Qantas Business Class meals & menus

[luckypierre]

It’s a brunch flight. And pax have a choice of a lighter morning tea, or a more substantial brunch.

There has to be a cut off at some time.

People complain VA serves lunch from 930.

Not sure. about it being brunch at scheduled departure time of 1155 am . Fortunately we have found the emirates lounge at SYD International and enjoying some quality offerings, before our next QF departure.
Photos attached.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Not sure. about it being brunch at scheduled departure time of 1155 am . Fortunately we have found the emirates lounge at SYD International and enjoying some quality offerings, before our next QF departure.
Photos attached.

It’s morning tea. Lunch is 12-1.29.

Must be a fair few flights ,eating at 1.30

 

[Ade]

Not sure. about it being brunch at scheduled departure time of 1155 am . Fortunately we have found the emirates lounge at SYD International and enjoying some quality offerings, before our next QF departure.
Photos attached.

Cannot. Beat. EK. Lounge. Fare! hands down!

 

[Mr_Orange]

It’s a brunch flight.

At 11:55? That's just a cynical decision by QF to cut cost and not serve lunch on a flight that is clearly a lunchtime flight, especially by the time any food actually arrives on one's tray table!

 

[SJF211]

Not sure. about it being brunch at scheduled departure time of 1155 am .

Do you mean QF738 at 1145? But yes agree it’s too late for lunch especially since they got rid of the 1240 service most days so it’s alliance at 1325 or a wait till 1430 for a proper QF flight with afternoon refreshment.

 

[luckypierre]

Do you mean QF738 at 1145? But yes agree it’s too late for lunch especially since they got rid of the 1240 service most days so it’s alliance at 1325 or a wait till 1430 for a proper QF flight with afternoon refreshment.

Yes you are correct, estimated departure time was changed to 1155, then drifted out further to beyond midday

 

[Daver6]

It’s morning tea. Lunch is 12-1.29.

Must be a fair few flights ,eating at 1.30

QF flights heading east from PER departing at 9:30am serve lunch. I wish they'd serve breakfast!

 

[CaptJCool]

QF748
8.05pm ADL - SYD 9/11

 

[Melburnian1]

Not sure. about it being brunch at scheduled departure time of 1155 am . Fortunately we have found the emirates lounge at SYD International and enjoying some quality offerings, before our next QF departure.
Photos attached.

Excellent photos. Much effort has gone into the ingredients and the presentation.

Chefs and others in ''the kitchen' are usually not seen, or complimented, but well done to the EK staff (and EK management who don't appear to be skimping).

 

[QfHrGr]

Chefs and others in ''the kitchen' are usually not seen, or complimented, but well done to the EK staff (and EK management who don't appear to be skimping).

EK has cut back a little - I haven't seen Lamb cutlets or Beef tenderloin medallions on the buffet for quite a long time during my visits.
However more importantly for me, they have not cut back on the champagne offerings at all.

 

[luckypierre]

Just another QF service failure for premium passengers. Lodge a complaint and ask for 10K points as compensation for the inadequate catering. If it were many other "real" customer focused airlines, you would not have to ask.

Lodged the appropriate customer care feedback and eventually received 5K points each after a few emailed responses. Better than nothing . To be fair to QF , this complaint process was finalised within 24 hours of the complaint submission.

 

[Berlin]

SYD-MEL “dinner time flight”: Choice of proper hot dinner (chicken in creamy sauce with Polenta- pictured) or some weird soba noodles with smelly salmon salad (my seat neighbor had the latter, that’s why I know that it was indeed rather stinky).



Chicken was rather decent quality and polenta was actually polenta and not the usual mix up between different sides. The green beens hidden inside were rather unnecessary and tasteless, overcooked and still rather stringy- bah. I absolutely hate that Qantas seems to think we’re all little children and need to get some random veggies hidden in our food so that we eat them

Had a rather nice Pinot Grigio with it, followed later by two mini bottles of the excellent Starward whiskie- when flying to Melbourne, might as well indulge in the local beverage offerings

Crew professional as per usual on Qantas but no knock me out super service either. Fine flight.

 

[FlyingKangaroo]

I'm glad it tasted good (and that there was no pumpkin to torture you), but that presentation is hideous as.

