Virgin Australia Business Class - Meals, Menus & Service

[Silvia]

It felt more of lunch. Our CSM definitely said lunch regardless, fab service. Many wines were served, snacks, etc etc

 

[twinaisle]

Breakfast until 08:59
Lunch
Dinner

Those's are the 3 meal windows

 

[simmomelb]

I'd much rather have a lunch menu at 11am ish (by the time pax would have been provided food) than breakfast.
I think it would be more odd to have breakfast anytime after 9am/10am, personally.

 

[MooTime]

Last minute booking (1 hour prior departure) as JQ cancelled my flight. VA832 on a brand new max - 10 30am departure. We got served lunch which was a bit odd. I was the last one to be served so I got the lamb risoles which were good.

Apologies, clearly I won’t be a travel reviewer… I was halfway and realised I hadn’t taken a photo. Probably it was the lack of breakfast and last minute booking!

Has to be serious contender for 'Worst photo of J cabin meal for 2024'.

Out of interest, How'd you book it 1 hour prior, cash or reward available?

 

[Silvia]

Out of interest, How'd you book it 1 hour prior, cash or reward available?

J reward. Empty seat next to me as well, so win!

 

[PERLHR]

Has to be serious contender for 'Worst photo of J cabin meal for 2024'.

...Harsh......I'm so going to "beef up" my next one if its with worth taking a photo in the first instance ...

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I'd much rather have a lunch menu at 11am ish (by the time pax would have been provided food) than breakfast.
I think it would be more odd to have breakfast anytime after 9am/10am, personally.

Alas, quite common on long hauls where you might get breakfast at 7pm!

I’ve consoled myself that my stomach doesn’t really know the difference between an omelette and a soufflé, or hash browns vs mashed potato.

 

[astrosly]

I can't show a photo of a meal on VA 955 from MEL-SYD with STD of 3.30pm as I couldn't eat the option of either kang po chicken with rice or veg curry with rice. I can't eat a dish of rice because it causes gastric distress FA said that 2x rice options were common - but not in my exp! - so no food other than 3 small slices of cheese.

So after about a dozen flights with VA in the past year I am yet to eat a dish with protein as all I could eat was the veg option, but rice or rice is a new low.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I can't show a photo of a meal on VA 955 from MEL-SYD with STD of 3.30pm as I couldn't eat the option of either kang po chicken with rice or veg curry with rice. I can't eat a dish of rice because it causes gastric distress FA said that 2x rice options were common - but not in my exp! - so no food other than 3 small slices of cheese.

So after about a dozen flights with VA in the past year I am yet to eat a dish with protein as all I could eat was the veg option, but rice or rice is a new low.

That’s a shame? Can’t eat meat either? I usually leave all the carbs/starches anyway, only eating the protein and greens.

 

[astrosly]

That’s a shame? Can’t eat meat either? I usually leave all the carbs/starches anyway, only eating the protein and greens.

No problem eating meat, just can't eat chicken

 

[MEL_Traveller]

No problem eating meat, just can't eat chicken

Oh. lol. Then you really are out of luck!

 

[astrosly]

Oh. lol. Then you really are out of luck!

Or out of pluck? (apologies channelling @AIRwin )

 

[AIRwin]

Or out of pluck? (apologies channelling @AIRwin )

Winner winner hen's down

 

[ChrisBNE]

VA469 PERBNE

Good old Thai green curry and a new one I haven’t encountered yet, eggplant ragu. I took the latter. CM dropped off beverages with the cheese and crackers first then meals came out later. I liked that approach.

Meal was great, passion fruit cake with whipped cream was delicious too.

The pink stuff with the pita bread, I have no idea what it was, ate it anyway. Resembled hummus. Let’s call it pink hummus.

 

[AIRwin]

The pink stuff with the pita bread, I have no idea what it was, ate it anyway. Resembled hummus. Let’s call it pink hummus.

Beetroot hummus?

 

[ChrisBNE]

Beetroot hummus?

Yeah I thought that but it was a little too dusty pink.

 

[Sprucegoose]

I would like to show you the Virgin curry however on VA327 today they only loaded 3 for 8 pax.

Wine quality is so so.

Has AJ joined the board?

VA please do better.

 

[serfty]

VA please do better.

At least it arrived only ¼ hour late ...

 

[Sprucegoose]

At least it arrived only ¼ hour late ...

Yes and on a pretty bad day!

Be thankful for small mercies……

 

[JasonK]

My 10am mel to syd flight the other week was serving lunch at the time as well, which is good as I didn't want breakfast.