Feb 27, 2018, 2:35 am
Last edit by: sxc
Discussion of The Deck continues here:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cathay-pacific-marco-polo-club/1895979-deck-opens-22-march-2018-a.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cathay-pacific-marco-polo-club/1895979-deck-opens-22-march-2018-a.html
Confirmed: CX lounge operator change to Sodexo
Jun 12, 2018, 12:34 am
#256
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: TPE, CGK
Programs: GFF Plat, CX DM, SQ TPPS, AS 75K
Posts: 199
After my first visit to the Wing F where I lamented that there was no dim sum on the buffet, the beef ones that I saw in J have turned up in F. These beef ones are *okay*. But does that mean J now gets those street stall siu mai? So this is how they are differentiating F and J?
Jun 12, 2018, 8:34 am
#258
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: TPE, CGK
Programs: GFF Plat, CX DM, SQ TPPS, AS 75K
Posts: 199
*maybe it's perception bias tho
Jun 12, 2018, 8:38 am
#259
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: CX Green, QF Platinum, BAEC Silver, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 10,780
Jun 12, 2018, 8:57 pm
#264
Suspended
Join Date: May 2006
Location: HKG
Programs: A3, TK *G; JL JGC; SPG,Hilton Gold
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Jun 14, 2018, 11:57 am
#268
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: PVD, BOS
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 1,664
Pier F -- late May 2018
I visited Pier F last month and it was my first visit since Sodexho took over. The Pantry offerings looked fairly similar to pre-Sodexho offerings, though I didn't actually try anything. So I can't comment on taste.
I did have a meal at the F restaurant and it was not as good as previous visits. The appetizer in particular was execrable.
The Lunch/Daytime Menu
Rice Noodles with Shredded Chicken
This was not good. Really bland and tasteless. One bite and pass. This could have been a good dish, but it was really terrible. The chicken was very tough (way overcooked) and the red onion was raw. Despite the description, there were zero cucumbers to be seen. Perhaps they ran out and thought that raw onion would be a good substitute for cucumbers. Really?
The noodles were fine, I guess, but the whole dish was just bad. It's like no one actually tasted it before deciding to serve it. If I were a chef, I'd be embarrassed to serve that.
Beef Burger
The burger itself was pretty good. Juicy and tasty. No complaints on that front. The fries were pathetic. They needed at least another few minutes in the fryer, as they came out oily and limp. They tasted fine, but completely lacked any crunch. Really a joke. How hard is it to actually fry the fries for the appropriate amount of time?
Yuzu Sorbet
Pretty good, but it's hard to mess up sorbet.
I did have a meal at the F restaurant and it was not as good as previous visits. The appetizer in particular was execrable.
The Lunch/Daytime Menu
Rice Noodles with Shredded Chicken
This was not good. Really bland and tasteless. One bite and pass. This could have been a good dish, but it was really terrible. The chicken was very tough (way overcooked) and the red onion was raw. Despite the description, there were zero cucumbers to be seen. Perhaps they ran out and thought that raw onion would be a good substitute for cucumbers. Really?
The noodles were fine, I guess, but the whole dish was just bad. It's like no one actually tasted it before deciding to serve it. If I were a chef, I'd be embarrassed to serve that.
Beef Burger
The burger itself was pretty good. Juicy and tasty. No complaints on that front. The fries were pathetic. They needed at least another few minutes in the fryer, as they came out oily and limp. They tasted fine, but completely lacked any crunch. Really a joke. How hard is it to actually fry the fries for the appropriate amount of time?
Yuzu Sorbet
Pretty good, but it's hard to mess up sorbet.
Jun 14, 2018, 7:03 pm
#269
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: JFK/EWR/SFO/LAX/YYZ <-> HKG, PEK, CKG
Programs: CX, Hyatt
Posts: 155
Cafe de Coral's catering should not be too expensive based on their work with non-airlines institutions. The bigger issue here would be reputational risk. You can bet the direction and fruit newspapers will immediately run headlines that CX F/J and frequent flyers are made to eat Cafe de Coral.
Jun 14, 2018, 8:29 pm
#270
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: Lowly CX & IHG
Posts: 382
Rice Noodles with Shredded Chicken
This was not good. Really bland and tasteless. One bite and pass. This could have been a good dish, but it was really terrible. The chicken was very tough (way overcooked) and the red onion was raw. Despite the description, there were zero cucumbers to be seen. Perhaps they ran out and thought that raw onion would be a good substitute for cucumbers. Really?
The noodles were fine, I guess, but the whole dish was just bad. It's like no one actually tasted it before deciding to serve it. If I were a chef, I'd be embarrassed to serve that.
This was not good. Really bland and tasteless. One bite and pass. This could have been a good dish, but it was really terrible. The chicken was very tough (way overcooked) and the red onion was raw. Despite the description, there were zero cucumbers to be seen. Perhaps they ran out and thought that raw onion would be a good substitute for cucumbers. Really?
The noodles were fine, I guess, but the whole dish was just bad. It's like no one actually tasted it before deciding to serve it. If I were a chef, I'd be embarrassed to serve that.