Haha! This menu proves that not everything was better in the old days.

Thousand Island Dressing! How posh!

Great thread! It's afternoon at work here and I'm salivating!

OMG, I could stay up all night reading these lucscious menu's. I'm dying of hunger now. I have a first class seat on NWA to Cancun from Detroit. They'll likely throw some baked chips and cookies at us. A good meal is so a decades ago. Thanks for taking the time to put these menu's together...

Thanks for dredging up this old thread, Kitty. As opposed to the menu listing up in the Stickies which features current services, this one offers more of a historical context. Have a great trip to Cancun. Here's a Western Airlines menu offering Fiesta Service aboard a Boeing 720B between Los Angeles and Mexico City back in 1975.

W E S T E R N . A I R L I N E S
Los Angeles to Mexico City

Champagne
Presented with warmed mixed nuts

Appetizer
Tenderloin-Mushroom-Pineapple kabobs in sweet and sour souce

Salad
Marinated Vegetable Salad with Jewel dressing

* * * * * * * * * * *

ENTREES

Filet Mignon with Mushroom Caps

Chicken Supreme

Accompaniments
Almond Potatoes
Piquant Green Beans

* * * * * * * * * * *

Assorted French Pastries

Fruit and Cheese Basket

Mexican Coffee

Great to see another menu Seat 2A! Do you have any more tucked away that you could share?

I've come across an Air India First Class Menu that is undated but I think is from the late 1970s. Sadly, the route is not specified either, but here it is:

Air India "Maharajah" Service:

Hors d"Oeuvres

Marinated Artichokes
Bagration Barquettes
Cornets of Smoked Ham with Caviar
Anchovies with Hard Boiled Eggs

Soups

Choice of Game Consommé or Cream of Celery

Entrées

Veal Sauté with Mushrooms
Lobster Newburg

Accompaniments

Noisette Potatoes
Peas a la Française
Vegetable Pillau
Buttered Carrots with Herbs

Salad

Green Garden Salad

Desserts

Liqueur-falvoured Soufflé
Assorted Cheese
Fresh Fruit Basket
Chocolates
Indian Sweetmeats
Coffee and Tea


In September I was given a First Class Menu for Pope John Paul II's flight from Perth to Rome in 1986, which made a refuelling stop at the Seychelles. The flight was operated by Qantas on a 747SP. Here's the menu:

Perth-Seychelles

Breakfast:

Fresh Apple, Orange and Tomato Juice
Champagne and Orange

Fresh Fruit Cocktail

Yoghurt
Selection of Cereals

Scrambled Eggs or Boiled Eggs
Snapper Meuničre
Grilled Bacon ++ Broiled Tomatoes

Croissant ++ Danish Pastry ++ Toast
Marmalade ++ Strawberry Jam ++ Honey

Earl Grey or English Breakfast Tea
Coffee

Lunch

Cocktails & Hot Savouries

Smoked Salmon
Avocado with Seafood
Caviar Egg

Green Salad
Vinaigrette or Thousand Island Dressing

Rost Loin of Veal Normande
or
Chicken with Wild Rice and Cognac
or
Crayfish Salad

Fresh Vegetables

French Vanilla Ice Cream with
Hot Chocolate or Raspberry Sauce

Cheese Board
Fruit Basket
Coffee and Handmade Chocolates

Seychelles-Rome

Dinner

Cocktails and Hot Savouries

Lobster & Grapefruit Cocktail
or
Duck Liver Parfait

Rack of Lamb Fines Herbes with Jus Lie and
Redcurrant Jelly
or
Fillet of Barramundi with Macadamia Nuts
or
Cold Beef Wellington

Fresh Vegetables

Sour Cherries Amaretto
or
Apple Pancakes with Fresh Cream

Cheese Board
Fruit Basket
Coffee and Pralines

Supper

Caspian Caviar

Double Consommé with Cheese Straws

Seafood or Chicken Vol au Vant

Orange Grand Marnier

Tea and Coffee

Enjoy! I look forward to more posts on this amazing thread!

Here's a National Airlines menu from 1969, aboard a DC-8 between Miami and Los Angeles. Their First Class cabins sat 20 passengers in wide, plush seats that were much more comfortable than today's lightweight domestic First Class seats. And the food - much better!

