2018 Let's Eat - Polaris Business
Feb 25, 2018, 3:51 pm
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Back in the heyday of BR, it was all-you-can-drink Dom Perignon - their current champagne selection is still pretty pricey.
Feb 25, 2018, 6:21 pm
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1. Seared beef short rib with bbq sauce (or more specifically, soaked through with bbq sauce), basmati rice, carrots, sugar snap peas
2. Three Cup Chicken with noodles, basil soy sauce, baby corn, carrots, broccoli
3. Spicy Chicken with Thai style coconut curry sauce and udon noodles (how this doesn't end up coating your clothes, I have no idea)
4. Pan fried black cod, sweet and sour sauce, egg fried rice, carrot, mushroom, bell pepper, sugar snap peas
Hot Bites - grilled cheese with tomato basil soup, or noodle soup with braised beef
"Breakfast" - congee with scallops, shrimp, vegetables, savory garnish or 'rustic' omelet per my photo
I would say definitely plastic or acrylic - did not feel like glass to me at all
2. Three Cup Chicken with noodles, basil soy sauce, baby corn, carrots, broccoli
3. Spicy Chicken with Thai style coconut curry sauce and udon noodles (how this doesn't end up coating your clothes, I have no idea)
4. Pan fried black cod, sweet and sour sauce, egg fried rice, carrot, mushroom, bell pepper, sugar snap peas
Hot Bites - grilled cheese with tomato basil soup, or noodle soup with braised beef
"Breakfast" - congee with scallops, shrimp, vegetables, savory garnish or 'rustic' omelet per my photo
I would say definitely plastic or acrylic - did not feel like glass to me at all
Feb 25, 2018, 6:45 pm
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Talking about napkins, the white cotton damask were so much nicer than the ones they have now.
Twelve more days to wait for me to enjoy some spicy chicken.......
Feb 25, 2018, 8:13 pm
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That's why the napkin has a button hole. So passengers can attach the napkin to their shirt's button. Although I have to say that the only person I see attaching the napkin that way is my wife.
Talking about napkins, the white cotton damask were so much nicer than the ones they have now.
Twelve more days to wait for me to enjoy some spicy chicken.......
Talking about napkins, the white cotton damask were so much nicer than the ones they have now.
Twelve more days to wait for me to enjoy some spicy chicken.......
Feb 25, 2018, 9:38 pm
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I've flown IAH-NRT three times this month and all three times the f/a provided a spoon for the broth - I hope they're doing this on all flights serving this delicious entree. Also, I hold the bowl up - I don't care who notices around me or what they think, I ain't getting none of that broth on me; I always attach the cloth napkin to my button when eating.
Feb 26, 2018, 2:40 pm
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26FEB UA 100 SYD-IAH. Sorry, didn't ask about midlight hot snacks
Feb 26, 2018, 4:41 pm
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Feb 26, 2018, 4:48 pm
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Feb 26, 2018, 7:00 pm
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Feb 26, 2018, 7:30 pm
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Just seeing the word "pumpkin" I would not have gotten the fish. But, then, sadly nothing else sounds enticing. Hopefully, I don't get this menu choices on my trip to Asia in ten days. Or maybe it will be the right time to go on a diet.....
Feb 26, 2018, 8:25 pm
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Definitely strikes me as an ANZ menu, wouldn't worry about it affecting the Asia options.
Feb 26, 2018, 9:07 pm
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Are they still serving fettuccine noodles in that dish and billing them as udon?
I remember taking a bite of "udon" noodles from this dish on a flight a good 6 months back and not eating any more because the "udon" were overcooked, flat pasta and not a round, chewy, true udon noodle. While the broth was tasty, the "udon" was underwhelming.
Big V (realizing how niggling of a complaint this is)
I remember taking a bite of "udon" noodles from this dish on a flight a good 6 months back and not eating any more because the "udon" were overcooked, flat pasta and not a round, chewy, true udon noodle. While the broth was tasty, the "udon" was underwhelming.
Big V (realizing how niggling of a complaint this is)
Feb 26, 2018, 9:14 pm
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Are they still serving fettuccine noodles in that dish and billing them as udon?
I remember taking a bite of "udon" noodles from this dish on a flight a good 6 months back and not eating any more because the "udon" were overcooked, flat pasta and not a round, chewy, true udon noodle. While the broth was tasty, the "udon" was underwhelming.
Big V (realizing how niggling of a complaint this is)
I remember taking a bite of "udon" noodles from this dish on a flight a good 6 months back and not eating any more because the "udon" were overcooked, flat pasta and not a round, chewy, true udon noodle. While the broth was tasty, the "udon" was underwhelming.
Big V (realizing how niggling of a complaint this is)
Feb 26, 2018, 9:24 pm
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Feb 13 DEL-EWR. Served a truly disgusting lamb dish (and I'm not very picky). Asked for a received the Indian chicken dish as a replacement. It wasn't bad but a minuscule serving of chicken (chunks in a small ramekin). Made up for it with two ice cream servings (paper dish, absolutely rock hard). Grilled cheese and tomato soup was available as the mid-flight snack.