cityloop
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There have been a few threads on here lately talking roughly about the food and drink options available in the Virgin Lounge.
Personally I think there is room for improvement.
What are your thoughts?
Firstly I think they have the drink options down pat. There's now a very good selection of beers including Beez Neez which is a new addition to the Melbourne lounge I noticed over the weekend. There's also a good variety of red, white and sparkling wines, and I appreciate that brands are rotated regularly for variety.
Next on to hot drinks, I love the on call Barista and I also like the variety of tea.
Now on to the food and this is where I think the lounge falls over.
Every time I enter the lounge there is the same small paltry selection of cold deli goods. The same salami, the same bland cheese, the same two dips, the same marinated olives and vegetables, the same crackers.
Then there is the one soup option.
That is it on a regular basis.
I was pleasantly surprised Wed night when Virgin staff had made a gourmet pizza and brought this around to all patrons sitting in the lounge. THIS is a nice touch but all too rare for it to happen.
What I would like to see and what would really lift the lounge are some hot food items. This is really needed especially on a cold winters night.
Even if they could dedicate one staff member to stand at the front counter preparing a hot food item fresh to order. Just like the coffee is made fresh to order. This could even be a small pizza made to order. It wouldn't be too difficult to install a small pizza oven, then all that is needed are the ingredients which could be kept in the same area as where the cold cuts are now.
What do you want to see on the Virgin Lounge menu?
Personally I think there is room for improvement.
What are your thoughts?
Firstly I think they have the drink options down pat. There's now a very good selection of beers including Beez Neez which is a new addition to the Melbourne lounge I noticed over the weekend. There's also a good variety of red, white and sparkling wines, and I appreciate that brands are rotated regularly for variety.
Next on to hot drinks, I love the on call Barista and I also like the variety of tea.
Now on to the food and this is where I think the lounge falls over.
Every time I enter the lounge there is the same small paltry selection of cold deli goods. The same salami, the same bland cheese, the same two dips, the same marinated olives and vegetables, the same crackers.
Then there is the one soup option.
That is it on a regular basis.
I was pleasantly surprised Wed night when Virgin staff had made a gourmet pizza and brought this around to all patrons sitting in the lounge. THIS is a nice touch but all too rare for it to happen.
What I would like to see and what would really lift the lounge are some hot food items. This is really needed especially on a cold winters night.
Even if they could dedicate one staff member to stand at the front counter preparing a hot food item fresh to order. Just like the coffee is made fresh to order. This could even be a small pizza made to order. It wouldn't be too difficult to install a small pizza oven, then all that is needed are the ingredients which could be kept in the same area as where the cold cuts are now.
What do you want to see on the Virgin Lounge menu?
) along with a selection of fruits. 
