Qantas Business Class meals & menus

[milehighclub]

As you were flying J, did they make the spritz fresh or was it from a can?

The Sofi Spritz is the same in all cabins and comes from a can.

 

[Daver6]

Agree. Once I ordered a black coffee and it was served hot. However, anytime I asked my tea/coffee with milk in it, the temperature is lukewarm ... may be the milk is too cold when added and it brings down the overall temperature?

Mine was black tea on the breakfast tray. I suspect they poured the tea and the tray sat for a while before coming out.

I liked it too. I had the spritz SYD-SIN in QF81 Y and I was given a cold can and an empty plastic glass. It was good, I liked it and went for seconds. It was much better than the Angove Organic Shiraz (or the small bottle ones, can't remember the name) they were pouring.

As you were flying J, did they make the spritz fresh or was it from a can?

It was poured from a can.

It would also make for a nice pre-departure drink too.

 

[Ade]

I suspect they poured the tea and the tray sat for a while before coming out.

Probably that's what happened. The FA on my recent QF68 was very attentive. He did not pour the coffee until the last minute, meaning, the tray was set out for everything except for the hot food & beverage. He asked if I'd like to have brekkie and then put the hot dishes out. I was inquisitive of how they plate, so I was at the galley when they set my tray.

It would also make for a nice pre-departure drink too.

Agree. It was done well. I think there is a variant of this at Dan's. Let me see if I can find out what it's called.

 

[cosi]

Would it be too much to ask for the tea to be hot though?

Always has been an issue on QF for many decades especially on the overnight flights.

Over the years I have always had to ask for a new pot tea to be made.

 

[JohnM]

QF923 CNS-SYD yesterday 1400h. Choice of braised beef with mash and some similar chicken thing in the same Industrial Slop genre.



The beef itself tasted OK, but meals of this type remind me so much of boarding school and university residential college offerings. The usual ghastly Thing in a Box and Thing in a Wrapper to round out yet another utterly depressing offering.

PJM declined the lot. Sensible.

Followed by QF653 SYD-PER 1915h.

I had the smoked pork pasta; PJM had the chicken and quinoa salad. The other offering was the braised beef Slop.

The pasta was OK; at least it wasn't in the Slop category. PJM is not a vegetarian but generally does not eat meat. She removed the chicken and ate the quinoa confection and said it was quite OK.





I detect no sign of improvement - in fact, I see signs of further regression.

I am really starting to question the worth of flying J on QFd. Now that schedules seem to be reasonably stable and down-gauges are less common, judicious selection of A330s and side seats forward, with T-80 seat selection on trans-con flights has more and more practical appeal.

It so much degrades the experience of flying J that eating in the lounge and not blowing points on this utterly embarrassing rubbish is more and more appealing. Just sit, reject the food and play on the internet to pass the time.

 

[QF WP]

Wow, @JohnM, just look at the difference in the visual appeal on merely the plating of your two meals SYD/PER. Yours looks like QFi Economy. PJM's looks like VAd Business. I'm with you - if and when I ever fly QF J again, I'll merely eat in the QF J Lounge and watch videos for the trip (or work). I'm not going to let my hard earned points be wasted on meals like that.

 

[milehighclub]

This is the company that provides the Sky Spritz - SOFI Aperitivo

Whilst you can't buy the Sky Spritz, as that is made for QF, the rest of the range is available and they currently have free gifts depending on how much you spend. $150 gets you the chessboard esky.

 

[Mattg]

QF838 MEL-DRW
20:25 departure

Sesame and ginger chicken with Hokkien noodles



Other options were beef with veges or a pumpkin salad.

 

[Sprucegoose]

I was on QF636 MEL-BNE and had the same offering. CSM apologised for the lack of variety and the fact they are trying to rotate the menu more quickly. She also said this is the offering now out of MEL J for a while.

I found the Noodles quite tasteless, not very Qantas, where I usually enjoy the meal selection.

Note to self AJ.

 

[Lynda2475]

11 Nov 18:35 SYD-BNE - lamb salad+ sour dough + Linda bar = quite tasty. Not a wilted lettuce leaf in sight just potatoes, pesto, green beans, olives and tomato.



13 Nov 16:40 BNE - SYD 16:40 Beef pie was ok given the derth of food in the business lounge, but i needed dinner when i got home

 

[Berlin]

Seems like you liked that lamb but it looks, cough cough, quite awful- I’m surprised that it was tasty tbh. Was there a hot alternative offered as well?

Maybe similar to the mushy peas which also always look quite non appetising but are actually tastier than the pie itself?

 

[Mattg]

I know this is the Qantas meals thread, but I just want to compare the noodles I received in QF J from MEL-DRW with the noodles I got the following day in SQ J, flying DRW-SIN:



These noodles had much more flavour, a better texture and it was a far better dish. This meal also came with a full entree and desserts, plus a much wider choice of drinks including coughtails.

In fact, pretty much everything about the SQ J experience - even on a 737 - was better than QF. I even got a lie-flat bed!

 

[eminere]

I know this is the Qantas meals thread, but I just want to compare the noodles I received in QF J from MEL-DRW with the noodles I got the following day in SQ J, flying DRW-SIN:

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These noodles had much more flavour, a better texture and it was a far better dish.

In fact, pretty much everything about the SQ J experience - even on a 737 - was better than QF. I even got a lie-flat bed!

Yep. Chalk and cheese.

 

[Lynda2475]

Seems like you liked that lamb but it looks, cough cough, quite awful- I’m surprised that it was tasty tbh. Was there a hot alternative offered as well?

Maybe similar to the mushy peas which also always look quite non appetising but are actually tastier than the pie itself?

There was a hot option, pasta I think. Its not a great photo and not something Id usually choose, but the olives really hit the spot and I knew I was goign to dinner later.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Yep. Chalk and cheese.

Does QF sever that?

 

[lovestotravel]

I know this is the Qantas meals thread, but I just want to compare the noodles I received in QF J from MEL-DRW with the noodles I got the following day in SQ J, flying DRW-SIN:

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These noodles had much more flavour, a better texture and it was a far better dish. This meal also came with a full entree and desserts, plus a much wider choice of drinks including coughtails.

In fact, pretty much everything about the SQ J experience - even on a 737 - was better than QF. I even got a lie-flat bed!

Lurpak too...

 

[Sprucegoose]

Yep. Chalk and cheese.

Maybe chalk and real noodles?

 

[Mattg]

Lurpak too...

Yep. They even had brand-name salt & pepper! You can't really see it from the picture, but the sachets actually say "Salz" and "Pfeffer" - they're Hela brand and imported from Germany.

The attention to detail was so good, in fact, that they were carefully laid out by the flight attendant the right way up on the tablecloth.

(Sorry, all this talk about attention to detail is taking this thread on QF J meals well off topic! )

 

[JohnM]

Yep. They even had brand-name salt & pepper! You can't really see it from the picture, but the sachets actually say "Salz" and "Pfeffer" - they're Hela brand and imported from Germany.

The attention to detail was so good, in fact, that they were carefully laid out by the flight attendant the right way up on the tablecloth.

(Sorry, all this talk about attention to detail is taking this thread on QF J meals well off topic! )

It's OK, Matt. Don't feel bad - we need occasional relief from the utterly abysmal...

 

[jukebox333]

Does QF sever that?

Vegetarian option, apparently.