The great QF AVML challenge

[JessicaTam]

I am doing a bit of a status run over the next few days. I have AVML in my profile (essentially to avoid nuts* as I have an allergy) so I will be interested to see what the meal is for each flight. There are 12 flights in total over three days. The meal timings are classified as breakfast/refreshment/lunch/refreshment

I have noted in the past that there is a distinct lack of variety for the special meals, whereas regular meals vary considerably depending on the time of day.

I am going to predict that I will receive either a roast vegetable sandwich, or a chickpea in sauce, rice and tofu/cauliflower curry dish.

I hope QF prove me wrong, and I will post pictures as I go.

In the interests of fairness, I will try to ascertain the regular meal choices for each flight to compare the variety.

Let the dining commence.

Edit: Corrected meal type to AVML

*Some may say that would be impossible if I am flying in and out of CBR!

 

[TomVexille]

Good luck

 

[Altair]

Good luck please post photos.
During morning tea refreshemnt times I am often served salad finger sandwiches while the roast vegetable is more the lunch time thing.
For dinner the Thai vermicilli salad also has made an appearance for me.

 

[JessicaTam]

Good luck please post photos.
During morning tea refreshemnt times I am often served salad finger sandwiches while the roast vegetable is more the lunch time thing.
For dinner the Thai vermicilli salad also has made an appearance for me.

Alas no dinner flights this week. I have not seen the thai salad before.

 

[cmon0005]

Are they all domestic?

 

[JessicaTam]

Yes, all domestic QF and QantasLink flights.

 

[JessicaTam]

The great QF VGML challenge

Flight #1 QF811

Well I am off to a great start. No special meal loaded! :shock:

The CSM managed some service recovery with a GF meal that was surplus.



The regular meal was a ham and cheese toasted sandwich.

 

[cmon0005]

Well I am off to a great start. No special meal loaded! :shock:

The CSM managed some service recovery with a GF meal that was surplus.

That actually looks tasty, was it?

 

[RB]

Won't have to be very special to be better than the "regular" on QantasLink

 

[JessicaTam]

That actually looks tasty, was it?

It wasn't bad. A chicken salad (if it wasn't obvious).

 

[JessicaTam]

Won't have to be very special to be better than the "regular" on QantasLink

Dare I say, the proof of the pudding is in the eating!

 

[JessicaTam]

Flight #2 QF1503

Black eyed peas(?) with rice and eggplant



The regular choice was chicken and cous cous salad or fish with rice and green vegetables.

 

[Altair]

I had this Black Eyed Peas and Eggplant dish before. Peas meh....the Eggplant was one of my favourite dishes on borad QF.

 

[JessicaTam]

Flight #3 QF1504

Oh dear, Qantas. The wheels (wings) have fallen off so soon.



For the second time today no meal loaded, even though it was listed on the CSM's manifest.

The regulate meal choices were salmon with a Thai green sauce and rice or beef cheeks in a tomato ragout with mashed potato and peas.

Edit: Service recovery was cheese and biscuits

 

[under the radar]

It wasn't bad. A chicken salad (if it wasn't obvious).

did you eat all of it?

 

[ReLoad]

Hey Jess, what's your routing? I'm curious to see which bases the meals come from and if missing meals is more of an issue at some ports.

 

[blackcat20]

Flight #3 QF1504

Oh dear, Qantas. The wheels (wings) have fallen off so soon.

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For the second time today no meal loaded, even though it was listed on the CSM's manifest.

The regulate meal choices were salmon with a Thai green sauce and rice or beef cheeks in a tomato ragout with mashed potato and peas.

At least you know the dessert is good

 

[JessicaTam]

At least you know the dessert is good

Yes, I did enjoy the lemon meringue.

 

[JessicaTam]

Flight #4 QF1536

Once again no special meal loaded. Is this what I have to look forward to over the next few days?!?

This is now rather poor, QF.

We shall see what tomorrow brings...

The regular meal was a chicken and cous cous salad. So not as wide a variety of them as I suspected.



Edit: Service recovery was a couple of extra chocolate bars

 

[JessicaTam]

The great QF VGML challenge

did you eat all of it?

I ate the dessert!

Hey Jess, what's your routing? I'm curious to see which bases the meals come from and if missing meals is more of an issue at some ports.

CBR-MEL-HBA today and via SYD tomorrow and Friday.

Edit: No catering is loaded at HBA