2012 Let's Eat - International First, BusinessFirst, & Business Class
Sep 25, 2012, 1:21 pm
#481
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More relevantly, the pre-landing snack was grotesque. It was a re-heated cheeseburger, with a small fruit salad. I was in the forward section of business and only one person ate their hamburger, out of 16. It looked far worse than anything you would get at McDonalds or Burger King, let alone Wendy's. The FAs reported that they nowadays raided the economy section because everyone in C was desperate for something to eat which was not the cheeseburger. Please, please bring back the scone with clotted cream and finger sandwiches!
(while I think it's actually a good enough burger, it's not at all worthy of being served in int'l C)
Sep 25, 2012, 1:27 pm
#482
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Flew EWR-HKG roundtrip last week. Overall I was fine with the quality of the food and the presentation, but I just have two issues -
1. Give the FA's details of the food they're serving. For example, the chilled appetizer is listed as "chilled appetizer" (i.e., no indication of what it is). I asked the FA what the choices were and she said one of them was beef (turned out to be ahi tuna - she had no idea and was guessing). Either one would be okay with me, but there are people who might have an issue with getting it wrong.
2. UA - bring back the online menus that CO used to have for BF meals. It was helpful to see the choices, for example when deciding what you're going to eat the meal prior to the flight.
1. Give the FA's details of the food they're serving. For example, the chilled appetizer is listed as "chilled appetizer" (i.e., no indication of what it is). I asked the FA what the choices were and she said one of them was beef (turned out to be ahi tuna - she had no idea and was guessing). Either one would be okay with me, but there are people who might have an issue with getting it wrong.
2. UA - bring back the online menus that CO used to have for BF meals. It was helpful to see the choices, for example when deciding what you're going to eat the meal prior to the flight.
Sep 25, 2012, 6:42 pm
#483
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Flew EWR-HKG roundtrip last week. Overall I was fine with the quality of the food and the presentation, but I just have two issues -
2. UA - bring back the online menus that CO used to have for BF meals. It was helpful to see the choices, for example when deciding what you're going to eat the meal prior to the flight.
2. UA - bring back the online menus that CO used to have for BF meals. It was helpful to see the choices, for example when deciding what you're going to eat the meal prior to the flight.
Sep 25, 2012, 7:12 pm
#484
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Sep 26, 2012, 12:40 am
#485
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Sep 30, 2012, 4:23 pm
#486
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Would love to hear any recent reports on Business menus IAD-Europe. I'm doing IAD-MUC in mid-October. Thanks!
Sep 30, 2012, 5:19 pm
#487
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Oct 2, 2012, 8:02 pm
#488
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Oct 3, 2012, 12:38 pm
#489
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9/28 UA931 LHR-SFO Global First
PDB in plastic cups. :-(
Warm nuts/towel, etc...
Appitizer: Spicy Chicken Skewer with some sort of Shu-mai thing? Both pretty good
Soup: Creamy Carrot-Ginger (was alright, but I'm not a big carrot fan)
Salad: Very good, the tomatoes were great
Main: Chicken with Coconut-Chili sauce, rice, and baby bokchoy
Fruit, Cheese & Port:
Ice Cream:
There were also cold sandwiches during the flight, and the cheese burger before landing. Which was WAY better than the domestic version of the cheese burger.
The flight and staff were great (LHR based), maybe a bit rushed through the main service but thats ok.
There was one a**-hat who kept his shades open, pretty much blinding everyone in GF. FA's kept closing them when he was wondering around (which was often), but he kept opening them up.
PDB in plastic cups. :-(
Warm nuts/towel, etc...
Appitizer: Spicy Chicken Skewer with some sort of Shu-mai thing? Both pretty good
Soup: Creamy Carrot-Ginger (was alright, but I'm not a big carrot fan)
Salad: Very good, the tomatoes were great
Main: Chicken with Coconut-Chili sauce, rice, and baby bokchoy
Fruit, Cheese & Port:
Ice Cream:
There were also cold sandwiches during the flight, and the cheese burger before landing. Which was WAY better than the domestic version of the cheese burger.
The flight and staff were great (LHR based), maybe a bit rushed through the main service but thats ok.
There was one a**-hat who kept his shades open, pretty much blinding everyone in GF. FA's kept closing them when he was wondering around (which was often), but he kept opening them up.
Oct 4, 2012, 5:46 pm
#490
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I understand the sad face, but to be fair, pre-departure drinks are served in plastic so that you can keep it during take off. Glassware has to be collected. That said, there are ways to create a premium looking piece of plastic glassware to add some quality to the experience.
Oct 4, 2012, 5:48 pm
#491
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I like that the old Tulip tumblers and stemmed wine glasses are still being used!
Oct 4, 2012, 7:35 pm
#492
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It's a shame that the GF sundaes now look exactly like the pmCO (and current UA) BF sundaes, with no chocolate scoop as in pmUA.
Oct 5, 2012, 3:58 am
#493
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9/28 UA931 LHR-SFO Global First
PDB in plastic cups. :-(
Warm nuts/towel, etc...
Appitizer: Spicy Chicken Skewer with some sort of Shu-mai thing? Both pretty good
...
There were also cold sandwiches during the flight, and the cheese burger before landing. Which was WAY better than the domestic version of the cheese burger.
The flight and staff were great (LHR based), maybe a bit rushed through the main service but thats ok.
There was one a**-hat who kept his shades open, pretty much blinding everyone in GF. FA's kept closing them when he was wondering around (which was often), but he kept opening them up.
PDB in plastic cups. :-(
Warm nuts/towel, etc...
Appitizer: Spicy Chicken Skewer with some sort of Shu-mai thing? Both pretty good
...
There were also cold sandwiches during the flight, and the cheese burger before landing. Which was WAY better than the domestic version of the cheese burger.
The flight and staff were great (LHR based), maybe a bit rushed through the main service but thats ok.
There was one a**-hat who kept his shades open, pretty much blinding everyone in GF. FA's kept closing them when he was wondering around (which was often), but he kept opening them up.
Not complaining - when CO switched from the lobster/salmon et al to those dumplings a few years ago in Biz First wasn't thrilled but glad they are back.
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Oct 5, 2012, 5:15 am
#494
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How they think fried Costco dumplings are more premium for Global First than smoked seafood, dried beef, etc that they serve now in business is a head scratcher.
Not complaining - when CO switched from the lobster/salmon et al to those dumplings a few years ago in Biz First wasn't thrilled but glad they are back.
Not complaining - when CO switched from the lobster/salmon et al to those dumplings a few years ago in Biz First wasn't thrilled but glad they are back.
Oct 5, 2012, 6:11 am
#495
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There were also cold sandwiches during the flight, and the cheese burger before landing. Which was WAY better than the domestic version of the cheese burger.
The flight and staff were great (LHR based), maybe a bit rushed through the main service but thats ok.
There was one a**-hat who kept his shades open, pretty much blinding everyone in GF. FA's kept closing them when he was wondering around (which was often), but he kept opening them up.
The flight and staff were great (LHR based), maybe a bit rushed through the main service but thats ok.
There was one a**-hat who kept his shades open, pretty much blinding everyone in GF. FA's kept closing them when he was wondering around (which was often), but he kept opening them up.