Current Qantas First Lounge Menu (SYD/MEL) and relevant topics

[justinbrett]

Just yesterday I saw some social media postings of a proud flyer on AA Flagship First LAX-JFK. Enjoying the cabin with a big fat can of...

Bud Light.

So...

QF FLounge could be worse

Pretty much the equivalent of Crown Larger, which I assume you can get in the Flounge. I don't know, I've never asked.

Some of the older pax don't like change.

 

[Vic]

Pretty much the equivalent of Crown Larger, which I assume you can get in the Flounge. I don't know, I've never asked.

Some of the older pax don't like change.

Yeah, nah...

Bud light is a low carb Carlton, or VB, without any of the flavour.

Putting aside my in-formal view that Carlton draught, VB and Crown all come from the same tank. Crown at least tastes different to the other two.

 

[RichardMEL]

Yeah, nah...

Bud light is a low carb Carlton, or VB, without any of the flavour.

Putting aside my in-formal view that Carlton draught, VB and Crown all come from the same tank. Crown at least tastes different to the other two.

Some years back flying SQ F out of MEL VB was an option.

I nearly spat out my Krug!

 

[andye]

I quite like VB but then again I used to like Foster's before we upped sticks

 

[Princess Fiona]

Just yesterday I saw some social media postings of a proud flyer on AA Flagship First LAX-JFK. Enjoying the cabin with a big fat can of...

Bud Light.

So...

QF FLounge could be worse

Back in 2019 we had Krug in Flagship First dining at JFK

 

[Matt_01]

Who cares about Dom, P2, Krug or Cristal I vote for Bintang and tank tops to be allowed in the QF F lounge

 

[justinbrett]

Who cares about Dom, P2, Krug or Cristal I vote for Bintang and tank tops to be allowed in the QF F lounge

Go nuts with the Bingtang singlet, no dress code in the international lounges.

Seen plenty of people wearing them before.

 

[justinbrett]

Asked for an espresso martini in the SYD Flounge today and it was refused “we only do the coughtails on the menu”.

Got one in the MEL Flounge in May, and could get them here in SYD pre covid. Not like it’s a difficult coughtail, and they’re making espresso anyway.

 

[TomYagher]

Asked for an espresso martini in the SYD Flounge today and it was refused “we only do the coughtails on the menu”.

Wonder if you could order three seperate shots, espresso, vodka and kahlua. Deconstructed coughtail to mix at your leisure…

 

[SYD]

Asked for an espresso martini in the SYD Flounge today and it was refused “we only do the coughtails on the menu”.

Got one in the MEL Flounge in May, and could get them here in SYD pre covid. Not like it’s a difficult coughtail, and they’re making espresso anyway.

I didn’t try and get one on my last visit but it has been my “morning coffee” in the past…

 

[Daver6]

Back in 2016 awaiting a QR flight in the ADL QP they were pro-actively bringing them around

 

[ChrisMars]

Asked for an espresso martini in the SYD Flounge today and it was refused “we only do the coughtails on the menu”.

Got one in the MEL Flounge in May, and could get them here in SYD pre covid. Not like it’s a difficult coughtail, and they’re making espresso anyway.

Got the same disappointing answer for my coughtail. Simple to make, got it many times in the past. No issuee in F SIN, yet.

 

[Thermometer]

Same response with coughtails nothing other than the 3 options on the menu.

Long time lurker, first time poster the sichuan pork was an absolute treat

 

[CMA222]

Same response with coughtails nothing other than the 3 options on the menu.

How dare you ask for anything other than what AJ says you can have. This is the lounge for premium passengers and/or loyal QF flyers. If you want to be treated like you are important to the airline - fly with someone who cares.

 

[levelnine]

Pretty amazing they can't make anything other than the coughtail menu options — nothing remotely first class about that. Presumably this is a result of staff deskilling (are new recruits not actual bartenders?) and cost cutting (reducing need to stock a large range of spirits and other ingredients).

 

[mviy]

Maybe once QF lets people lose status again things will improve a little but maybe not the whole way back to pre-COVID standards.

 

[puchu]

The lamb and the duck in SYD F. Didn’t rate the lamb, thought the duck was rather enjoyable.

 

[RooFlyer]

Same response with coughtails nothing other than the 3 options on the menu.

Long time lurker, first time poster the sichuan pork was an absolute treat

Welcome to AFF @Thermometer . Cracker of a first post.

 

[justinbrett]

Pretty amazing they can't make anything other than the coughtail menu options — nothing remotely first class about that. Presumably this is a result of staff deskilling (are new recruits not actual bartenders?) and cost cutting (reducing need to stock a large range of spirits and other ingredients).

No, they have all the ingredients (actually fairly well stocked bar) and the MEL Flounge let me order off menu just a few months ago.

Sounds like it’s down to individual personalities, and perhaps the bartenders are not well trained so they don’t let them go off script.

 

[SYD]

No, they have all the ingredients (actually fairly well stocked bar) and the MEL Flounge let me order off menu just a few months ago.

Sounds like it’s down to individual personalities, and perhaps the bartenders are not well trained so they don’t let them go off script.

Presumably a regular G&T is ok???