2012 Let's Eat - International First, BusinessFirst, & Business Class
Jun 12, 2012, 12:48 pm
#242
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: New York
Posts: 7,347
UA 862 HKG-SFO (ORD too)Business Class June 2012
June 2012
United Airlines Business Class
UA 862
Hong Kong to San Francisco (Chicago also shares this menu)
To Begin
Chilled Appetizer
Fresh Seasonal Greens
Cherry tomatoes and croutons with your choice of creamy yogurt chive dressing or herb balsamic vinaigrette
Main Course
Pan-seared Filet Mignon
Madeira wine glaze, pancetta potato pancake and green beans
Roasted breast of Turkey
Sage jus, mashed sweet potatoes and vegetable medley
Dill Salmon Gratinee
Coriander-tomato coulis, saffron rice, eggplant, zucchini and bell pepper
Stir-fried Prawns
Lemon ginger sauce, egg fried rice, Chinese broccoli and carrot flower
To Finish
International Cheese Selection
Grapes and crackers served with Noval Fine Ruby Port
Dessert
Ice cream with your choice of toppings
Mid-Flight Snack
Asian-style noodle soup
Dessert
Fruit and light snacks are available at any time following the meal service.
Please help yourself or ask a flight attendant for today’s selections.
Prior to Arrival
Asparagus and Mushroom Frittata
Roasted tomato ragout, sage and garlic potato wedges and chicken chipolata sausage
Congee
Traditional Chinese porridge with garnishes
Cereal and Banana Served with Milk
Breakfast breads with butter and fruit preserves
Featured Champagne and Wines
Champagne
Paul Dangin Brut NV, Champagne
White Wines
Burgans Albarino 2009, Rias Baixas, Spain
Or
Chateau St Jean Fume Blanc 2009/2010 Carneros
Chateau St Jean Chardonnay 2010 Carneros
Red Wines
Santa Duc – AOP Les Buissons Cairanne 2010, Cotes du Rhone Villages
Cosentino the Cab 2009, California
UA 06/12
HKG-ORD/SFO (LD81-R87-B87)
261C007-2
New updated United Business class service - lots of additional courses following Continental servie style. However, my uncle, who gave me the menu, did not notice any differences and realize that there was a new Asian noodle soup offering as midflight snack or the congee as a breakfast alternative.
Continental offers those midflight noodle soup and dessert in the middle of the flight at a scheduled time, instead of United, which tends to offer those items on demand.
Anyway good to know that United is making so much needed improvement after an underwhelming business class offering in the past decade.
United Airlines Business Class
UA 862
Hong Kong to San Francisco (Chicago also shares this menu)
To Begin
Chilled Appetizer
Fresh Seasonal Greens
Cherry tomatoes and croutons with your choice of creamy yogurt chive dressing or herb balsamic vinaigrette
Main Course
Pan-seared Filet Mignon
Madeira wine glaze, pancetta potato pancake and green beans
Roasted breast of Turkey
Sage jus, mashed sweet potatoes and vegetable medley
Dill Salmon Gratinee
Coriander-tomato coulis, saffron rice, eggplant, zucchini and bell pepper
Stir-fried Prawns
Lemon ginger sauce, egg fried rice, Chinese broccoli and carrot flower
To Finish
International Cheese Selection
Grapes and crackers served with Noval Fine Ruby Port
Dessert
Ice cream with your choice of toppings
Mid-Flight Snack
Asian-style noodle soup
Dessert
Fruit and light snacks are available at any time following the meal service.
Please help yourself or ask a flight attendant for today’s selections.
