Elevenses was the cottage pie, this is a pretty small portion but packed with flavour and definitely one I recommend.

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Time now to enjoy the Pommery Louise for a little while before heading off to the Cathay lounge before that gets locked down for the day and restricted to Cathay passengers only.

How were the carrots?

Did you check the regular security as well? Was it any better than fast track?

The carrots were luke warm and rubbery and returned to sender! it’s clearly a theme.

that last photo shows the final ten percent of the standard security queue, there had to be pushing on for a thousand people corralled further back, it was a complete mess. Staff walking up and calling for stragglers flight by flight.

Next stop is the Cathay first lounge. I always come here if I can, the olives are outstanding! I also could not resist the halloumi fingers with sweet chilli dip.

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Whilst here I raided the magazine rack for later reading and obviously this one caught my attention

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The dining room is pretty busy, the main lounge space not so much.

I’ll not eat a sit down meal here, I shall wander next door to the noodle bar in a little while.

After a couple of Asahi I decamped and headed in the direction of the business lounge and the noodle bar. It was completely rammed, every table in use!

There was nothing for it but to return to first and an huge cheery “welcome back!” from the lounge attendant I said goodbye to two minutes previously :D

Having literally just left I knew there was space in the dining room to sit and eat. I have also managed to drink the last of the Asahi and so it’s Tiger Time

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Menus for today

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Chicken Sambal Fried Rice. I really enjoy this dish, just the right amount of heat in it to tingle the tastebuds.

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Love the Cathay lounge, even though us lowly Silvers are restricted to the Business version. I’m looking forward to comparing it to the Singapore version next year!

Having enjoyed the rice, the beer, and the company in the dining area it was time to head out in search of dessert. Before that though… the gentleman at the next table had espied the flyertalk tag on my distant backpack and struck up a conversation. He took a photo of the trip report header so hopefully he will pop in and say hi, but it was a very pleasant way of passing 15-20 minutes before the need for sugar to contract the spice kicked in. An unexpected and cheering interlude.

Over to the AA longe and they’ve had a little mishap

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As I turned the corner towards the dining area and spotted the mess I saw came face to face with one of the lounge attendants. I already had phone in hand ready to take a picture “Oh no!” Said she. “Oh yes!” Said I :D

The menu only offered one desert that really did not appeal, and the buffet just had a donut

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Only one thing for it, a beer and an assortment of naughty things, and then onwards and outwards in the fullness of time.

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Sorry Budweiser is not beer🤭

Compared to the garbage BA have in the fridge?

But you left the Cathay lounge to drink Bud😩
Even though you drunk the Cathay lounge dry of Asahi, surely Tiger is better than Bud!
Sorry very much tongue in cheek just trying to spice up your TR🤭😂

It needs it :D

You forget, I left the Cathay lounge in search of dessert… found it in the Qantas lounge

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Does this count as better beer? ;)

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Yep that would do nicely 😁

And that’s it, full circle and, now having finished lunch, it is time for dinner :D

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I have a little more than a hour before I need to head to the gate and so I’m going to hang around here, have a little bite to eat of a couple of the dishes I have yet to try, and the might just be a whisky somewhere closer to boarding :D

Well, I think it’s fair to say I’ll sleep well on the plane :D

I decided on the duck for a starter as I had not tried it before, and then straight to desert for the classic cheese plate and port. The duck was ‘Ok’, I’d be happy to eat it if someone else ordered it but I’d not choose it myself.

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And now settled in for the last half hour with a fairly impressive pour of the JW blue label.

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As you are T3 lounge expert and know all good desserts, which one (vorel-friendly 🙃 ) would you recommend. I will be there in a few days