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SFO-ORD
FC Breakfast The breakfast options were lovingly presented by our FA as "eggs or oatmeal?" The look on her face told me I dare not ask for any clarification on the eggs. I said "Eggs, please," to which she responded, "Drink?" Oh those friendly skies on the 737-800! Eggs were a rather nasty "pile" that resembled light snow. I thought I could blow on them and they'd fly off the plate. They sat on a bed of roasted onions and peppers with sausage slices. Bowl of fruit. Croissant or cinnamon roll. No yogurt. |
Originally Posted by EnvoyBoy
(Post 26013912)
SFO-ORD
FC Breakfast The breakfast options were lovingly presented by our FA as "eggs or oatmeal?" The look on her face told me I dare not ask for any clarification on the eggs. I said "Eggs, please," to which she responded, "Drink?" Oh those friendly skies on the 737-800! Eggs were a rather nasty "pile" that resembled light snow. I thought I could blow on them and they'd fly off the plate. They sat on a bed of roasted onions and peppers with sausage slices. Bowl of fruit. Croissant or cinnamon roll. No yogurt. Edit: Per https://www.united.com/web/en-US/con...st/dining.aspx, one of the midcon options has been "enhanced" away; we're back down to two. |
Originally Posted by Boo_Radley
(Post 26014318)
What happened to three options on these midcons? My last few flights had been two options, and I chalked it up to a miscater... not so sure anymore.
Looks like we're back to making cutbacks to the premium product. |
Originally Posted by Boo_Radley
(Post 26014318)
What happened to three options on these midcons? My last few flights had been two options, and I chalked it up to a miscater... not so sure anymore.
Edit: Per https://www.united.com/web/en-US/con...st/dining.aspx, one of the midcon options has been "enhanced" away; we're back down to two. |
I think the lack of yogurt may have been a mis-cater, as I had it yesterday DEN-LAX. That said, I didn't eat it -- "Uptown Farms" is hardly a premium brand.
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TPA-ORD this week, 11am departure: Salmon salad or Chicken bowl with rice and beans. Had the salmon salad. I was skeptical but the salmon was decent with flavor and the salad actually had a nice assortment of premium greens (and no iceberg!!). My only gripe was the insane amount of onions on the salad, but otherwise it was great.
Oddly though, we were served a bowl of fruit instead of soup. Did something change with one of the waves of enhancements where there is no longer soup with a lunch salad? IAD-TPA yesterday, 10pm departure: drinks and snack basket. I've said it before but I wish they would cater the snack plate again for these 2:20 flights that are later in the evening. The way the Dulles late bank is timed, I am often leaving my destination (CLE, CMH, CLT, BOS) at ~7pm (coming right from work), getting on leg 1, a short connection in IAD (and if I get stuck landing in A - no time to stop in the club), and then right onto the IAD-TPA leg, with a gourmet dinner of popcorn and almonds from the basket... |
Originally Posted by UAPremierGuy
(Post 26010362)
Meal choices were the Jambalaya, Lentil Chili, or a pasta dish. Were they trying to put everyone to sleep with that load of carbs? Sheesh! |
Originally Posted by UAPremierGuy
(Post 26014439)
I think the lack of yogurt may have been a mis-cater, as I had it yesterday DEN-LAX. That said, I didn't eat it -- "Uptown Farms" is hardly a premium brand.
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ORD-BOS
13JAN16 600Departure A319 Breakfast PDB Choice of: Scrambled eggs over asparagus and sausage, served with a small cup of fruit. or Fruit Plate with Yogurt Cinnamon roll or Croissant No Hot Towel, but purser brought some decorations from home to make the lavatory look better. |
Originally Posted by zoegksf
(Post 26014426)
Wow, that didn't last long. Pathetic
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Originally Posted by EWR764
(Post 26017966)
The catering windows are larger now than they were when the new meal service guidelines came out, and the snack tray is back in many markets. Overall I am not terribly upset by this, but if the pendulum swings way back, watch out... meal service is always an easy target for cost cutting.
Originally Posted by UA Insider
(Post 24207486)
To give you a better idea of what to expect on different mainline United flights after these changes, here is a quick summary of the new North America premium cabin dining program with additional details available on united.com beginning January 23:
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I guess the either the pre-arrival refreshment is gone or my RDU-SFO flight reviewed upthread was miscatered.
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They cut down YYC-DEN to snack breakfast too. Was full breakfast all last year.
And that snack BF is bad. Wilted or un ripe fruit and an overbaked muffin. :td: What is wrong with their management announcing all this big improvements and back paddling from it in no time? |
Originally Posted by popoemt
(Post 25990310)
YVR-SFO
UA 595 1400-1600hrs Snack flight- Cold snack plate of Chicken, some sort of salad (maybe coleslaw?), a chunk of white cheese, crackers, and a Lindt chocolate. Was not too bad for a cold plate, the cheese was bleh. Overall was nice to have something (especially since I had not eaten yet). |
Originally Posted by Boo_Radley
(Post 26018452)
Incorrect. When the initial change was made, any mainline over 800 miles was a meal between 5 AM and 8 PM, without exception. See below.
Maybe next time you can try "BZZZZZZZZZZT"! ;) This is the exception I am referring to, from your post: 800 to 1,499 miles: Full meal service including 2 entrée choices on most flights departing between 5:00am and 8:00pm. Lunch service will consist of a choice of a protein salad served with soup or premium sandwich paired with a side salad, and dinner service will consist of a choice between a hot entrée served with a side salad or a protein salad with hot soup. On flights departing between 1:30pm and 3:59pm, and all flights departing after 8:01pm, a selection of premium snacks and fresh fruit will be offered. Now, all flights 2:30 and longer get a full meal during those hours, and 2:20 to 2:30 get the resurrected cold plate from 3:00 to 3:59pm, and snack basket from 1:30 to 2:59pm. There were also some positive changes to Hawaii redeye catering. This apparently came at the expense of the third entree choice on midcon dinner flights. Additionally, the full service in the 8:00 hour was pulled back to a snack service on longer hauls. It's like a moving target... frustrating! |
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