N A T I O N A L . A I R L I N E S

The Morning Californian
Nonstop DC-8 Jet Service to Los Angeles

Hot Hors D'Oeuvres
Key Conch Fritter
Okeechobee Hush Puppies
Islamorada Stuffed Shrimp
Lobster Thermidore

Appetizer
Chilled Florida Shrimp Mignonette

Salad
Hearts of Lettuce Salad ~ French Dressing

Entrees
Filet Mignon
Lobster Tail

Vegetables
Green Beans with Onion Garnish
Gasparilla Rice with Diced Tomatoes and Olives

Bread
French Crescent Rolls with Butter

Desserts
Key Lime Pie
Assorted French Pastry
Ice Cream / Sherbet

Afterwards
Champagne
Assorted Fruit Basket
Cheese and Cracker Tidbits

Eastern Airlines "El Inter Americano"
First Class Snack from Buenos Aires, Argentina
November 1989

Lettuce Salad with Hearts of Palm and Quail Eggs

Pate "en Croute"

Gruyere and Camembert Cheese

Crepes filled with Fruits of the Sea and presented with a White Wine Sauce

Assorted Breads

French Pastry

Chocolates

Eastern Airlines "El Inter Americano"
First Class Miami-Buenos Aires-Santiago
May 1986


Miami-Buenos Aires
Dinner

Canapes

Sevruga Caviar with Garnish
Shrimp and Ceviche
Pistachio Pate en Croute with Cumberland Sauce

Oxtail Brunoise

Seasonal Salad
Poppy Seed Dressing
Fresh Herb Dressing

Duck Madagascar
Sirloin Roast with Sauce Perigueux
Grouper Duglere

Anna Potatoes
Vegetable Bouquet
Gypsy Rice

Fresh Fruit Basket
Assorted Cheese Tray

French Pastries
Chocolate

Breakfast

Coffee, Tea, Milk
Juices

Selection of Yogurts
Seasonal Fruit Plate

Crepes a la Reine
Cheddar Cheese and Chives Omelette

Selection of:
Breakfast Sausage
Canadian Bacon
Filet Medallion

Potato Pancakes

Assorted Breakfast Rolls and Jams


Buenos Aires-Santiago

Lunch

Fresh Grapefruit and Orange Slices

Pate en Croute with Cheese Garni

Hearts of Palm Vinaigrette

Chef's Selection of Stuffed Tomato Bolognese, Fried Shrimp, Quiche Lorraine, Brochette of Chicken and Mushrooms

Assorted Breads

Butterballs

French Pastries

Eastern Airlines "El Inter Americano"
First Class Snack from Panama City, Panama
November 1989

Slices of Roast Beef

Galantine of Chicken

Smoked Salmon

Salami Cornets filled with Cream Cheese

Tomato filled with Vegetable Salad

Deviled Egg

Assorted Breads and Butterballs

Chocolate Mocha Vanilla

Eastern Airlines "El Inter Americano"
First Class Miami to Bogota
November 1989

Dinner

Chateau Pate Maison
Crayfish Florentine en Croute
Caviar with Garnish

Rack of Lamb with Grand Veneur Sauce
Chicken Breast Calvados
Sole stuffed with Crabmeat

Potatoes Amandine
Rice Pilaf
Spinach Fondants
Baked Acron Squash

Assorted Breads and Butter

Selection of Fresh Fruit and Cheese
Bordeaux Poached Pear in Pastry

Eastern Airlines "El Inter Americano"
First Class flight EA1- New York/JFK-Miami-Lima-Santiago-Buenos Aires
1986

New York-Miami

Snack

Potato Salad

Hot Reuben Sandwich

Apple Upside Down Cake

Miami-Lima

Snack

Vol au Vent a la Reine

Assorted Meats and Cheeses

Petit Fours and Pound Cake

Lima-Santiago

Brunch

Coffee, Tea, Milk

Orange Juice

Seasonal Fruit Plate

Assorted Rolls

Butter

Strawberry Preserves

Portuguese Omelette
Crepes a la Reine

Mixed Grill

O'Brien Potatoes

St. Honore Cake

Assorted Cheese Tray

Cracker Basket

Seasonal Fresh Fruit Selection

Santiago-Buenos Aires

Snack

Crabmeat in Artichoke Hearts

Beef Wellington Fiesta

Bread Assortment
Butterballs

Pears Belle Helene Cake

Eastern Airlines "El Inter Americano"
First Class Miami-Buenos Aires-Santiago
June 1986

