Virgin Australia Business Class - Meals, Menus & Service

[MooTime]

I'm taking a couple of 4-hour flights to/from Darwin in December. What are Virgin doing on those longer flights? Still a single-tray meal at the beginning followed by 3 hours of nothing?

By eating slower it could be 2.5 hours of nothing, albeit handy pantry.....
Also better for digestion!

 

[Notyourbag]

MCY-SYD afternoon flight
Went for the scallop and kingfish ceviche...


Sorry! That was lunch!
Highly recommend Virtue Bar in Mooloolaba!


Dinner options was shown via iPad:
Jayne's green Thai chicken curry or;
truffles Mac and cheese.

I went with...

[Incoming gripe]

The Pinot Grigio was warm and it's a $10 Tatachilla bottle. I'm expensing any neurofen to Jayne!

 

[zig]

MCY-SYD afternoon flight
Went for the scallop and kingfish ceviche...

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Sorry! That was lunch!
Highly recommend Virtue Bar in Mooloolaba!


Dinner options was shown via iPad:
Jayne's green Thai chicken curry or;
truffles Mac and cheese.

I went with...View attachment 351240

[Incoming gripe]

The Pinot Grigio was warm and it's a $10 Tatachilla bottle. I'm expensing any neurofen to Jayne!

I was offered ice with my pinot grigio last month .
I replied 'isn't the wine cold' ? Obviously not!

 

[twinaisle]

I was offered ice with my pinot grigio last month .
I replied 'isn't the wine cold' ? Obviously not!

Some of the fridges are broken due to engineer industrial action so sometimes drinks maybe warm

 

[Steady]

Was that the St Hallet shiraz on your tray? I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on it.

It was a Petaluma Pinot Noir, it was ok but non memorable

 

[RooFlyer]

Sorry! That was lunch!

You had me going there - where do I book that flight!

Some of the fridges are broken due to engineer industrial action so sometimes drinks maybe warm

They use the same mob as QFi then?

 

[N860CR]

Some of the fridges are broken due to engineer industrial action so sometimes drinks maybe warm

So engineers are breaking fridges as part of industrial action?! Have you got a source for that?

 

[jase05]

So engineers are breaking fridges as part of industrial action?! Have you got a source for that?

I think they meant that fridges are broken and due to industrial action they are not being repaired currently

 

[N860CR]

I think they meant that fridges are broken and due to industrial action they are not being repaired currently

Not what was stated. And perhaps the better statement is “fridges aren’t being repaired because VA isn’t prepared to do the right thing by their critical staff”

 

[jase05]

Not what was stated. And perhaps the better statement is “fridges aren’t being repaired because VA isn’t prepared to do the right thing by their critical staff”

It was just a statement worded slightly incorrectly by a VA worker. I think most people knew what they were trying to say

 

[Must...Fly!]

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Brisbane to Melbourne breakfast flight.
Scrambled egg on toast was tasty, glad the breakfast didn’t come with cheese and biscuits.
The other option corn fritters was said to be good as well.

Flew a few other afternoon flights and said to the FAs tell the meal deciders to swap out the cheese and biscuits to biscuit and humus, just something different.

Did the FA take a bite out of your cinnamon swirl?

 

[JasonK]

Does anyone know if virgin lounges are still doing bettys burgers on thurs/fri? Thanks

 

[1022]

Does anyone know if virgin lounges are still doing bettys burgers on thurs/fri? Thanks

I didn't see any in MEL on Friday evening last week prior to VA877 to SYD...which incidentally had a choice of grilled chicken or the mushroom gnocchi. I went with the gnocchi and it was decent, as I recall it being in the past. Service was top notch on the flight, as it was again on VA870 on Monday evening back to MEL. The chicken curry was my choice there and it's always reliable if not spectacular.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I didn't see any in MEL on Friday evening last week prior to VA877 to SYD...which incidentally had a choice of grilled chicken or the mushroom gnocchi. I went with the gnocchi and it was decent, as I recall it being in the past. Service was top notch on the flight, as it was again on VA870 on Monday evening back to MEL. The chicken curry was my choice there and it's always reliable if not spectacular.

grilled chicken or mustard chicken? Grilled chock would be a new menu item! (is the new menu out yet?)

 

[zig]

I didn't see any in MEL on Friday evening last week prior to VA877 to SYD...which incidentally had a choice of grilled chicken or the mushroom gnocchi. I went with the gnocchi and it was decent, as I recall it being in the past. Service was top notch on the flight, as it was again on VA870 on Monday evening back to MEL. The chicken curry was my choice there and it's always reliable if not spectacular.

I think the OP was asking about availability in the lounge, not on the flight. Probably should have posted in the lounge thread.

 

[FunPlum]

OOL-SYD on Tuesday was the green chicken curry or the Mediterranean salad. Went the curry, it's always good. Was hoping for actual new menu, not a rotation but given how tired I was of the cajun chicken sandwich/pumpkin and risoni salad I can't be too upset.

 

[Bundy Bear]

Did the FA take a bite out of your cinnamon swirl?

I took a bite then realised I need to take a photo for AFF.

 

[EuroKick]

Pretty sure this is new. PER-MEL. Chicken with chat potatoes, kale and creamy tomato sauce.

 

[RooFlyer]

Betty’s Burgers in abundance at the VA SYD lounge, 5:30 pm Thursday. HUGE queue for them!!

Oh, are ‘sliders’ the same thing?

Wow - quite the zoo!!

 

[Inlander]

VA1393 Adel- Bne. - Lunch : Cheese Pasta