Breakfast at JL First Class and Business Class Lounge?

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Dec 31, 2022, 5:11 am

lsquare

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Breakfast at JL First Class and Business Class Lounge?

So I'll be flying MH89 out of NRT. I'm a Oneworld Emerald. I'm wondering what the breakfast menu is like at both lounges? Are they any good? Or should I have breakfast at my hotel? Are there any other lounges with better food if neither JL lounges are decent?

Dec 31, 2022, 3:46 pm

oldfolky

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JL first lounge does an excellent Japanese breakfast plate - rice, pickles, miso soup, fish. The sushi bar will also be serving a selection although the fish seems to have got less fancy post pandemic.

There may be some western options, I don’t recall. The coffee is distinctly average.

I wouldn’t bet on much being open airside and there probably isn’t anything better than the JAL first lounge in any case.

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Dec 31, 2022, 7:58 pm

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I haven't used the lounges since before COVID, but the pre-pandemic breakfast buffet at the Sakura Lounge (business class lounge) included several Japanese breakfast items as well as Western items like sausage, scrambled eggs, and a selection of bread. (Note that scrambled eggs in Japan are not fluffy like in the West. They're very undercooked and runny. So what I usually look for is the "tamagoyaki" (little slices of omelet) among the Japanese selections.)

Mar 17, 2024, 6:48 am

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Does anyone have any recent experience they could share regarding breakfast service in the JAL First Class Lounge at HND?

I’ve got my first flight as OWE out of HND coming up and I’m excited to explore the lounge. Unfortunately, my flight leaves at 8:40am - I’ll try to get to the airport at 7:00, but have to check luggage, so I’m afraid I won’t have much time to enjoy the lounge. Will all areas, including the champagne bar/red salon be open this early?

Mar 17, 2024, 7:32 am

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Originally Posted by EDDLEGLL

Hi,
All areas of the JAL F lounge ( inc the Salon room upstairs) will be open at that time ( the Salon closes at 11am until 7 pm). The Sushi restaurant ( Sushi Tsurutei) and salon open at 7am. The lounge itself opens at 6am
The cathay pacific lounge ( J/f) is pretty good also and will be open also)

I did like the Red suite particularly and the upstairs salon ( they have hand dripped coffee and specially designed art work on the cups and saucers)
Last couple of times there I ordered via the QR code ( just had sushi as i was going to be in F) including the Sushi restaurant
Regards

TBS

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Last edited by The _Banking_Scot; Mar 17, 2024 at 8:58 am