Qantas Business Class meals & menus

[obla]

SYD MEL on a lunchtime flight. Base of the pie was a bit soggy but ok for an inflight meal,

 

[milehighclub]

But not within Australia? Is that correc?

Sorry, and within too.

 

[FlyingKangaroo]

Just arrived this morning off QF 12 from LAX to SYD.

Had an excellent sleep in the bulkhead on the 380, and staff was just "good enough" to neither rave nor complain.

Food was a letdown.

For dinner I opted for "grilled salmon with fregola, braised lettuce, green peas, broccolini and gremolata."

The salmon was delivered as "Chilean sea bass" without mention of the switch, but I didn't really care. However, this was the most tasteless dish I've ever had on an airplane. The bass was cooked well but literally just a piece of bass with no flavouring -- not even salt. The fregola / pearl couscous required half my butter and the full sachet of salt and pepper and still didn't taste like much. The broccolini was cooked well but again, lacked flavour, and the braised lettuce was a bit grainy -- as if not washed properly, and if that was meant to be gremolata it was in, then I need not have gremolata again (it was not gremolata). On the plus side, I suppose it was healthy.

Served alongside Neil's sad salad and one piece of white sliced bread, and then a tiny tub of lemon sorbet for dessert. I was given a cheese plate after a split second of hesitation when I asked for it with the lemon sorbet, and it was decent.

Breakfast had a little flavour but nothing impressive. A ciabatta sandwich with egg, halloumi and a relatively tasty herbed tahini. Of note: neither the yogurt nor granola I indicated on the breakfast card was served. Perhaps they made an executive decision without further notice to me that I'd ordered enough having also asked for fruit and a muffin?

I slept through the mid-flight snack, if it was proactively offered, but didn't mind given I got a good sleep.

No proactive refills of wine or coffee at either meal respectively. Crew actually asked me if I was happy with the bottled water when I was served dinner or if I "still wanted a glass."

Good flight because I got a good rest. Otherwise, absolutely nothing remarkable, and the food was a letdown.

 

[RichardMEL]

Interesting report. 2nd switch between menu and offering ex-US - this one, and as I reported last week, a switch out of soup appetiser with Mezze plate.

Pretty odd and in my case the crew didn't know till after I'd ordered my plate, and sounds the same in this case. That seems poor. they'd know when reviewing the catering loaded I should think. odd.

and yes, I had some things I ordered on brekky card also not delivered. didn't bother worrying about it too much, but still, hardly premium service with a seemingly lack of attention to detail.

 

[obla]

MEL SYD on a morning flight.

First time seeing this offered, a mixed greens bowl with edamame, pumpkin, nuts and more. Must say this was a treat, better than the usual frittata! Super attentive and friendly crew.

 

[toowongman]

Onboard QF622 MEL-BNE now. Chicken foccacia toastie, we didn't try that. Beef pesto salad, a solid winner. Plenty of tender beef and a good solid serve of potatoes with some tomatoes and olives. Hilarious crew.

 

[VPS]

Sorry, and within too.

Interesting. I flew with QF in J last year and they said they had no idea what allergens were in the food. So they gave me an extra piece of sour dough with some vegemite - woo hoo

 

[muppet]

MEL SYD on a morning flight.

First time seeing this offered, a mixed greens bowl with edamame, pumpkin, nuts and more. Must say this was a treat, better than the usual frittata! Super attentive and friendly crew.

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I hope you buttered up those Delites!

 

[Notyourbag]

Interesting report. 2nd switch between menu and offering ex-US - this one, and as I reported last week, a switch out of soup appetiser with Mezze plate.

Pretty odd and in my case the crew didn't know till after I'd ordered my plate, and sounds the same in this case. That seems poor. they'd know when reviewing the catering loaded I should think. odd.

and yes, I had some things I ordered on brekky card also not delivered. didn't bother worrying about it too much, but still, hardly premium service with a seemingly lack of attention to detail.

Here's the salmon!

Interestingly I never received the croissant on my requestes breakfast tray but still received the butter and Vegemite sachet.

 

[Daver6]

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Here's the salmon!

Interestingly I never received the croissant on my requestes breakfast tray but still received the butter and Vegemite sachet.

That's some rather white looking salmon!

 

[kermatu]

AKL-BNE 16:40 A330 flight.
Same two options as on my flight over - I assume, but of course described slightly differently. Barramundi in “spicy sauce”, or veal ravioli with kale and mushrooms. Was hungry and went with the ravioli.


It was tasty and filling. Nothing else offered or requested.

PDBs of sparkling and the waters. Top ups of the sparkling wine given to several pax. Lee the CSM took my order (by row) but also offered me a pre-meal drink. Didn’t hear or see that for those around me.

Wine top up offered. Crew shut the curtains halfway through the flight but call bells were answered quickly- mine was in just 5 seconds.

Nice to be back in 2A on the 330 (and even snoozed / snored a bit!). But it was actually a further reminder of the diminished trans-Tasman offering. Final nail in the coffin was absence of music on the IFE. Lee noted I wasn’t the only one lamenting this.

 

[stevenaus]

AKL-BNE 16:40 A330 flight.
Same two options as on my flight over - I assume, but of course described slightly differently. Barramundi in “spicy sauce”, or veal ravioli with kale and mushrooms. Was hungry and went with the ravioli.
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It was tasty and filling. Nothing else offered or requested.

