Jan 5, 2020, 9:39 pm
Last edit by: msm2000uk
What sort of meals can I expect when flying Long-Haul Business?
The Business Class meals served are of a far higher quality than those served by most other airlines.
This thread contains photos of actual Menus and/or Wine Lists as well as photos of the food. Discussion about Business Class food is to be found at business class food discussion
What is the menu for my flight?
Look at the index below and see if there is a recent menu for your flight.
There is no menu for my flight. What do I do?
If you are unable to find a menu relevant to your flight, find a QR flight which departs at a similar time to yours, and of a similar length.
Can I rely upon these menus being available when I fly?
No for a number of reasons
1 QR change their menus frequently, so you may be in luck and find the specific options for your flight.
2 Where there is more than one flight a day to a destination the menu varies according to the time of day. Who wants breakfast on an evening flight?
3 Menus may vary from destination to destination due to flight time, number of meals served, local culture etc.
The 2019 menus can all be seen here
The 2018 menus can all be seen here
The 2017 menus can all be seen here
The 2016 menus can all be seen here.
Menus from earlier are mostly using another meals service system and cannot be used to understand the current menus.
The Business Class meals served are of a far higher quality than those served by most other airlines.
This thread contains photos of actual Menus and/or Wine Lists as well as photos of the food. Discussion about Business Class food is to be found at business class food discussion
What is the menu for my flight?
Look at the index below and see if there is a recent menu for your flight.
There is no menu for my flight. What do I do?
If you are unable to find a menu relevant to your flight, find a QR flight which departs at a similar time to yours, and of a similar length.
Can I rely upon these menus being available when I fly?
No for a number of reasons
1 QR change their menus frequently, so you may be in luck and find the specific options for your flight.
2 Where there is more than one flight a day to a destination the menu varies according to the time of day. Who wants breakfast on an evening flight?
3 Menus may vary from destination to destination due to flight time, number of meals served, local culture etc.
The 2019 menus can all be seen here
The 2018 menus can all be seen here
The 2017 menus can all be seen here
The 2016 menus can all be seen here.
Menus from earlier are mostly using another meals service system and cannot be used to understand the current menus.
QR J Menus 2020
Jan 19, 2020, 7:24 am
#31
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: UK - Hampshire & London
Programs: Mucci de Guardian des Celliers des Grands Crus 1e Classé, plus BAEC.
Posts: 2,734
QR328 LGW - DOH 1405 - 2345
Smoked duck with radicchio and pineapple compote
Mushroom soup
Bresaola
Beef fillet
Chocolate and orange pudding
Impressed with this. Very rounded and fruity. Similar to LP rosé
Quite old world in style whilst still being Cali. V good.
Delicious! Great to see a proper top shelf Cru classé again. I may have had a bottle or more ....
Really refreshing, whilst still being noticeably a dessert wine. Dare I say it, but better than a Sauternes at this stage of lunch?
I can’t remember much about this or the cheese, although the port was better than the cheese!
EDIT: apologies for the wine list and menu orientation.
Smoked duck with radicchio and pineapple compote
Mushroom soup
Bresaola
Beef fillet
Chocolate and orange pudding
Impressed with this. Very rounded and fruity. Similar to LP rosé
Quite old world in style whilst still being Cali. V good.
Delicious! Great to see a proper top shelf Cru classé again. I may have had a bottle or more ....
Really refreshing, whilst still being noticeably a dessert wine. Dare I say it, but better than a Sauternes at this stage of lunch?
I can’t remember much about this or the cheese, although the port was better than the cheese!
EDIT: apologies for the wine list and menu orientation.
Jan 21, 2020, 5:21 am
#33
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: UK - Hampshire & London
Programs: Mucci de Guardian des Celliers des Grands Crus 1e Classé, plus BAEC.
Posts: 2,734
It was top notch, not quite drinking to its full potential at 40,000ft but still great. My heart did a little leap of joy when I spotted it on the list. Fingers crossed for my return on Thursday.
