What is the food like? Variety and quality?
Is it worth the expensive A$65 one off charge at (say) lunchtime or dinnertime if a traveller has a spare few hours to also have a beer or wine (or two)?
Melburnian,
In a word no for $65.
At times hot food has been hot dogs.
Grilled sandwiches are ok,
but I expect you would get a far better feed and variety spending the $65 in the terminal
Is it [VA lounge] worth... the... one off charge
As a plus of no VA J lounge, more chance of 'Secret Club' membership
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It is a shame that the food is not better, especially given the quality available elsewhere in the airport, but for free can't complain.
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Being free hasn't stopped anyone complaining about food in the QP. If it's not up to standard, then it deserves a complaint
I have also wondered what the staff at the second desk actually do in the MEL (and other lounges). Whenever you ask them for anything they tell you to ring the service centre.
They've always happily done fly ahead for me, as well as seating requests, or any flight changes. I don't think i've had them call the service centre nor told me to (the lass in the MEL lounge, I can't recall her name, is a gem (the manager); she always waves and says hello to me every time i'm in there!).I have also wondered what the staff at the second desk actually do in the MEL (and other lounges). Whenever you ask them for anything they tell you to ring the service centre.
They've always happily done fly ahead for me, as well as seating requests, or any flight changes. I don't think i've had them call the service centre nor told me to (the lass in the MEL lounge, I can't recall her name, is a gem (the manager); she always waves and says hello to me every time i'm in there!).