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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZCATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS
Business ClassHong Kong to Johannesburg
Dinner: Salad. Chinese soup noodles with roast pork (1 of 5 options). Dessert was ice cream. "Yummy, and pleasing to the eye."
Amsterdam to Manchester
Refreshment lunch-snack: Vegetable wrap with selection of cheeses with Billecart-Salmon Brut Champagne and fresh Orange juice. "Very tasty!"
Appetizer drink: Billecart-Salmon Brut Champagne. "Champagne at the right temperature."
Los Angeles to Hong Kong
Dinner: Beef and vegetables with noodles. "It was ok. I didn't expect mush for an airline
meal but it was way better than any domestic flight meal I have had."CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS
First ClassJohannesburg to Hong Kong
Pre-departure canapé: Flowerette of smoked salmon with chopped vegetable salad and cream. "Cathay always serves a pre-departure snack in first class. This was nice way to start a wonderful flight."
Breakfast: A plate of fresh fruit was offered to begin breakfast. "Firm and fresh. After a nice six hour sleep, it was tasty." Beef and oysters with mushrooms over and under noodles followed. "While kind of an interesting breakfast choice for a westerner, it was very good. They could have left off the noodles on top which had the consistency of a hockey puck."
Mid-flight snack: Noodle soup of shrimp, mushrooms, tofu and vegetables. "This soup tasted fresh and warmed my tummy."
Dinner: "The appetizer was Caviar and smoked salmon with creme fraiche and lemon. The caviar was delicious, the salmon was also wonderful. It's a great way to start a meal! Braised duck with rice, bok choy and carrots. The duck was tender and flavorful. The crust wrapped beef main course with potatoes and vegetables. While the meat was tender and delicious, the crust was a little soggy. Nearing the end of the meal, we were offered a tray of about 8 cheese plus crackers and fruit/veggies. I could hardly get anything in me!"Economy Class
Hong Kong to Indonesia
"This is probably old news to you air-food professionals but I found it a scream. Days later, in Tokyo, I found a single hotel amenity bottle on a tray in my hotel bathroom. I suppose it was shampoo, but it was labelled simply, liquid!."
Hong Kong to Singapore
Lunch: Fish and Rice. "A great lunch, especially after a three hour delay."
Singapore to Hong Kong
Snacks: A package of Peanuts. "A pre-dinner snacks offered after just reach cruising attitude."
Meal: Seafood. "The food was acceptable."
Bangkok to Hong Kong
Lunch: Chicken pasta with marinara sauce and pizza bread. "It was awful, especially the
vanilla ice cream sandwich dessert which came afterwards."
Meal: Sweet and sour "Peking-style" pork chop with rice. It was delicious. Afterwards, vanilla ice cream sandwiches were served for deserts.CHINA AIRLINES
First ClassBangkok to Amsterdam
Dinner: Refreshment and Lobster Millefeuille with pressed and marinated tomatoes and Pol Roger Champagne. "Top starter!"Business Class
Kaohsiung to Bangkok
Lunch: "Appetizer was a choice of hors d'oeuvres with Gin & tonic, Campari & Soda. "Extremely tasty! It was followed by a mixed salad, starter: cold marinated chicken with avocado loaf and stuffed tomato, bread and butter was served with perfect service on a relatively short flight."
Fresh fruit and Haagen Dasz Ice cream. Delicious ice cream! Chocolate and orange cake
with Coffee and Grand Marnier were served last".CONTINENTAL AIRLINES
Business ClassNewark to Honolulu
Snack and Refreshment: Fresh Seasonal Fruit, Three-mushroom pizza accompanied by marinated olives, Chocolate. "Offered about 40 minutes out of HNL, this was a good pizza by airline standards (not mine), with a nice, flaky crust, not-too-salty cheese, and fresh fruit that evidently survived nine hours of a deep-freeze. By this time it was past 10pm Newark time, so quite a few people declined this choice even though time at our local position was around 4:00 Hawaii time. A good ending to a delicious in-flight experience."
