Jan 1, 2022, 8:32 pm
Last edit by: xliioper
Link to International D1 Menus: https://deltaone.mydeltamenu.com/BOS-LHR/ (replace airport codes as appropriate)
Link to Domestic D1 Menus: https://pc2c.mydeltamenu.com/SEA-JFK/
Link to Delta Premium Select menus:
https://dps.mydeltamenu.com/SEA-ICN/
(replace airport codes as appropriate)
Current 2022 First Class meal service status -- [NOTE - all D1 flights, domestic and international, receive hot meal service]. FC meal service consists of plated meals (including hot options) between hubs and to/from most larger stations (exception stations listed below only receive cold meal box options) on flights over 900 miles which depart before 9PM (scheduled). Pre-selection is available on routes with plated meal offerings, while it is not available on cold meal box routes. In addition, flights over 2300 miles will receive meal service in FC for departures after 9PM. Snack boxes are generally offered on redeye flights under 2300 miles. Meal service is not provided on flights under 900 miles.
Current exception stations where only cold meal boxes (with no pre-selection) are offered in FC on 900+ mile flights (both to and from station):
ABQ, AUA, EGE, ELP, EYW, GEG, IAD, JAC, MCI, OAK, PLS, PSC, PUJ, SAT, TUS, YYZ, YUL, YVR
Click here for the 2017 version of this thread.
Click here for the 2018/2019 version of this thread.
Click Here for the 2020 (Prior to COVID) Version of this thread
2020/Early 2021 - COVID Inflight Version of this Thread
Click Here for the 2021 Version of this thread
Link to Domestic D1 Menus: https://pc2c.mydeltamenu.com/SEA-JFK/
Link to Delta Premium Select menus:
https://dps.mydeltamenu.com/SEA-ICN/
(replace airport codes as appropriate)
Current 2022 First Class meal service status -- [NOTE - all D1 flights, domestic and international, receive hot meal service]. FC meal service consists of plated meals (including hot options) between hubs and to/from most larger stations (exception stations listed below only receive cold meal box options) on flights over 900 miles which depart before 9PM (scheduled). Pre-selection is available on routes with plated meal offerings, while it is not available on cold meal box routes. In addition, flights over 2300 miles will receive meal service in FC for departures after 9PM. Snack boxes are generally offered on redeye flights under 2300 miles. Meal service is not provided on flights under 900 miles.
Current exception stations where only cold meal boxes (with no pre-selection) are offered in FC on 900+ mile flights (both to and from station):
ABQ, AUA, EGE, ELP, EYW, GEG, IAD, JAC, MCI, OAK, PLS, PSC, PUJ, SAT, TUS, YYZ, YUL, YVR
Click here for the 2017 version of this thread.
Click here for the 2018/2019 version of this thread.
Click Here for the 2020 (Prior to COVID) Version of this thread
2020/Early 2021 - COVID Inflight Version of this Thread
Click Here for the 2021 Version of this thread
Delta In-Flight Meal/Food Service: The Definitive Thread 2022 Edition
Mar 12, 2022, 3:39 pm
#376
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JFK-LAX, D1, 3/10, 9:30pm departure
I preordered the impossible meatballs based off the positive reviews in this thread and was not disappointed! Pretty good and would definitely order again. Cheesecake was good but could have been served a bit more chilled. Definitely a decent amount of food for dinner.
PDBs of the finest sparkling from Ed's Chateau were offered on the ground and since I got one pretty early, and they don't pour that much in the plastic cups, I finished it while boarding was still being completed. A different FA was doing a pass with another platter of them and I joked to her that my cup had a hole in the bottom. She thought I was serious for a second, then got the joke and handed me a second one.
I preordered the impossible meatballs based off the positive reviews in this thread and was not disappointed! Pretty good and would definitely order again. Cheesecake was good but could have been served a bit more chilled. Definitely a decent amount of food for dinner.
PDBs of the finest sparkling from Ed's Chateau were offered on the ground and since I got one pretty early, and they don't pour that much in the plastic cups, I finished it while boarding was still being completed. A different FA was doing a pass with another platter of them and I joked to her that my cup had a hole in the bottom. She thought I was serious for a second, then got the joke and handed me a second one.
Mar 12, 2022, 11:30 pm
#378
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: MCO
Programs: Delta 360/DM/3MM, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Ambassador
Posts: 728
DTW-MCO today (Saturday) for a 10:30 am flight had three meal choices in first...Pastrami sandwiches (hot), Vegetarian pasta (hot, and yes, that's how it was described), and Smoke salmon poke bowl. I chose the sandwiches, came with cauliflower in some type of sauce, bowl of almonds, and a chocolate cake with a DOCO chocolate coin. I don't think the meal was as good as the Rueben that was served pre-covid, but it's nice to have some real food!
Mar 13, 2022, 4:10 am
#379
formerly wchinchen
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Honolulu
Programs: AA CK, UA 1K, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 1,281
HNL-SEA:Mahi Mahi with citrus sauce, potatoes and spinach; Kailua Pork: Eggplant dish.
