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2026 AA International Meal / Meals - menu / photos / etc. (master thread)
Feb 23, 2026 | 3:10 pm
#76
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Salad was 95% leaves and 3 cucumbers and tomatoes.
Starter was an interesting sweet potato tartare like thing. It was actually pretty good.
Lo Mein was fine. Lacking in flavor depth, but sufficiently filling and non-greasy. Tofu and trumpet mushrooms added good texture. As a vegetarian, it was decent for an AA in flight meal. Better than the cheese-on-cheese-on-cheese pasta options
My wife got the short rib. She was decidedly less happy with her selection.
Salad was 95% leaves and 3 cucumbers and tomatoes.
Starter was an interesting sweet potato tartare like thing. It was actually pretty good.
Lo Mein was fine. Lacking in flavor depth, but sufficiently filling and non-greasy. Tofu and trumpet mushrooms added good texture. As a vegetarian, it was decent for an AA in flight meal. Better than the cheese-on-cheese-on-cheese pasta options
My wife got the short rib. She was decidedly less happy with her selection.
Feb 25, 2026 | 6:26 pm
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AA 100 JFK-LHR PY January 2026
AA100
JFK-LHR
Premium Economy
January 2026
Premium economy across the pond in January 2026
I couldn't control myself and got both the burger and fish & chips in the lounge before boarding the plane
Chicken Meatballs - pretty good and would recommend
Prelanding meal - omlette - it was ok and meh
Lounge burger - fries was good
Lounge Fish and Chips
Chicken Meatballs - pretty good
Prelanding Breakfast - meh
JFK-LHR
Premium Economy
January 2026
Premium economy across the pond in January 2026
I couldn't control myself and got both the burger and fish & chips in the lounge before boarding the plane
Chicken Meatballs - pretty good and would recommend
Prelanding meal - omlette - it was ok and meh
Lounge burger - fries was good
Lounge Fish and Chips
Chicken Meatballs - pretty good
Prelanding Breakfast - meh
Feb 25, 2026 | 6:31 pm
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AA 107 LHR-JFK J February 2026
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Business
February 2026
I ate alot at the CX lounge at Heathrow before boarding the plane but i still found stomach to sample and report
I preordered the sunday beef roast and it was pretty good. I would recommend. The starter was ok and nothing memorable. Ice cream is always good
The prelanding snack was chicken cha shiu bao. It is an embarrassment. If this is American trying to go premium, american isn't going to go very far... I mean, at least put some effort if you are going to try to go premium?
Warm nuts and a coke - a good pair
Burrata Starter with salad. It was okay. Salad was meh
Beef Sunday Roast - quite good and quite british!
This can never go wrong. If you can't do ice cream right, you shouldn't be in the business
Don't eat this
LHR-JFK
Business
February 2026
I ate alot at the CX lounge at Heathrow before boarding the plane but i still found stomach to sample and report
I preordered the sunday beef roast and it was pretty good. I would recommend. The starter was ok and nothing memorable. Ice cream is always good
The prelanding snack was chicken cha shiu bao. It is an embarrassment. If this is American trying to go premium, american isn't going to go very far... I mean, at least put some effort if you are going to try to go premium?
Warm nuts and a coke - a good pair
Burrata Starter with salad. It was okay. Salad was meh
Beef Sunday Roast - quite good and quite british!
This can never go wrong. If you can't do ice cream right, you shouldn't be in the business
Don't eat this
Feb 25, 2026 | 9:04 pm
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Service from our primary FA was very good, the other one was a little snippy. I understand bread service isnt automatically included with the Japanese meal but at least it should be offered and not just ignore me
JAL Japanese meal was top notch and borderline restaurant quality as always but the arrival quiche dish was..disturbing to say the least
Business/25Feb
Service from our primary FA was very good, the other one was a little snippy. I understand bread service isnt automatically included with the Japanese meal but at least it should be offered and not just ignore me
JAL Japanese meal was top notch and borderline restaurant quality as always but the arrival quiche dish was..disturbing to say the least
Feb 25, 2026 | 10:08 pm
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Feb 27, 2026 | 3:58 pm
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Hi, I've got my first AA business class flight coming up next month (LAX - LHR).
When I logged in to manage my booking yesterday, the choice of meals was available, although I didn't pick anything at the time.
However, it now shows as "Meal selection is not available because this flight only offers a preset meal" - surely that can't be right for a long-haul flight?
Is this a temporary thing, maybe a technical bug? Thanks!
When I logged in to manage my booking yesterday, the choice of meals was available, although I didn't pick anything at the time.
However, it now shows as "Meal selection is not available because this flight only offers a preset meal" - surely that can't be right for a long-haul flight?
Is this a temporary thing, maybe a technical bug? Thanks!
Feb 27, 2026 | 6:04 pm
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Hi, I've got my first AA business class flight coming up next month (LAX - LHR).
When I logged in to manage my booking yesterday, the choice of meals was available, although I didn't pick anything at the time.
However, it now shows as "Meal selection is not available because this flight only offers a preset meal" - surely that can't be right for a long-haul flight?
Is this a temporary thing, maybe a technical bug? Thanks!
When I logged in to manage my booking yesterday, the choice of meals was available, although I didn't pick anything at the time.
However, it now shows as "Meal selection is not available because this flight only offers a preset meal" - surely that can't be right for a long-haul flight?
Is this a temporary thing, maybe a technical bug? Thanks!
Feb 27, 2026 | 9:30 pm
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Mar 1, 2026 | 2:52 pm
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Sounds just like my crew. However, wasnt all senior. A couple young ones who were completely clueless about the new plane and also just how to serve a meal, refill a glass, and at times even speak lol
One senior FA was so loud in the galley, it was an absolute joke. Purser was ambivalent. It was my worst AA long haul flight ever. Typically heading down that way LAX/SYD was always fantastic crews with FA's who really cared.
One senior FA was so loud in the galley, it was an absolute joke. Purser was ambivalent. It was my worst AA long haul flight ever. Typically heading down that way LAX/SYD was always fantastic crews with FA's who really cared.
I dont they at least have some training? Especially things that are safety related.
Mar 1, 2026 | 4:15 pm
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Mar 1, 2026 | 4:32 pm
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How is AA not just using BA's caterer and leaving it at that?
Insane move by an airline that's lost its mind in general. There is no way I'd trust AA to not poison me with double catered food.
Insane move by an airline that's lost its mind in general. There is no way I'd trust AA to not poison me with double catered food.
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Mar 1, 2026 | 5:43 pm
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In reality, each carrier might take care of their own everything--ground handling, meals, whatever--but the synergy seems like low hanging fruit.
Mar 1, 2026 | 7:32 pm
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I flew LHR-ORD today in J - two options, beef or chicken, catered out of DFW. Apparently pax with dietary restrictions were contacted in the morning alerting them to this. Purser said only around 25% of the flights are managing to get catered today. Everyone got a meal, but DFW was scrambling to get anything on board, so we got breakfast for our pre-arrival meal. I didn't bother with lunch as I had enough in the lounge. FAs were trying to make the best of the situation. Alcohol stocks were dangerously low by the end of the flight. They also ran out of clean glassware so swapped to plastic pretty quickly.