Miami-Buenos Aires

Dinner

Sevruga Caviar with Garnish
Salmon Florentine en Croute with Mousseline Sauce
Smoked Turkey with Stuffed Chicken Breast Gourmet

Cream of Potato and Leek Soup

Seasonal Salad
Poppy Seed Dressing
Fresh Herb Dressing

Crown Rack of Lamb served with Mint Sauce
Fresh Filet of Sole Normande
Veal Forrestierre

Dutchess Potatoes
Vegetable Bouquet
Wild Rice

Fresh Fruit Basket
Assorted Cheese Tray

French pastries

Chocolates

Breakfast


Coffee, Tea, Milk

Juices

Selection of Yogurts

Seasonal Fresh Fruit Plate

French Toast
Omelette Durand

Selection of:
Breakfast Sausage
Canadian Bacon
Filet Medallion

Potato Pancakes

Assorted Breakfast Rolls and Jams

Buenos Aires-Santiago

Lunch

Fresh Grapefruit and Orange Slices

Pate en Croute with Cheese Garni

Hearts of Palm Vinaigrette

Chef's Selection of Stuffed Tomato Bolognese, Fried Shrimp, Quiche Lorraine, Brochette of Chicken and Mushrooms

Assorted Breads

Butterballs

French Pastries

Alitalia "Top Class" (First Class)--Upper Deck B747
Miami-Roma
September 1993

Dinner

Pearls of Sevruga Caviar
Thin Slices of Smoked Ham and Breast of Duck Garnished with Vegetables
Selection of Garden Vegetables Presented with Creamed Cheese Dressing

Comsomme Garnished with Green Asparagus Spears

Crepes "Regina"
Pennette in Butter Sauce

Fillet of Beef in Green Peppercorn Sauce
Scallop, Salmon and Prawn Brochette Served with Lobster Sauce
Chicken Breast "Fiorentina" Dressed with Mushroom and Pepper Sauce

Anna Potatoes, Carrots, Baby Yellow Squash, Lemon Pilaff Rice

Selection of Cheeses Served with Mixed Nuts

Mosaic of Fresh Fruit

Banana and Chocolate Parfait

Coffee or Tea Served with Fine Chocolates


Breakfast Italian Style

Fresh Orange and Grapefruit Juice

Fresh Fruit Appetizer

Yogurt

Plain Omelette
Grilled Tomatoes and Bacon

Hazelnut Plumcake

Selection of Breakfast Rolls and Pastries

Butter, Jam, Honey

Coffee, Tea, Milk, Chocolate

Alitalia First Class
New York-Roma
August 1975

Dinner

Beluga Malossol Caviar with Garnitures
Gourmet Shrimps
Artichoke Small Hearts in Oil
Roast Red Pepper
Virginia Ham Cornets
Mushrooms with Cream Sauce
Medallions of Truffled "Foie Gras" in Aspic with Port Wine
Cold Eggs Fantasy
Flaky Pastry Half Moons

Clear Soup

Baked Green Lasagne "Home Made"

Roast Fillet of Beef-Pearls of Norcia
Aylesbury Spring Duck "Da Verrazzano"

Orange Small Baskets
Golden Celery Hearts with Butter
Asparagus Tips with Parmesan
Small Stuffed Tomatoes Gabriela

Season Salad

Cheese Tray

Parfait Ice Cream "Surprise"

Basket of Fresh Fruit

Coffee


Continental Breakfast

Orange Juice
Tea, Coffee, Chocolate, Milk
Plain Grapefruit
Cereals with Cream
Butter, Jam
Breakfast Rolls, Croissants, Danish Pastry

Alitalia First Class
Roma-New York
December 1974

Lunch

Beluga Malossol Caviar with Garnish
Proscuitto of Parma with Pearls of Melon
Cold Salmon Trout, Neptune Sauce

Plain Clear Soup or with Sherry

Raviolini "Nicotera Style"

Fillet of Beef with Barolo Sauce, Fresh Mushrooms
Grilled Veal Cutlet
Breast of Capon with Oysters "Amalfi"

Pilaff Rice Rainbow
Spring Garden Vegetables

"Caprice" Salad

Assorted Cheese

Cherry Tart
Zabaglione with Marsala Wine

Basket of fresh Fruit

Coffee


Snack

Assorted Tartlets
Amaretti of Saronno
Bacio Perugina
Peach Salad with Maraschino
Tea, Coffee, Milk
Bar Service