Came with salad with miso dressing and a pound cake.
Overall tasty dish. Good job to Delta.
Came with salad with miso dressing and a pound cake.
Overall tasty dish. Good job to Delta.
Mar 13, 2022, 9:04 am
#380
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: AUS
Programs: AA 2MM EXP, UA 1K, DL Silver
Posts: 361
Impossible burger?
Was SO excited to hear of the lunch choice of the Impossible Burger! Then was offered it on my AUS-SEA flight Im on right now. Offer accepted! Well, some offers are better than others. The bun was surprisingly good. Buttered and toasted with a nice cheese and some sautιed onions. The Impossible Burger, however, turned out to be a slice of eggplant. Grilled and spiced. Not an unacceptable vegetarian option, but not what was on offer. The very sweet flight attendant was incredibly apologetic when I asked her about it (did I get an alternative veggie option?), but claimed to have had no idea what an Impossible Burger was supposed to be. My query sparked a local conversation about this confusion and this resulted in a respectful conversation about the attendant post-COVID difficulties of changing catering across the country, but this was pretty weird. Anyone else run into this kind of issue? FWIW, the squash salad and dessert were tasty and solid choices
Apart from this, the food options were disappointing and surprising. There were two hot vegetarian options (the not Impossible burger and veggies and rice), and the only non vegetarian option was cold chicken and rice. I had that. It was also disappointing (it would have been better hot). If it was a real impossible burger, it would have been fine (although the onion relish should have been left off), but a hot non-vegetarian option would have been appreciated.
The snack box offered by the flight attendant was the $10 one (and strangely he explained that normally this is $10, but for us, sitting in first, it was free). I asked if there were others, and his bizarre response was "yes, but this is the more premium one"... I don't care about "premium" on a snack box, I want one that has the things I want in it!
The only sparkling water onboard was the tiny cans of fever tree club soda.
The whole experience was weird. I've been flying more on Delta recently, and have largely enjoyed it, but this experience was really disappointing.
Mar 13, 2022, 9:23 am
#381
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The snack box offered by the flight attendant was the $10 one (and strangely he explained that normally this is $10, but for us, sitting in first, it was free). I asked if there were others, and his bizarre response was "yes, but this is the more premium one"... I don't care about "premium" on a snack box, I want one that has the things I want in it!
Last edited by xliioper; Mar 13, 2022 at 9:50 am
Mar 13, 2022, 9:27 pm
#382
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: MCO
Programs: Delta 360/DM/3MM, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Ambassador
Posts: 728
On the 4:44pm MCO-DTW flight today we were served dinner. Options were beef short rib, chicken sous vide, or mushroom ravioli. I opted for the beef short rib, which was tasty. It was served with tri colored carrots, mashed potatoes, a side salad, and a piece of blueberry cheesecake. Very tasty!
Mar 14, 2022, 8:06 am
#383
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: DCA/BWI, SAN
Programs: DL PM
Posts: 29
As far as I'm aware, there are still only 2 snack box offerings (Market and Bistro) and I certainly wouldn't consider either one "premium" as they are both just processed, shelf-stable items. It doesn't seem there is a consistent DL policy that they will give you a snack box in FC if you don't like the meal offerings and seems to be largely at the discretion of the FA's (I witnessed someone turned down on a recent flight).
Mar 14, 2022, 11:44 am
#385
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 189
Vegetables shouldn't be the only hot option. And personally I've never quite understood the idea of serving chicken cold. Ok, maybe as a sliced meat on a sandwich, but anything else? Eh, not really that appealing to me.
Mar 14, 2022, 7:16 pm
#386
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Which reminds me, bad airplane food didn't look quite so bad, like that sorry piece of eggplant that hopefully now is in "a better place" before our pocket phones had such excellent photo-taking abilities.
Any idea here what OO is serving on two hour-ish lunchtime flights?
Mar 14, 2022, 7:46 pm
#387
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: GSO
Programs: DL PM, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 424
Mar 14, 2022, 7:54 pm
#388
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- reminds me of when the coffee at Tavern on the Green was replaced with Folgers Crystals - will we notice?)
Mar 14, 2022, 8:20 pm
#389
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: DL PM
Posts: 8
DL 659 JFK-AUS on Saturday, 3/12. To my surprise, my drink came in a B6 plastic cup…
JetBlue cup
JetBlue cup
Mar 14, 2022, 9:47 pm
#390
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I'd rather have moist cold chicken than dry hot chicken. And I'm glad that you personally, as opposed to impersonally, have never quite understood the idea
Which reminds me, bad airplane food didn't look quite so bad, like that sorry piece of eggplant that hopefully now is in "a better place" before our pocket phones had such excellent photo-taking abilities.
Any idea here what OO is serving on two hour-ish lunchtime flights?
Which reminds me, bad airplane food didn't look quite so bad, like that sorry piece of eggplant that hopefully now is in "a better place" before our pocket phones had such excellent photo-taking abilities.
Any idea here what OO is serving on two hour-ish lunchtime flights?
Last edited by xliioper; Mar 15, 2022 at 8:39 am