PDBs of sparkling and the waters. Top ups of the sparkling wine given to several pax. Lee the CSM took my order (by row) but also offered me a pre-meal drink. Didn’t hear or see that for those around me.

Wine top up offered. Crew shut the curtains halfway through the flight but call bells were answered quickly- mine was in just 5 seconds.

Nice to be back in 2A on the 330 (and even snoozed / snored a bit!). But it was actually a further reminder of the diminished trans-Tasman offering. Final nail in the coffin was absence of music on the IFE. Lee noted I wasn’t the only one lamenting this.

Flew AKL to SYD Sunday 18.15pm flight A330 and the meal choice was just shocking. It was a veal something or chicken something. Went with the chicken and couldn't touch it. Grey meat fatty gross. Chap across from to the veal and left most of it. Ended up enjoying the sourdough bread with butter and cake thing. Flew Air NZ a few months ago and incredible. Menus, choice of starter and 3 mains then choice of desert or cheese plate. I'll pass on QF for the time being on Tasman and hope that they sort it out soon. I did post the air NZ menu from that trip a few months back on this thread.

 

[sietes]

QF2 Singapore to Sydney Feb -The vegan meal was a tomato pasta bake which wasn't too bad. I did ask about the pork but they said they didn't have any because they were in the middle of changing the menu. The panna cotta was returned because it was bland and revolting

For breakfast I asked about whether there was any fish products in the sauce for Bacon and Egg brioche roll and they said they don't have a list of allergens which I think is pretty poor.

I found the UK much better at dealing with allergens than Australia. They will usually have a book with all the meals and the allergens for each meal. View attachment 318975


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Not a great way to handle allergies when you're a long way down to hospital. Do you also have issues with wines fined with fish guts?

 

[jboy90]

AKL-BNE 16:40 A330 flight.
Same two options as on my flight over - I assume, but of course described slightly differently. Barramundi in “spicy sauce”, or veal ravioli with kale and mushrooms. Was hungry and went with the ravioli.
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It was tasty and filling. Nothing else offered or requested.

PDBs of sparkling and the waters. Top ups of the sparkling wine given to several pax. Lee the CSM took my order (by row) but also offered me a pre-meal drink. Didn’t hear or see that for those around me.

Wine top up offered. Crew shut the curtains halfway through the flight but call bells were answered quickly- mine was in just 5 seconds.

Nice to be back in 2A on the 330 (and even snoozed / snored a bit!). But it was actually a further reminder of the diminished trans-Tasman offering. Final nail in the coffin was absence of music on the IFE. Lee noted I wasn’t the only one lamenting this.

OT but I also noted the lack of music and notes so in the feedback email I receive after most qantas flights! Don’t know if another airline that has done that.

 

[VPS]

Not a great way to handle allergies when you're a long way down to hospital. Do you also have issues with wines fined with fish guts?

Not yet but it's always a concern and very hard to know which ones do it

 

[MEL_Traveller]

SYD-MEL breakfast… choice of muesli, or polenta cakes with sausage, creamed spinach and onion jam.

OMG… delicious! (the polenta dish).

The showstopper was the warmed muffin, dusted in cinnamon, and filled with apricot jam. Really very good!

Crew was super fast and plenty of time for hot drinks and refills.

On the food front QF seems to be overtaking VA now!

 

[JessicaTam]

Not yet but it's always a concern and very hard to know which ones do it

Going OT but look for isinglass on the label.

 

[JohnM]

Not yet but it's always a concern and very hard to know which ones do it

Going OT but look for isinglass on the label.

An allergic response should not be a concern because of its very nature and purpose in precipitating out.

Fining Agents - The Australian Wine Research Institute

Fining agents are added to wine to reduce astringency and/or bitterness; remove haze-forming proteins; or reduce colour. They react with wine components to form a complex that can be separated from the wine

www.awri.com.au

 

[VPS]

Should not be a concern because of its very nature and purpose in precipitating out.

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Fining Agents - The Australian Wine Research Institute

Fining agents are added to wine to reduce astringency and/or bitterness; remove haze-forming proteins; or reduce colour. They react with wine components to form a complex that can be separated from the wine

www.awri.com.au

Thanks - so if I get sick after lots of wine it won't be because of the fish

 

[kermatu]

BNE-CNS 20:10 737 flight.

Two meal options - pork steak with creamy mash and veg, or cold Mexican chicken salad. Pork for me.

Decent meal. Generous pieces of tender pork, quite tasty, with very smooth mash.

But standout on this flight was the crew - Brent the CSM and Anya the other forward FA. Brent remembered me from a number of (pre-COVID) flights. Offered me a drink pre-meal. Described the options perfectly without needing to read or check anything. Turned back Y pax from the bathroom. He and Anya looked after the whole cabin superbly with constant offers of top-ups, waters, other drinks etc. including proactive tea and coffee offers which I have not seen much lately (admittedly on mostly shorter flights). Even after I’d declined my last whiskey they still checked a couple more times if I needed anything.

And on leaving the plane Anya assisted me with my bag then walked and chatted with me to the gate. Delightful.

Food decent but QF crew at their very best.