Prior to Arrival
Asparagus and Mushroom Frittata
Roasted tomato ragout, sage and garlic potato wedges and chicken chipolata sausage
Congee
Traditional Chinese porridge with garnishes
Cereal and Banana Served with Milk
Breakfast breads with butter and fruit preserves
Featured Champagne and Wines
Champagne
Paul Dangin Brut NV, Champagne
White Wines
Burgans Albarino 2009, Rias Baixas, Spain
Or
Chateau St Jean Fume Blanc 2009/2010 Carneros
Chateau St Jean Chardonnay 2010 Carneros
Red Wines
Santa Duc – AOP Les Buissons Cairanne 2010, Cotes du Rhone Villages
Cosentino the Cab 2009, California
UA 06/12
HKG-ORD/SFO (LD81-R87-B87)
261C007-2
New updated United Business class service - lots of additional courses following Continental servie style. However, my uncle, who gave me the menu, did not notice any differences and realize that there was a new Asian noodle soup offering as midflight snack or the congee as a breakfast alternative.
Continental offers those midflight noodle soup and dessert in the middle of the flight at a scheduled time, instead of United, which tends to offer those items on demand.
Anyway good to know that United is making so much needed improvement after an underwhelming business class offering in the past decade.
Jun 13, 2012, 3:32 am
#243
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: EWR - Jersey Shore
Programs: UA Gold, *A Gold, HH Dia, Hertz #1 5*
Posts: 630
DUB-EWR Tomorrow - What's For Lunch?
I hope the new UA website eventually provides what the old CO website provided - Menus. Anybody out there have a clue as to what the BF selections are for Lunch and the pre-arrival Snack? Thanks.
Jun 13, 2012, 5:27 am
#244
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Philadelphia & Palm Springs
Programs: UA-GS 3MM, AA-gold, Amtrak Select +, Bonvoy Titanium, Honors gold
Posts: 79
Just flew this in BF or the currently named equivalent on Sunday 10 Jun...To Begin: chilled appetizer which was a smoked salmon and fruit plate, followed by a salad of tomato,pecans and croutons with either creamy yogurt dressing or balsamic vinaigrette...Main courses were a choice of Tenderloin of Beef with spaetzle/carrots/zucchini..or Thai-Style Fillet of Fish with Shrimp wit spicy chile-coconut sauce/potato straws/basmati rice and vegetable...or Porcini Mushroom-filled Tortellini...or Brunch entree which consisted of tomato and cheese omlette, apple crepe, breaded potatoes,pork fillet,chicken sausage,tomato and sugar snap peas.......Cheese selection and then ice cream with toppings...About 1 hour prior to arrival there was a tray consisting of a small bowl of mixed fruit,served with a 2 piece box of chocolate truffles (very good) and 1/2 of a chicken Tortilla Wrap 
Last edited by drgreg; Jun 13, 2012 at 9:25 pm
Jun 21, 2012, 2:06 am
#245
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: UA 1K 1MM, AA, DL
Posts: 7,418
IAD-PEK in Business First. Menu marked June 2012 for IAD-PEK, LAX-PVG, and ORD/SFO-PEK/PVG.
To Begin
Chilled appetizer [two shrimp]
Fresh Seasonal Greens
- Tomatoes, Kalamata olives, bell peppers, baby mozzareall and croutons, with your choice of creamy garlic dressing or Balsamic vinaigrette
Main Course
Tenderloin of Beef
- Asiago broth, brown butter gnocchi, and green asparagus
Fillet of Halibut
- Sweet and sour sauce, mixed bell peppers, baby bok choy and steamed rice
Grilled fillet of Amazon Cod
- Plum jus sauce, plantains and green beans
Stif-fried noodles
- Vegetables with mushrooms and pot stickers
To finish
International Cheese Selection
Dessert
- Ice cream with your choice of toppings
Odd service that I received . . . the ice cream cart rolled right on by me. Perhaps a miscommunication, because one FA looked at me and then looked away, as if somehow a quick glance was enough to determine I didn't want any ice cream. As if!
Then later "prior to arrival" they totally skipped serving me. No cart, just orders, but they never took one for me. Person in seat next to me took only a banana, and I thought he has simply asked for something special. Didn't realize they were done serving until it was too late. I'm really not sure how they missed me so often--I certainly didn't mouth "no thanks" on any of the meal services.
