Qantas Business Class meals & menus

[JessicaTam]

I find Qantas premium food has really been degraded the last few years. Obvious cost cutting across cabins. And the reduction in cabin crew also results in some poor timing of meals, especially on long flights.This review on another website of the food is a great example of an inappropriately timed meal for the flight length and arrival time:
QF10 food review

Qantas Business Class Food London to Perth (menu & photos)

Read this review of Qantas business class food London to Perth and the menu, what's good and bad, food allergy information, and photos

www.nuttedoutnutrition.com.au

This line caught my eye: "However I found even with the dressing the salad to be quite plain and a bit bitter. I could see for some people this might be a polarising choice."

 

[sudoer]

This line caught my eye:

My favourite was "I wondered if they used omega 3 enriched eggs????"

More chance of Neil Perry cooking the eggs himself IMO.

 

[encryptededdy]

Chicken on last night's SYD-MEL. Not bad, wish there was a PDB though.

 

[HirafuHeartAttack]

QF470 MEL-SYD. 5pm departure, options were poached chicken salad or the below lamb with potatoes and peas. No PDB but fairly quick service through the cabin. Lamb was a little tougher than expected but flavour was quite good.

 

[Olympic471]

QF738 on 7/8
Choice of ham and cheese croissant, French toast with bacon or fruit bowl.

 

[Olympic471]

QF43 SYD to DPS on 7/8


Buffallo mozzarella salad


Beef for main, was actually a good one today


Desert


Pre-landing snack - chicken sandwich

 

[encryptededdy]

Daytime QF79 MEL-NRT. As per usual the starter Bento box was good but the main was mid.



Pre-landing snack

 

[kermatu]

CNS-BNE 09:10 flight. As noted by the (outstanding) CSM Amanda, two odd options for this flight time: beef brisket with mac and cheese; or Thai pork and rice.


Hadn’t planned on eating but this was a new meal to me so tried the brisket. It was tasty and reasonably tender. Mac and the corn were good, though I suspect this is a dish that could easily be dry.

Wonderful service and P1 recognition from Amanda from start to finish. Was offered a spare meal from the flight deck (lamb shanks) and gifted a bottle of wine upon descent.

 

[dairyfloss]

CNS-BNE 09:10 flight. As noted by the (outstanding) CSM Amanda, two odd options for this flight time: beef brisket with mac and cheese; or Thai pork and rice.

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Hadn’t planned on eating but this was a new meal to me so tried the brisket. It was tasty and reasonably tender. Mac and the corn were good, though I suspect this is a dish that could easily be dry.

Wonderful service and P1 recognition from Amanda from start to finish. Was offered a spare meal from the flight deck (lamb shanks) and gifted a bottle of wine upon descent.

I had this recently on SYD-ZQN, I think. It was very nice, IMO, though ~40% of the brisket was just a big chunk of gristle, which was disspointing. You'd think when catering for J meals (if not all cabin meals), you'd be leaving that stuff out of the servings!

Cheers,
Matt.

 

[Daver6]

QF738 on 7/8
Choice of ham and cheese croissant, French toast with bacon or fruit bowl.
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With that presentation, it took me way longer than it should to figure out what you actually ordered. Seriously, my dog's breakfast is better presented than that meal.

 

[jase05]

QF738 on 7/8
Choice of ham and cheese croissant, French toast with bacon or fruit bowl.
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Did it taste ok?
Looks disgusting

 

[Flyfrequently]

QF43 SYD to DPS on 7/8
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Buffallo mozzarella salad
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Beef for main, was actually a good one today
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Desert
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Pre-landing snack - chicken sandwich
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Exact same menu as June QF43 @Olympic471 !

 

[zig]

With that presentation, it took me way longer than it should to figure out what you actually ordered. Seriously, my dog's breakfast is better presented than that meal.

I'm still not sure what it is. I just know it looks very unappetising - and I'm being polite in describing it that way.

 

[RickyT84]

I'm still not sure what it is. I just know it looks very unappetising - and I'm being polite in describing it that way.

I suspect it is the 'French toast with bacon' which is kinda an odd combination if you ask me...the very average presentation did not help one bit either

 

[N860CR]

BLR-SYD

Forgot to take a photo on the way over.

Prawn noodle salad was good, lamb not so good. Very heavy dish. Lamb was dry (which didn’t help). It was also initially described as the “veg paneer” when placed down which was quite the polar opposite.

Skipped breakfast.

Typical Qantas sadly. Exceptional crew on the way over, miserable on the way back.

 

[RooFlyer]

Chicken teriyaki with rice on HBA to SYD lunch flight today. Very very nice and a very good crew as well. Faultless flight passed in no time at all.

 

[Olympic471]

Did it taste ok?
Looks disgusting

It was alright, I've had worse

 

[Ron Calls]

QF75 SYD - YVR 27/07/2024

Pumpkin and ginger soup with chive crème fraiche
Beef fillet with wasabi butter
Panna cotta for dessert

The soup and beef fillet were both pretty tasty, the panna cotta was pretty average though.

Breakfast was the scrambled eggs and bacon. Again pretty average, served lukewarm at best.

 

[Ron Calls]

QF76 YVR - SYD 07/08/2024

Sweet and spicy chicken
Blood Orange custard

Scrambled eggs and bacon.

Pretty average meals on this flight.

 

[Ron Calls]

QF986 BNE - MKY 11/08/2024
Three meals on offer - scones with jam and cream, toasted sandwich or salmon salad.
Here is the salad.