Current Qantas First Lounge Menu (SYD/MEL) and relevant topics

[Beano]

The trout crudo and minute steak are the special items for people flying first.

Nice!

 

[Kangol]

A great session in the Sydney Flounge.

Salt and pepper squid washed down by Lallier rose based on advice from this thread, followed by the trout crudo and Strelley Farm chardonnay (very good IMO), minute steak (and Neil’s leaves) with the Smithbrook pinot noir (wine just okay), and Lilly Pilly noble blend with pav and brown sugar sponge (couldn’t decide, so ‘why not both?’).. Will round off proceedings with an espresso and a nip of Lark. Then roll onto EK417…

How did you get access to the F/CL/P1 menu if not flying on QF metal?

 

[sudoer]

How did you get access to the F/CL/P1 menu if not flying on QF metal?

Maybe booked on the QF codeshare?

 

[Kangol]

Maybe booked on the QF codeshare?

IIRC read it either here, or on the P1 FB group, where someone was denied said menu when not flying QF metal. QF codeshare did not make a difference.
Could be wrong.

 

[flyingfan]

I have one datapoint of a family in the CL/P1 area (so presumably offered this special menu) while on MH metal

 

[MELso]

How did you get access to the F/CL/P1 menu if not flying on QF metal?

EK F. 36 hours of drunken debauchery…. Errr… I mean enjoying the finer things in life. Managed to polish off the Dom rose while on the ground (they had some left over from DXB).

 

[jamesatfish]

A great session in the Sydney Flounge.

Salt and pepper squid washed down by Lallier rose based on advice from this thread, followed by the trout crudo and Strelley Farm chardonnay (very good IMO), minute steak (and Neil’s leaves) with the Smithbrook pinot noir (wine just okay), and Lilly Pilly noble blend with pav and brown sugar sponge (couldn’t decide, so ‘why not both?’).. Will round off proceedings with an espresso and a nip of Lark. Then roll onto EK417…

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Your trout looks good, mine this afternoon was oil with a side of trout… still tasted great though!

 

[anat0l]

Your trout looks good, mine this afternoon was oil with a side of trout… still tasted great though!

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This is where I'd ask for a side of bread, since that acidified oil would be nice to have a bit of a dip in.

 

[Notyourbag]

Bao Bun is becoming my new S&P Squid I always order




Lamb was also a winner. Super crunchy carrots by Neil.



Dessert was delicious too! 3/3!

 

[Foreigner]

It was hell of a busy evening in Sydney F lounge today.

Soup was delicious but the cauliflower (mains) seemed to have been overheated. The desserts were pretty good.

Cleaning staff weren’t anywhere near showers so had to get their attention at the front desk. Shower areas need maintenance.

 

[sudoer]

It was hell of a busy evening in Sydney F lounge today.

I guess there would be a lot of well-heeled travellers going to Singapore for the F1 long weekend!

 

[AIRwin]

Cleaning staff weren’t anywhere near showers so had to get their attention at the front desk. Shower areas need maintenance.

There was an attendant directing me to the shower (which I badly needed after an earlier dip at Maroubra Beach) but I still found remnants of toothpaste in the basin

 

[AIRwin]

Roast eggplant and enoki

 

[AIRwin]

The udon was a comforting little bowl of nice. Not spectacular, but nice.

Here's a photo (I asked for half serve but haven't seen what full serve looks like?):

 

[AIRwin]

Lamb was also a winner. Super crunchy carrots by Neil.

I didn't like the flavour at all. I remembered the super crunchy carrots so I took bites out of it rather than try to cut it with my knife in case it's too loud...

 

[AIRwin]

Not satisfied with the lamb, I ordered Chef Esha's grilled barramundi with yellow curry:

 

[AIRwin]

The spring bovine offering of the slow cooked oyster blade was very good, very tender and flavoursome, would definitely pay for this in a restaurant.

I found the beef and rice too dry

 

[Lady Sam]

Here's a photo (I asked for half serve but haven't seen what full serve looks like?):
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It’s only a small thing anyway. That looks like my full serve.

 

[jrfsp]

Autumn menu in the LAX lounge today.

Food was decent, had the pork tacos and the minute steak - all very nice.

Service was standard for the LAX lounge - not bad but definitely far behind SIN/MEL/SYD. Interestingly it’s the quietest I’ve ever seen the LAX lounge at peak time - it is a Monday however so maybe not surprising.

As an aside….there’s a customer wearing a MAGA cap in the lounge (thankfully he’s not an Aussie) but I don’t think it’s entirely appropriate lounge attire….maybe I’m being petty?