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2016 Let's Eat - Domestic/Canada/Latin America First, Business, & p.s. BusinessFirst
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2014 Let's Eat - Domestic/Canada/Latin America First, BusinessFirst, & Business Class
2013 Let's Eat - Domestic First, BusinessFirst, & Business Class
2016 Let's Eat - Domestic/Canada/Latin America First, Business, & p.s. BusinessFirst
2015 Let's Eat - Domestic/Canada/Latin America First, Business, & p.s. BusinessFirst
2014 Let's Eat - Domestic/Canada/Latin America First, BusinessFirst, & Business Class
2013 Let's Eat - Domestic First, BusinessFirst, & Business Class
2017 Let's Eat - United First, United Business, & p.s. Premium Service
Aug 5, 2017, 1:06 pm
#601
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: LGA
Programs: UA 1K *G; SPG Gold; Marriott Gold
Posts: 103
UA1561, Aug. 5
LGA-DEN, 0620 departure
B738, F cabin
Choice was between scrambled eggs and oatmeal. Not the biggest fan of egg dishes, so went with the oatmeal. Not one of my favorite UA F breakfasts.
LGA-DEN, 0620 departure
B738, F cabin
Choice was between scrambled eggs and oatmeal. Not the biggest fan of egg dishes, so went with the oatmeal. Not one of my favorite UA F breakfasts.
Aug 5, 2017, 2:23 pm
#602
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: SFO
Programs: Marriott Ti/LTP
Posts: 1,329
Sfo-dfw Aug 1
Paella with shrimp and sausage or chicken salad. Had the Paella and it was OK. Shrimp were cooked reasonably well.
Going to miss the mainline aircraft when it switches back to UAX in the fall.
Paella with shrimp and sausage or chicken salad. Had the Paella and it was OK. Shrimp were cooked reasonably well.
Going to miss the mainline aircraft when it switches back to UAX in the fall.
Aug 5, 2017, 3:03 pm
#603
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: BOS
Programs: Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott/SPG/Hilton Gold, PreCheck + Clear
Posts: 2,306
The meal I had SFO-OGG Tuesday was actually heftier than most I've received recently. Tough-ish "flat=iron" steak (easily twice the size of the short rib I'm used to) w/ chimichurri sauce, decent amount of mashed sweet potatoes, and some white beans. Wasn't bad. Sizeable scoop of vanilla ice cream (in a paper bowl) w/ whipped cream and chocolate sauce .
Ordered a Moscow Mule. FA proactively brought a Tito's, too, saying "There's alcohol in the Moscow Mule, but I've been told not enough..."
Ordered a Moscow Mule. FA proactively brought a Tito's, too, saying "There's alcohol in the Moscow Mule, but I've been told not enough..."
Aug 7, 2017, 6:04 am
#604
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: New Jersey
Programs: UA MM 1K, AA MM Gold, Marriott LT Platinum
Posts: 3,236
EWR-DEN
UA 355
739
Dinner
Choice of chicken with pesto sauce or portobello mushroom ravioli. Salad dressing was pomegranate aϛaí vinaigrette. Separate ice cream sundae.
UA 355
739
Dinner
Choice of chicken with pesto sauce or portobello mushroom ravioli. Salad dressing was pomegranate aϛaí vinaigrette. Separate ice cream sundae.
Aug 7, 2017, 10:11 am
#605
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: SBA
Programs: UA Gold 1MM, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat, Hertz PC
Posts: 941
Hi all - noticed today when booking some upcoming F travel that some of my common routes are now showing "snack" instead of breakfast/lunch. The main examples being TPA/MCO-EWR/ORD (all 4 city pairs). All flights before 4p ET are showing as "Snack" starting sometime in September (different than all of my flights in August showing breakfast or lunch), except for the 1:30-3p ET flights showing "refreshments" which is normal. The timing matches the "2 hrs. 20 min. to 2 hrs. 30 min" section of the dining page, although none of these flights fall in that bucket.
Anyone think this is a glitch or a new change coming? If it was further out, I would think it's a bug which has happened in the past, but given these flights are only 5-7 weeks out, I'm a bit surprised. I have similar reservations for August and all are showing the correct breakfast/lunch/dinner designation.
Thanks!
Anyone think this is a glitch or a new change coming? If it was further out, I would think it's a bug which has happened in the past, but given these flights are only 5-7 weeks out, I'm a bit surprised. I have similar reservations for August and all are showing the correct breakfast/lunch/dinner designation.
Thanks!
"The only update to our inflight food/beverage service that I am aware of that is effective September 1st is that we are expanding our onboard beer list to include New Belgium Voodoo Ranger IPA.
I have reported this issue to our IT Department for internal review. "
- Tom
Aug 7, 2017, 11:18 am
#606
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: CLE (mostly)
Programs: UA Plat, Hyatt Explorist, Mlife Gold, Starbucks Gold
Posts: 823
Aug 7, 2017, 12:00 pm
#607
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Florida
Programs: United 1K, Marriott Ambassador, Hilton Gold
Posts: 673
CruiserCLE - United got back to me when I inquired about this, as I saw it on the West Coast too. They think it is indeed an IT glitch, and no menu changes effective Sept 1st!
"The only update to our inflight food/beverage service that I am aware of that is effective September 1st is that we are expanding our onboard beer list to include New Belgium Voodoo Ranger IPA.
