Virgin Australia Business Class - Meals, Menus & Service

[twinaisle]

twinaisle, would VA467 departing PER to BNE at 1040 offer breakfast or lunch in business and what’s the likelihood of a choice being gluten-free.

It would be a lunch/dinner service for food. It depends on when you're flying as the current cycle will remain until February. Both meals for the current cycle contain gluten. I would say to byo something for that duration/stock up in the lounge.

 

[twinaisle]

Here's the meal window for y'all.

Ultra short/short flights have 3 windows
Breakfast departures from 03:00 - 09:59
Lunch departures from 10:00 - 16:00
Dinner departures from 16:01 - 02:29

Medium flights of 2hr 46 mins onwards including ISH/Transcon
Breakfast departures from 03:00 - 09:29
Dinner departures from 09:30 - 02:59

Bali
Dinner - departures from 09:30 - 21:59
All day dining (supper/breakfast) departures from 22:00 - 09:29

 

[sudoer]

MEL-SYD 4pm



Chicken yellow curry with steamed rice



Lets called it a codeshare..

"Pasta in arrabbiata sauce with chorizo" sold as "Mac & cheese with chicken"

 

[MEL_Traveller]

MEL-PER yesterday choice between vege frittata or scrambled eggs, beans and bacon. Went with the bacon, pretty good overall.

Service was really good! The CSM remembered me from some of my SYD-MEL commutes, so it was off to a good start

Wifi and IFE both working

 

[AIRwin]

Scrambled eggs with potato, tomatoes, mushrooms and added chorizo

 

[Sprucegoose]

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[Budbrian]

Recently, last week I flew PER SYD business class…service and food 10/10..
A few days later I flew BNE PER business class….rating 1/10. No where near the same level of service, no offerings extra on this extra hours flight like the one to SYD, lunch chicken dish was SO salty just could not eat it…absolutely awful! Inedible. Noticed other pax did not eat theirs. Nothing else offered, had to ask for water, coffee etc. it was a paid for flight ! Quite annoyed as I’ve been Platinum but now Gold. Umm maybe have to try QF.

What is other experience recently?

 

[ole nimeton]

Umm maybe have to try QF.

What is other experience recently?

I’ve had hit and miss service on both airlines recently. I’m preferring Virgin these days domestically for price and value.

VA268 CBR-MEL 17/2/25
Cold chicken or cold pasta salad were the options. Chicken was great and pasta looked pretty good too. Not sure what the deal was with the empty bowl. I miss the piece of chocolate that used to be included.

Very good unobtrusive and attentive service.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Recently, last week I flew PER SYD business class…service and food 10/10..
A few days later I flew BNE PER business class….rating 1/10. No where near the same level of service, no offerings extra on this extra hours flight like the one to SYD, lunch chicken dish was SO salty just could not eat it…absolutely awful! Inedible. Noticed other pax did not eat theirs. Nothing else offered, had to ask for water, coffee etc. it was a paid for flight ! Quite annoyed as I’ve been Platinum but now Gold. Umm maybe have to try QF.

What is other experience recently?

All my flights the food has been fine to good, pretty consistent.

The majority of flights have also had good service. But as you found, there are the odd bad-apples. If you fly very frequently and happen to get a couple in a row it can be challenging.

If you get the quadruple whammy - poor crew, no IFE, no wifi, and miss out on your meal choice - it can be anything but wonderful.

 

[fletty]

Had a chicken and mushroom pasta on the 9:30pm from Sydney to Brisbane. Was presented quite well and very tasty. No photo as my camera is shocking.