Qantas Business Class meals & menus

[Scarlett]

Had a very tasty chicken parmy yesterday in J SYD-MEL on the A333. On mash with some token veges. Didn't look like much but certainly hit the spot on the short sector.

 

[ozflier]

I'm going in J to Perth in february 2021.
Its on a 737 ( thats life! ) .
I do look forward to food and wine on the flight and hope that COVID catering does not destroy the experience .
Will the 0930 departure get a full lunch rather than the breakfast (plus later snack) that applies to earlier flights.

 

[milehighclub]

Will the 0930 departure get a full lunch rather than the breakfast (plus later snack) that applies to earlier flights.

0900 is the changeover time from breakfast. I wouldn't call it a full lunch like it used to be. It is a single tray service still, with bakery, main meal and cheese with a sweet item prior to landing. But that could change by February as well.

 

[PineappleSkip]

BNE-SYD last week. First flight in 9 months

Quite enjoyed the BNE J lounge. First time they had someone behind the sfood service counter mid morning. I ordered fruit salad in a plastic box, previously I dug this out of a bowl myself.

Lunch on the flight down was something forgettable that I forgot and a Neil Perry chicken sausage roll. Mrs Pineapple had something with NP leaves and chick peas.

Returning from SYD mid morning, the J lounge person had apparently been trained using the infamous tiktok video of "how to make hot British tea". It was appalling and I had no compunction in demanding a real tea, steeped in hot water for more than 5 seconds. Inflight, the snack was a NP lamb sausage roll and the now familiar NP chicken sausage roll. Mrs pineapple had something with NP leaves, no chick peas. We were offered champagneAustralian sparking white but passed as the sun had not traversed the yardarm.

Actually it was not as miserable as I expected, although a surfeit of sausage rolls. Looking forward to hitting the big time and graduating from sausage rolls to NPPPs next time.

Cheers skip

 

[Matt_01]

I do look forward to food and wine on the flight and hope that COVID catering does not destroy the experience .

Maybe by Feb things will have improved, I have flown QF J 6 of 8 flights in the past week. The onboard catering was not flash and reminiscent of what was provided before JB decided to take on QF at their own game and forced the QF catering to step a notch. The other 2 flights were QF Y and VA J with the newly improved J snack box (not 2 minute noodles) for me the jury is still out on if the VA snack box was a better offering than the QF J service.

 

[eminere]

Date: December 2020
Flight: QF490 MEL-SYD 1930 departure
Service: Dinner
Meal: The two dinner options were beef casserole w/ mash potato or a cheese plate, as pictured below. The casserole and mash was tasty but very sloppy, and the cheese plate was best described as lacklustre. The only bakery option was a cheese & garlic loaf which seems like cost-cutting on a wide body service (previously two options I believe?) but the bread exceeded expectations regardless.

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The flight was operated by an A333 which had just come off PER-MEL, I wonder if the cheese plates were left overs from that leg? It was a fairly full cabin, I hope they didn't run out of casseroles because there's no way the cheese was a sufficient dinner.

Travelled on the 490 today and the meal options were exactly the same. Very underwhelmed.

 

[Matt_01]

Travelled on the 490 today and the meal options were exactly the same. Very underwhelmed.

So the 'slop' options have not changed as posted at 3071, the only other meal QF J I was offered was some type of chicken in black bean which I am sure was loaded in error or was a left over. I say this as the CSM offered me steak with mash and veg 'beef slop' I said I will just take what you have. To round out the last of the 6 QF J services the cheese offering sounds similar to what was posted by @MEL_Traveller at 3073 2 small bits of cheese, with the soft option being closer to firm and the firm option resembling a hard cheese that was now culturing mould.

So in no particular order out of 6 QF J flights I have partaken x4 beef slop, x1 some type of chicken meal and x1 stale cheese plate. No wonder I suggested above that the jury is still out on the VA snack box is better than the current QF full service J offering.

 

[Berlin]

And an insufficient bar service.

Please excuse the question but I am currently stuck over in NZ with the atrocious Economy or Economy choice and am dreaming of Qantas' Domestic business class... What the heck is wrong with their bar service? Do I have to brace myself for a choice of supermarket wine and water? Just want to make sure I adjust my expectations for once the "bubble" is finally in place...

 

[suze2000]

So it's T-80 for me... The only other seat is 1A or 1B. Neither of which I want because that means staring awkwardly at the FAs during takeoff. Looks like I'm stuck in 3A and hoping there's something suitable for my allergies. And before anyone says "special meal", the only choice would be vegetarian, and I'm buggered if I'm eating THAT!

