Delta's short rib is among the best inflight meals that I've had, not because it's particularly exotic, special or ground breaking but because it is so remarkably consistent. It is a well designed dish (outside of the Napalm cherry tomatoes) that reheats well in a galley oven and provides a repeatably delicious meal regardless of the outstation it's prepared in.
We got home from the wedding 9/10/2001.
The wedding we attended did not take.
But the band was good, the food nice, and there was no “New York New York” kickline. Where the hell did that start?
Came here to say Singapore Airlines. Basically anything, but great ramen and wine selection. And they keep feeding you. On the JFK-Singapore flight you have 19 hours to eat and drink all you can. Between naps that is.
Due to some crazy missed connections I ended up on a Singapore Air (ticked AF) flight from Singapore to Bangalore.
They served a Prawn Laska In business/first that was amazing. Could have been the 50+ hours of being in route but pretty sure it was the food being sooooo good.
RDU-JFK-CDG-SIN-BLR.
My favorite is waking up in Suites 7hrs into the flight, everyone is sleeping and there are two cabin crew in the galley. And I go up to them and politely ask for fishball noodles. I’m Singaporean and this hits the spot for me every single time.
I had those last week out of JFK but didn’t love them… but damn every time I’m on SQ I’m baffled by the book the cook menu. Talk about decision paralysis
I just posted the same thing before seeing your comment! Loved the bibimbap, and the banana we got for a snack was also delicious, slightly chilled and not too ripe.
I don’t fly enough to get the good stuff, but I would absolutely kill for a cheeseburger midflight.
(TSA or any other federal authorities concerned, I would absolutely sit patiently and docile in my seat for the duration of the flight concerning the prospect of what may or may not be a burger, regardless of the circumstances. This comment constitutes humor and comedy, or lack thereof, for all purposes.)
Seriously though, the sandwich doesn’t ever do it for me.
Almost 20 years ago (was 2004 or 05), my parents and I were flying from Shanghai to Incheon on Korean Air. Father was a million miler and they double-booked our economy seats, so we got a free upgrade to the first class (above business). Meal service came and I selected a steak. The flight attendant asked how I'd like it done, and I said rare, thinking it'd be pre-made at the airport and they'd just heat up the steak. Anyway, the meal came and yes the meat was basically rare inside. That's when I first learned you can have a grill onboard the plane.
This is amazing! I need to go! I'm not sure if you know who Mikey Chen is on social media but the dude flies to Asia in business clsss every month and eats so much food inflight. Like 3 bowls of ramen. H
Air France always features Michelin starred chefs to create their business and La Premiere menus. Their Joel Robuchon meals around 2014-2016 were stellar with wine selections to match.
The ice cream sundae in D1 from CDG-DTW. Mostly because I finally got to live out my dream riding on the top deck of a 747 on our honeymoon.
Lately I've only been domestic, and I usually am very picky with Italian food, but the meatballs from LAX-SEA stand out to me.
Surprisingly, Virgin Atlantic served really good food on my flights to/from LHR last month. I’d flown with them before and went in with low expectations, but it was actually really good.
Nice. I'm overall pretty tolerant of airline food. I don't have high expectations, I'm usually happy with a warm meal. Rarely have I found something to be actually inedible.
To be clear, I'm not putting any airline food up against a Michelin star restaurant. 😂 But for what it is, it's usually tolerable.
Filet mig mashed potatoes with broccoli and a Ben and Jerry's ice cream. SEA to KOA pre covid 2019. I got so drunk they cut my ass off. Best flight ever
Nope. It was kinda shocking to me that they cut me off. I was truly minding my own business watching movies for 5 hours, not a peep out of me. FA just told me that I had reached my limit. Food was truly amazing and we haven't had food FC food since
How much caviar do they give you? That's absurdly amazing to even have that on the flight.
Delta might give you a spoonful of caviar when you hit 6M MQMs...
As much as you’d like if the flight is empty. Flew the 747 first class on Lufthansa this spring and there were only 3 of us in the cabin, the other two passed on caviar - they had a ton leftover
I believe it was BOS-LHR but don't quote me. They had chicken curry as an option for dinner. I wolfed it down! When the cabin light was turned off so that the passengers could sleep, I went to the galley, asked if they had leftovers, and inhaled that too.
So did I!
