2022 Let's Eat - Polaris Business
Jul 19, 2022, 8:34 am
#991
Join Date: Jul 2012
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Mini-menu is a perfect reflection of the mini-portions served👍😂.
Jul 19, 2022, 8:37 am
#992
Join Date: Feb 2015
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I am surprised (??NOT??) to see a sentence on the menu ending with " Catch some zzzs".
Such a casual way of writing...Definitely not professional for a business of this magnitude.
I am sure the writer thought it was "cute".
I am positive that many people may actually love this style of writing.
Such a casual way of writing...Definitely not professional for a business of this magnitude.
I am sure the writer thought it was "cute".
I am positive that many people may actually love this style of writing.
Jul 19, 2022, 8:58 am
#994
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Delaware
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What's is UA's obsession with Quinoa about anyway?
Jul 19, 2022, 9:02 am
#995
Join Date: Mar 2012
Programs: UA Gold
Posts: 103
Printed menu is a very-miniature version of what it used to be, Single page, about 7 inches by 9 inches. I didn't look on the back to see what was on there and now I can't find it.
1. Nuts came out with the drink.
2. Entre all at once. We dodged the Cauliflower salad thank goodness. I wasn't a fan of the chili, however it might have been more the Polenta than the chili itself. Roll was barely warm.
3. Desert was plain vanilla Ice cream.
Overall it's a major downgrade. I'm surprising myself by saying this but I preferred it. We chowed down in the Polaris Lounge only a few hours ago and I wanted to get a few things done on my computer before taking a nap, which you can't do with a 45 minute 5-course performance.
While I would love to see the appetizer, bread basked, and Sundae cart brought back, bringing these back goes against my interests of a shorter meal service. Including the appetizer with the nuts and restoring the full Sundae cart would be a nice compromise.
1. Nuts came out with the drink.
2. Entre all at once. We dodged the Cauliflower salad thank goodness. I wasn't a fan of the chili, however it might have been more the Polenta than the chili itself. Roll was barely warm.
3. Desert was plain vanilla Ice cream.
Overall it's a major downgrade. I'm surprising myself by saying this but I preferred it. We chowed down in the Polaris Lounge only a few hours ago and I wanted to get a few things done on my computer before taking a nap, which you can't do with a 45 minute 5-course performance.
While I would love to see the appetizer, bread basked, and Sundae cart brought back, bringing these back goes against my interests of a shorter meal service. Including the appetizer with the nuts and restoring the full Sundae cart would be a nice compromise.
Jul 19, 2022, 9:04 am
#996
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Jul 19, 2022, 9:07 am
#997
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Jul 19, 2022, 10:00 am
#998
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Jul 19, 2022, 10:42 am
#999
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I'm not sure how the FA's get the menus. Are they in the carts with the food? For example, my last flight (above), two times with the same crew. Once had menus and the other did not. I assume they just deal with whatever is in the carts.
Jul 19, 2022, 11:38 am
#1000
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Jul 19, 2022, 2:02 pm
#1001
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it’s healthier than white rice?
https://www.myrecipes.com/healthy-di...quinoa-or-rice
Additionally, quinoa has far fewer calories and carbohydrates than white rice, which contains 40 more calories and 15 times the carbohydrates per cup than the same amount of quinoa. A cup of quinoa will also provide twice the protein and about 5 grams more fiber than the same amount of white rice.Dec 11, 2018
Jul 19, 2022, 3:37 pm
#1002
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I think that's the least of UA's considerations. I think UA is serving quinoa as it's not that much more expensive than rice, but mainly because it's a "thing" now. The nutritional value is coincidental to "thing"ness . Same for with cauliflower showing up nowadays.
. Same for with cauliflower showing up nowadays.
Jul 20, 2022, 7:57 am
#1003
Join Date: Nov 2013
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7/20/22 - UA 934 EWR - LHR (daytime flight)
No PDB for me - my wife got one…
No menus
New / junior crew
Given the choice of eggs and bacon - or peach cobbler thing / choose the “eggs” - but as you can see it’s mostly bacon…. Bread was cold - so was my “egg” - hard to believe that domestic food is now so much better than this….
And before you ask I was unable to determine what the sauce was - but it seems to have some seafood in it?
My wife wisely declined any food….
here is the pre-arrival Thai chicken - somehow the noodles were not cooked even though it sat in cream for the whole flight - and yes another cookie!
No PDB for me - my wife got one…
No menus
New / junior crew
Given the choice of eggs and bacon - or peach cobbler thing / choose the “eggs” - but as you can see it’s mostly bacon…. Bread was cold - so was my “egg” - hard to believe that domestic food is now so much better than this….
And before you ask I was unable to determine what the sauce was - but it seems to have some seafood in it?
My wife wisely declined any food….
here is the pre-arrival Thai chicken - somehow the noodles were not cooked even though it sat in cream for the whole flight - and yes another cookie!
Last edited by bmwe92fan; Jul 20, 2022 at 12:35 pm
Jul 20, 2022, 7:59 am
#1004
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For a moment there I was thinking they served you rocks before I realized that's potatoes, I think.
Jul 20, 2022, 8:16 am
#1005
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That would probably taste better…. It was cold and chewy - and was very surprised at how much there was - like a heart attack on a plate - a large departure from the cauliflower and quinoa meals of late!