El Al Food Service
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El Al Food Service
I just got back from a quick TLV-EWR-TLV in Y and was very disappointed with the food service. It seems that there has been a serious deterieration in quality and presentation.
For the outbound evening meal we were served sandwiches (choice of tuna or beef, but tuna ran out before they got to me). The beef was bathing in techina, which is not loved by all especially me and as the tuna was out, there was basically nothing to eat. There was also a small pudding served
Luckily the gentlemen next to me ordered the SKML which he didn't want and he gave it to me. It was a large long roll stuffed with a schwarma type meat which was so good that I asked the FA if another was available, which it was
At breakfast the omlette was paper thin and looked like it was prepared a year ago. Again the SKML was much better with a flufy omlette included.
On the way back the Regal SKML meals for dinner and breakfast again outshone the El Al meal and for some reason I lucked out with another passenger who was not hungry sitting next to me who gave me his meals.
Looks like I'll be ordering SKML from now on.
For the outbound evening meal we were served sandwiches (choice of tuna or beef, but tuna ran out before they got to me). The beef was bathing in techina, which is not loved by all especially me and as the tuna was out, there was basically nothing to eat. There was also a small pudding served
Luckily the gentlemen next to me ordered the SKML which he didn't want and he gave it to me. It was a large long roll stuffed with a schwarma type meat which was so good that I asked the FA if another was available, which it was
At breakfast the omlette was paper thin and looked like it was prepared a year ago. Again the SKML was much better with a flufy omlette included.
On the way back the Regal SKML meals for dinner and breakfast again outshone the El Al meal and for some reason I lucked out with another passenger who was not hungry sitting next to me who gave me his meals.
Looks like I'll be ordering SKML from now on.
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Wouldn't your name suggest you would be anyway...?
Food is a disgrace much more so since the "improved" food offering...
See an older discussion on the matter:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/el-al...d-improve.html
Food is a disgrace much more so since the "improved" food offering...
See an older discussion on the matter:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/el-al...d-improve.html
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I guess everyone's different. I personally enjoy the breakfast a lot more since the change.
Also, while I know what SKML is, based on context, what does it stand for? Special Kosher Meal?
Also, while I know what SKML is, based on context, what does it stand for? Special Kosher Meal?
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These meals are (sort of) described on the El Al website (Special Meals). From the context, it is hard to tell if SKML is an acronym for Special Kosher Meal or Strictly Kosher Meal.
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These meals are (sort of) described on the El Al website (Special Meals). From the context, it is hard to tell if SKML is an acronym for Special Kosher Meal or Strictly Kosher Meal.
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I have to tell you - compared to some other airlines, ElAl is still pretty good - on a DME-TLV flight in coach a few weeks ago I got pasta bolognese with warm bread on the side - even on Alitalia they don't serve that and I haven't had warm bread on any SkyTeam airline including Delta in Business class!
Believe me it could be much worse.
Believe me it could be much worse.
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I know a bunch of people who have a nice "insurance scheme/scam" going on. They fly Alitalia, check the max allowable luggage, and by insurance. They always seem to be coming out on top!
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The best would be to order SCML as for Strictly Child as it's simple but delicous
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