I have reported this issue to our IT Department for internal review. "
- Tom
"The only update to our inflight food/beverage service that I am aware of that is effective September 1st is that we are expanding our onboard beer list to include New Belgium Voodoo Ranger IPA.
I have reported this issue to our IT Department for internal review. "
- Tom
Thanks again!
Aug 7, 2017, 3:37 pm
#608
Join Date: Aug 2002
Programs: UA 1K & 1MM/AA Gold & 1MM/HH Gold/Marriott Titanium
Posts: 2,924
UA 6018 IAD-DFW
1250 departure
Mesa E175
No PDB
Choice of salmon salad or pasta
Salad had lettuce, apples, goat cheese, onions and salmon filet was served cold on a separate plate, actually very good. Also came with a bowl of fruit and packaged triple chocolate cookie. Dressing was pomegranate acai vinaigrette.
1250 departure
Mesa E175
No PDB
Choice of salmon salad or pasta
Salad had lettuce, apples, goat cheese, onions and salmon filet was served cold on a separate plate, actually very good. Also came with a bowl of fruit and packaged triple chocolate cookie. Dressing was pomegranate acai vinaigrette.
Aug 7, 2017, 4:30 pm
#609
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: MSP
Programs: DL PM, UA Gold, WN, Global Entry; +others wherever miles/points are found
Posts: 14,413
Aug 7, 2017, 4:41 pm
#610
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: TOA
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott LTPP/Platinum Premier, Hyatt Lame-ist, UA !K
Posts: 20,061
UA1913 LAX-CLE (08/05/17)
Lunch
PDB - H2O only from a tray of blue plastic cups.
Nuts + Glenfarclas
Dining options were: "Chicken" or "Paneer"
After my my recent E+ p.t.s. dining experience, staying away from "Chicken" . However my wife picked the "Chicken".
I thought the Paneer dish was quite good. She thought the "Chicken" was ok.
Lemon sorbet in el vaso de papel.
David
Lunch
PDB - H2O only from a tray of blue plastic cups.
Nuts + Glenfarclas
Dining options were: "Chicken" or "Paneer"
After my my recent E+ p.t.s. dining experience, staying away from "Chicken" . However my wife picked the "Chicken".
I thought the Paneer dish was quite good. She thought the "Chicken" was ok.
Lemon sorbet in el vaso de papel.
David
Aug 7, 2017, 5:54 pm
#611
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: USA
Programs: AAdvantage, MileagePlus, SkyMiles
Posts: 4,159
I'm confused about something. I've read mixed reports about desserts on midcons. It looks like an EWR-DEN flight had a sundae from earlier this thread, as well as an ORD-SFO videotaped flight in 3-class F recently, but the recent CLE-LAX (which is almost a transcon, and definitely longer than ORD-SFO and EWR-DEN) only got the sorbet/gelato.
What gives, and what's the standard for midcon desserts?
Thanks!
What gives, and what's the standard for midcon desserts?
Thanks!
Aug 7, 2017, 6:29 pm
#613
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: MSP
Programs: DL PM, UA Gold, WN, Global Entry; +others wherever miles/points are found
Posts: 14,413
"Midcon" is a bit of a blurry word. If I have my flight lengths correctly, flights that have no "snack window" in the middle of the day get a sorbet if catered with Lunch and ice cream (slash gelato) with Dinner, where limited toppings are offered. This is "longer" midcons as well as non-p.s. transcons. Transcons (those with 3 meal options) also get the cookie on arrival.
Shorter midcons (two meals but flight may have a snack window) just get the cookie.
For example, when flying SFO-IAH-LGA, SFO-IAH had sorbet (lunch flight) and IAH-LGA had only the cookie (dinner flight). Both however had 2 meal options drawn from the same pool of "midcon meals" (different options though for eastern and western division).
Shorter midcons (two meals but flight may have a snack window) just get the cookie.
For example, when flying SFO-IAH-LGA, SFO-IAH had sorbet (lunch flight) and IAH-LGA had only the cookie (dinner flight). Both however had 2 meal options drawn from the same pool of "midcon meals" (different options though for eastern and western division).
Aug 7, 2017, 8:31 pm
#614
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: New Jersey
Programs: UA MM 1K, AA MM Gold, Marriott LT Platinum
Posts: 3,236
I'm confused about something. I've read mixed reports about desserts on midcons. It looks like an EWR-DEN flight had a sundae from earlier this thread, as well as an ORD-SFO videotaped flight in 3-class F recently, but the recent CLE-LAX (which is almost a transcon, and definitely longer than ORD-SFO and EWR-DEN) only got the sorbet/gelato.
What gives, and what's the standard for midcon desserts?
Thanks!
What gives, and what's the standard for midcon desserts?
Thanks!
Dinner was lentil chili with polenta or lobster mac & cheese. Everyone in the first two rows ordered the lentil chili (which I've had before and like). By somewhere in the third row (of 5 rows) they ran out. I could overhear several people asking for Y alternatives when told only the lobster mac was available.
Aug 7, 2017, 8:53 pm
#615
Join Date: Feb 2012
Programs: Hertz PC
Posts: 657
I only say that because JetBlue and Scott Kirby in their respective 2Q calls separately noted yield pressure in the EWR-Florida market due to the Spirit entry and redeployment of B6 Florida capacity from LGA to EWR to sustain the LGABOS operation. It's apparent, to me, that the yield environment has deteriorated over the last year. How that impacts FC catering is unclear, though.