To Begin
Chilled appetizer [two shrimp]
Fresh Seasonal Greens
- Tomatoes, Kalamata olives, bell peppers, baby mozzareall and croutons, with your choice of creamy garlic dressing or Balsamic vinaigrette
Main Course
Tenderloin of Beef
- Asiago broth, brown butter gnocchi, and green asparagus
Fillet of Halibut
- Sweet and sour sauce, mixed bell peppers, baby bok choy and steamed rice
Grilled fillet of Amazon Cod
- Plum jus sauce, plantains and green beans
Stif-fried noodles
- Vegetables with mushrooms and pot stickers
To finish
International Cheese Selection
Dessert
- Ice cream with your choice of toppings
Odd service that I received . . . the ice cream cart rolled right on by me. Perhaps a miscommunication, because one FA looked at me and then looked away, as if somehow a quick glance was enough to determine I didn't want any ice cream. As if!
Then later "prior to arrival" they totally skipped serving me. No cart, just orders, but they never took one for me. Person in seat next to me took only a banana, and I thought he has simply asked for something special. Didn't realize they were done serving until it was too late. I'm really not sure how they missed me so often--I certainly didn't mouth "no thanks" on any of the meal services.
Jun 21, 2012, 2:23 am
#246
Join Date: May 2008
Location: ORD
Programs: AA EXP 2MM
Posts: 644
ORD-NRT:
UA 881
Boeing 747
BusinessFirst
Menu marked as IAD/LAX/ORD/SEA/SFO-NRT, SFO-KIX
I found it really odd that the pre-arrival meal is now Breakfast, which doesn't make any sense given the flight arrives mid-afternoon. A few months ago it was Lunch, Lunch, it has now become Lunch, Breakfast.
To Begin:
Chilled Appetizer: Shrimp
Fresh Seasonal Greens
Main Course:
Tenderloin of Beef
Spice-Rubbed Breast of Chicken
Grilled Fillet of Amazon Cod
Washoko Zen Selection
To Finish
International Cheese Selection
or
Ice Cream
Mid-Flight Snack
Usual assortment of snacks, Popchips, bananas, etc.
One addition was a Turkey sandwich with a Cranberry cream cheese, quite an odd taste
Prior to Arrival
Cheddar Cheese Omelet
or
Cereal and Banana
I appreciate the addition of the CO pretzel bread into BF, one of my favorite things about sCO catering. I had the steak, which was good and for airline gnocchi it wasn't too bad. For Breakfast I had the omelet which was pretty good although in retrospect I wish I had gone with the latter option, since it was heavy and seemed poorly matched with the flight timing. FA's were happy to make an extra bowl of white rice after meal service had concluded instead of the mid-flight sandwich. While I do appreciate the larger wine glasses that have been introduced into BF vs the old ones, the "new" glassware feels heavy, although I think that's a topic for another thread. FA service on the flight was quite good and were more than willing to chat in the galley during the flight which is always appreciated.
UA 881
Boeing 747
BusinessFirst
Menu marked as IAD/LAX/ORD/SEA/SFO-NRT, SFO-KIX
I found it really odd that the pre-arrival meal is now Breakfast, which doesn't make any sense given the flight arrives mid-afternoon. A few months ago it was Lunch, Lunch, it has now become Lunch, Breakfast.
To Begin:
Chilled Appetizer: Shrimp
Fresh Seasonal Greens
Main Course:
Tenderloin of Beef
Spice-Rubbed Breast of Chicken
Grilled Fillet of Amazon Cod
Washoko Zen Selection
To Finish
International Cheese Selection
or
Ice Cream
Mid-Flight Snack
Usual assortment of snacks, Popchips, bananas, etc.
One addition was a Turkey sandwich with a Cranberry cream cheese, quite an odd taste
Prior to Arrival
Cheddar Cheese Omelet
or
Cereal and Banana
I appreciate the addition of the CO pretzel bread into BF, one of my favorite things about sCO catering. I had the steak, which was good and for airline gnocchi it wasn't too bad. For Breakfast I had the omelet which was pretty good although in retrospect I wish I had gone with the latter option, since it was heavy and seemed poorly matched with the flight timing. FA's were happy to make an extra bowl of white rice after meal service had concluded instead of the mid-flight sandwich. While I do appreciate the larger wine glasses that have been introduced into BF vs the old ones, the "new" glassware feels heavy, although I think that's a topic for another thread. FA service on the flight was quite good and were more than willing to chat in the galley during the flight which is always appreciated.
