kmersh

I think that you should have some sort of dessert, transcon it has been prepackaged Ice Cream/Gelato (sp?), but catering mistakes can and do happen.

A recent AA flight, catering somehow managed to load 1/2 the amount of entrees they were supposed to or a previous DELTA flight where catering loaded 11 domestic (non-transcon) entree and one DELTA1 International Entree.

Mistake happen, but in answer to your question unless things changesd as of late, you should have had dessert.

dilbertsdaddy

Any recent experience DL CDG-ATL on 8 AM flight (J)? Do they have a lunch option in addition to the breakfast like the early flight from LHR?

Also (and I know this is the DL forum), how is dinner on KL in J? Flying ATL-AMS in a couple weeks. I flew AF recently and dinner was great but no recent experience with KL.

Fly_Delta_Jets

Just flew the 8A CDG-ATL flight yesterday. They advertised it as a brunch service. Smoked salmon and then a fruit/yogurt plate for an appetizer. The main course offered a chicken breast (lunch option), omelette, french toast (which is what I had - delicious!), or a cold plate. The prearrival snack was a choice between a cuban sandwich or a chicken satay plate (I had the cuban - it was pretty good).

Great service from an ATL-based crew!

dilbertsdaddy

Great, chicken it is! Have breakfast on my flight into CDG so I did not want another one.

Dissapointed that DL still owns the Salmon farm, though. Last several flights had Salmon app.

brocklee9000

Okay, that's what I thought. But I mean, if they can get a last-minute recater for our delayed flight from breakfast to lunch, you'd think a normally-scheduled on-time no-problem flight would have had at least a cookie. Oh well. Service was lousy that evening, it took ages for them to start taking orders, only one pass at the snack basket, and after I was given my food, the FA came back a minute or two later and sort of thrust a plate with a roll in front of me. I guess I should just count my lucky stars, because even the bread/rolls have been hit-or-miss.

CHOPCHOP767

I just flew with KL on 438/439 in J to BAH from AMS. There's a trip report on it in the forum. The meal service was very nice. By no means is it a 'wow' or 'luxury' experience, but the food tasted great. I had a salmon starter which I enjoyed, a thai chicken that was very good and a decent cheese plate. Mid flight snack was the meat pie which I really enjoyed. On the way back, I slept the entire way from AUH to AMS because the flight didn't leave until 0100. The 787 is a great way to fly.

Also flew on DL 125 from AMS to BOS yesterday. As an AA flyer, I was really impressed with DL's offering. The BOS based FAs were fantastic. Unfortunately, the food wasn't hot, it was just warm, which is always a disappointment. Below are the photos from the meal service:


Menu


Beef Starter - not good (cold and lacking flavor)


Salad Course - very nice and a hearty soup.


Port Main Course - Excellent flavor, just wish it was served hotter in temperature. Oh and more Brussel sprouts. Cod was also very popular.


Cheese plate - honey was an excellent addition


Pre-Arrival Meal - Chicken Sticks - also not good, lacking in any flavor.

All in all a very nice flight. I'll definitely be looking at DL more as AA seems to be circling around the toilet in terms of service standards.

baccarat_king

Having done AMS-BOS-AMS over a dozen times (perhaps more) in Delta One (Business Elie) I must agree. Some really good flight attendants.

I have been quite pleased with the offerings in Delta One. Makes me a "bit sad" I a shifting towards BA (and BA Gold) this year. But, you know what they say, "change is good."

I'm not particularly looking forward to the AA 757 AMS-PHL-AMS, at the end of the month. But, thankfully, most of my OneWorld will be BA and CX and NOT AA.