Lunch: First course, "Warm roasted nuts served with your preferred cocktail or beverage. "You really can't screw this up, so I thought it was fine. Nice way to start a great flight to paradise." Second course. Chilled Shrimp with fresh dill and cocktail sauce. "Decent shrimp, basic cocktail sauce, not half bad." Third course. Salad of Fresh Seasonal Greens including Boston Lettuce and hearts of palm, with cucumber, tomato, and Kalamata olives. Offered with your choice of La Flora Italian herb vinaigrette or Thousand Island dressing. Drink: 7-Up "Herb vinaigrette dressing was good, good combination, tasty salad. Served in a massive bowl, made me wonder if there would be room for the main course. "Mark Alexander Country Fresh Vanilla Ice Cream offered with your choice of topping. "Couldn't go wrong with this one, vanilla ice cream with a strawberry topping, whipped cream, and the obligatory cherry. By this time I was almost ready to burst, and we had covered close to 2 hours of flying time in a 9.5 hour flight."
Dinner: Grilled Sterling Silver Rib-eye steak accented by Maitre d'hotel butter and rosemary, offered with a tian of grilled vegetables, Risotto cake with wild mushrooms and sun-dried tomato, Roasted mushroom and Shallot Ragout with Port wine sauce with a glass of Bertani Pinot Grigio "This was probably the best meal I've had in an airplane. The steak, though slightly overcooked, was tender and juicy, the vegetables were fine, the risotto cake was delicious, and the sauce accented the meal nicely. Above all, the service which accompanied the meal was top-notch, providing for quite a memorable flight experience."
Honolulu to Houston
Breakfast: Fresh fruit and yoghurt Drink: Orange juice, water
Dinner: Mixed nuts, three boiled shrimp, salad, chicken, carrots, and rice.
Guam to Honolulu
Breakfast: Yoghurt, fresh fruit, croissant, Italian sausage, eggs, rice, grilled pineapple and tomato or orange juice and water.
New York to Tokyo Narita
Dinner: Appetizer before the main course; herbed and peppered smoked salmon loin accompanied by creamy horseradish sauce and an assortment of sushi with wasabi and soy sauce. The main course was the Japanese choice - a traditional bento box featuring simmered duck, eel and cucumber, clear soup, tofu with hijiki and inari, fried eggplant, Chilean sea bass saikyokaki, shrimp, scallops, chicken, Japanese pickles, and steamed white rice. "Excellent variety and presented very elegantly."CONTINENTAL AIRLINES
First ClassHouston to San Francisco
Pre-Breakfast: "For starters before the main course, it was an assortment of fruits which included grapes, strawberries, mango, melon, and grapefruit. A pretty good way to start off breakfast I will say. Continental spoils me!"
Houston to San Francisco
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs with potatoes, bacon, ham, sausage links, pastries, and hot biscuits. "A terrific way to start off the late morning. Once again, Continental wows my socks off!
Dessert (Post-Breakfast): Freshly backed chocolate chip cookies with a chilled glass of milk. "A very nice touch! Gives it a strong "home feeling""
Houston to Ontario
Breakfast: Eggs with cheese, potato cubes, grilled tomato and Canadian bacon. "It was actually pretty good, not sure why they do the grilled tomato though."
Breakfast: Very nice fruit plate to start with a fresh cinnamon roll. "Good size serving, fast service."
Los Angeles to Newark
Refreshment: Select Cheeses served with grapes and crackers. "I didn't each much of the cheese, but the grapes were good, and so were the crackers."
Breakfast: Selected Cereal served with milk, strawberries, and a banana. "Cereal was beyond Continental's control, but what they handled was good. The fruit was fresh, and the bowl was huge. Took about 20 minutes to finish the bowl of corn flakes."
Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs with herbs, accompanied by Lyonnaise potatoes, grilled smoked pork loin, chipolata sausage, sautéed mushrooms, and red and yellow bell peppers. "Airline eggs were quite edible, but not great, potatoes, mushrooms, and pork loin made up for it. Sausage was fair, so I only ate one link. Overall, a pretty good effort for breakfast."