 

[sudoer]

So it's T-80 for me... The only other seat is 1A or 1B. Neither of which I want because that means staring awkwardly at the FAs during takeoff.

1A/B is fine on a QF 737, can't see the FAs as they are sitting behind the bulkhead Infront of you. 1C is the awkward seat!

 

[suze2000]

1A/B is fine on a QF 737, can't see the FAs as they are sitting behind the bulkhead Infront of you. 1C is the awkward seat!

Really?!! I'm off to change my seat!

 

[Matt_01]

So it's T-80 for me... The only other seat is 1A or 1B. Neither of which I want because that means staring awkwardly at the FAs during takeoff. Looks like I'm stuck in 3A and hoping there's something suitable for my allergies. And before anyone says "special meal", the only choice would be vegetarian, and I'm buggered if I'm eating THAT!

The FA cannot see any of the A seats during take off or landing. If you like the window 1A is probably the best bet as this is normally the first seat for the food offering. On occasion you may come across a CSM who starts from the other side. @sudoer I would suggested that 1D awkward seat.

 

[Kangol]

1C/D on a 737 is the best part of the plane!

 

[Matt_01]

1C/D on a 737 is the best part of the plane!

On a 737 1C is my preferred and when booking a flight if 1C is not available I do get annoyed that some other P1 or CL has got in first.

 

[sudoer]

So many debatable points here!

Personally I'm a 2A sort of guy so I can keep a backpack under the seat infront, squeeze in an extra 20-30 min of movie time with gate to gate IFE (when it's working), and still get my choice of meal... usually.

Did row 3 once on DPS-SYD (10pm departure) so I'd feel less guilty about reclining to sleep during the meal service. Some pleb in 4A thought my armrests should double as his footrest, his bare feet were sticking through touching my elbows. Discretely called the CSM who gave the guy a pretty stern talking to - the guy then made a point to kick me in the back with full force at least once every 30 seconds for the next hour...

Yeah never sitting in row 3 again on an overnight flight.

 

[JessicaTam]

[mod hat]
Ahem, this being a frequent flyer site, there are lots of places to discuss the best seat to sit in on a plane.

This is not one of them. Back to the meal discussion thanks folks.
[/mod hat]

 

[Matt_01]

@JessicaTam, sorry I do go off topic every now and again. Back on topic @suze2000 after taking 6 QF J flight in the past couple of weeks and not knowing what food allergies you have, if they are related to nuts, lactose, gluten or red meat (if there is such an allergy ) you may want to consider the special meal option. The 'beef slop' comes with mash I think it is polenta (not spuds) and veg, the cheese is questionable and comes with a few grapes and lots of nuts. Both options have an optional side focaccia that is nothing to get excited about.

I do not have dietary requirements however when I was travelling more than I do now (pre covid) I would occasionally order the kosher meals. These were often better than the Y or J standard offering.

 

[sudoer]

Yes apologies for the offtopic chatter here too.

@milehighclub mentioned on the previous page of this thread that some additional special meal options are returning for selection in the J cabin from tomorrow @suze2000 - not just vegetarian. Maybe worth checking MMB tomorrow.

 

[suze2000]

I'm allergic to fish/seafood, shouldn't be eating things like peas and lentils, lactose intolerant and not keen on pork. But other than that, all okay, hahaha. This used to be never a problem, but more recently, the choice has sometimes been fish and something else, and I do not want the fish. Usually bingbonging the FA in Y and telling them solves the problem, but in J, they don't seem to care. (and yes, I would prefer row 2 as well, but not available at all!!!)

ETA: I went to check; it still says special meals not available. But unless I'm on an Asian airline I generally find it's better to take my chances.

 

[Deleted member 26544]

I'm allergic to fish/seafood, shouldn't be eating things like peas and lentils, lactose intolerant and not keen on pork. But other than that, all okay, hahaha. This used to be never a problem, but more recently, the choice has sometimes been fish and something else, and I do not want the fish. Usually bingbonging the FA in Y and telling them solves the problem, but in J, they don't seem to care. (and yes, I would prefer row 2 as well, but not available at all!!!)

ETA: I went to check; it still says special meals not available. But unless I'm on an Asian airline I generally find it's better to take my chances.

I’ve found trying to add a special meal request via MMB in the past couple of months won’t work.
I’ve called Qantas and the agent has been able to add the request from their end.