Jun 21, 2012, 5:37 am
#247
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: United Premier 1K 1MM; AA Plat Pro; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott Platinum; Avis President's Club
Posts: 2,528
Jun 21, 2012, 7:38 am
#248
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: New York City
Programs: UA 1K, CX Dia, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Dia
Posts: 385
I was on a recent BF flight and did not notice the wine glass to be any different. Is it the same as the PMCO wine glass they always used? To me these glasses are quite small and when the flight attendant fills it half way you wind up with a thimble full of wine.
Jun 21, 2012, 6:07 pm
#249
Join Date: May 2008
Location: ORD
Programs: AA EXP 2MM
Posts: 644
They were similar to the wine glasses that are used to serve the house red/white in the United Clubs.
Jun 22, 2012, 2:59 pm
#250
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: LHR
Programs: CO Silver, TACA GOLD, HHonors Silver, A-Club Gold
Posts: 147
UA65 LIS-EWR
757-200, N17133
10:25 a.m. (gate 145) – 1:25 p.m. (gate B60)
2E, 2F (Business Class)
Lunch, Snack
Boarding was pretty orderly; soon we were checking out the 16-seat BusinessFirst cabin. I’d been skeptical, but the seat, food and service were outstanding on this flight! That flight attendant pictured was a gem; friendly and hard-working.
(Part II follows.)
757-200, N17133
10:25 a.m. (gate 145) – 1:25 p.m. (gate B60)
2E, 2F (Business Class)
Lunch, Snack
Boarding was pretty orderly; soon we were checking out the 16-seat BusinessFirst cabin. I’d been skeptical, but the seat, food and service were outstanding on this flight! That flight attendant pictured was a gem; friendly and hard-working.
(Part II follows.)
Jun 23, 2012, 5:52 pm
#251
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: ORD/EGE
Programs: UA GS/Global Entry
Posts: 191
Today UA 941 FRA-ORD in J. I had the chicken with mushroom sauce for the entree and it was absolutely delicious. Easily restaurant quality- was moist and had tons of flavor. If this is the direction the new UA service is going i'm excited! Great job UA!
Jun 23, 2012, 8:05 pm
#252
formerly gohima
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 519
The upgrades to F to make it feel special are, in reality, simple...but expensive.
Applying the 80/20 rule; *great* wine and caviar would get UA the super-majority of the respect it would need to say it has legitimately upgraded its F product and both of those items require very little labor and 0.0 cooking/real food pre
Even if they have dialed back the F food to pretty much match J....with those two added extras, they'd be ok.
Instead it's looking like they have not done anything noteworthy in F and that our $$$ is much better spent elsewhere.
Applying the 80/20 rule; *great* wine and caviar would get UA the super-majority of the respect it would need to say it has legitimately upgraded its F product and both of those items require very little labor and 0.0 cooking/real food pre
Even if they have dialed back the F food to pretty much match J....with those two added extras, they'd be ok.
Instead it's looking like they have not done anything noteworthy in F and that our $$$ is much better spent elsewhere.
But then again, UA must get a killer deal on champagne no one else wants...
Jun 24, 2012, 8:25 pm
#253
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: United Premier 1K 1MM; AA Plat Pro; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott Platinum; Avis President's Club
Posts: 2,528
UA 976 IAD-DXB on 24 June
IAD-DXB:
UA 976
Boeing 777 (new config)
BusinessFirst
TO BEGIN:
Chilled Appetizer: Jumbo Shrimp (outstanding addition!)