SmartSky

NRT - BKK
DEC 2015

MAIN COURSE

Coconut Chicken Curry
with mixed vegetables

Beef Stir-Fry
with noodles and broccoli

Red Snapper
with lime and mango sauce and glazed vegetables

Chilled Plate
sushi assortment with shrimp and mackerel, mini sandwich
with pork and liver pate, pickled vegetables and fried pumpkin
served with yogurt and mayonnaise sauce

All meals served with:
Mixed Green Salad
with hakata chicken, snow peas,
cucumbers, celery and red onion
served with sesame dressing

Chocolate Nut Mousse
and Assorted Breads and Rice


ALMOST THERE

Roast Beef Sandwich
served with cheese and crackers and seasonal fresh fruit

Tonkotsu Ramen
ramen noodles with roasted pork
served with cloud ear mushroom, green onion garnish
and seasonal fresh fruit

= = = = = = = =

BKK - NRT
JAN 2016

MAIN COURSE

French Toast
stuffed with blueberries and cream cheese
serve with bacon and maple syrup

Massaman Chicken
with streamed rice and sautéed vegetables

Cereal
with milk

All meals served with:
Seasonal Fresh Fruit, Flavored Yogurt
and Assorted Breads
with Butter and Preserves


ALMOST THERE

Chicken Breast
with mushroom cream sauce, linguine and ratatouille

Green Curry Beef
with jasmine rice and vegetables

All meals served with:
Mixed Green Salad and Opera Cake

AANYC1981

LGA-AUA
A320
Breakfast

PDB of sparkling wine or OJ.....fine with me as long as an alcohol option is offered.

Choice of cheese omelet or another dish the FA couldn't really describe (sounded like an oatmeal dish?).

Service was actually pretty poor which is shocking for Delta......literally over an hour passes by without any cabin checks.

I finally walk my empty drink glasses up to the galley (which has been sitting empty for 1.5 hours) and the FA's joke that one is giving the other one a finance lesson.....wow great!

grant15

Does anyone have recent experience on red-eyes to Mexico?

I am on the 11:25 pm from LAX to CUN next week and the app says "Dinner" under meal service in Business. I can't imagine there is actually dinner served on this flight?

ClipperDelta

You should have also tried the dessert - the warm gingerbread pudding with vanilla sauce and vanilla ice cream on the side is absolutely fantastic!

The Cuban Pork sandwich (the other pre-arrival meal selection this month) is much better - it's heavier but a lot tastier...

I had a few AA transatlantics in J in December and the food has really gone downhill - tasteless main courses, cheap appetizers and salads, no table cloths during the second service, etc.

CHOPCHOP767

Hi ClipperDelta; I did see that and it did look nice. I was just in the mood for cheese and I was very happy with the choice. The generous pours of the red blend went very well with the cheese

I noticed almost every-one else ordered that near me. The chicken sticks/'satay' were terrible. Do NOT recommend them.

The service in general on AA has gone right down the toilet; not just the meals. And BA isn't any better for Atlantic crossings. AA's only redeeming quality for me is that the BOS-based crews are generally excellent. Thought, I was really impressed with DL and already booked them for upcoming domestic rides. It's sad when you're treated better as a Silver on DL than as an EXP on AA. I also liked the SkyClub offerings in BOS much more than AC.

abefroman329

ATL-MDE-ATL - short-haul international, but there is a Main Cabin meal service (dinner ATL-MDE, breakfast MDE-ATL). Free alcohol in the Main Cabin or not?

AANYC1981

Yep! Salud!

AANYC1981

AUA-JFK
73H (newly updated with the mood lighting, new seat covers (although no red widget branding like on the MD88, 717 etc, and newer/larger AVOD screens)
Lunch

Interesting that despite late catering and then closing the door early, the FAs still got out PDB of choice after the door closed. Usually they can't do a full PDB leaving the Caribbean but guess we got lucky!

Meals must be catered in Aruba because the catering did not look like typical Delta catering from the butter used, to the Ken's ranch salad dressing on the side, to the dessert option.

Choice of corkscrew pasta with tomato sauce (looked really good and wish I had gone with this).

Sliced Chicken with green beans and potato wedges on the side. The chicken had some nasty sweet compote on top of it along with (yuck!) raisins. Even after taking off the raisin sauce it still was way to sweet.

Service was good and attentive