Should I get a special meal in F?
Dec 12, 2008, 11:15 am
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Should I get a special meal in F?
I'm scheduled to fly F (lunch flight) from SFO-JFK in a few days and am wondering if I should request a special meal. I've been flying a lot lately and have had most of the non-pasta dishes. Anyone have any thoughts on good special meals or should I just stick with the regular?
Also - will they serve ice cream on a lunch flight or is that dinner only?
Also - will they serve ice cream on a lunch flight or is that dinner only?
Dec 12, 2008, 11:47 am
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They serve ice cream on transcons now?
Dec 12, 2008, 11:57 am
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Dec 12, 2008, 1:03 pm
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I flew SFO-JFK in F not long ago and yes, they served ice cream after lunch. It wasn't the same thing I'd had flying JFK-SFO - it didn't have the hard shell, it was just a scoop of ice cream - but I had the FA pour some Baileys over it and it was very good. Can't recall the meal and I never special order so I can't help you there.
Dec 12, 2008, 1:10 pm
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Dec 12, 2008, 1:31 pm
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There's another thread that talks extensively about special meals on DL. I'm too lazy to look it up, but I seem to recall the consensus was that the kosher meal was pretty good, depending on where the flight originated.
Dec 12, 2008, 1:35 pm
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How's the cold seafood plate these days?
It used to be 6-8 boiled jumbo shrimp (boiled and peeled) with cocktail sauce, roll + butter and dessert (can't recall if it was the same dessert as the standard F meal or not).
It used to be 6-8 boiled jumbo shrimp (boiled and peeled) with cocktail sauce, roll + butter and dessert (can't recall if it was the same dessert as the standard F meal or not).
Dec 12, 2008, 1:39 pm
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I was under the impression that it was mainly for LAX/SEA-JFK flights where a meal is served (not the snack). Of the 12 coast-to-coasts I've done the past two months I think I was only offered the ice cream truffle twice.
Dec 12, 2008, 2:55 pm
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Thanks for the tips - I'll try to search out the referenced thread (I did a search originally but didn't find it).
I'm flying on Sunday, would love to meet up otherwise.
I've had the ice cream on every JFK-West Coast flight over the past year or so, as far as I can remember. This includes LAX, SEA, and SAN. Perhaps they've removed it at certain points.
Seafood plate sounds good, might end up with that and consider a BOB as a backup. Just trying to mix it up a bit.
I'm flying on Sunday, would love to meet up otherwise.
I've had the ice cream on every JFK-West Coast flight over the past year or so, as far as I can remember. This includes LAX, SEA, and SAN. Perhaps they've removed it at certain points.
Seafood plate sounds good, might end up with that and consider a BOB as a backup. Just trying to mix it up a bit.
Dec 12, 2008, 3:15 pm
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I like the vegetarian meal they serve out of SEA, but I am a vegetarian and weird.
Dec 13, 2008, 6:09 am
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I like the vegetarian meal they serve out of SEA, but I am a vegetarian and weird.
the ice cream is for the coast to coast flights. ie, jfk->sea/sfo/lax/san. not sure, maybe pdx as well. that about does it....
i do quite enjoy it, not gonna lie...
no word on the special meals, sorry
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how are the meals
This is a question I wanted to ask; if I have two flights in F (MCO-SEA-ANC) with Dinner, then a Snack, should I request a specail meal? Are the normal meals good on this route?