Jul 8, 2021, 6:40 am
Last edit by: xliioper
Current 2021 First Class meal service status -- Current FC meal service consists of cold meal boxes with the exception of JFK-SEA and BOS-SEA/SFO FC marketed flights which receive hot meal service. This includes both domestic and international DL FC marketed flights. Otherwise, only D1 marketed flights receive hot meals. All flights over 900 miles which depart before 9PM receive meal service in FC. In addition, flights over 2300 miles will receive meal service in FC for departures after 9PM.
There have been no official announcements from DL concerning when hot meals will return to FC, however, it is rumored it will return Q1 2022.
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There have been no official announcements from DL concerning when hot meals will return to FC, however, it is rumored it will return Q1 2022.
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Delta In-Flight Meal/Food Service: The Definitive Thread 2021 Edition
Dec 8, 2021, 11:31 pm
#1516
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Virginia USA
Posts: 1,232
Besides the egg thing, my food to FCO wasn't bad. Dessert is a complete cop out though.
Dec 9, 2021, 1:48 pm
#1517
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: PNW
Programs: AS 100K
Posts: 1,551
DL105 ATL-GRU 11/27/2021 dinner and brekkie
Dinner dish was great. Nice portion and very tender. Sides were awesome, especially the bread and sweet butter and the yellow beet salad with walnuts and goat cheese. Yum!
Brekkie was a very Souther affair... Frittata with gravy and cheese greets (I think). Too heavy for my liking but did taste good.
Dinner dish was great. Nice portion and very tender. Sides were awesome, especially the bread and sweet butter and the yellow beet salad with walnuts and goat cheese. Yum!
Brekkie was a very Souther affair... Frittata with gravy and cheese greets (I think). Too heavy for my liking but did taste good.
Dec 9, 2021, 1:56 pm
#1518
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: PNW
Programs: AS 100K
Posts: 1,551
DL104 GRU-ATL 12/4/2021 deltaone
Great crew, welcomed to my seat with a personalized note from purser!
.... but disastrous special meal (kosher). Was not expecting a full blown economy meal setup. I was on a special meal high after my awesome halal meal on sea-jfk a week before, boy did my high come to a screeching halt 😂
dinner was this beef and veggies with rice. Sides were hummus, bread, dried fruit muffin, and chocolate Mousse. Brekkie was an awful cold stale sandwich (egg salad maybe???) with a side container of syrupy fruit.
Thank goodness for the great spread at the LATAM lounge. Had a great dinner there. Enough to hold me up for the entire flight.
Great crew, welcomed to my seat with a personalized note from purser!
.... but disastrous special meal (kosher). Was not expecting a full blown economy meal setup. I was on a special meal high after my awesome halal meal on sea-jfk a week before, boy did my high come to a screeching halt 😂
dinner was this beef and veggies with rice. Sides were hummus, bread, dried fruit muffin, and chocolate Mousse. Brekkie was an awful cold stale sandwich (egg salad maybe???) with a side container of syrupy fruit.
Thank goodness for the great spread at the LATAM lounge. Had a great dinner there. Enough to hold me up for the entire flight.
Dec 9, 2021, 2:50 pm
#1519
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: MCO
Programs: DL PM, UA Silver, Marriott Titanium, Hertz Presidents Circle
Posts: 4,322
I wonder what social media intern thought it would be a good idea to post this to Deltas official Instagram page? Comments arent very positive on the boxed meals.
Dec 9, 2021, 3:01 pm
#1520
Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: NYC/LA
Programs: DL Plat, AA Plat Pro, Marriott Titanium, IHG Diamond Amb
Posts: 7,489
I wonder what social media intern thought it would be a good idea to post this to Deltas official Instagram page? Comments arent very positive on the boxed meals.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CXRr5GRM...dium=copy_link
https://www.instagram.com/p/CXRr5GRM...dium=copy_link
Dec 9, 2021, 3:27 pm
#1521
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 1,885
For this flight, is it really that huge a miss since I am sure the guy in 2C took the $84 FCM offer, did not seem to be the frequent flyer type, and still had all 3 choices available? If he paid an extra $500, I would feel differently. As long as non-revs are last, whether medallions or paid F should be prioritized is situation dependent.
The other oddity is that just prior to boarding, the GA made an announcement thanking the 6 medallions on the flight, calling out our first and last names for everyone in the airport to hear. I do not care one way or the other, but I know many here would have a strong reaction.
