2016 Let's Eat - Domestic/Canada/Latin America First, Business, & p.s. BusinessFirst
Apr 8, 2016, 9:16 pm
#226
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Telluride, CO
Posts: 180
1 APR 16
MCO-DEN (F) - Dinner
Had the lentil chili with polenta cakes. As far as domestic airline food goes, it was spectacular (one of the best domestic F meals I can remember). Something I'd not just eat on the ground, but enjoy on the ground, so was a real treat onboard. Even passes muster to make upper echelon of meals I've had on international F on any carrier (but not quite as superlative in this context, but still quite good).
Now, lentils do lend themselves well to being airline/pre-prepped/par-booked and oven finished on-board, so that is partially it (e.g. they nailed the texture, but shouldn't be hard with a lentil dish), but the seasoning and flavors were robust, layered, and well chosen.
Also, relatively healthy, and if you pass on the polenta, very, very healthy.
Polenta was a bit gel-like and not perfect, but definitely passable and the lentil quality carried it, esp if you mixed the lentil, you didn't notice the short comings of the polenta texture/prep.
MCO-DEN (F) - Dinner
Had the lentil chili with polenta cakes. As far as domestic airline food goes, it was spectacular (one of the best domestic F meals I can remember). Something I'd not just eat on the ground, but enjoy on the ground, so was a real treat onboard. Even passes muster to make upper echelon of meals I've had on international F on any carrier (but not quite as superlative in this context, but still quite good).
Now, lentils do lend themselves well to being airline/pre-prepped/par-booked and oven finished on-board, so that is partially it (e.g. they nailed the texture, but shouldn't be hard with a lentil dish), but the seasoning and flavors were robust, layered, and well chosen.
Also, relatively healthy, and if you pass on the polenta, very, very healthy.
Polenta was a bit gel-like and not perfect, but definitely passable and the lentil quality carried it, esp if you mixed the lentil, you didn't notice the short comings of the polenta texture/prep.
Apr 8, 2016, 9:41 pm
#227
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Bloomfield, NJ
Programs: UA Gold, Million Miler, Marriott platinum, lifetime platinum
Posts: 974
FLL EWR on this past Wednesday.
Choice of seafood stew or chicken jambalaya. Had that - was delicious, too bad the portion was so small. Great crew with nonstop drink refills, etc.
side - note - scored a gold upgrade roundtrip EWR FLL this week 48 hours out on a $78 fare each way.
Choice of seafood stew or chicken jambalaya. Had that - was delicious, too bad the portion was so small. Great crew with nonstop drink refills, etc.
side - note - scored a gold upgrade roundtrip EWR FLL this week 48 hours out on a $78 fare each way.
Apr 9, 2016, 12:11 pm
#228
Join Date: Jan 2016
Programs: AA Platinum
Posts: 50
UA1294 ORD-MCO
April 2016
757-300
First Class
Boarding for first class was delayed as they catered the flight. The aisles were blocked by carts. There were a few agitated first class passengers: they wanted to sit down immediately. These same passengers were agitated again when the in-flight WiFi wouldn't start up. We were allowed to board during group 2. They stopped 2 from boarding and let us walk on. After boarding, PDB of orange juice or water was offered. In air, service began quickly.
I don't remember the dinner choices, but I had the curry chicken with a slaw-style salad. The only downside to the dish was the rice: some of it was cook perfectly, some of it was not cooked at all, and some of it was overcooked.
Dessert was a warm cookie. We hit some turbulence during dessert so only the first two rows were served. Yet, our fearless flight attended was determined to finish serving dessert: he unbuckled and brought us our cookies. I don't know how he kept his balance so well.
April 2016
757-300
First Class
Boarding for first class was delayed as they catered the flight. The aisles were blocked by carts. There were a few agitated first class passengers: they wanted to sit down immediately. These same passengers were agitated again when the in-flight WiFi wouldn't start up. We were allowed to board during group 2. They stopped 2 from boarding and let us walk on. After boarding, PDB of orange juice or water was offered. In air, service began quickly.