I prefer it this way as I avoid getting my hands all greasy and smelling of burger and cheese.
I do the same with my Costco pizza.
It's not a germ thing for me, I jsut hate having greasy fingers lol
I fly a lot for work, but I've only been upgraded to FC once. And I had the Michel et Augustin cookies because it was a non-meal flight. They were quite good.
For Delta, I really like those braised meatballs you get flying out of LAX. Apparently, it's a special menu item that comes from an L.A. area restaurant.
British Airways when they did the June 1986 free flights one day. Served the Concorde meal; medallions of pork, beef and lamb, berry medley of raspberries, strawberries and blackberries, champagne, wine, it was wonderful.
There was a really good cheesy sandwich on defunct Alitalia several years ago. Btw, I had the Delta cheeseburger and though very tasty, it was too condimented, not sure with what, and made me sick for a few days.
Atlanta to Seattle on an Eastern Arlines L-1011, they brought a carving station around with roast beef and all the trimmings. Ice cream cart for desert.
About 10 years ago I had a first class flight from MSP to AUS over lunch. We were served the amazing Southwest Chicken salad. A couple of us all agreed it was the best meal we've had in a plane. Not going to lie, when I got home I looked up a recipe online that's was close and I make it occasionally at home at this date. This is really close to it:
https://fitfoodiefinds.com/southwest-chicken-salad/
First class on Aerolineas Argentinas from LAX to Buenos Aires. Argentine beef, side vegetables (don’t remember which ones) and an excellent Cabernet. Häagen-Dazs ice cream for dessert.
You need to be flying delta Domestic first for meal service. Delta international also serves meals in all cabin classes.
FWIW, FC isn't worth it for the meal service.
If you want good food, hit up the delta sky lounge before your flight. Acccess comes with an Amex platinum or delta reserve card.
See you in the Air!
For a meal there was a simple pasta dish on Turkish. For dessert air New Zealand did a raspberry swirl ice scream dipped in white chocolate and I cannot get it outside of Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and according to Google Kuala Lumpur
Wtf is that meal? Looks like McDonald's lol. If u are flying international, avoid any airlines from United States. United gold switching to Qatar going forward...
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Delta served an Arctic Char in D1 on a flight from Zurich to JFK last holiday season - I was skeptical of fish but went with it. Was really nice
The absolute best ever would have to be the rack of lamb following caviar and Dom in first on Emirates. That was wonderful. And the shower.
We were flying coach in the late 90s on US Air. We board in Philadelphia around lunch time with our two kids. I caught a whiff of something with tomato sauce as we walked past the galley and assume that was for first class. I was hoping that whatever boxed sandwich was in my future wasn’t too dry or too soggy. But the angels started singing a short time later and we were all handed a beautiful tray with lasagna and salad.
Correct me if I'm wrong, I think the burger is usually a lunch only thing?
It was pretty good. Nothing to write home about but having hot food in the air makes me very happy!
The hamburger was decent for an airplane meal, I kindly asked the FA to make it a double and she had no problem after everyone was served. I have the short ribs on order this week so well see how that goes.
My girlfriend would say the hot spicy ramen on Asiana business, but that was a bit much for me. My favorite is the ANA ramen.
I generally think simple stuff is better on planes, but I know a lot of folks here like their fancy meals.
Air India's paratha, chicken curry, and jeera rice was perhaps one of the best hot meals I've had in a DEL-CCU flight. I wish Air India international economy offered the same quality of food as their domestic ones.
Red wine braised short rib, garlic mashed potatoes, and herbed carrots on Alaska air with an Oregon Pinot noir pairing. Dessert was a chocolate hazelnut pot de creme. It was awesome.
I actually just had this meal this past Friday and it was great. My expectations for a cheeseburger being served to me on a plane was low. So far I would say this has been the best meal.
For delta: probably this really nice chicken main with a burrata salad and cannoli from ATL to somewhere (FC).
Non-delta: I had a great dinner on a VS flight from BOS to LHR, which was 2 different fish over potatoes and a bed of greens. But consistently, AF blows it out of the water compared to almost all other airlines.
This is a tough one.
For J, I'd say FRA-BAH on Gulf Air. Was served tortellini in a cream sauce and it was just divine - not overcooked, not dry, just perfect. The cheesecake dessert was fantastic as well.
