Qantas domestic economy meals

[kangarooflyer88]

19 December 2025: QF415 SYD-MEL 7:25-9:00am

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Great to see reminders that Doug Parker is part of the QF leadership

 

[kamchatsky]

Oh That sucks! I had hot breakfasts (snacks) on my last two MEL-SYDs!

Thats not filling enough but true its after 9am breakfast service

Well QF breakfast for me is almost the same as VA. I would have flown VA for this route, but I only flew QF as it was part of an international itinerary. I posted the international Y meals on subsequent flight on the other thread.

Post in thread 'Qantas international Economy Class meals'

Jan 16, 2026

19 December 2025: QF029 Y MEL-HKG

The first meal with beef, the pretzels, ice cream and cookie were OK. The mash potato tasted very average.

The second/light pasta meal looked bad, tasted bad ......

First Meal:


Second Meal (Light):

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[RickyT84]

No photos but I only received a packet of crackers and hummus dip on QF490 last Sunday from MEL to SYD which departed at 7:15pm.

Was expecting a hot snack (perhaps a pie or something) so I was a bit disappointed. I am sure a lot of punters feel the same way as it is a dinner time departure.

Hopefully this is a one off as we had a last minute swap to an A333 (from an intl configured A332) which they had to bring down from SYD so it might have messed up the catering.

 

[Aeryn]

Im pretty sure on SYD-MEL/MEL-SYD dinner is only served on flight with a departure time between 17:30 and 18:59 which is cheeky.

 

[muppet]

QantasLink SYD-BXG dep 1:25pm

Ham sandwich. Fairly reasonable actually.

 

[servicerequired]

QantasLink SYD-BXG dep 1:25pm

Ham sandwich. Fairly reasonable actually.

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These are good.

SYD-MQL dep 10:25 am - all we received was a solitary banana flavored Byron Bay cookie ... there was however a second round of the drinks cart.

QF are really pushing the Q400 out to it's max - SYD-MQL was one of the longest hops at 800 km +, but now we've got both BNE to CBR and WGA, both at ~1,000 km.

 

[kookaburra75]

I'd like to show a photo, but there was nothing to show on our E190 flights (which are still full price)
CBR-BNE Sunday 12.30pm departure and all that was provided was a cookie and water.
BNE-CBR Tonight Friday 7.20pm, same again - just a 'snack'. And no streaming

 

[Wing Nut]

I'd like to show a photo, but there was nothing to show on our E190 flights (which are still full price)
CBR-BNE Sunday 12.30pm departure and all that was provided was a cookie and water.
BNE-CBR Tonight Friday 7.20pm, same again - just a 'snack'. And no streaming

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The Canberra tax is alive and well.

 

[Captain Halliday]

BNE-SYD on QF509.

Bacon has been “enhanced”.



But even if there had been bacon this would have been inedible.

It really did taste as bad as it looked.

I took one small bite and left the rest.

 

[kookaburra75]

I'd like to show a photo, but there was nothing to show on our E190 flights (which are still full price)
CBR-BNE Sunday 12.30pm departure and all that was provided was a cookie and water.
BNE-CBR Tonight Friday 7.20pm, same again - just a 'snack'. And no streaming

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Quick update - there was wine., and cheese and bikkies.
In the 'old' days flying on the 717's out of Brisbane on a Friday night flight, there was always a 'something in a box' type hot meal, and refills on the wine.