New Qantas Lounge Heathrow Terminal 3

[serfty]

There are now 4 oneworld lounges in LHR T3, 3 of which have First class sections. BA, CX, AA and QF.

All 4 lounges are near each other, with the CX and QF lounges by the entrance to the Gate 1-11 concourse, and the BA and AA lounges by the entrance to the Gate 13-22 concourse. Heathrow Hubmaps
The T3 A380 gates are 1, 3, 5, 7 and 42

These are the oneworld T3 departures (based on today's schedule, not all flights are daily):
BA472 0615
AY1340 0730
BA478 0745
AA87 0840
BA207 0905
JL42 0930
AA733 0945
AA737 0955
AA51 1010
AA101 1015
BA474 1015
AY1332 1020
AA173 1035
AA39 1105
BA794 1105
CX252 1120
AA109 1140
BA219 1140
AA47 1150
QF10 1155
AA81 1210
BA271 1215
AA57 1235
UL506 1235
AA135 1310
AA731 1330
AY1334 1335
AA79 1410
BA209 1415
AA729 1435
BA289 1435
AA105 1445
BA275 1550
RJ112 1605
AY1336 1610
AA91 1705
AA107 1715
CX238 1715
BA85 1730
CX250 1800
AY1338 1805
BA798 1815
JL44 1900
AY1342 1925
AA141 1925
JJ8085 2010
CX256 2035
UL504 2040
QF2 2045
CX254 2205
Plus BA flights to Bilbao, Budapest, Gibraltar, Hanover, Lisbon, Luxembourg, Lyon, Marseille, Prague, Rotterdam, Vienna, Warsaw, Accra, Cape Town and Nairobi

Pretty evenly spread through the day but busiest before 10am with 2pm, 5pm and 8:30pm next:

 

[opusman]

Scotch eggs and pickled onions? If that's 'premium' then I've been using the wrong dictionary all my life.

Rockpool-inspired pickled onions though!

 

[TheRealTMA]

Rockpool-inspired pickled onions though!

Will we see cold pork pies next?

 

[GoldCanyon340]

I had three departures from LHR T3 in August. These are pics from the CX F restaurant. Not a scotch egg or pickled onion in sight.

 

[kpc]

I had three departures from LHR T3 in August. These are pics from the CX F restaurant. Not a scotch egg or pickled onion in sight.

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Send the photos to the most well paid CEO in Australia!!

 

[kermatu]

The F host said other people's experiences were similar and encouraged me to provide feedback.

What an indictment from a staff member in opening weeks. Good on them though.

 

[andye]

Similar to HKG Pier F - they have had Rothschild NV for some time now. Not surprising given that the LHR fitout is similar to the Pier F in HKG.
Never been to Pier J so I don't know what champagne they have.

Pier J and the CX J at LHR have Moët NV

 

[wannabeinvestmentbanker]

I still haven't fully recovered from the shock of my evening visit to write a response to the SST. If I had to summarise the lounge in one word, it would be CHEAP - the decor, the ambience, the food, the service. After all tbe hype, this is not a premium lounge.

I only lasted 10 min. The F host said other people's experiences were similar and encouraged me to provide feedback.

I also lasted 15 minutes out of politeness because I was there at a very quiet time and didn't want to offend any staff. As a mere Platinum not even P1 or revenue F, I was severely disappointed and felt they could have done a lot more with the space including a F section upstairs perhaps. Numbers will dwindle over time as the regular T3 flyers visit once and never again as many I have talked to were expecting something more similar to LAX in terms of menu selection.

In terms of busy times, I find around 4-6pm to be the most crowded times where CX F gets quite full with 2 CX departures in close proximity in addition to the final BA intra-Europes to VIE, BUD, HEL etc.

 

[serfty]

AusBT article indicates (confirms?) the existence of 'under the counter' Champagne - namely Perrier Jouet ...

 

[Dudditz]

Visited yesterday for about 20 minutes before heading the the CX Flounge next door.

Gin bar is a nice touch, the staff seemed a little nervous and stressed but were all very nice. The lounge seems a lot smaller than I thought it would be. Let's hope the early feedback helps them refine operations.

I don't pop through London that often so it was nice to see it but like everyone else CX F is king along with BA F for the whisky selection.

 

[kookaburra75]

Will we see cold pork pies next?

As long as they can do some craft ales with them - I'm ok with that

 

[kpc]

Do you think there will come a time when the Cx lounge restricts QF pax access (esp. under Qf's instructions) a la Sfo?

 

[Himeno]

Do you think there will come a time when the Cx lounge restricts QF pax access (esp. under Qf's instructions) a la Sfo?

unlikely. They would be in breach of oneworld rules doing so.
There is heaps of space in the CX LHR lounge. While there is a CX flight departing LHR around the same time as each QF flight, the lounge is large enough to handle it.
At SFO, they'd have pax for CX873 and early pax for CX893 trying to access a smaller lounge at the same time as QF74 pax arrive.
They use capacity limits at SFO to prevent non CX pax coming in. There is little to no reason to do that at LHR.

 

[DavidFlynn]

AusBT article indicates (confirms?) the existence of 'under the counter' Champagne - namely Perrier Jouet ...

Yes, the latest chapter in ChampagneGate is Perrier Jouet for F, CL and P1

https://www.ausbt.com.au/qantas-now-serves-a-secret-champagne-at-its-london-lounge

 

[Ms Carrington]

CX F for me. See you there

Absolutely! Lasted 5 mins in the qantas lounge yesterday before adjourning to CX F!

 

[Ms Carrington]

I still haven't fully recovered from the shock of my evening visit to write a response to the SST. If I had to summarise the lounge in one word, it would be CHEAP - the decor, the ambience, the food, the service. After all tbe hype, this is not a premium lounge.

As one example, this is the dinner menu in the restaurant. Who would consider any of these options a meal before a 20.45 flight?

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Upstairs there was curry a la a domestic J lounge.

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The lounge was packed with non-QF passengers, and the new staff seemed overwhelmed.

I only lasted 10 min. The F host said other people's experiences were similar and encouraged me to provide feedback.

I had the same experience, just ugly, crowded, kids everywhere! Got out of there quickly and retreated to the civilised CX F lounge!

 

[Ms Carrington]

I had three departures from LHR T3 in August. These are pics from the CX F restaurant. Not a scotch egg or pickled onion in sight.

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There is no comparison!!

 

[Danger]

Reports on FlyerTalk aren't very glowing.

 

[Pleb Status]

I think the only 'positive' reviews have been from those who have entered the lounge as 'A guest of QF' or similar...

 

[opusman]

It makes a nice Qantas club, that's about as far as I'll go.