Qantas Business Class meals & menus

[RooFlyer]

The difference is the crockery! One setting looks fresh and plenty of ‘white space’, the other is somewhat boring. I’ll take substance over style.

And the proper wineglass Vs a tumbler; the salt & pepper grinders Vs paper sachets; set table Vs tray; butter; selection of breads ..... . What sort of substance are you after? In my case dried out spaghetti on Bolognese Vs a nice juicy steak with condiments.

And I haven't mentioned the comparable wine selections.

As for the other stuff - sorry, you are flailing now. ?One? ?two? flight and you are an expert on the crew work load, noise etc. Did you know that there are more QR crew than on QF per pax on comparable craft (there's posts here somewhere on that)? How many crew it takes to prepare and serve the 'out of hours' meals (a couple). I don't think you are going to be in danger because of 'dine on demand'.

Apologies - we’ve veered right off topic but I did try and get it back on a few posts ago!

 

[jase05]

And the proper wineglass Vs a tumbler; the salt & pepper grinders Vs paper sachets; set table Vs tray; butter; selection of breads ..... . What sort of substance are you after? In my case dried out spaghetti on Bolognese Vs a nice juicy steak with condiments.

And I haven't mentioned the comparable wine selections.

As for the other stuff - sorry, you are flailing now. ?One? ?two? flight and you are an expert on the crew work load, noise etc. Did you know that there are more QR crew than on QF per pax on comparable craft (there's posts here somewhere on that)? How many crew it takes to prepare and serve the 'out of hours' meals (a couple). I don't think you are going to be in danger because of 'dine on demand'.

Yeah, dine on demand is just such a fantastic thing.
I love being able to swap meals around to suit my patterns. For instance I’m not a huge fan of most breakfast items and if I’ve just spent a couple of hours in the Al Safwa having a big meal the last thing I want on an overnight flight is to have my main meal. I’ll just get something light and watch a movie, have a wine or two and maybe catch some sleep. Then when breakfast is being served in the morning that’s when I’ll have my steak of big meal.
Can’t say I’ve ever noticed the noise or being disturbed, I’ll close the door and put my headphones on and I’m oblivious to what’s going on.

 

[Aeryn]

Maybe better to start a separate thread for QR J meals rather than derailing this one.

 

[eminere]

Finally, the pre-landing meal of thai fishcakes and some kind of herbed rice also sensational, I think possibly _too_ flavourful for some people...

In my experience these have always been hair-droppingly salty.

 

[Poojou]

In my experience these have always been hair-droppingly salty.

Definitely was on the salty side, but I find a lot of airline food ultra bland so that + the heavy hit of fish sauce in it, a welcome reprieve for my chardonnay soaked palate haha

 

[serfty]

I’d prefer to have my crew rested for the critical stages of flight than spending time in the galley!

Well, do not fly JL then ...

Post in thread 'Qantas Business Class meals & menus'

Jan 31, 2026

This week I flew in Business on a 13 hour JAL flight, departing 10am port of departure time.

Lunch was proactively served (along with the offer to delay this to my preferred time), detailed in a menu booklet along with beverages and 'snacks'. Any inflight snack or drink menu item could be ordered via the IFE at any time up to 90 minutes before arrival. This included beverages.

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[MEL_Traveller]

Well, do not fly JL then ...

Post in thread 'Qantas Business Class meals & menus'

Jan 31, 2026

This week I flew in Business on a 13 hour JAL flight, departing 10am port of departure time.

Lunch was proactively served (along with the offer to delay this to my preferred time), detailed in a menu booklet along with beverages and 'snacks'. Any inflight snack or drink menu item could be ordered via the IFE at any time up to 90 minutes before arrival. This included beverages.

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It depends how the meals are plated? Pre-plated or having to be prepared from components.

The QR crew actually mentioned the logistics of DOD and how it impacts rest schedules. Not something I would otherwise have known, or considered!

 

[goldenhorn]

First time posting in this thread -LMK if this is not the correct place.

