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hockeyinsider Aug 29, 2018 7:34 am


Originally Posted by WesTraveller (Post 30141462)
On my D1 flight tomorrow, I selected the Halibut. Has anyone had it yet? I guess it would be too late to change, but just curious if anyone has had it.

I've had it before. It's good. Delta's salmon and halibut are generally good.

flyerCO Aug 29, 2018 10:02 am


Originally Posted by rylan (Post 30142782)
Received a preselect email for an upcoming JFK-LAX breakfast flight... anyone have any experience with any of these? Sounds like a new menu rotation starting for Sept.

FALL VEGETABLE AND SMOKED GOUDA FRITTATA
creamy grits with cotija cheese and ancho chili

DELTA BLUES BREAKFAST RICE PUDDING
five acre farms yogurt, berries

CHALLAH BREAD PUDDING
golden raisins, cinnamon, orange
served with spiced maple syrup

Since when is rice pudding an entree? I know breakfast meals have always been lacking, but yhis just seems cheap.

ijgordon Aug 29, 2018 10:06 am


Originally Posted by flyerCO (Post 30143857)
Since when is rice pudding an entree? I know breakfast meals have always been lacking, but yhis just seems cheap.

I would probably think of it as a spin on oatmeal. Starchy grain soaked in liquid.


Originally Posted by hockeyinsider (Post 30143178)
I've had it before. It's good. Delta's salmon and halibut are generally good.

I had salmon ex-JFK earlier this year that was actually excellent. :eek: Had some kind of sweet chili aioli and a bunch of other stuff. OTOH, I had a bouillabaisse last year that was so-so.

hockeyinsider Aug 29, 2018 10:22 am


Originally Posted by ijgordon (Post 30143877)
I would probably think of it as a spin on oatmeal. Starchy grain soaked in liquid.

I had salmon ex-JFK earlier this year that was actually excellent. :eek: Had some kind of sweet chili aioli and a bunch of other stuff. OTOH, I had a bouillabaisse last year that was so-so.

The cod is pretty good, too. When I was flying STX and STT twice a month in 2016 and 2017, the mahi mahi or red snapper (locally sourced, I believe, by the STT/STX caterers) was always hands-down delicious.

mkt80 Aug 29, 2018 10:41 am

Are domestic D1 flights (JFK-LAS) also able to preselect meals?

kmersh Aug 30, 2018 7:54 am


Originally Posted by hockeyinsider (Post 30143950)
The cod is pretty good, too. When I was flying STX and STT twice a month in 2016 and 2017, the mahi mahi or red snapper (locally sourced, I believe, by the STT/STX caterers) was always hands-down delicious.

I have to agree while the STT airport is not exactly wonderful, the catering was always excellent.

btonkid12345 Aug 30, 2018 7:58 am


Originally Posted by mills1090 (Post 30139141)
Regarding Pre-selecting meals is there any significant dis-advantage to not selecting ahead of time? Am I just risking not having my preferred choice available (despite meh options)?

Second, the menu that was sent to me is quite underwhelming (upcoming LAX-PVG), and lacks detail so I was wondering if anyone had any feedback on the following options that we have?

Marinated Braised Meatballs with Garlic bread, ricotta, and tomato sauce.
BBQ Chicken w/ Mac & Cheese w/ swiss chard.
Roasted Spare Rib w/ green onion, rice, and veggie.
Fontina & Parmesan Lasagna w/ pomodoro sauce.
Marinated Shrimp with Polenta, and watercress

This is the Jon and Vinny menu out of LAX. I've had the Meatballs and the Lasagna and both are quite delicious.

The Lasagna's presentation to me left some to be desired but it still tasted delish. Also had Jon and Vinny lunch from LAX to JFK (Braised chicken tacos) and the chicken was also really tasty

kapooncha Aug 30, 2018 8:52 am

I've got a Delta 1 flight from DTW-AMS coming up. One of the options that is calling my name is the crab cakes. Anyone tried that?

hockeyinsider Aug 30, 2018 8:53 am


Originally Posted by mkt80 (Post 30144037)
Are domestic D1 flights (JFK-LAS) also able to preselect meals?