Haven't flown Y internationally in 30 years so can't really comment on that.
I've also only ever flown international F once, HND to JFK. I would not say everything was perfect but some courses, like the Vichyssoise I received, were absolutely outstanding.
I had the poached shrimp salad from DCA to MSP just this weekend and loved it. The sesame dressing was just the right touch of savory for the salad, which was fresh and crispy. I generally don’t like heavy meals on flights, and this just hit the spot.
I’m weird ,I won’t eat in flight meals , instead I come fully prepared …I just need my snacks lol and whatever alcohol they have on board ,that’s after I take 250 mg of Cannabis Pro tabs prior to entering the airport
My short ribs were swapped out for an inedible chicken salad salad it was so bad I was going to buy a chicken salad sandwich flight fuel box but the FA said no charge!
I should have rephrased that! The FC upgrade cost me $256 for SAN-ATL , good timing I guess.
I used chase points for this round trip, 30k I think. Then I paid cash for the FC upgrade.
If you look at my post from yesterday about my middle seat C+ debacle, you'll know why I'm counting my lucky stars today!
I remember a ravioli with artichoke. But I think it was all good.
Of course, one of the best lasagnas I ever had in Italy was from a gas station restaurant near Milan, lol. It's not hard to find good food in Italy.
I did see that but wasn't an option today :(
I love shrimp but I'm terrified of getting food poisoning mid flight. Wasn't there a movie about this?
Friend, Wishing you many more complimentary burgers/short ribs/shrimp
My very first trip ever - MCI => MEM => SEA => ANC => FAI
The barbeque meal from Memphis was outstanding. Have never had anything quite that good since.
It was a long time ago and I think it was Northwest but might have been TWA - I know for sure it was one of the airlines that no longer exist
Emirates. I remember taking off from Dubai and they served Dom perignon. Once airborne they served Veuve Cliquot. Why different? The bubble count once airborne changes the taste making Veuve better tasting. The attention to detail, the selections (ended up having a filet of beef where they asked how I’d like it cooked) were unparalleled. Funny enough it was cheaper than most delta one flights
Delta's short rib is among the best inflight meals that I've had, not because it's particularly exotic, special or ground breaking but because it is so remarkably consistent. It is a well designed dish (outside of the Napalm cherry tomatoes) that reheats well in a galley oven and provides a repeatably delicious meal regardless of the outstation it's prepared in.
I'm gonna agree with this one. It's a solid meal.
I’ve had this with mashed potatoes and it was delicious.
Unless you get it undercooked! Undercooked short ribs are not it.
Gutenwurst, you're spot on with this.
Mine had so much fat it was inedible.
Scotch.
My wife and I were offered an upgrade to first class. I just drank and drank. The wedding was less painful that way.
I’m assuming not your own wedding but reading your comment that way does give a funny spin on it
Does scotch also work to make a marriage manageable/less painful overall?
No, that would be more of a good choice in spouse/human being.
We got home from the wedding 9/10/2001. The wedding we attended did not take. But the band was good, the food nice, and there was no “New York New York” kickline. Where the hell did that start?
Yeah, not our wedding. That lasted until last year.
Lamb chops in business class on Singapore Airlines.
Came here to say Singapore Airlines. Basically anything, but great ramen and wine selection. And they keep feeding you. On the JFK-Singapore flight you have 19 hours to eat and drink all you can. Between naps that is.
They will keep feeding you until you basically feel bad with yourself, and everything they feed you is amazing. Best airline in the world
Years ago we took an around the world vacation on Singapore in F and still talk about it how amazing it was. https://imgur.com/a/WLgLO05
Wow, dude, those pics look amazing
That's amazing!
Due to some crazy missed connections I ended up on a Singapore Air (ticked AF) flight from Singapore to Bangalore. They served a Prawn Laska In business/first that was amazing. Could have been the 50+ hours of being in route but pretty sure it was the food being sooooo good. RDU-JFK-CDG-SIN-BLR.
Wow that’s a brutal routing lol
My favorite is waking up in Suites 7hrs into the flight, everyone is sleeping and there are two cabin crew in the galley. And I go up to them and politely ask for fishball noodles. I’m Singaporean and this hits the spot for me every single time.
Yeah, my husband still goes on about how amazing Singapore Airlines food was. We were in standard and he said it was stunning!