The other oddity is that just prior to boarding, the GA made an announcement thanking the 6 medallions on the flight, calling out our first and last names for everyone in the airport to hear. I do not care one way or the other, but I know many here would have a strong reaction.
Dec 9, 2021, 4:25 pm
#1522
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Programs: Delta DM, United Silver, Marriott LT Platinum, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 854
The other oddity is that just prior to boarding, the GA made an announcement thanking the 6 medallions on the flight, calling out our first and last names for everyone in the airport to hear. I do not care one way or the other, but I know many here would have a strong reaction.
Dec 10, 2021, 9:20 am
#1523
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: DCA, LEX
Programs: DL Platinum, Marriott Platinum, Caesars Diamond, K Fund
Posts: 375
Dec 10, 2021, 3:13 pm
#1524
Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: DL PM, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 8,414
DL104 GRU-ATL 12/4/2021 deltaone
Great crew, welcomed to my seat with a personalized note from purser!
.... but disastrous special meal (kosher). Was not expecting a full blown economy meal setup. I was on a special meal high after my awesome halal meal on sea-jfk a week before, boy did my high come to a screeching halt 😂
dinner was this beef and veggies with rice. Sides were hummus, bread, dried fruit muffin, and chocolate Mousse. Brekkie was an awful cold stale sandwich (egg salad maybe???) with a side container of syrupy fruit.
Thank goodness for the great spread at the LATAM lounge. Had a great dinner there. Enough to hold me up for the entire flight.
Great crew, welcomed to my seat with a personalized note from purser!
.... but disastrous special meal (kosher). Was not expecting a full blown economy meal setup. I was on a special meal high after my awesome halal meal on sea-jfk a week before, boy did my high come to a screeching halt 😂
dinner was this beef and veggies with rice. Sides were hummus, bread, dried fruit muffin, and chocolate Mousse. Brekkie was an awful cold stale sandwich (egg salad maybe???) with a side container of syrupy fruit.
Thank goodness for the great spread at the LATAM lounge. Had a great dinner there. Enough to hold me up for the entire flight.
Dec 10, 2021, 11:37 pm
#1525
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: IAH
Programs: DL DM, Hyatt Ist-iest, Stariott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 12,792
I have decided that the Pastrami Sadwich is the least bad option. It's between that and the chicken salad sadwich.
Think I've now had everything on the not-breakfast menu.
Think I've now had everything on the not-breakfast menu.
Dec 11, 2021, 12:47 pm
#1526
Join Date: May 2011
Programs: Delta PM, Hyatt Plat-ist, Bonvoyyyyyyed, Hilton $15 Daily F&B Receiver, Food Lion MVP
Posts: 1,203
since plane ovens aren't kosher, an observant jew will only eat a kosher meal that's double-wrapped when heated in the oven, and only if they can remove both layers of wrapping themselves. there's no way to have the plating appear to be to J standards with a kosher meal in any class of service.
Dec 11, 2021, 12:50 pm
#1527
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Virginia USA
Posts: 1,232
I would say generally speaking halal meals are either quite nice thanks to sauce or simply the vegetarian meal. The kosher meals tend to be bad because it's too hard to make them nice, and all other special meals are quite bad.
Dec 11, 2021, 9:00 pm
#1528
Join Date: Jun 2005
Programs: DL Plat/SC 1MM, HHonors Gold, IHG Plat, Hyatt Plat, Sam's Club
Posts: 524
I had the salmon salad box today. . . ATL-SEA. What a joke. I think DL spends more on packaging than content. Half a hard boiled egg (quail egg?) that thimble sized bottle of dressing? How can you cut such tiny cherry tomatoes in two? Not even a hospital tray pack of salt and pepper? OK, maybe just pepper
Dec 11, 2021, 10:31 pm
#1529
Join Date: Jun 2013
Programs: DL Diamond, UA Premier Gold
Posts: 2,939
Saw a FA sell a sad box to a Main Cabin passenger tonight. More approriate as a buy on board coach meal than an F dinner, thats for sure.
Dec 12, 2021, 4:55 am
#1530
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: SFO
Programs: AY Plat, LH FTL
Posts: 7,374
CMH-JFK, Republic, asked about PDB service and the FA looked at me like I was crazy. "We haven't done that since Covid".
I thought this had returned to DL, but I may be mixed up on which carriers are doing what.
I thought this had returned to DL, but I may be mixed up on which carriers are doing what.