Originally Posted by MatthewLAX (Post 33867548)

Just my two cents, but I find this very hard to believe. I've flown to LHR so much on UA before and during the pandemic and have always found the LHR-based crews to be the best in the system. Most are proactive, attentive, and generally outshine US-based crew members.

That's not to say I have not had excellent crews from SFO as well (I certainly have), but it just seems strange to me and leads me to doubt what the FA said was actually true.

I appreciate that LHR-based crews have always, IME, taken the time to describe the menu options, never just "beef, fish, or pasta?" like the EWR or IAH ex-Con folks.

Originally Posted by flyingrohit (Post 33886664)

UA82 EWR-DEL
777-300ER Seat 9L
1/8/22
Meals: Dinner, Snack, Breakfast


Dinner was choice of chicken, salmon, and vegetarian, just like sfo-del. Had the chicken and I wanted to give it another try thinking that There’s no way it was as this bad.

And sure enough, this might have been one of the worst meals ever on United yet again. The chicken was dry, overcooked, tasteless, even with the tomato, and look how small it is! The vegetables were swimming in their own boiling water and were tasteless. I had to empty the salt and pepper shakers. The bread was wet and soggy I don’t know why they heat it in the bags just take it out. Whatever germs you think you’ll spread will get killed in the oven. And the cookie……
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...f23c24848.jpeg
Take note of one thing interesting though. Nuts were served in proper ramekins.

so I decided if United won’t do it, I’ll do it myself. Below we have a pre COVID post departure nuts and champagne.

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...0b916bb29.jpeg

mid flight snack they had a Turkey sandwich, apple and Gouda sandwich, Vegetarian sandwich and a grilled cheese.

below is the Turkey sandwich.
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...11c35e19b.jpeg

it was cheap and definitely not up to standard but I guess for a school lunch it was delightful.
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...63e30dbb5.jpeg


https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...e72e26f5c.jpeg


Grilled cheese was grilled cheese
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...900255e2d.jpeg

Breakfast was a choice of French toast or Oatmeal, 2 of the easiest and lowest effort items to make for breakfast. I chose French toast. It was fine but it was just bread, the sauce was sweet but wasn’t smooth, it was rather goopy and had the texture of….well never mind
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...f37c649de.jpeg

Ultimately another disappointing meal flight, this one was quite atrocious. Though I did have a nice long chat with United’s purser supervisor of Newark FAs who was working this flight and gave the whole summary of what the trajectory of United meals is looking like (discussed in the COVID era inflight service changes thread). Enjoy and cheers!

TLDR: if you are flying to India, choose the salmon or vegetarian and eat in the Polaris Lounge. Breakfast will be a letdown either way.

Originally Posted by flyingrohit (Post 33886664)

UA82 EWR-DEL
777-300ER Seat 9L
1/8/22
Meals: Dinner, Snack, Breakfast

Dinner was choice of chicken, salmon, and vegetarian, just like sfo-del. Had the chicken and I wanted to give it another try thinking that There’s no way it was as this bad.

And sure enough, this might have been one of the worst meals ever on United yet again. The chicken was dry, overcooked, tasteless, even with the tomato, and look how small it is! The vegetables were swimming in their own boiling water and were tasteless. I had to empty the salt and pepper shakers. The bread was wet and soggy I don’t know why they heat it in the bags just take it out. Whatever germs you think you’ll spread will get killed in the oven. And the cookie…

Ultimately another disappointing meal flight, this one was quite atrocious. Though I did have a nice long chat with United’s purser supervisor of Newark FAs who was working this flight and gave the whole summary of what the trajectory of United meals is looking like (discussed in the COVID era inflight service changes thread). Enjoy and cheers!

TLDR: if you are flying to India, choose the salmon or vegetarian and eat in the Polaris Lounge. Breakfast will be a letdown either way.

Originally Posted by CruiserCLE (Post 33888487)

Does anyone know the champagne currently being served on EWR-Europe flights? I wish I had asked, because I actually quite liked whatever I drank on my EWR-EU Polaris flight last week.

