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

Unfortunately missing the famed salt n pepper squid today. Had this for brekkie. Mehhh to the champagne on offer
Eggs Benedict on smoke salmon - one egg was not runny plus a plant based salad to add some veges to the meal.

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An aside question. Is the F lounge in Melbourne nearby the (presumably J and F combined) Emirates lounge?
 
Must...Fly! said:
Everything is nearby in MEL. it's not a big terminal, all the lounges are within 2 minutes of each other.
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Decisions decisions. Pavlova or ? Are they still using passion fruit on the pavlova in Mel? And last time we were there in Sept champagne wasn't immediately offered. I asked for Rose and she said they had none. Full stop. So I asked if they had 'plain' champagne then. Off she went. End of the bottle so only half a glass. She did not return to fill it. We had to ask again for a full glass. First world problem but unexpected. Might just try EK.
 
Those profiteroles look great - I hope they are still on the summer menu when I visit but I don't like my chances
 
Pushka said:
Are they still using passion fruit on the pavlova in Mel?
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Not when I was there a few weeks ago and it looks absent from the pics above. If you do get to a QF FLounge from time to time, I'd go Emirates (probably less crowded and I think they do go a bit further), unless you want a spa treatment. They are still offering appointments on arrival (in my experience) and they are pretty good - much better than the last one I had, per Covid.
 
Pushka said:
Decisions decisions. Pavlova or ? Are they still using passion fruit on the pavlova in Mel? And last time we were there in Sept champagne wasn't immediately offered. I asked for Rose and she said they had none. Full stop. So I asked if they had 'plain' champagne then. Off she went. End of the bottle so only half a glass. She did not return to fill it. We had to ask again for a full glass. First world problem but unexpected. Might just try EK.
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Champagne is not listed on any of the First Lounge menus these days. You have to ask what champagnes are available 'today' and carefully listen to the options listed in the answer

As for the First wines listed in general there are recent posts deriding them as not really being "First Class" wines. Unless you have 'special' status such as CL, P1, Uber Emerald, a First PAX or have media influence you are unlikely to be offered any 'off list' options.

There are fewer wine options in the EK lounge, but you can be confident any would generally be better than those on the Qantas First list.
 
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serfty said:
Champagne is not listed on any of the First Lounge menus these days. You have to ask what champagnes are available 'today' and carefully listen to the options listed in the answer

As for the First wines listed in general there are recent posts deriding them as not really being "First Class" wines. Unless you have 'special' status such as CL, P1, Uber Emerald, a First PAX or have media influence you are unlikely to be offered any 'off list' options.

There are fewer wine options in the EK lounge, but you can be confident any would generally be better than those on the Qantas First list.
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Well, she was not forthcoming at all with options when she said blush wasn't available. I'll go EK this time I think. Flying EK so seems logical. And not a long transit anyway. At least its Mel not Syd.
 
Pushka said:
Well, she was not forthcoming at all with options when she said blush wasn't available. I'll go EK this time I think. Flying EK so seems logical. And not a long transit anyway. At least its Mel not Syd.
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I generally use both at MEL when I can, eat in First (but not too much) before heading down the escalators, turning left then along and around to the escalators heading up both the EK & "House" Lounges.
 
serfty said:
I generally use both at MEL when I can, eat in First (but not too much) before heading down the escalators, turning left then along and around to the escalators heading up both the EK & "House" Lounges.
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Alas, not as practical in SYD, unless you’re departing from over near the EK lounge but TBH, I think I’ve only decamped to EK once or twice.

RE Bubbles in the QF 1st, a wander to the bar and you can often see what’s readily available and/or sitting in the ice buckets in the restaurant.

I’m back there in a few days. If I remember I’ll peer behind the red rope (is that still in use? It was a few weeks ago) and see if anything special is lurking there… 😁
 
SYD F today

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The corn fritters that I usually have - have gone down in taste and quality …

The butter did not taste like butter …

Loved the yogurt with mango and QF raw honey - a stand out IMO
 

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