Virgin Australia Business Class - Meals, Menus & Service

[twinaisle]

People complain at how LCC VA is but when they see there's a few hundred quid difference then they go VA. Guarantee.

 

[ozflier]

Is $300-500 worth an arguably better meal and 2 or 3 glasses of genuine champagne? And a ~$20 bottle of red? No lounge I'd always say when travelling in J the lounge isn't a biggie for me.

It's a personal decision. Pre-departure lounge access is handy for me.
To be fair, a biggie for me was the restriction of forward toilets to J class only on VA. That doesn't happen on Qantas !

 

[aaronm]

No picture, but I was served the cottage pie on a daytime BNE-MEL flight yesterday (other choice looked like a noodle salad but none left by the time the FA got to us). Quite possibly the worst dish I've had in VA J, very bland and textureless, like something that was intended to be served in a nursing home. Came with two pieces of fairly bitter broccoli as well. Anyway recommend avoiding this one.

 

[MooTime]

It's a personal decision. Pre-departure lounge access is handy for me.
To be fair, a biggie for me was the restriction of forward toilets to J class only on VA. That doesn't happen on Qantas !

Oh yes the toilets only for J is a big positive.
Do love that.

 

[Luke B]

No picture, but I was served the cottage pie on a daytime BNE-MEL flight yesterday (other choice looked like a noodle salad but none left by the time the FA got to us). Quite possibly the worst dish I've had in VA J, very bland and textureless, like something that was intended to be served in a nursing home. Came with two pieces of fairly bitter broccoli as well. Anyway recommend avoiding this one.

I had the same meal a couple weeks ago, I didn't think it was that bad. Certainly had far worse VA meals.

VA1592 NTL-MEL, cottage pie. Not a bad meal.
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[aaronm]

I had the same meal a couple weeks ago, I didn't think it was that bad. Certainly had far worse VA meals.

Perhaps the caterers in NTL have a different recipe

 

[AIRwin]

Perhaps the caterers in NTL have a different recipe

Or MEL?