2015 Let's Eat - Domestic/Canada/Latin America First, Business, & p.s. BusinessFirst
Nov 24, 2015, 8:24 pm
#1141
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: NYC (Primarily EWR)
Programs: UA 1K / *G, Marriott Bonvoy Gold; Avis PC
Posts: 9,010
UA 1611 - EWR-PHX (dinner)
Floored by the quality of tonight's dinner...easily the best meal in domestic F I've eaten.
Starting off with a Goose IPA as usual...
Lobster Mac and cheese(!!!!). This was absolutely phenomenal. Perfect crisp on the breadcrumbs on the outside, lots of plentiful lobster meat, and great cheesy flavor. I'd pay NYC prices for this dish. The salad was solid - I really liked that they use arugula now - and the pretzel roll was phenomenal as always.
My wife had the tandoori chicken, which was also good - bits of paneer sprinkled in the curry was a nice touch.
Dessert was cookies and cream ice cream topped with chocolate syrup and whipped cream. The syrup had a slight coffee taste to it - a nice touch.
The nuts were served right with dinner, so you could argue that should have been done earlier - but the food was fantastic. Not sure if this was a new dish or just a lucky good batch of catering, but I loved it. Good job, UA ^
Starting off with a Goose IPA as usual...
Lobster Mac and cheese(!!!!). This was absolutely phenomenal. Perfect crisp on the breadcrumbs on the outside, lots of plentiful lobster meat, and great cheesy flavor. I'd pay NYC prices for this dish. The salad was solid - I really liked that they use arugula now - and the pretzel roll was phenomenal as always.
My wife had the tandoori chicken, which was also good - bits of paneer sprinkled in the curry was a nice touch.
Dessert was cookies and cream ice cream topped with chocolate syrup and whipped cream. The syrup had a slight coffee taste to it - a nice touch.
The nuts were served right with dinner, so you could argue that should have been done earlier - but the food was fantastic. Not sure if this was a new dish or just a lucky good batch of catering, but I loved it. Good job, UA ^
Last edited by PsiFighter37; Nov 24, 2015 at 8:31 pm
Nov 27, 2015, 12:40 pm
#1142
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: SFO
Posts: 1
Anyone fly yesterday and get to try one of the complimentary Thanksgiving treats being passed out?
Nov 27, 2015, 2:02 pm
#1143
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: EWR, PHL
Programs: UA1k 3MM, AA Plt, peasant on everybody else, elite something or other at a bunch of hotels.
Posts: 4,637
Is this the new routine? On my lunch time flight last week from LAX-IAH, the nuts were also served with the meal.
Nov 27, 2015, 2:52 pm
#1144
Join Date: Apr 2015
Programs: United Global Services, Amtrak Select Executive
Posts: 4,098
On UA1028 right now EWR-SNA. FAs reported that no nuts were catered. I had the Thai chicken and rice, which was pretty good. Wife had the ravioli, which smelled and looked delicious.
Nov 27, 2015, 2:55 pm
#1145
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: IAH
Programs: *AG, Choice Privileges Elite Diamond, SPG Gold, La Quinta Returns Gold, Wyndham Rewards Gold
Posts: 466
Floored by the quality of tonight's dinner...easily the best meal in domestic F I've eaten.
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Lobster Mac and cheese(!!!!). This was absolutely phenomenal. Perfect crisp on the breadcrumbs on the outside, lots of plentiful lobster meat, and great cheesy flavor. I'd pay NYC prices for this dish. The salad was solid - I really liked that they use arugula now - and the pretzel roll was phenomenal as always.
....
The nuts were served right with dinner, so you could argue that should have been done earlier - but the food was fantastic. Not sure if this was a new dish or just a lucky good batch of catering, but I loved it. Good job, UA ^
....
Lobster Mac and cheese(!!!!). This was absolutely phenomenal. Perfect crisp on the breadcrumbs on the outside, lots of plentiful lobster meat, and great cheesy flavor. I'd pay NYC prices for this dish. The salad was solid - I really liked that they use arugula now - and the pretzel roll was phenomenal as always.
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The nuts were served right with dinner, so you could argue that should have been done earlier - but the food was fantastic. Not sure if this was a new dish or just a lucky good batch of catering, but I loved it. Good job, UA ^
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Nov 27, 2015, 3:03 pm
#1146
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Denver, CO
Programs: UA 1K 25 years/2MM, Honors LT Diamond, AVIS & Hertz Prez Club
Posts: 4,753
Nope. This is either a lazy crew OR a crew that's been told they have a very short time for service due to expected choppy air. Usually the former but sometimes the latter.
