Eastbay1K

First of all, I would be glad that it was literal cheese and roast beef and not figurative cheese and roast beef (and having been to vegan restaurants with "patty melts" and similar, you should be really glad).

My recent DL food has been pretty decent - 2 D1 breakfasts recently (SFO/JFK/SFO), and a cold lunch salmon salad (MSY/LAX).

I suppose if the brand standard is vomitesque, I should demand compensation, as I did not receive the brand standard.

Miesque

The problem is that when you see Beef Filet, you expect at least 6-8 oz whereas the "Filet" I was served last week on a DeltaOne DCA-LAX dinner was a "Medallion" aka half the size of a small Filet (it was unfornately overcooked which is I think why it was served with steak sauce on top of it)

RealHJ

It's always that the grass is greener on the other side of the fence..

The UA flights I've taken, food has been solid. Not outstanding, but better than DL. They do run out of snacks though, like you can only have one bag of chips, you can't take two...then just one was left over and I could get the second one after all when the FA came back up to the front.

AA has generally been the best in the food department.

The general trend though is that for most airlines food quality is decreasing. KE used to be good, now is really poor. CI is mediocre through outright bad. AY is getting worse. TG is also pretty bland now. CA is the only airline with good selection and food at the moment, at least of the ones I've flown.

Eastbay1K

That is your new status. Filet Medallion.

fly747first

We didn't ask for compensation, but definitely will not be booking DL F any time soon.

SJC ORD LDR

I've had meals I've liked more than others. If you look at the in flight food menu, there are some tasty items and some that just look like garbage. My SFO - BOS flight in August had great food for the entire flight. The way back wasn't quite as good, but still not bad.

I personally don't find the portions too small. They seem about right to me. Maybe we are too used to our monster portions at Chilis or Applebees.

kmersh

My last DELTA ONE flight the lamb pave (no idea what a pave is) was a huge portion that I could not finish.

My wife's pasta was not as big but was enough to fill her and it was very tasty, while not amazing was about the same level as some pasta dishes that I have had in land based restaurants.

Austin787

Check the AA forum - lots of complaints about how bad AA food is, and how DL is much better.

wlau

I fly in the front in many well regarded Asian airlines, so I can say that SEA's F meals are as pretty darn good, even compare to Asian airline quality. I have had them quiet a few times:

1) generally comes with a local clam chowder, a bit watery, which is fine as I don't like very creamy and heavy soup
2) seafood entreess, from salmon salad to shrimp pasta, to other items, all of them are well prepared, and taste pretty darn good
3) always a very well balanced dessert, like tart or macaroon (lately pink macaroon)
4) nice bread for a change. I dont eat carbs and I eat that bread.

The meal has gotten so much better that I see most pax eat up all the food on the tray. I think that speaks a lot.. DL definitely had put in a lot of thoughts into these meals, no doubt about it... For airplane food, I'd call it amazing.

I had much worse food in D1...

flyerslc

I am not being disrespectful to you, but the average American's caloric intake estimate today is about 3700 cal, the equivalent of about 7 Big Macs a day. Amazing,when you think about it.

rufflesinc

I don't think delta should have responsibility for feeding you double or triple if you don't eat until the flight. pack some snack bars, eat at the airport before the flight, etc etc

GoAmtrak

UA also whacked their domestic catering budget recently. DL quality/quantity really does seem to depend more on the hub and route, all else being equal (distance, time of day). DL is also by far the most generous in terms of offering special meals.

btonkid12345

Wow, some folks on here have serious troubles with critical reading and reading comprehension.

Did I ask for double or triple? No. I asked for recognition that 1 small plate and a plastic-wrapped cookie may not cut it for many folks. I said it would be nice if they brought back soups, salads, etc - actual small side plated items that were healthier and more filling than a carb-laden main course. A plated dessert would also be nice.

Do you travel for business? I may not eat because I am busy with work - so who has time to stop a buy a junky snack bar when DL advertises premium food showing more than 1 small plate of food on their site?

tbaiyun

The last time I flew ATL-HNL-ATL I got a decent steak outbound and a mediocre Mahi Mahi inbound..... The food from ATL base is not that bad...

The pre-arrival sandwich is usually very bad, especially from ATL. I've tried a couple times, and I will usually order the salad instead....

IggySD

That ice cold flavorless rock hard dense yellow roll thing? That is some of the worst bread I have ever tasted, I'm not sure exactly what kind of bread it is supposed to be... SEA catered food is edible, I'll grant you that, and that does make it a step above most airplane food but it is still airplane food and not anything that could be considered good.

As far as people eating all the food on the tray I'd argue that has less to do with the quality than the general gluttony of your average passenger and the desire to eat something "free".