Qantas First and dining timing

[ChrisMars]

On Qantas F (QF2 LHR-SYD), can a pax ask for dinning at a later stage than normally scheduled?

I am trying to think of sleep optimization (with a lap toddler, please dont judge me ), but I don't really want to miss out on my first F dinning experience neither.

 

[fletty]

Can't answer, but keen to hear your experience in QF F with a lap infant once the trip is over! I'll be doing the same later this year.

 

[TheRealTMA]

On Qantas F (QF2 LHR-SYD), can a pax ask for dinning at a later stage than normally scheduled?

I am trying to think of sleep optimization (with a lap toddler, please dont judge me ), but I don't really want to miss out on my first F dinning experience neither.

They normally have Dine on Demand in F.

 

[tonynhe]

I think Yes. The rationale is that I was able to dine on demand for SYD to SIN in F.

 

[opusman]

They normally have Dine on Demand in F.

"They" may but this is Qantas don't forget

 

[Oscarq]

Flew "F" recently, QF1 in June QF2 July, meals were served to all pax at the same time. Have never seen nor offered dine on demand with QF.
They may serve you last but every pax had each coarse before the galley moved onto the next coarse. Can be a slow process.

 

[jb747]

I think you'll find that it varies with the sector.

 

[serfty]

I think you'll find that it varies with the sector.

Varies with FA.

Before COVID Qantas were advertising dine on demand in business international on their menus.

My experience was extreme pushback, especially on the Ex USA flights. Once I was told "this flight does not do that", despite the specifics on the printed menu.

 

[anat0l]

There's no official Dine on Demand, but there's no harm in asking nicely, especially since you're taking care of a child.

Did you have a "Plan B" in case the answer is, oddly enough, no? e.g. Take care of child and select something from the "during entire flight" selection later on?

 

[bam71]

"They" may but this is Qantas don't forget

Totally

 

[jamesatfish]

I did the QF1/2 return in F twice in July, from those sectors I’d say at least half I was proactively asked if I wanted to dine at the standard time or later in the flight.

The only leg it wasn’t asked at all was SIN-SYD given the very short overnight flight time.

I didn’t test the process however, I ate at the standard time on all the flights out of choice.

As for the lap infant, my wife and I did that with our then 6 month old daughter a very long time ago (on the QF 380). Bassinet in 5A is literally a baby jail and wasn’t very useful, but we managed quite well given the large size of the seat, being able to sit together while dining to share the load, and being able to wander up to the lounge area upstairs if she was being fussy and wanting a change of scenery.