Fresh Seasonal Greens
Tomatoes, Kalamata olives, bell p;eppers, baby mozzarella and croutons with your choice of creamy garlic dressing or balsamic vinaigrette
MAIN COURSE
Tenderloin of Beef
Asiago broth, brown butter gnocchi and green asparagus
Grilled Fillet of Amazon Cod
Plum jus sauce, plantains and green beans
Tri-color Ravioli
Cherry tomato sauce and herbed butternut squash with Parmesan cheese
Chicken Tikka Masala
Basmati rice, curried eggplant with potatoes, lentils with spinach, yogurt and pickled vegetables (Halal prepared entree)
TO FINISH
International Cheese Selection
Grapes and crackers served with Noval Fine Ruby Port
Dessert
Ice cream with your choice of toppings
MID-FLIGHT SNACK
Assorted Sanwiches
Turkey with cranberry cream cheese
Spinach tortilla wrap with julienned vegetable salad
PRIOR TO ARRIVAL
Cheddar Cheese Omelet
Broccoli-potato gratin and turkey sausage
Cereal and Banana
Served with milk
FEATURED CHAMPAGNES AND WINES
Overall a HUGE improvement in catering service out of IAD. The chilled appetizer was truly jumbo shrimp and tasted delicious. Like a few previous posters they've gone to the PMCO way of catering the "Prior to Arrival" meal. It seems that even if flights arrive in the afternoon they are serving a breakfast meal which I'm not a huge fan. Would like for them to return to a lunch service if you arrive around that time of day.
UA 976
Boeing 777 (new config)
BusinessFirst
TO BEGIN:
Chilled Appetizer: Jumbo Shrimp (outstanding addition!)
Fresh Seasonal Greens
Tomatoes, Kalamata olives, bell p;eppers, baby mozzarella and croutons with your choice of creamy garlic dressing or balsamic vinaigrette
MAIN COURSE
Tenderloin of Beef
Asiago broth, brown butter gnocchi and green asparagus
Grilled Fillet of Amazon Cod
Plum jus sauce, plantains and green beans
Tri-color Ravioli
Cherry tomato sauce and herbed butternut squash with Parmesan cheese
Chicken Tikka Masala
Basmati rice, curried eggplant with potatoes, lentils with spinach, yogurt and pickled vegetables (Halal prepared entree)
TO FINISH
International Cheese Selection
Grapes and crackers served with Noval Fine Ruby Port
Dessert
Ice cream with your choice of toppings
MID-FLIGHT SNACK
Assorted Sanwiches
Turkey with cranberry cream cheese
Spinach tortilla wrap with julienned vegetable salad
PRIOR TO ARRIVAL
Cheddar Cheese Omelet
Broccoli-potato gratin and turkey sausage
Cereal and Banana
Served with milk
FEATURED CHAMPAGNES AND WINES
- Paul Dangin Brut, NV Champagne (true champagne and good tasting)
- Burgans Albarino 2009, Rias Baixas, Spain
- Chateau St. Jean Chardonnay 2010, Carneros
- Santa Duc - AOP Les Bussons Cairanne 2010, Cotes du Rhone Villages
- Cosentino The Cab 2009, Caliornia
Overall a HUGE improvement in catering service out of IAD. The chilled appetizer was truly jumbo shrimp and tasted delicious. Like a few previous posters they've gone to the PMCO way of catering the "Prior to Arrival" meal. It seems that even if flights arrive in the afternoon they are serving a breakfast meal which I'm not a huge fan. Would like for them to return to a lunch service if you arrive around that time of day.
Jun 26, 2012, 12:13 pm
#254
Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: UA Mileage Plus, Hilton Gold
Posts: 6
ORD-YHZ No food? No first class?
Hi, I have an upcoming SFO-YHZ first class upgrade, which includes an ORD-YHZ segment (UA 3446) which shows upgrade to just "business class," and seems to have no food. Is this one of those "snack box" flights? Is the "business class" seating comfy enough that my back will hang in there? Thanks.
Jun 26, 2012, 12:21 pm
#255
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: DAL
Posts: 3,396
It is called business class when you are travelling outside the US. It is still the same domestic first class service offered on 2 class cabins. You will be eligible to go into to lounges at SFO and ORD because you are travelling outside the US in the premium cabin. If the ORD-YHZ flight is operated by United Express then you will get snack box.