Qantas Business Class meals & menus

[Mr_Orange]

Only on Domestic I hope or internationally too?

The reference to QF F would imply International.

 

[downgraded]

own strike rate for receiving a pre-ordered special meal on Qantas is less than 50% in business class, and a perfect 0/5 in First. An impressive level of consistency, really, just not in the direction one might hope.

Scary. In the good old Select on Q days (or whatever it was called) I had 100% delivery of pre ordered meals in Y, which was often the additional option.

 

[RB001]

QF413 SYD-MEL, Saturday 25th April. Scheduled for 0725 departure.
VLML:

Scrambled egg with tomato, mushroom, spinach and potato. Eggs needed the vegies mixed through for flavouring purposes. (no photo)

 

[RB001]

QF490 MEL-SYD, Monday 27th April. Scheduled for 1950 departure.
VLML:

Pardon the lighting - the cabin was set to Supper Club...

The CSM looked delighted when she peeled back the foil before traying this up. One of the tastiest vego meals I've had in quite a while. Slightly let down texture wise on the pie from being kept under foil whilst getting to the 3rd row, but I base my judgement on flavour.
The sauce may look a lot like tomato sauce/ketchup, because it was! Went well with the pie, which was a mix of vegetables in a tasty sauce.

 

[Daver6]

Scary. In the good old Select on Q days (or whatever it was called) I had 100% delivery of pre ordered meals in Y, which was often the additional option.

Those were the days! I recall having a really good duck l'orange on QF7 in whY.

 

[blackcat20]

SYD-AKL 11.40am departure


Too much food for me (I skipped the cheese and bagged the chocolate).

 

[blackcat20]

Breakfast 6am AKL-BNE


I can only assume the oat bar is the 'biscuit' from the menu. Edit: the biscuits were handed out just before we landed.

 

[Flyfrequently]

SYD-AKL 11.40am departure
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Too much food for me (I skipped the cheese and bagged the chocolate).

How was the beef @blackcat20 ?

 

[blackcat20]

How was the beef @blackcat20 ?

A little dry but otherwise tasty.

 

[blackcat20]

10am BNE-MEL
I assume a refreshment flight. Offered scones or cod fritters. Took the scones and it came with a tart as well. FA was rather amused that I asked for sparkling but I've been up since 4am (2am Aussie time) so I think I earned it.

As an aside, the Y snack is chicken dumplings.

 

[obla]

Mid arvo flight SYD-MEL. Standard Ploughman's platter.

 

[Daver6]

Mid arvo flight SYD-MEL. Standard Ploughman's platter.

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Looks like a cheese plate to me. To be a ploughman's platter it would need added at a minimum pickles. Preferably some protein like meat and a hard boiled egg too.

 

[Aussie_flyer]

Looks like a cheese plate to me. To be a ploughman's platter it would need added at a minimum pickles. Preferably some protein like meat and a hard boiled egg too.

agreed. Did they call it ploughmans in person?

 

[Mr_Orange]

To be a ploughman's platter it would need added at a minimum pickles. Preferably some protein like meat and a hard boiled egg too.

And chutney.

 

[Berlin]

Looks like a cheese plate to me. To be a ploughman's platter it would need added at a minimum pickles. Preferably some protein like meat and a hard boiled egg too.

Exactly- I thought just now, where’s the meat? And boiled egg? “Enhanced away” to save money, as per usual? A cold plate with a few nibbles was never good enough for J to begin with if you ask me…

 

[DejaBrew]

Looks like a cheese plate to me. To be a ploughman's platter it would need added at a minimum pickles. Preferably some protein like meat and a hard boiled egg too.

Maybe it’s a “vegetarian” ploughman’s platter as the meat-based versions had run out by Row 0…

 

[RooFlyer]

You all sound like babies! “I can’t eat a meal unless it has meat in it!” Seriously? That is such an immature way to get around.

May be - but no-one is saying that. Who are you quoting with the " ..." ?

 

[RooFlyer]

On the topic of caterers/airlines who do their own etc. A video from Business Insider, 2025. It starts with a focus on QR, but later:

Third party caterers 12:20
American new facility 16:00
Emirates 16:20

Claims each QR meal individually made (or assembled). My pet peeve with QF business meals is that many are obviously industrially poured into the dish, coalescing the components of the meal. A couple of screen shots showing economy meal assemblage.







Also in the later video:

Offload checks - meals not liked 17:10
Business class temporary plating at 7:29 (steaks)

 

[moa999]

Claims each QR meal individually made (or assembled). My pet peeve with QF business meals is that many are obviously industrially poured into the dish

What's the difference between individually made and industrially made.

Every dish is going to have some component of bulk made whether first or economy..

Most F/J meals are reheated in an economy style tray and then just replated.

 

[RooFlyer]

What's the difference between individually made and industrially made.

Every dish is going to have some component of bulk made whether first or economy..

Most F/J meals are reheated in an economy style tray and then just replated.

Sorry, by 'industrial' I meant the process by which the food is placed into containers or bowls. With Qantas (and some/many others), its obviously been poured or plopped from above from a machine as the container/bowl travels underneath it on a conveyor mechanism. Peas/greens placed in the middle as a barrier, stew/other poured in one side etc.



The video shows the QR kitchen, each economy component portion is hand placed. Not the be-all and end-all of a meal, but it shows in the presentation.

And you can see the J meals having each component placed in its own little foil container in the kitchen, re-heated on board and then plated individually. To me, plating and presentation in J (and F) makes a lot of difference to the enjoyment of a meal on board.