VA569 SYD-PER on Friday night
Whilst I wouldn't classify it as bad, unfortunately this was my "least-best" experience in The Business in all my ~25ish flights. Crew seemed fairly uninterested, and there were continuing problems with the IFE throughout the flight (exiting from the playing movie and returning me to the 'home' screen every 20ish minutes). Not that it was anyone's fault, but an infant screaming from economy on/off throughout the flight could be heard pretty loudly even at the front of the business cabin.
The main dish - Moussaka - really wasn't too great, and just tasted to me of pulled-lamb in liquid. I'd chose the barramundi over this one if I get this same menu again. After the meal service no further drinks were offered (including water), and the cabin crew turned off the lights and did the 'disappear behind the curtain' trick. Unlike my (shorter) outbound flight, there were no offers of snacks from the pantry.
Whilst it was all fine, service was nowhere near as good as my outbound flight, which by comparison was absolutely fantastic.
Menu:
Post-departure drink with almonds and olives:
Starter - Poached chicken with couscous and fetta (was great):
Main - Lamb moussaka (not great - would choose the fish next time instead):
Dessert - Orange cake (ok - but would pick the cheese plate over this choice next time):