Jan 23, 2020, 3:13 am
#34
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Programs: TK Elite, Hilton Diamond, BA Silver
Posts: 967
QR831 BKKDOH 9:25-13:05 yesterday
Breakfast menu
Light Options
Snack Platter
Both of us took Chef Ian Kittichai´s creation (available only on flights from BKK : The Braised beef short ribs was very good
Mike had the Lamb medallion and Scallop spring roll
Before landing, I had the Minilemon eclair and Scallop spring roll. The spring roll did not have the scallop taste though
QR 171 DOHARN 15:40-20:10 yesterday
A la carte
The scallop was perfect
The tomato soup was very good as well
Panfried prawns with pesto
The Braised Australian lamb belly was perfect
Cheese
Warm dulce de leche lava cake
Breakfast menu
Light Options
Snack Platter
Both of us took Chef Ian Kittichai´s creation (available only on flights from BKK : The Braised beef short ribs was very good
Mike had the Lamb medallion and Scallop spring roll
Before landing, I had the Minilemon eclair and Scallop spring roll. The spring roll did not have the scallop taste though
QR 171 DOHARN 15:40-20:10 yesterday
A la carte
The scallop was perfect
The tomato soup was very good as well
Panfried prawns with pesto
The Braised Australian lamb belly was perfect
Cheese
Warm dulce de leche lava cake
Jan 23, 2020, 10:25 am
#35
Join Date: Sep 2013
Programs: BAEC Gold, EK Skywards (enhanced Blue !), Oman Air Sindbad Gold
Posts: 6,399
@ thefilipinotraveler - that’s a great set of photos, thanks.
In particular your DOH-ARN sector shows a very high standard of presentation by QR’s caterers and then CC - a standard which some airlines would struggle to match in F class - let alone a (much larger) J cabin ! And it’s not just about presentation, but the overall quality of QR’s food & drink offering (based on a fair bit of personal experience) is also consistently good.
In particular your DOH-ARN sector shows a very high standard of presentation by QR’s caterers and then CC - a standard which some airlines would struggle to match in F class - let alone a (much larger) J cabin ! And it’s not just about presentation, but the overall quality of QR’s food & drink offering (based on a fair bit of personal experience) is also consistently good.
Jan 23, 2020, 1:46 pm
#36
Join Date: Apr 2015
Programs: Some
Posts: 5,252
In particular your DOH-ARN sector shows a very high standard of presentation by QR’s caterers and then CC - a standard which some airlines would struggle to match in F class - let alone a (much larger) J cabin ! And it’s not just about presentation, but the overall quality of QR’s food & drink offering (based on a fair bit of personal experience) is also consistently good.
Jan 24, 2020, 3:02 am
#38
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Brooklyn, NYC
Programs: QR PC Platinum, TK M&S elite, UA silver, ITA Voltaire Executive (lol), Marriott Bonvoy Platinum
Posts: 1,166
@thefilipinotraveler Dang, that lamb belly looks amazing! I just pre-ordered for an upcoming DOH-JFK flight (albeit on the website it’s listed as just braised lamb belly and not braised *australian* lamb belly, so fingers crossed it’s as good haha). I was worried it was going to be a run of the mill biriyani dish (which QR does well, but I’m kinda sick of them), but this def seems like a step up. Good stuff!
Jan 26, 2020, 7:06 am
#42
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: UK - Hampshire & London
Programs: Mucci de Guardian des Celliers des Grands Crus 1e Classé, plus BAEC.
Posts: 2,734
Batailley ‘11 again on BKK - DOH and DOH - LGW last Thu/Fri. Apart from a couple of glasses of the Gosset Rosé and some Riesling with my starter, it was the Batailley all the way.
Jan 26, 2020, 12:09 pm
#43
Join Date: Jan 2007
Programs: LH SENATOR
Posts: 1,040
I am flying in April from ZRH to DOH with departure at 09:15AM, as I understand with this depature time the menu will be Breakfast only? also, what to expect on flights of around 2.5-3 hours on QR in Business Class on the A320 fleet?
Jan 27, 2020, 8:33 am
#45
Join Date: Jan 2016
Programs: QR Gold
Posts: 146
Can't offer a definite answer, but Sri Lankan airlines offer decent meals on their Biz Class. If you start the journey in CMB and you have booked directly with them, there is a large number of meals for pre-selection. Does Qatar feel that they have to offer smething similar, especially because they have a codeshare agreement with Sri Lankan? On our specific flight, the vast majority of passengers just wanted to sleep. Even when they woke up, they wanted something simple like bread and butter rather than a full meal. I am hoping to do a daytime flight on this leg later this year and fully sample all the meal choices.