Breakfast: Fresh Seasonal Fruit, Fruit yoghurt, assorted breads including warm croissants, crusty bagels, cinnamon rolls, and muffins freshly baked on board, with butter and strawberry preserves. "Nice first course, yoghurt and fruit were tasty, but the best part were the huge muffins, freshly baked on board. I chose a blueberry muffin after this photo was taken, which I thoroughly enjoyed."Economy Class
Newark to Dallas
Lunch/Dinner: Meat Loaf Sandwich, Ketchup, Lays Potato Chips, Apple, Russle Stover. "Standard Hot meal on Continental Flights over 3 1/2 Hours (Non Transcon) rotate Meat Loaf Sandwich, Cheeseburger, Chicken Roundlet Sandwich, Loyds BBQ Sandwich."
Orange County to Newark
redeye Snack: Mini Turkey Sandwich with lettuce, mayo, mixed fruit, Club Crackers and Sharp Cheese, Chocolate Chip Cookies and small water. Choice of anything off Bar Trolley. "This is the standard meal on redeye flights from the west coast to Newark, NJ"
Houston to San Jose, Costa Rica
Dinner: Beef with Rice and Beans, Salad with Caesar Dressing, Roll with Unsalted Butter, Spring Water, Saltines, Sponge Cake. "A lot of stuff for such a small tray!"
Paris to Newark
Lunch: Chief salad and beef with potatoes, chocolate cake, alcohol available only if we pay $4.-
Houston to Amsterdam
Dinner: Chicken & Pasta, side salad and shrimp with ranch dressing, dinner roll with butter, cheese and crackers, and a brownie for dessert. Drink: Canada Dry Ginger ale Comments: "The chicken looks tasty but was actually very bland. The salad was nice and fresh with the single shrimp being very sweet. The brownie had a cobbler crumb top to it, but was a little too sweet. The service was the best part with 3 drink runs - before, during, and after the meal. I give the service an 8. Overall satisfactory and filling for an airline meal."
Honolulu to Los Angeles
Dinner Snack: "Nice-sized turkey sandwich, macaroni salad (ick), fruit, shortbread cookie, cup of water, and various condiments. At about 9:30pm, this was probably all anyone wanted to eat, so it was fine, but I still would have preferred a hot option."
Orange County, California to Newark
Hot Choice Breakfast: Eggs, Ham, Potatoes, Mixed Fruit, Bagel and cream cheese, Bran Muffin, Jelly Drink: Orange Juice (and choice off bar trolley). "This is Continental Airlines Standard Transcon Hot Breakfast Choice."
Houston to Tokyo Narita Narita
Lunch: What the label said: Organic potatoes, organic peas, organic corn, organic soy milk, mushrooms (note that they weren't organic), organic oats, organic broccoli, organic tomatoes, "baby" lima beans (again, not organic) sea salt, etc. What it tasted like: Organic mush loaf. Someone forgot my "organic flavor injection." I bet they feed this to horses in India. I made note of my meal preferences when ordering tickets online months before. By the time we flew to Japan, I had forgotten about selecting a "Hindu" meal out of curiosity, I'm about as Hindu as Rush Limbaugh, so when the flight attendants seemed suspicious or even amused at serving this meal to a 300lb tattooed freak, I was slightly embarrassed! "
San Francisco to Newark
Lunch: Chicken, peas & carrots, mashed potatoes, salad, brownie, roll, cheese/crackers. "Chicken (dark meat) was fairly tasty and very moist; very much 'tasted like chicken'. Decent gravy but a little bland. Veggies were a bit too buttery, but pretty much on par with the peas you'd get from the Green Giant. Salad was the weakest link, iceberg lettuce was a little nasty; I felt like I was grazing rather than eating it."
Newark to Manchester
Dinner: Rubber chicken breast, mashed potatoes, veggies, roll, salad with dressing, and brownie for dessert . "I didn't eat the chicken but the rest of it was pretty edible".
Las Vegas to Houston
Breakfast: "Pack your own meal for these flights. These 'snacks' could never satisfy average human being. Bring your own Meal."
Newark to Las Vegas
Lunch Snack: "Pack your own meal for these flights. These 'snacks' could never satisfy average human being. Bring your own Meal."
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Sources: Airguide Airline Survey, passenger mail and E-Mail, www.airlinemeals.net and www.ratings.net.
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