually delicious. I'm finding it more and more difficult to justify paying the significant premium to fly CX ex HKG when almost all of the competition are offering better hard product and food. The only saving grace is that CX inflight service is still top notch - the cabin were extremely apologetic about the food and said they'd "write a report".

jkingsle

I flew from HKG to SFO in J. I had the healthy choice option of Potato Gnocchi and tomato sauce. The Gnocchi themselves were extremely dry and chalky; the sauce was very sour and lacked any real flavor. Probably one of the worst meals I've have on an international J long haul service on any airline, ever (including United and American).

Ausriver

Maybe it's wiser to stick with the chinese options when flying CX J.

blandy62

Just flew HKG-KIX in J. Breakfast was simply sub part both in term of quality and quantity. Would not believe that was J food. Just a few piece of fruit as starter? main dish was just a few piece fo chicken (suposugly japanese) and 3 piece of japanese rice . really dispointing

Return in Y, overall besides the presentation, food ex Japan in Y was much better than what I have in C ex Hongkong.

sxc

And meanwhile TG can serve this on a short SIN-BKK sector in Y!!

https://instagram.com/p/BPoWXLTDEBe/

blandy62

TG always have high standard... put that in a fancy plate and you get a CX breakfast in C on a 4 hour flight !!

blandy62

That's for sure and all the way down to the booking engine. Try to book a ticket a few days agao on the "new website". Had to try 5 times, the first 4 at different point, I and up on a page telling me "page doesn't exists:!!! It is a real shame

blandy62

That's for sure and all the way down to the booking engine. Try to book a ticket a few days ago on the "new website". Had to try 5 times, the first 4 at different point, I ended up on a page telling me "page doesn't exists!!! It is a real shame

GeorgieBoy4

On CX HKG-CTS-HKG for the return flight in early Nov the J food was looking dry and dull with a taste to match. It had been uplifted in HKG. Imagine, the food since preparation could be getting on for 12hrs when it was served on the flight. The cabin staff acknowledged it was not good.
If I were paying (and a not an award) I would have been livid.
I wonder if since the introduction of HK Airlines dual class daily service there has been an improvement?
BTW, the JAL lounge for international pax that CX uses was appalling in lack of any decent food offerings, except for a selection of alcoholic beverages. A choice of different pot noodles brands? Really!

mmdough

Quickly reading the most recent comments have me concluded that CX flights ex-HK have the worst food. Having flown a few F and J CX flights recently, both ex-HK and ex US, I have exactly the same experience. The food ex-HK was a lot worse than the food ex-US. I think they have a bad caterer in HK. The beef I had on a recent F flight ex-Hk was the worst I had in international F/J flights in the past couple years. It says something when AA, BA and QF J food beats out their F food.

sxc

The caterer in HK is CX itself....so this is their "standard"

bart simpson

At least for some of the Japanese routes that CX compete directly with HX, cold soba noodle is now offered in economy class instead of the normal 'appetiser'.