I don't remember the dinner choices, but I had the curry chicken with a slaw-style salad. The only downside to the dish was the rice: some of it was cook perfectly, some of it was not cooked at all, and some of it was overcooked.
Dessert was a warm cookie. We hit some turbulence during dessert so only the first two rows were served. Yet, our fearless flight attended was determined to finish serving dessert: he unbuckled and brought us our cookies. I don't know how he kept his balance so well.
Apr 11, 2016, 5:17 pm
#229
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Boulder, CO and Waimea, HI
Programs: UAL 1K MM
Posts: 748
HNL-DEN red eye missing wake-up coffee
I usually take this flight 1-2 times a year but today's flight struck me as odd. I realize breakfast is a thing of the past but no coffee service in First Class either? I was expecting a wake-up cup and maybe some juice but there was none to be seen.
Perhaps this is a result of an increasingly earlier departure for this flight.
Perhaps this is a result of an increasingly earlier departure for this flight.
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Apr 11, 2016 at 6:50 pm Reason: added some detail to title
Apr 11, 2016, 6:48 pm
#230
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Location: SFO
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Apr 11, 2016, 6:50 pm
#231
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: ROC/NYC/MSP/LAX/HKG/SIN
Posts: 3,215
I usually take this flight 1-2 times a year but today's flight struck me as odd. I realize breakfast is a thing of the past but no coffee service in First Class either? I was expecting a wake-up cup and maybe some juice but there was none to be seen.
Perhaps this is a result of an increasingly earlier departure for this flight.
Perhaps this is a result of an increasingly earlier departure for this flight.
Apr 11, 2016, 7:56 pm
#232
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: New York
Programs: EK Platinum, AA EXP, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,148
Can anyone explain why a 1:30pm departure IAH-FLL only offers the snack basket but a 3pm FLL-IAH has a lunch service?
Apr 11, 2016, 8:05 pm
#233
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Apr 11, 2016, 8:23 pm
#234
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Boulder, CO and Waimea, HI
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Posts: 748
Apr 12, 2016, 2:18 am
#235
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: SAN
Programs: UA 1K, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Lt Plt
Posts: 241
LAX-IAD
Apr 11 Breakfast
777
PDB
Hot towel
Yogurt and fruit. Choice of cereal, waffle or quiche with sausage.
Biscuit or cinnamon roll.
Apr 11 Breakfast
777
PDB
Hot towel
Yogurt and fruit. Choice of cereal, waffle or quiche with sausage.
Biscuit or cinnamon roll.
Apr 12, 2016, 9:29 pm
#236
Join Date: Jul 2015
Programs: UA Platinum, Starbucks Gold
Posts: 873
Do lunch and dinner ps flights have the same bread basket as in international BF? Have only flown ps on a breakfast flight. Have a ps round-trip coming up and am wondering whether to expect garlic bread and pretzel rolls!
Apr 13, 2016, 10:30 am
#237
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 1K 1.5MM, HH Diamond
Posts: 232
BOS-ORD
13Apr16
1050 Departure, Lunch
UA1275
B739 sUA
PDB
Hot Nuts
Chicken sandwich on ciabatta bread or Polynesian shrimp salad(3 shrimps), both with fruit salad
Chocolate Chip Bar
13Apr16
1050 Departure, Lunch
UA1275
B739 sUA
PDB
Hot Nuts
Chicken sandwich on ciabatta bread or Polynesian shrimp salad(3 shrimps), both with fruit salad
Chocolate Chip Bar
Apr 16, 2016, 11:59 pm
#238
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 1999
Posts: 11,468
Looking for any feed back:
What are the p.s. lunch & dinner offerings for April?
What are the p.s. lunch & dinner offerings for April?
Apr 17, 2016, 10:12 am
#240
Join Date: Aug 2002
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Posts: 2,928
I'm flying IAD-JAX at 1230 on Tuesday and the meal is "light snack", does that mean the snack basket? Thanks!
