HKG Pier dining — what a let down!
#151
Join Date: Jul 2012
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Have no fear, should you ever change your mind about the no-drinking thing. There isn't anything much worth drinking on CX's F lounge alcohol list, either. (Unless you're playing drinking games.)
(Okay fine, they do serve real Champagne, which is something. Entry-level stuff, but still at least real Champagne. But the rest of the wine list is absolutely dreadful.)
(Okay fine, they do serve real Champagne, which is something. Entry-level stuff, but still at least real Champagne. But the rest of the wine list is absolutely dreadful.)
food wise i do concur with some others that pier J gives the F a run for its money now (sadly).
But the PJ + desert wine is what keeps me going back to Pier F
#152
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Hong Kong
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would say the perrier jouet is my favourite champagne even though its "entry level". like it better than some of the more expensive stuff like the LGPS in the Concorde lounge.
food wise i do concur with some others that pier J gives the F a run for its money now (sadly).
But the PJ + desert wine is what keeps me going back to Pier F
food wise i do concur with some others that pier J gives the F a run for its money now (sadly).
But the PJ + desert wine is what keeps me going back to Pier F
Champagne of all stripes is lovely. Of course, there are levels to it, some of those levels which tend to put a serious dent into your pocketbook. In general you don't get those levels in the airline lounges, and just crack the door open on some F flights with lovely cuvees like Krug NV. (and recently, some vintage Krug). But yes anything being the Champagne name is worthy, or "real" as I call it above.
I think a lot of the Champagne "wars" and criticism is badly misplaced on places like the blogs, because I would bet very large sums of money in a truly blind tasting - as in, not even know what types of Champagne are on offer - of what I call "entry-level" Champagnes we're talking about here, as well as those entry-level pretige cuvees (like Krug NV, recent Dom vintages, etc.) people would be very surprised at what they liked and didn't like, and my guess is they would be completely totally wrong with their stabs at grape varietal, which house style, location in Champagne region, vintage, etc. Or rather, they'd be rather humbled.
Anyway I couldn't pass up my chance to get a thwack in on CX booze in lounges. If you like wine, particularly still white and red wines it's particularly bad.
#156
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This is what they’re serving in the BA F lounge at JFK these days. Looks better than what CX provides these days.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...l#post31277747
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...l#post31277747
#157
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Well, this blogger dis-agrees ..
https://liveandletsfly.boardingarea....ier-hong-kong/
A la carte dining – The key to any first class lounge is a nice a la carte dining menu. It is my understanding the menu is nowhere near what it once was, but I enjoyed a superb plate of pasta and cheeseburger
Will be visiting for the 1st time next month, and I'm looking forward to it ^
https://liveandletsfly.boardingarea....ier-hong-kong/
A la carte dining – The key to any first class lounge is a nice a la carte dining menu. It is my understanding the menu is nowhere near what it once was, but I enjoyed a superb plate of pasta and cheeseburger
Will be visiting for the 1st time next month, and I'm looking forward to it ^
#159
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I've had better in flight burgers in United Economy than I have had burgers in the Pier.
#160
Join Date: May 2013
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This is what they’re serving in the BA F lounge at JFK these days. Looks better than what CX provides these days.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...l#post31277747
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...l#post31277747
Whereas anybody flying short haul, even in Y gets access to CX F lounges, and can access it using any emerald program. How good can the quality be if it's open doors to Y pax with 45 minute flights to Guangzhou, Xiamen, Hanoi, etc?
Cathay needs to take a Polaris approach to the lounges. Be selective and increase the quality instead of massive cutbacks and turning everything into a mediocre product.
#161
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 3,166
Well, this blogger dis-agrees ..
https://liveandletsfly.boardingarea....ier-hong-kong/
A la carte dining – The key to any first class lounge is a nice a la carte dining menu. It is my understanding the menu is nowhere near what it once was, but I enjoyed a superb plate of pasta and cheeseburger
Will be visiting for the 1st time next month, and I'm looking forward to it ^
https://liveandletsfly.boardingarea....ier-hong-kong/
A la carte dining – The key to any first class lounge is a nice a la carte dining menu. It is my understanding the menu is nowhere near what it once was, but I enjoyed a superb plate of pasta and cheeseburger
Will be visiting for the 1st time next month, and I'm looking forward to it ^
Food is just not his strength.
I had the exact same pasta and cheeseburger he had at the Pier, and they were nowhere near to being "superb": they were actually quite poor IMHO.
#162
Join Date: May 2017
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I enjoy reading Matthew's posts (the owner of the blog), but I give him zero credit for food-related posts.
Food is just not his strength.
I had the exact same pasta and cheeseburger he had at the Pier, and they were nowhere near to being "superb": they were actually quite poor IMHO.
Food is just not his strength.
I had the exact same pasta and cheeseburger he had at the Pier, and they were nowhere near to being "superb": they were actually quite poor IMHO.
That being said, I've never really understood the rave about the burger either. I find that you can get a much better one even at one of those McDonald's shops in HK where you can assemble your own.
#163
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 54
I enjoy reading Matthew's posts (the owner of the blog), but I give him zero credit for food-related posts.
Food is just not his strength.
I had the exact same pasta and cheeseburger he had at the Pier, and they were nowhere near to being "superb": they were actually quite poor IMHO.
Food is just not his strength.
I had the exact same pasta and cheeseburger he had at the Pier, and they were nowhere near to being "superb": they were actually quite poor IMHO.
#164
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: SFO/HKG
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Posts: 535
There's are some secrets you need to know to enjoy the lounge and especially the burger in all its glory. The first secret requires the need to slather the patty in a rich bath of ketchup and whatever that tangy sauce is (which is not quite bbq sauce). The second secret requires you to starve yourself silly before reaching the lounge.
#165