Qantas Business Class meals & menus

[Berlin]

HBA-SYD 11:20 flight. If this looks like a terrible dish, that’s because it was.
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Scrambled eggs (burnt to a powder), bacon (soggy and wafer thin) with beans and spinach. Inedible.

These scrambled eggs look suspiciously like what I got served at St. Vincent’s Private hospital the other week when I was down with pneumonia. Suspect it was always powder, rather than proper eggs.

What Qantas charges and what St. Vincent’s fleeces my health fund for- makes total sense, serve the cheapest of the cheapest

 

[marki]

These scrambled eggs look suspiciously like what I got served at St. Vincent’s Private hospital the other week when I was down with pneumonia. Suspect it was always powder, rather than proper eggs.

What Qantas charges and what St. Vincent’s fleeces my health fund for- makes total sense, serve the cheapest of the cheapest

I hope you are well. The fact that you are not in Berlin with cold, miserable weather makes no sense because catching pneumonia in sunny Victoria (Melbourne) makes it even more nonsense. I hope you get better as quickly as possible.

 

[downgraded]

I hope you are well. The fact that you are not in Berlin with cold, miserable weather makes no sense because catching pneumonia in sunny Victoria (Melbourne) makes it even more nonsense. I hope you get better as quickly as possible.

QF's use of powdered eggs had been clear for years. Very budget fare. Flew CX F on a Y fare (op up), upgraded to F, and waking up 40 minute before landing they were cracking real eggs to cook my breakfast.

 

[marki]

QF's use of powdered eggs had been clear for years. Very budget fare. Flew CX F on a Y fare (op up), upgraded to F, and waking up 40 minute before landing they were cracking real eggs to cook my breakfast.

Yes, this is fantastic. I cannot see Qantas doing the same thing; however, they do a bottle of wine by gifting it in hand when deboarding, though this is very irregular. Whilst on Cathy, eggs are cracked for breakie every day!

 

[muppet]

QF's use of powdered eggs had been clear for years. Very budget fare. Flew CX F on a Y fare (op up), upgraded to F, and waking up 40 minute before landing they were cracking real eggs to cook my breakfast.

Pretty sure QF does real eggs in F too. Whether cracked on board or pre-cracked I don’t know. But it looked like a whole egg.

 

[kpro]

Flew CX F on a Y fare (op up), upgraded to F, and waking up 40 minute before landing they were cracking real eggs to cook my breakfast.

I have quite a different expectation from QF domestic J to a CX long haul F.

Heck even QF international J has decent eggs, not sure if cooked fresh though.

 

[marki]

Pretty sure QF does real eggs in F too. Whether cracked on board or pre-cracked I don’t know. But it looked like a whole egg.

I haven't flown first, so I don't know if QF first serves real eggs. i.e. This means they are cracked and made to order in the galley!

Breakfast Options: In some of the descriptions of Qantas First Class meals, particularly for breakfast, there are dishes like omelettes or eggs Benedict, which suggest using eggs. However, these are not explicitly described as "fresh eggs cracked made to order." For example:
A past review from 2015 to 2023 on Qantas First Class breakfasts mentions dishes like omelettes but does not specify if eggs are cracked fresh on demand.
https://liveandletsfly.com/qantas-first-class-breakfast/
The menus described in various sources focus on pre-selected or seasonal items rather than made-to-order dishes, specifically mentioning fresh eggs.
https://www.executivetraveller.com/qantas-sydney-melbourne-first-class-lounge-winter-2024-menu
Pre-Ordering Meals: Qantas allows passengers to pre-order meals, including a range of choices not always available. Again, there's no explicit mention of fresh, made-to-order egg dishes.
https://simpleflying.com/qantas-meal-in-advance/

 

[milehighclub]

Egg-cellent question.

In First and Business for International, eggs are served and prepared as follows:

Omelette - pre cooked
Scrambled eggs - loaded mixed but cooked fresh onboard
Poached - pre cooked, chilled, then blanched to heat when required