 

[Berlin]

MEL-SYD last flight of the night on A321. I personally think that the A321s are such a huge upgrade over the old rattling 737s, especially in Business. It’s not the seats so much themselves but the larger overhead space is quite noticeable and the fact that you have 5 rows of seats in J means you have two dedicated cabin crew for business rather than the one heading off mid service to “help in Economy” and then anyone up the front waiting for ages to get their trays cleared she drinks refilled as I’ve experienced many times in the past.

So here, fast and efficient service and plenty of drink refills. Excellent crew as well who offered to our my last whiskie into a paper cup for landing which is always greatly appreciated.

Food on offer was a lamb and rosemary pie (pictured) with chat potatoes, mushie pears and supermarket branded relish. Alternative was the cheese which I will never accept as a main choice on a Business class flight, no matter how long it how late. The pie was fine, unfortunately rather minced “lamb” which tasted more like old mutton but still edible. I had it with a glass of white despite this not really going well together as the alternative Shiraz was one of those wines that I’ve had a half dozen times before through Qantas wine.

 

[DC3]

I'm sad it's not a big bowl of soup any more

Missing the Pumpkin?

 

[DC3]

It’s a brunch flight.

 

[TMP]

Missing the Pumpkin?

I love pumpkin (unlike some others here )

 

[Captain Halliday]

SYD-MEL “dinner time flight”: Choice of proper hot dinner (chicken in creamy sauce with Polenta- pictured) or some weird soba noodles with smelly salmon salad (my seat neighbor had the latter, that’s why I know that it was indeed rather stinky).

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Chicken was rather decent quality and polenta was actually polenta and not the usual mix up between different sides. The green beens hidden inside were rather unnecessary and tasteless, overcooked and still rather stringy- bah. I absolutely hate that Qantas seems to think we’re all little children and need to get some random veggies hidden in our food so that we eat them

Had a rather nice Pinot Grigio with it, followed later by two mini bottles of the excellent Starward whiskie- when flying to Melbourne, might as well indulge in the local beverage offerings

Crew professional as per usual on Qantas but no knock me out super service either. Fine flight.

MEL-SYD last flight of the night on A321. I personally think that the A321s are such a huge upgrade over the old rattling 737s, especially in Business. It’s not the seats so much themselves but the larger overhead space is quite noticeable and the fact that you have 5 rows of seats in J means you have two dedicated cabin crew for business rather than the one heading off mid service to “help in Economy” and then anyone up the front waiting for ages to get their trays cleared she drinks refilled as I’ve experienced many times in the past.

So here, fast and efficient service and plenty of drink refills. Excellent crew as well who offered to our my last whiskie into a paper cup for landing which is always greatly appreciated.

Food on offer was a lamb and rosemary pie (pictured) with chat potatoes, mushie pears and supermarket branded relish. Alternative was the cheese which I will never accept as a main choice on a Business class flight, no matter how long it how late. The pie was fine, unfortunately rather minced “lamb” which tasted more like old mutton but still edible. I had it with a glass of white despite this not really going well together as the alternative Shiraz was one of those wines that I’ve had a half dozen times before through Qantas wine.
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Both of these would have been excellent with some baked pumpkin.

 

[CaptJCool]

MEL-SYD last flight of the night on A321. I personally think that the A321s are such a huge upgrade over the old rattling 737s, especially in Business. It’s not the seats so much themselves but the larger overhead space is quite noticeable and the fact that you have 5 rows of seats in J means you have two dedicated cabin crew for business rather than the one heading off mid service to “help in Economy” and then anyone up the front waiting for ages to get their trays cleared she drinks refilled as I’ve experienced many times in the past.

So here, fast and efficient service and plenty of drink refills. Excellent crew as well who offered to our my last whiskie into a paper cup for landing which is always greatly appreciated.

Food on offer was a lamb and rosemary pie (pictured) with chat potatoes, mushie pears and supermarket branded relish. Alternative was the cheese which I will never accept as a main choice on a Business class flight, no matter how long it how late. The pie was fine, unfortunately rather minced “lamb” which tasted more like old mutton but still edible. I had it with a glass of white despite this not really going well together as the alternative Shiraz was one of those wines that I’ve had a half dozen times before through Qantas wine.
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SYD - ADL QF749