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UAFAM Jan 18, 2022 6:47 pm

Turkish Lounge update: Food quality and variety is the same as pre-pandemic time.

Best of all Baklava is back :D


https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...2104b249a.jpeg

FriendlySkies Jan 18, 2022 7:16 pm

Great update; thanks! I was definitely getting tired of the same items each time I visited last year.

Flying Machine Jan 19, 2022 8:18 am


Originally Posted by UAFAM (Post 33914726)
Turkish Lounge update: Food quality and variety is the same as pre-pandemic time.

Best of all Baklava is back :D


https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...2104b249a.jpeg

Seems to me someone likes the baklava😀

CMK10 Feb 21, 2022 5:56 am

Turkish Lounge

Stopped in Sunday from 1615-1645. Lounge was crowded. Food options pretty mediocre especially compared to a few years ago. Liquor situation is abysmal.

https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/Fl...G_6638a-XL.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/Fl...G_6637a-XL.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/Fl...G_6639a-XL.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/Fl...MG_6636-XL.jpg

FriendlySkies Feb 21, 2022 11:11 am

On the upside, the food selection appears to be a vast improvement to what they have been offering the last year and a half. Looks to be much more to choose from.

goodeats21 Feb 21, 2022 11:13 am


Originally Posted by CMK10 (Post 34010628)
Turkish Lounge

Stopped in Sunday from 1615-1645. Lounge was crowded. Food options pretty mediocre especially compared to a few years ago. Liquor situation is abysmal.

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https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/Fl...G_6639a-XL.jpg

Thanks for the update. While not ultra premium, the liquor selection doesn't strike me as "abysmal". Am I missing something?

Artpen100 Feb 21, 2022 11:20 am

In the past, the TK lounge has had Myanmar beer. A basic third world lager, but not the kind of thing you see very much in the US.

fumje Feb 21, 2022 7:07 pm


Originally Posted by goodeats21 (Post 34011575)
Thanks for the update. While not ultra premium, the liquor selection doesn't strike me as "abysmal". Am I missing something?

I don't think I'd use the word "abysmal", and I don't think it was ever top shelf, but it does look like a bit of a step down from previously. The primary thing I notice is no more actual Bourbon (formerly Wild Turkey). I am quite sure they had a nicer gin than Gordon's previously; maybe Bombay Sapphire? At least it's not Fleischmanns, though, eh? :p

dcsnowwake Feb 21, 2022 7:35 pm

Hope LH brings back liquor soon!

TK has less choices, but the bartenders have been awesome lately, and remember you now compared to before.

seanp7 Feb 21, 2022 7:51 pm


Originally Posted by FriendlySkies (Post 34011567)
On the upside, the food selection appears to be a vast improvement to what they have been offering the last year and a half. Looks to be much more to choose from.

Agreed. Presentation aside, I'd be happy with the TK food pics above (and the liquor selection). It definitely looks pre-pandemic quality, based on my visits 6-12 months prior to the pandemic.

goodeats21 Feb 22, 2022 3:49 am


Originally Posted by fumje (Post 34012974)
I don't think I'd use the word "abysmal", and I don't think it was ever top shelf, but it does look like a bit of a step down from previously. The primary thing I notice is no more actual Bourbon (formerly Wild Turkey). I am quite sure they had a nicer gin than Gordon's previously; maybe Bombay Sapphire? At least it's not Fleischmanns, though, eh? :p

Haha. Yeah, I'll take Gordon's over Fleischmanns for sure. (I actually don't mind Gordon's at all for G&Ts, but not quite good enough to drink on its own).

I didn't notice the lack of a real bourbon.

CMK10 Feb 24, 2022 6:25 am


Originally Posted by goodeats21 (Post 34011575)
Thanks for the update. While not ultra premium, the liquor selection doesn't strike me as "abysmal". Am I missing something?

Well I was missing something: a decent scotch, bourbon or vodka! Compare this to the selection at the VS Lounge which is accessible via Amex Platinum:

https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/Fl...MG_6634-XL.jpg

Artpen100 Feb 24, 2022 7:04 am

And the last time I was there, the VS lounge champagne was Lanson Black Label. (AF, with PP, has Taittinger.) TK has at the most had prosecco, and sometimes not even that.

seanp7 Feb 24, 2022 9:18 am


Originally Posted by CMK10 (Post 34020522)
Well I was missing something: a decent scotch, bourbon or vodka! Compare this to the selection at the VS Lounge which is accessible via Amex Platinum:

I'm nitpicking, but with respect to non-flavored vodka, those VS selections are just as "abysmal" (or good) as TK.

Flying Machine Feb 24, 2022 7:38 pm


Originally Posted by CMK10 (Post 34020522)
Well I was missing something: a decent scotch, bourbon or vodka! Compare this to the selection at the VS Lounge which is accessible via Amex Platinum:

https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/Fl...MG_6634-XL.jpg

Do you need to be flying VS? or is any other airline permissible for entrance with a Platinum Card.. Never knew..


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