Nov 27, 2015, 3:49 pm
#1147
Join Date: Mar 2012
Programs: Mileage Plus 1K; Marriott Platinum; Hilton Gold
Posts: 6,355
They had this lobster dish on my flight in Wednesday (UA 1795 PHX-IAH.) I opted for the beef tips instead. The entre was actually really good. I actually was surprised. Vegetables were a bit tough, though. However, this a significant upgrade from my last meal on UA, which I couldn't even describe as a meal.
Nov 27, 2015, 5:47 pm
#1148
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Las Vegas
Programs: DL Platinum, AA Lifetime Gold, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Platinum, Radisson Premium
Posts: 6,638
Catering error on paid F UX flight 6274 from MSP-SFO tonight: No meals.
Nov 27, 2015, 10:06 pm
#1149
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Bloomfield, NJ
Programs: UA Gold, Million Miler, Marriott platinum, lifetime platinum
Posts: 974
Nov 28, 2015, 12:23 am
#1150
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: WAS, LAX
Programs: AS 100K
Posts: 1,330
Great improvement, UA!
Nov 28, 2015, 12:45 am
#1151
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: NYC
Posts: 302
Similarly, a staff member in the Terminal A lounge at EWR was going around giving pieces of cheesecake to patrons on Wednesday night.
Nov 28, 2015, 6:51 pm
#1152
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 295
PS lunch/dinner flight on Thanksgiving afternoon (EWR-LAX) on a 16-seat Continental plane. Very good and friendly - albeit it junior - SFO based crew. Everyone was kept hydrated and glasses full the entire way across the country.
Starter: Chilled Appetizer (smoked chicken with apple fennel salad);
Salad: Butternut Squash Salad (spring mix, pumpkin seeds, cranberries, blue cheese, pickled onions, balsamic vinaigrette)
Main:
(1) Beef Short Rib (bordelaise sauce, roasted parsnips and carrots, goat cheese grits)
(2) Turbot (asian BBQ sauce, soy glaze, baby bok choy, pickled turnips, rice
(3) Duck Confit Ravioli (mushroom ragout, semi dried tomatoes, asparagus)
Finish:
Ice cream + cookies towards the end of the flight
Nice menu, salad definitely PS quality compared to what you might get otherwise on a flight but the food in general is still probably good for an airplane but not something you would ever write home about if gotten at a restaurant. I had the ravioli, tasty but pasta is real hard to reheat in an airplane oven without the pasta drying out substantially. Seatmate had the turbot and interestingly said it was the best fish dish he's ever had on an airplane before. It did look good. As far as I could tell, everyone got their first choice for entree. Flight also went out with empty seats up front which I'm sure helped.
My highest rating would be to the crew. Even on initial descent into LA, they were making a final drink run through the cabin.
Starter: Chilled Appetizer (smoked chicken with apple fennel salad);
Salad: Butternut Squash Salad (spring mix, pumpkin seeds, cranberries, blue cheese, pickled onions, balsamic vinaigrette)
Main:
(1) Beef Short Rib (bordelaise sauce, roasted parsnips and carrots, goat cheese grits)
(2) Turbot (asian BBQ sauce, soy glaze, baby bok choy, pickled turnips, rice
(3) Duck Confit Ravioli (mushroom ragout, semi dried tomatoes, asparagus)
Finish:
Ice cream + cookies towards the end of the flight
Nice menu, salad definitely PS quality compared to what you might get otherwise on a flight but the food in general is still probably good for an airplane but not something you would ever write home about if gotten at a restaurant. I had the ravioli, tasty but pasta is real hard to reheat in an airplane oven without the pasta drying out substantially. Seatmate had the turbot and interestingly said it was the best fish dish he's ever had on an airplane before. It did look good. As far as I could tell, everyone got their first choice for entree. Flight also went out with empty seats up front which I'm sure helped.
My highest rating would be to the crew. Even on initial descent into LA, they were making a final drink run through the cabin.
Nov 28, 2015, 6:56 pm
#1153
Join Date: Mar 2012
Programs: Mileage Plus 1K; Marriott Platinum; Hilton Gold
Posts: 6,355
PS lunch/dinner flight on Thanksgiving afternoon (EWR-LAX) on a 16-seat Continental plane. Very good and friendly - albeit junior - SFO based crew. Everyone was kept hydrated and glasses full the entire way across the country. ...
My highest rating would be to the crew. Even on initial descent into LA, they were making a final drink run through the cabin.
My highest rating would be to the crew. Even on initial descent into LA, they were making a final drink run through the cabin.
Nov 28, 2015, 6:58 pm
#1154
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Honolulu Harbor
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 15,029
Nov 28, 2015, 7:28 pm
#1155
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: ORD-LAS
Programs: UA MM 1K, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium Elite
Posts: 4,419