Here are some of the meals from my QF status run in J OOL-MEL-AKL-MEL-OOL over the weekend.

The 2 chicken dishes were both delicious. Very much enjoyed the Lombard Champagne MEL-AKL. The Duval-Leroy is always nice and enjoyed a few glasses on the way back, even though it was a 6am departure. I'm pretty sure I was the only one partaking at that time lol

Bagel for breakfast was tasty too.

I'm moving my status from VF to QF. Quite happy with the decision so far.

 

[Daver6]

The difference is the crockery! One setting looks fresh and plenty of ‘white space’, the other is somewhat boring. I’ll take substance over style.

Dine on demand means less break time for the crew, it means longer wait times if people decide to spread out their eating as you can’t bulk prepare the food, It means more noise in the cabin (for the ‘what cheeses me off’ thread… the pax next to me clattering their cutlery and scraping their plates very loudly… an English couple in their 50s!)

I’d prefer to have my crew rested for the critical stages of flight than spending time in the galley!

QF galley is a million times noiser than the QR galleys. QR crew are very particular about making sure the curtains are closed properly and noise kept to a minimum. QF make such a racket in the galley, especially for a morning meal service.

My point really is, I don't believe dine on demand makes any additional noise.

As for crew rested for critical phase of the flight. Crew have a job. If they can't do ALL of it, then there's a bigger issue at play. Obviously crew are there to ensure safety, but that shouldn't take away from other parts of their job either, like providing the service you've paid for. Would you accept service staff at a restaurant only bringing out food at a set time so they're well rested in case there is a need for an emergency evacuation?

 

[LinaLee]

QF 60 HND/SYD 11 Feb.

The bento set has been “enhanced” and I will just leave it at that. I only ate the egg roll and fish . Neil’s green salad is listed under mains …..

 

[MEL_Traveller]

QF galley is a million times noiser than the QR galleys. QR crew are very particular about making sure the curtains are closed properly and noise kept to a minimum. QF make such a racket in the galley, especially for a morning meal service.

My point really is, I don't believe dine on demand makes any additional noise.

As for crew rested for critical phase of the flight. Crew have a job. If they can't do ALL of it, then there's a bigger issue at play. Obviously crew are there to ensure safety, but that shouldn't take away from other parts of their job either, like providing the service you've paid for. Would you accept service staff at a restaurant only bringing out food at a set time so they're well rested in case there is a need for an emergency evacuation?

Not the noise from the galley… as indicated it was the noise from my fellow pax. Not a care in the world for anyone else.

i would never have thought about the additional demands of DOD service if it hadn’t been mentioned by the crew. Of course service should be compatible with the main role of the job… safety. But we do have strong worker-focused safeguards in Australia.

 

[milehighclub]

The bento set has been “enhanced”

Only for supper flights - if it's lunch or dinner the Japanese set menu remains the same.

 

[LinaLee]

Only for supper flights - if it's lunch or dinner the Japanese set menu remains the same.

In contrast this was the supper served last year for the same flight back on 19 Jan 2025.

 

[milehighclub]

In contrast this was the supper served last year for the same flight back on 19 Jan 2025.

Yes, was a change towards end of last year to serve the hot component in the box instead of two courses.

 

[LinaLee]

QF447 MEL/SYD 12 Feb 2026
Cheese platter or filo pastry with curried chickpeas. Nice entertainment watching a bunch of irate German family kept going on about how ridiculous Qantas was that they could not all sit together. There’s 12 seats, 4 taken up by other passengers, 1 defective seat. I would say Qantas did a very good job trying to put the majority of them together taking up all row three and 3 seats across in row 1 without stuffing the rest of us around as I had also been moved from my original seat with no notice. Kudos to Richard - CSM for maintaining things calm. He was proactive in welcoming me on board and offered me first selection of meals

Yes, was a change towards end of last year to serve the hot component in the box instead of two courses.

I’m ok. With that. It’s the food inside the box that’s underwhelming …..no excuse to reduce the quality even if it’s supper and shortened.