hugolover

Nicholas Feuillatte. Good Lord. No expense spent.

worldclubber

At least they have some champagne now. Last time I was there they were “waiting for a shipment of FCL wines” and served J lounge wines.

ChurnieEls

I see this one on Loungebuddy for $49 - assuming purchasing through that channel negates the need to be flying on LH metal as you need to for Amex Platinum access?

cfischer

Agreed with both statement. Although with the junk they currently serve in F ... it's a wash

cfischer

New menu today

nologic

I like the old one better but I guess it’s a good idea to change it up every once in a while… Big downgrade from Moet Brut (4.2 rating / $50) to Nicolas Feuillatte Brut (3.8 rating / $30).

iluvdoco

Looks pretty good! Any chance you took photos of the salmon and dessert?

nologic

Buehler Cabernet is a reasonable option (4.0 / $30). The Chablis is a very well-known wine, but I found it lacking substance (I think it’s the same).

at least they have a full menu presentation, which includes premium wines to the business class lounge.

cfischer

worldclubber

But upgrade from what they served before: Roederer Brut Anderson Valley (which is not exactly great, whatever rating it may get on whatever website).

lotemblizej

Had strange experience trying to enter lounge as UA *G traveling on UA domestic flight in F. The attendants both told me I cannot enter as the lounge is getting busy and they don't have room for us. I explained that I was United Star Gold and according to the rules should have entry. Then they told me to scan a QR code and pay the $49 entry fee if I wish to enter. Then I explained that I have 1K status with United, which is equivalent to LH Senator status for the purpose of lounge entry. That also didn't work, so then I told them I was at the LH lounge at IAD that morning (a white lie as it doesn't open until noon), which seemed to do the trick. They took my information manually as their scanner seemed broken, oddly focusing on boarding sequence number rather than UA flight number, and let me in. It was all quite bizarre and both lounge attendants didn't seem to know the basics of what *G means for lounge access. Maybe the broken scanner was a factor. Very different from my visits to LH lounges in Europe and also IAD, where the agents are professional and knowledgeable.

cfischer

Yeah, must be the broken scanner. I have not had issues just scanning my UA BP at the lounge, even when it was somewhat crowded. They should have definitely not offered paid access when denying *G access

lotemblizej

Thanks for affirming what I suspected. Hope the scanner is fixed before my next trip to Boston.

cfischer

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