shisochou

3-22-2009
UA 941 FRA-ORD 777

LUNCH

Appetizers
Grilled scallop and prawn skewer
Feta cheese filled potato cup
Tomato concassé

Soup
Creamy potato leek soup

Salad
Fresh seasonal greens with cherry tomatoes, julienne carrots, yellow peppers and croutons
Served with your choice of dressing:
Creamy peppercorn, balsamic vinaigrette

Main Course

Grilled filet mignon with roasted garlic demi-glace
Lyonnaise potatoes and glazed carrots with parsleyr

Filet of oven roasted cod with honey ginger sauce
Herbed rice pilaf and creamed spinach

Roasted pork chop bone-in with dark beer sauce
Caraway potatoes and creamy savoy cabbage

Spinach linguini with Barolo wine infused pears and a creamy gorgonzola sauce

Dessert

Haagen-Dazs. ice cream with sundae toppings: hot fudge, caramel, summer berry compote, sliced roasted almonds, whipped cream

Cheese selection served with red grapes and crackers:
Bonifaz Herb, Rahmberg, Rotkultur Bavaria

Assorted fine chocolates

Pre-Arrival snack

Chilled deli plate with Emmenthal cheese
Hot smoked lemon salmon, Kassler and mountain farmer ham

or

Stir fried chicken with oyster sauce
Mixed Chinese vegetables and jasmine rice


Commentary:

This was by far the worst food I've ever experienced on United, and I'm not by any means a picky eater. The soup was OK, but the other appetizers were uninspiring and skimpy. The warm breads from the basket were hard and crunchy, whereas the croutons for the salad were soft and chewy (shouldn't this be the other way around?). I initially ordered the pork chop, but it was so tough the knife could not slice into it. So I just tried grabbing it off the plate and gnawing at it, but it was tough and the sauce tasted terrible. I returned it to the FA, who brought the filet mignon, which was marginally better-it was a bit dry but edible. The potatoes were both cold and hot at the same time.

I went with the deli plate prior to landing, because I was scared to do any hot food after the lunch experience on that flight. The deli plate was pretty minimalist at best.

Overall, a very disappointing flight foodwise, in fact I've had better food in Y. The kicker was that I had flown JNB-FRA with LH in F prior to this flight, and the difference in food quality between LH and UA is like night and day.

ERS

Anyone know what to expect ORD-YVR Breakfast and YVR-ORD Lunch? Reviewing the thread I didn't seem to thrilled with any of the presentations here but I am pretty picky lol.

warreng24

scrambled eggs (or the cheese omelet)
or the fruit plate.


Mid-Con Lunch....

Soup (probably minestrone)
Sandwich (probably turkey and cheese on a sub roll)

or soup and salad (probably a chef salad)

ERS

Thanks.

futureacnp

Anyone ever flown on UA222 IAH-ORD? Meal service states "Snack", but I was wondering if the LFML trick would work on this flight.

BlissWorld

Actually, they are not mashed potatoes. They are scoops of corn cake/polenta.

UA has been serving these same old atrocious ravioli and chicken breast on midcons AND some trancons since October of last year. I think I've had the same menu for about 6 or 7 times.

It's time to change, United!

pigx5

LGA-ORD

Business 1 breakfast

Fruit plate......so sad....

lilpisher

This is the same breakfast that is served ORD-PHL.

felicidad76

Hi there,
I will be flying sfo-ord on 757 in FC. What do you think, s it better to pre-order some kind of special meals (low fat, or something else ual offers)?

Any comments?

warreng24

01 April 2009
UA77 BOS-DEN
B757-200
Lunch

Pre-departure beverage of OJ or water offered in a plastic cup.

Orders taken prior to departure. Choice of:
Chicken Breast Sandwich
Steak Salad

After departure, beverage of choice in a glass along with warm nuts.

Meals served on a tray with linens. Both meals included a small bowl of soup. It was maybe a "hearty" tomato bisque. Very tasty. And, a fresh baked chocolate chip cookie.

Steak Salad:
Mixed greens topped with three pieces of steak. More like grilled steak tips. Served with a roll and butter.

Chicken Breast Sandwich:
A herb-crusted chicken breast with cheese, lettuce, and tomato. Served on a cheese roll along with a small ramekin of sun-dried tomato mayo. Very tasty.

Channel 9: On ^
Block Time: 4 hours, 37 minutes

FlyinHawaiian

Here's the HNML served LAX-DEN on April 3 (757)



I'm not sure what the proper names of the dishes are; anyone care to assist?

MatthewLAX

Excellent meal for a flight of that length. Thanks for snapping a picture of it--is that a first?

snic

The three things on top of the plate look like pakoras (vegetables dipped in batter and deep fried).

The two things on the bottom - well, it depends on what's in them. Was it potatoes? In that case maybe they are "vegetable cutlets" - mashed potatoes mixed with veggies and pan fried. Or was it semolina (texture like cream of wheat)? In that case maybe it's uppama (a kind of savory pudding with semolina, chiles and vegetables).

How was it? Looks like a nice change from the standard eggy/cheesy/sausagy things in the regular breakfasts!

violist

Definitely pakoras. Most likely alu mattar below.

sfo12345

are they still serving the cobb salad / cold sandwich on sfo-ord? am going today, none of those were good last month so don't have expectations ..