tstauck

Thanks for the welcome and the tip! Got the photo added of that dinner on the ERJ-175.

CMK10

I have never removed it from my laptop bag at a TSA checkpoint and they've never noticed or cared. Oddly, security at CPH two weeks ago flagged my bag because of it but once they saw what it was they let me go and keep it.

tarheelnj

SFO-EWR
11/3/16
UA 1214

Appetizer/Salad - both were good.
Chicken was okay. Cauliflower and leek mash was a healthier choice than mashed potatoes, but I didn't care for it.
Vanilla Bean Gelato was delicious - for someone who has dairy issues (therefore no ice cream), I finally got to have a sundae.
Service was excellent.

PV_Premier

Did you see the steak served to anyone else? If so, how did it look?

tarheelnj

My seatmate had it, and it looked pretty good. The chimichurri sauce might not be for everyone, but given another shot at this menu, I would try the steak.

pseudoswede

Just curious: what makes gelato different from ice cream so you can consume it? Both are dairy-based.

tarheelnj

Seems to be the lower percentage of cream, possibly fat & air content. I'm sure someone could give a better medical explanation. I just know that I've had regular ice cream and gelato, and only the former seems to give me issues.

fumje

Gelato generally has a lower fat content, as you said. Typically cited numbers are around 5pc fat for gelato and 13pc for ice cream.

DCFlyer0306

DCA - DEN
Depart: 4:11 pm
Arrive: 6:15 pm
Coded as dinner

Choice of chicken with macaroni and cheese or beef stew.

Chose the chicken - it was pretty good. It's served in a big bowl with slices of chicken on top of the mac and cheese. It had a surprising amount of breadcrumbs, which was unexpected but gave the dish some texture. There was a side salad of spinach, mushrooms, and zucchini - I opted to add the salad (without dressing) to the mac and cheese bowl -- I thought the bowl was greatly improved by adding vegetables

Warm chocolate chip cookie was served (on a plate!) afterwards

All in all, a pretty decent meal, far above what United used to serve!

uber1K_Flyer

There seems to be zero thought into most UA meals.

IAH-OIL-TRASH

The roast beef baguette in coach is a mighty fine sandwich. The breakfast and Italian baguettes I've had were also great. I actually look forward to the coach BoB sandwiches more than the domestic F meals. Not that I'll give up my F seat when I can get it...

qukslvr619

While I had been very quick to criticize the meal offerings over the past couple of years, mostly post merger where there was notable decline in quality and variety, I would actually say that including things such as avocado/pickled carrots/salsa fresca is considerable effort at actually putting thought into what is being served. They could have easily put a tub of terrible salsa (which they had been doing) and left it at that.

Maybe I'm in the minority in this line of thinking, but compared to where things were before its a significant improvement.

CHOPCHOP767

^ You're not alone in your assessment of general improvements in meal quality and service standards over the past year, at least in my experience on my most frequent route with a meal: BOS->ORD. FAs haven't been missing the PDB, meals are generally very good, and frequent re-fills are offered during the flight. UA's premium domestic cabin service is getting better, not worse.

qukslvr619

SFOSTL
DEP 1755
738

All of the SFOSTL flights I have been flown recently have been on a mix of 319/320/E-175 so was surprised to see a 738, and a full 738 at that.

PDB appeared to be offered, I boarded later, but despite boarding going on for 20+ mins after I sat down no offer of PDB or coat hangup. Based on this and the announcement from the FA describing himself and other FA's as "safety professionals", I didn't have high expectations at this point.

After takeoff, meal orders taken front to back; choices described as salmon with cous cous or braised beef. After both myself and my seatmate told the FA that we wanted the beef, he said "and your second choice is salmon." I know what he meant but the delivery was rather stern and would have been communicated better had he said "choices are salmon or beef; which would be your first choice?"

Saw the trays being brought out with the first round of beverages so was expecting the famous "onePass" service; but as noted in the picture, they brought out the salad/roll/nuts out on the tray with the beverage, and then later brought out the entrée. I actually liked that to be honest as it actually seemed to be more in line with how the conduct service on the international flights.

The FA's were really good about refills, so despite the initial observation and the one-offs, it was a pretty good flight. Oh and the red wine on offer (I think it was a Malbec), dare I say was actually good

Salad/Nuts/Roll First Course


Entree

EWR764

Interesting... looks like a 1/2 tray? Definitely smaller than the usual setup.