On a side note, I basically got an eye roll for asking the FA what the sides were when all we were told was the usual "beef, salmon, ravioli" spiel. She begrudgingly went to the galley and checked but I clearly inconvenienced her by asking. Sad state of affairs indeed...

Originally Posted by flyingrohit (Post 33886664)

UA82 EWR-DEL
777-300ER Seat 9L
1/8/22
Meals: Dinner, Snack, Breakfast


Dinner was choice of chicken, salmon, and vegetarian, just like sfo-del. Had the chicken and I wanted to give it another try thinking that There’s no way it was as this bad.

And sure enough, this might have been one of the worst meals ever on United yet again. The chicken was dry, overcooked, tasteless, even with the tomato, and look how small it is! The vegetables were swimming in their own boiling water and were tasteless. I had to empty the salt and pepper shakers. The bread was wet and soggy I don’t know why they heat it in the bags just take it out. Whatever germs you think you’ll spread will get killed in the oven. And the cookie……
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Take note of one thing interesting though. Nuts were served in proper ramekins.

so I decided if United won’t do it, I’ll do it myself. Below we have a pre COVID post departure nuts and champagne.

img

mid flight snack they had a Turkey sandwich, apple and Gouda sandwich, Vegetarian sandwich and a grilled cheese.

below is the Turkey sandwich.
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it was cheap and definitely not up to standard but I guess for a school lunch it was delightful.
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Grilled cheese was grilled cheese
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Breakfast was a choice of French toast or Oatmeal, 2 of the easiest and lowest effort items to make for breakfast. I chose French toast. It was fine but it was just bread, the sauce was sweet but wasn’t smooth, it was rather goopy and had the texture of….well never mind
img

Ultimately another disappointing meal flight, this one was quite atrocious. Though I did have a nice long chat with United’s purser supervisor of Newark FAs who was working this flight and gave the whole summary of what the trajectory of United meals is looking like (discussed in the COVID era inflight service changes thread). Enjoy and cheers!

TLDR: if you are flying to India, choose the salmon or vegetarian and eat in the Polaris Lounge. Breakfast will be a letdown either way.

Originally Posted by CruiserCLE (Post 33888487)

Does anyone know the champagne currently being served on EWR-Europe flights? I wish I had asked, because I actually quite liked whatever I drank on my EWR-EU Polaris flight last week.

On a side note, I basically got an eye roll for asking the FA what the sides were when all we were told was the usual "beef, salmon, ravioli" spiel. She begrudgingly went to the galley and checked but I clearly inconvenienced her by asking. Sad state of affairs indeed...

Originally Posted by CruiserCLE (Post 33888487)

Does anyone know the champagne currently being served on EWR-Europe flights? I wish I had asked, because I actually quite liked whatever I drank on my EWR-EU Polaris flight last week.

On a side note, I basically got an eye roll for asking the FA what the sides were when all we were told was the usual "beef, salmon, ravioli" spiel. She begrudgingly went to the galley and checked but I clearly inconvenienced her by asking. Sad state of affairs indeed...

Originally Posted by flyingrohit (Post 33888897)

my EWR-MUC a few weeks ago had Nicholas Feuilatte

Originally Posted by fumje (Post 33889181)

Was that tomato soup in the cup with the grilled cheese sandwich?

I'm also unsure what to make of the resemblance between the grilled cheese and the french toast. 🧐 🤔

Originally Posted by MatthewLAX (Post 33889607)

Has the fruit bowl been Kirbyed too? No more blueberries? At least it's not the Dole cup.

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...f37c649de.jpeg

Originally Posted by yogibearla (Post 33889996)

FRA-SFO Jan 5th 777-300ER
Maybe I'm not picky but the meals were more than acceptable on this flight. Chicken couscous for the first meal. The sauce was overly sweet though. My first time having the chocolate fudge ice cream which was quite chunky.