2016 Let's Eat - Domestic/Canada/Latin America First, Business, & p.s. BusinessFirst
Oct 19, 2016, 3:46 pm
#706
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I see UA still has not managed to locate table linens which cover the GF tray table... @:-)
Oct 19, 2016, 3:55 pm
#707
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IME they bring you a tray with an empty wineglass regardless of what you happen to be drinking. Unless you're trying to stock up, the glass stays empty.
Oct 19, 2016, 4:00 pm
#708
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Oct 19, 2016, 7:35 pm
#709
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 94
My EWR - CUN flight was typically pleasant UA breakfast with omelette and cinammon roll. BUT my CUN - EWR was disgusting. Hard, dry, overcooked chicken breast, stale roll. Passable salad. Thank goodness for the standard UA fresh cookie later.
Who makes this garbage? I assume this was catered in Mexico?
Who makes this garbage? I assume this was catered in Mexico?
Oct 19, 2016, 9:52 pm
#710
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Why? Salad dressing bottles, different entree choices, different salads than ex-Hubs.
Oct 20, 2016, 6:57 am
#711
Join Date: May 2006
Location: STL
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While the empty bowl on a tray is for return catering, the glass on the tray is supposed to be filled with water for breakfast flights, and for lunch/dinner the FA's would do a pass of wine. I don't know what changed the standard sequence was trays brought out to 2 rows of pax, bread basket, then an offer of wine. It still says this in the manual, but in the past year I've yet to encounter a single instance where 1) the bread wasn't just placed onto the tray, or 2) FA's were in the aisles offering wine.
Oct 20, 2016, 9:02 am
#712
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While the empty bowl on a tray is for return catering, the glass on the tray is supposed to be filled with water for breakfast flights, and for lunch/dinner the FA's would do a pass of wine. I don't know what changed the standard sequence was trays brought out to 2 rows of pax, bread basket, then an offer of wine. It still says this in the manual, but in the past year I've yet to encounter a single instance where 1) the bread wasn't just placed onto the tray, or 2) FA's were in the aisles offering wine.
Oct 22, 2016, 6:55 pm
#713
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UA 1228: EWR to SFO
October 21, 2016
Boeing 757-200 (sUA p.s.), Snack
As an avid consumer of food, I'm a huge fan of the "snack" course being a 24-hour affair on p.s. flights. The snack basket is really little better than Y, and a real disappointment when offered.
This p.s. flight left at 11pm and offered a sausage calzone with chocolate truffle, which were very good. Only downside is that I ate it with fork and knife, and trying to cut anything with a dull knife on a tray table is always a tenuous affair. As a "red-eye" flight, the pre-arrival dish was a cranberry muffin instead of cookie. Top-notch service throughout the flight, including waiting to serve the muffin until the lights came on for final into SFO, which was a nice gesture as most of the cabin was asleep.
My only regret is that I was again thwarted in my vanilla ice cream search. Escaping Manhattan proved impossible, so I missed my original 7pm flight, and was able to rebook out on the last flight. In turn, I really appreciated the flatbed as I used it to sleep for a while before a 5am (Eastern) arrival into SFO. I still don't sleep that well on planes, but a lot easier than in domestic F.
October 21, 2016
Boeing 757-200 (sUA p.s.), Snack
As an avid consumer of food, I'm a huge fan of the "snack" course being a 24-hour affair on p.s. flights. The snack basket is really little better than Y, and a real disappointment when offered.
This p.s. flight left at 11pm and offered a sausage calzone with chocolate truffle, which were very good. Only downside is that I ate it with fork and knife, and trying to cut anything with a dull knife on a tray table is always a tenuous affair. As a "red-eye" flight, the pre-arrival dish was a cranberry muffin instead of cookie. Top-notch service throughout the flight, including waiting to serve the muffin until the lights came on for final into SFO, which was a nice gesture as most of the cabin was asleep.
My only regret is that I was again thwarted in my vanilla ice cream search. Escaping Manhattan proved impossible, so I missed my original 7pm flight, and was able to rebook out on the last flight. In turn, I really appreciated the flatbed as I used it to sleep for a while before a 5am (Eastern) arrival into SFO. I still don't sleep that well on planes, but a lot easier than in domestic F.
Oct 22, 2016, 7:08 pm
#714
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: NYC
Posts: 302
I had the same snack yesterday on UA786 EWR-LAX, sans truffle. The sauce was in a small ramekin instead of a tin. I was also pleasantly surprised by the warm muffin 10 minutes before landing.
Oct 22, 2016, 8:30 pm
#715
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: NYC
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UA1980 MCO-EWR 22Oct
Dinner flight had a chicken tandoori option it was excellent both in tenderness and flavor. The chicken was more tender than most deliveries I get from Indian restaurants in Tribeca. Kudos to UA!
Adam
Adam
Oct 22, 2016, 10:11 pm
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I have a p.s. redeye ex-LAX next month and am hoping for a hamburger. That calazone looks bad. If I was smart I would just eat at home and go to right sleep, but I actaully like the hamburgers on pretzel buns...
Oct 23, 2016, 2:12 am
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Oct 23, 2016, 9:22 am
#718
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The calzone isn't bad at all. I indulged myself on EWR-HNL and GUM-HNL. Not even close to the horror that was the "chicken bouquet" so don't confuse the two.
Oct 23, 2016, 12:15 pm
#719
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Oct 23, 2016, 12:19 pm
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UA 1228: EWR to SFO
October 21, 2016
Boeing 757-200 (sUA p.s.), Snack
As an avid consumer of food, I'm a huge fan of the "snack" course being a 24-hour affair on p.s. flights. The snack basket is really little better than Y, and a real disappointment when offered.
Attachment 20541
This p.s. flight left at 11pm and offered a sausage calzone with chocolate truffle, which were very good. Only downside is that I ate it with fork and knife, and trying to cut anything with a dull knife on a tray table is always a tenuous affair. As a "red-eye" flight, the pre-arrival dish was a cranberry muffin instead of cookie. Top-notch service throughout the flight, including waiting to serve the muffin until the lights came on for final into SFO, which was a nice gesture as most of the cabin was asleep.
My only regret is that I was again thwarted in my vanilla ice cream search. Escaping Manhattan proved impossible, so I missed my original 7pm flight, and was able to rebook out on the last flight. In turn, I really appreciated the flatbed as I used it to sleep for a while before a 5am (Eastern) arrival into SFO. I still don't sleep that well on planes, but a lot easier than in domestic F.
October 21, 2016
Boeing 757-200 (sUA p.s.), Snack
As an avid consumer of food, I'm a huge fan of the "snack" course being a 24-hour affair on p.s. flights. The snack basket is really little better than Y, and a real disappointment when offered.
Attachment 20541
This p.s. flight left at 11pm and offered a sausage calzone with chocolate truffle, which were very good. Only downside is that I ate it with fork and knife, and trying to cut anything with a dull knife on a tray table is always a tenuous affair. As a "red-eye" flight, the pre-arrival dish was a cranberry muffin instead of cookie. Top-notch service throughout the flight, including waiting to serve the muffin until the lights came on for final into SFO, which was a nice gesture as most of the cabin was asleep.
My only regret is that I was again thwarted in my vanilla ice cream search. Escaping Manhattan proved impossible, so I missed my original 7pm flight, and was able to rebook out on the last flight. In turn, I really appreciated the flatbed as I used it to sleep for a while before a 5am (Eastern) arrival into SFO. I still don't sleep that well on planes, but a lot easier than in domestic F.