Flying Atlanta–Honolulu today in Delta One business-class. No.

mills1090 Aug 30, 2018 11:19 am


Originally Posted by kapooncha (Post 30148110)
I've got a Delta 1 flight from DTW-AMS coming up. One of the options that is calling my name is the crab cakes. Anyone tried that?

I had the crab cakes on a relatively recent tpa-msp flight in F and if it's anything like those they are pretty delicious.

kapooncha Aug 30, 2018 1:48 pm

Anyone know the answer? I got the email to select my entree. When I go to the website link and select, I get another page saying "We're sorry, We've experienced an unexpected error. Please try calling the below number to speak to a reservation specialist for assistance." The problem is when I call, the people (including a supervisor) told me there is no way for them to select the entree. And that I just have to wait until I'm on the plane.

Is that true?

mridley2 Sep 5, 2018 11:32 am

Meal Selection now available for D1 on "select" domestic flights
 
Traveling JFK-SEA this Saturday 9/8 confirmed in Delta One a few weeks back.

Received email today from Delta inviting me to select my entree up to 24 hours before my flight. Quote:

"We want you to have the best experience on board, so we’re launching a new program on select flights for valued Delta One customers that allows you to select your entrée before your upcoming flight.
We invite you to view the menu and select your meal up to 24 hours before departure."

On a side note, the breakfast entree choices are pretty underwhelming. Fall Veggie frittata, Delta blues rice pudding, or Challah bread pudding.
Has anyone had any of these entrees? Any comments??

landgraf13 Sep 5, 2018 12:07 pm


Originally Posted by kapooncha (Post 30149449)
Anyone know the answer? I got the email to select my entree. When I go to the website link and select, I get another page saying "We're sorry, We've experienced an unexpected error. Please try calling the below number to speak to a reservation specialist for assistance." The problem is when I call, the people (including a supervisor) told me there is no way for them to select the entree. And that I just have to wait until I'm on the plane.

Is that true?

Sounds like a glitch. I flew SEA - JFK in D1 on Sunday and was able to preselect my meal after I got the email. The funny thing was, my wife and I picked the Truffle Ravioli, got on board and it wasn't on the menu so we chose another entree, only to find out that when the FA checked, they didn't have anything that was on the menu, but in fact did have our preselected entree's. Others weren't as lucky though.

bgriff Sep 5, 2018 12:10 pm


Originally Posted by landgraf13 (Post 30170706)
Sounds like a glitch. I flew SEA - JFK in D1 on Sunday and was able to preselect my meal after I got the email. The funny thing was, my wife and I picked the Truffle Ravioli, got on board and it wasn't on the menu so we chose another entree, only to find out that when the FA checked, they didn't have anything that was on the menu, but in fact did have our preselected entree's. Others weren't as lucky though.

In that case it could be that they just had the wrong menus loaded on board, but the menu you had ordered from online was the correct one and that's why the food they had loaded matched what you had seen online. I've a few times been on Delta flights where they had loaded the wrong paper menus onto the plane but it would take a much bigger screw-up to load the wrong meals.

landgraf13 Sep 5, 2018 1:32 pm


Originally Posted by bgriff (Post 30170718)
In that case it could be that they just had the wrong menus loaded on board, but the menu you had ordered from online was the correct one and that's why the food they had loaded matched what you had seen online. I've a few times been on Delta flights where they had loaded the wrong paper menus onto the plane but it would take a much bigger screw-up to load the wrong meals.

That's what I thought too and what I chalked it up to having happened. However, the FA stated that these were the new menus and they were told they were correct. At the end of the day, there are worst problems to have in D1....like running out of Woodford...


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