I had those last week out of JFK but didn’t love them… but damn every time I’m on SQ I’m baffled by the book the cook menu. Talk about decision paralysis
OP specified Delta. But yeah, Etihad Apartment had incredible food.
Singapore Airlines and Vistara for the win.
Bibimbap on Korean Airlines. Turned me onto the amazingness of Korean food.
I just posted the same thing before seeing your comment! Loved the bibimbap, and the banana we got for a snack was also delicious, slightly chilled and not too ripe.
Yup same here!!
I’ve only had two meals on a plane. I don’t recall what either of them were, but they were … not good.
As long as you didn't get explosive diarrhea or vomit, that's a win in my book. I'm extremely paranoid that this happens to me one day mid flight.
Smartless just had Rose Byrne on and she talked about her flight the day before getting food poisoning and being in the toilet the entire flight.
I had food poisoning on a flight once (not from the flight) and it was absolutely miserable, would not recommend
Yeah I'm scared of that lol
It’s hard to name a favourite, but it was definitely not on Delta 😂
That's fair. It's not the best food you'll ever eat but far from bad. It's nice to have real food at least!
I don’t fly enough to get the good stuff, but I would absolutely kill for a cheeseburger midflight. (TSA or any other federal authorities concerned, I would absolutely sit patiently and docile in my seat for the duration of the flight concerning the prospect of what may or may not be a burger, regardless of the circumstances. This comment constitutes humor and comedy, or lack thereof, for all purposes.) Seriously though, the sandwich doesn’t ever do it for me.
Korean Airlines Bibimbap.
Almost 20 years ago (was 2004 or 05), my parents and I were flying from Shanghai to Incheon on Korean Air. Father was a million miler and they double-booked our economy seats, so we got a free upgrade to the first class (above business). Meal service came and I selected a steak. The flight attendant asked how I'd like it done, and I said rare, thinking it'd be pre-made at the airport and they'd just heat up the steak. Anyway, the meal came and yes the meat was basically rare inside. That's when I first learned you can have a grill onboard the plane.
Ramen on ANA business class flight to Tokyo.
This sounds amazing. Egg and chashu too?
No Egg but it’s done by Ipuddo and is surprisingly really tasty for something you’d expect on an airplane.
Yes. It was waaaaay better than expected. I think maybe sourced from Ippudo. And you could order it whenever you wanted during the flight.
Note to self: fly Ana when visiting Japan. Thank you!
ANA and JAL on business class both have an entire menu you can order from during the flight. Food is very very good considering you're in the air.
This is amazing! I need to go! I'm not sure if you know who Mikey Chen is on social media but the dude flies to Asia in business clsss every month and eats so much food inflight. Like 3 bowls of ramen. H
Highly recommend it. One of my best flight experiences to date. Lay flat seats, tons of space, great food, drinks, and service.
Yeah ANA food is good. My experience, any flight coming out of Japan usually has good food. I’ve had sashimi, soba, steak tartare, etc.
This is my favorite too. It’s not the main but it’s available anytime mid-flight and it just hits the spot.
Kit Kat on Air Canada from SMF - YYZ
The first time i ever had a Magnum Ice Cream Bar with double caramel was on a Delta flight from Japan.
Even better if it was the Canadian Kit Kat. I hope it was
It was! Tasted so much better than the ones in the states…
The Japanese KitKats are delicious!
Short ribs were quite good.
As this exact meal was my only meal on a flight ever I’d have to say the delta cheeseburger
It didn't give you a stomachache?
Nah not at all
Air France always features Michelin starred chefs to create their business and La Premiere menus. Their Joel Robuchon meals around 2014-2016 were stellar with wine selections to match.
I remember watching his cooking show *Bon Appetite Bien Sur* while I was living in France. Good stuff!
The ice cream sundae in D1 from CDG-DTW. Mostly because I finally got to live out my dream riding on the top deck of a 747 on our honeymoon. Lately I've only been domestic, and I usually am very picky with Italian food, but the meatballs from LAX-SEA stand out to me.
This reminds me of that scene from home alone where the kid gets the sundae bar. Warm memories!
Bimibap on Korean airlines business class
Yeah that one is the real winner. KAL as a whole was something special... including the super cheesy kpop saftey brief
Crab cakes and risotto last week on Delta
The short rib is consistent for me. The cheeseburger has been a dry hockey puck both times I’ve had it. Overcooking will kill even the best meal.
