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2019 Let's Eat - Polaris Business
#571
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Virginia, USA
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Totally agree. I now avoid all so-called "Polaris" onboard meals and eat before my flights, preferably in a Polaris Lounge, where available. In stark contrast to onboard catering the Lounge offerings vary from good to great.
#573
Join Date: Feb 2015
Programs: united
Posts: 1,636
It's much cheaper to deliver a luxury meal in a lounge than on a plane. I wouldn't be surprised if more airlines go in this direction.
#574
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: IAH/EWR-LGA/MIA
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EZE-IAH 29 May 925 pm departure 772 seat 1D
Exact same menu as I posted in #515 above. Went with the pre-plated tenderloin. Hard, chewy and gray. Not good. Champagne was Lanson 1760 Black label brut. Tasty. Had the ubiquitous Colby red with the steak (didn't help). Desserts ruled. I liked the frittata too. Good crew.
#575
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: CHI
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Agreed on overnight TATLs ex-EWR (also more time to sleep) or even ex-ORD, but we don't have that luxury on westbound TATLs and other long-hauls. And still no Polaris Lounge at IAD.
#576
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Location: SEA once more (previously CDG and NRT)
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CDG-EWR
Didn't take any pictures of the food, because why bother - the presentation was not that great and the photo won't do justice to how bad it tasted.
#577
Join Date: Jan 2017
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macaroni and cheese pie. so many unanswered questions as to how that ended up on the menu....
#578
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#579
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#580
Join Date: Jul 2011
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The hamburger Wellington is okay, as is the mac and cheese, though I wouldn't rave about either one. For entrees, I confess I rarely order the fish as it is often - not always, but often - awful tasting. With the short rib, you know exactly what you are getting. Zero variation. Having recently had my first Polaris lounge experience (EWR), I, too, would prefer to eat in one of those and just go to sleep on the flight. That is what I also do on BA, where their lounges have dining, like IAD, though for the earlier flight, I might have the cheese course and port onboard before turning in.
#581
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June 3 PEK-ORD
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#582
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Good Lord! Every single entree on PEK-ORD has mushrooms in it. I hate mushrooms! I would have complained to 1K Voice had I been on that flight! I think that there is a reasonable expectation level that there will be at least 2 mushroom-free options.
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#583
Join Date: Mar 2014
Programs: Mileage Plus Global Services 2MM
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+100. My issue is I am allergic to mushrooms! That makes some of these menus really tough to navigate.
#585
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: South Carolina
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Posts: 927
No kidding, the DW has the same issue with Bell Peppers. So many dishes have them, so she often ends up with anything that doesn't.
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