Spice bar at Melbourne Qantas Domestic Business Lounge

[Beano]

MEL next week so hope they have something nice. I can guest one Monday about 5 pm. In transit to PER.

 

[Balad2005]

The chicken miso was pretty good last night. There was also Penfolds X Thienot Champagne Brut Rosé available which was very nice!
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Last week I was in the Qantas Brisbane Domestic lounge .I haven't been in the Brisbane lounge for several years as I usually fly north, I am on Virgin. It's been extensively renovated since my last visit but I can't say I like it. Everything the bar, food etc is a long way from the seating.The seating is strangely all pushed off to the side, a rather long L shape with a view of a car park and drop off zone. The decor is an overdose of brown and beige.The food was fairly pedestrian and bland.Yes they still have the Miso.The food hasn't improved since Joyce departed.I have been a member long enough to remember life before the toast your own sandwiches.
As I had come off a southbound flight and had over 2 hours to wait and had another long flight in front of me I used the showers.The showers were the best part of the lounge, clean, spacious and plenty of towels.
Well maybe I have been spoiled by too many Friday afternoons in the Sydney Business Lounge.

 

[jrfsp]

Last week I was in the Qantas Brisbane Domestic lounge .I haven't been in the Brisbane lounge for several years as I usually fly north, I am on Virgin. It's been extensively renovated since my last visit but I can't say I like it. Everything the bar, food etc is a long way from the seating.The seating is strangely all pushed off to the side, a rather long L shape with a view of a car park and drop off zone. The decor is an overdose of brown and beige.The food was fairly pedestrian and bland.Yes they still have the Miso.The food hasn't improved since Joyce departed.I have been a member long enough to remember life before the toast your own sandwiches.
As I had come off a southbound flight and had over 2 hours to wait and had another long flight in front of me I used the showers.The showers were the best part of the lounge, clean, spacious and plenty of towels.
Well maybe I have been spoiled by too many Friday afternoons in the Sydney Business Lounge.

BNE J lounge is weird, if the “cantina” thing is operating then the food offerings are fine - if not it’s only the buffet which in my experience is usually very sparse - worst of all the J lounges - most annoying part is the “cantina” thing seems to operate on an inconsistent basis as far as I can see.

 

[kermatu]

Sichuan pork and noodles

With the necessary accompaniments, was pretty good.

And the veg option:

 

[SYD]

Sichuan pork and noodles
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With the necessary accompaniments, was pretty good.

You pimped that up sufficiently by the looks.

 

[Beano]

You pimped that up sufficiently by the looks.

I always do-ginger, kimchi, chilli, and extra coriander.

 

[SYD]

I always do-ginger, kimchi, chilli, and extra coriander.

Ditto, but I’m not much of a fan of kimchi.

 

[Balad2005]

BNE J lounge is weird, if the “cantina” thing is operating then the food offerings are fine - if not it’s only the buffet which in my experience is usually very sparse - worst of all the J lounges - most annoying part is the “cantina” thing seems to operate on an inconsistent basis as far as I can see.

The Cantina thing was open and served meatballs on dry Turkish bread, nothing special.
You are right about the buffet. It was fairly lacklustre. Anyhow I will be back in the BNE J lounge in a couple of months, maybe by late autumn the menu will have improved.

 

[Beano]

The Cantina thing was open and served meatballs on dry Turkish bread, nothing special.
You are right about the buffet. It was fairly lacklustre. Anyhow I will be back in the BNE J lounge in a couple of months, maybe by late autumn the menu will have improved.

The BNE J lounge is always variable and apart from the cantina and a stew is much the same as the QPub. The QP has self-serve wine but you have to queue for wine in the J lounge. Choice is identical in both. The QPub sometimes has items in the buffet which are not in J, eg. beetroot and mayo. I would say the BNE J lounge is style over substance.