SleepOverGreenland

At least they serve Taittinger (^) and no longer that sparkling MUMM water they call champagne.

The pictures don't look too bad, IMHO. I didn't expect a copy of FRA. But it looks much better, than the old lounge.

Well, I will experience it anytime early January for the first time.

CGK

The design looks like FRA. (Or just my imagination) Yes, I agree it's much better than the old lounge. The sofas/chairs now are much more comfortable.

cesco.g

CGK, thanks for posting the link to your great pix. Do you recall what the food offerings were like?

tcswede

On Monday in the three hot serving trays:

Grilled salomon / hot spinach adn boiled potatos

Kässpätze / Broccoli

Polenta / Geschnetzeltes


Cheers - sorry Mahlzeit

Thomas

Leon1980

Does this mean that the old first class lounge has
now become a SEN lounge?

Frank_MIA

After the refurbishing process the "old" F-CL lounge will become part of the new SEN lounge and there will also be a seperate Business Lounge.

virtualtroy

Good post ^

CGK

Thank you!

Hi Thomas,
Looks like the same were served when I was there I mentioned about running out food.

oliver2002

Can someone update the lounge wiki for ZRH with the info?

http://www.loungeguide.net/wiki/u/Category:Switzerland

chumbawumba

Yesterday, I had a look in the new lounge. I liked it, food was excellent (a little bit to salty), the interiour was good. Only thing I could find: The view to the Apron is limited due to a component against sunlight or so for the gates.

This is now better than the Basel Lounge and it is also better than the LH Lounge in B.

Frank_MIA

below I am posting the pre-flight dinner menu for December 2007 from the new first class lounge. This is for the a la carte service at the dining tables.

The catering contract for the lounge was awarded to LSG Sky Chefs.


Pre-Flight Dinner Menu

Starters

- Corn salad with crisp bacon bits and bread croutons
- Small slices of brsaola ham with rucola salad and parmesan cheese
- Duck liver terrine with sweet white wine jelly
- Spanish rock mussels with vegetable stock garlic bread
- Potato cream soup with roquefort cheese
- Clear oxtail soup with chester sticks

Main Courses

- Beef à la Strindberg
Small rumpsteak with onion and mustard crust, karrée potatoes and mixed salad

- Charninia Engiadinaisa
Diced veal with creamy thyme-mushroom sauce, polenta bramata and seasonal vegetables

- Spaghetti with olive oil and garlic
Small chilies, parsley and grated parmesan

Desserts

- Custered apple cake with cinnamon cream and crushed almonds
- Uced christmas cake with orange salad and wipped cream
- Purée of chestnut flavoured with Kirsch


Dinner vor dem Ablug

Vorspeisen

- Timbale vom Nüsslisalat mit Nussöldressing und Seranoschinken
- Carpaccio con Bresaloa, Grana e Ruccola
- Entenleberterrine mit Tokajagelée
- Spanische Miesmuscheln im Gemüsesud mit Knoblauchbaguette
- Pürierte Kartoffelsuppe mit Roquefort
- Klare Ochsenschwanzsuppe mit Käseflutes

Hauptgänge

- Beef à la Strindberg
Kleines Rumpsteak mit Zwiebel-Senfkruste, Pommes Rissolee und kleinem Salat

- Charninia Engiadinaisa
Kalbfleischgeschnetzeltes an Thymian-Pilzrahmsauce, Polenta Bramata und saisonalem Gemüse

Spaghetti aglio é olio
mit Pepperoni, Petersilie und frischem Parmesan

Desserts

- Apfelpuddingschnitte auf Zimtsahne mit Mandelkrokant
- Geeister Christstollen auf Orangensalat mit Zimtrahm
- Bergeller Marronimousse mit Kirsch

daumueller

so is this like a real "pre-flight dinner" as in "instead of dinner on the flight" or is it basicly like the FCT where you can have dinner in the lounge and then again on the plane?

will try the new lounge tomorrow on my NUE-ZRH-HKG trip

Frank_MIA

It is like the FCT or the FCLs, you can still have dinner on the flight. However they call it "pre-flight-dinner" on the printed menu at the tables. Compared to the offerings at the "old" lounge it is quite a step up.

Enjoy your trip.

Frank

yapak2

right now is a good time of year to sample the offerings...it was completely deserted (ok, 5 pax in total) this morning....
and by the way, nothing wring with Mumm, as long as it is the Cordon Rouge.
But Taittinger is certainly better.
yapak2

DELLAS

Yes I expected a bit more for F class .