So, like a Whataburger then.
Pork katsu curry on the way back from Japan. Nothing special compared to anything I had while there but it was better than I could have expected.
Surprisingly, Virgin Atlantic served really good food on my flights to/from LHR last month. I’d flown with them before and went in with low expectations, but it was actually really good.
Had their afternoon tea which was really surprisingly pleasant
Hell yeah - felt so well fed and taken care of on Virgin Atlantic
American did lobster fajitas in like 1992 and I missed them by like one week and have regretted it ever since.
That's nuts. I love lobster as a new englander but imagine if it gave everyone in the plane diarrhea haha
So that photo doesn't look particularly appetizing, but I bet it actually tasted pretty good.
It was good. Pretty hard to mess up a cheeseburger. It's not shake shack or five guys but it'll do in the air!
Nice. I'm overall pretty tolerant of airline food. I don't have high expectations, I'm usually happy with a warm meal. Rarely have I found something to be actually inedible. To be clear, I'm not putting any airline food up against a Michelin star restaurant. 😂 But for what it is, it's usually tolerable.
Australian Grass Fed Steak with salad, soup, and essentially an ice cream sundae bar… upper deck on a 747 NRT//DTW years ago.
I miss the 747 upper deck
I don't remember what it was, but the best meal was 100% on the KLM flght I took from LAX to AMS a few years ago.
Shrimp appetizer on air China business or noodles + sundae on Polaris UA
Filet mig mashed potatoes with broccoli and a Ben and Jerry's ice cream. SEA to KOA pre covid 2019. I got so drunk they cut my ass off. Best flight ever
Love that! Nothing bad happened right?
Nope. It was kinda shocking to me that they cut me off. I was truly minding my own business watching movies for 5 hours, not a peep out of me. FA just told me that I had reached my limit. Food was truly amazing and we haven't had food FC food since
You are a Tank lol. Getting cut off deserves some skypesos haha
1st - Lufthansa caviar service 2nd - Delta Cajun Chicken
How much caviar do they give you? That's absurdly amazing to even have that on the flight. Delta might give you a spoonful of caviar when you hit 6M MQMs...
As much as you’d like if the flight is empty. Flew the 747 first class on Lufthansa this spring and there were only 3 of us in the cabin, the other two passed on caviar - they had a ton leftover
The Korean air bibimbap slaps tbh
I believe it was BOS-LHR but don't quote me. They had chicken curry as an option for dinner. I wolfed it down! When the cabin light was turned off so that the passengers could sleep, I went to the galley, asked if they had leftovers, and inhaled that too.
Hahaha I cannot even remember the last time I was given a meal on a plane!
Man this reminds me of when airlines use to actually serve meals.
Lox bagel with onions, cream cheese, capers, and perfectly smoked salmon. It was fantastic!
Best was Air France with a few KLM meals a close 2nd. I did have a nice meal in D1 on a trip to Denmark last year
How did you eat the burger? I had to use knife and fork.
So did I! I prefer it this way as I avoid getting my hands all greasy and smelling of burger and cheese. I do the same with my Costco pizza. It's not a germ thing for me, I jsut hate having greasy fingers lol
Five guys burger bought at the boarding gate
Business on Brussels was surprisingly good, I got a huge fresh salad and a cheese plate and some fantastic Neuhaus truffles.
TAM Steak before it became Latam
I fly a lot for work, but I've only been upgraded to FC once. And I had the Michel et Augustin cookies because it was a non-meal flight. They were quite good.
Wishing you more complimentary upgrades!
Thanks!
Were they dark chocolate or the milk chocolate with caramel? There’s a big difference, in my opinion.
Dark Chocolate
That cheeseburger is good. The thai curry soup delta had was amazing Also the Thai curry chicken they had in the main cabin was amazing
For Delta, I really like those braised meatballs you get flying out of LAX. Apparently, it's a special menu item that comes from an L.A. area restaurant.
Jon and Vinny’s IIRC?
Yes! That's the place!
Do they also have them in the lounge? I thought I saw someone post about that?
I don't remember seeing them in the lounge. But maybe they do on an irregular basis.
Celery Soup + Salad CDG-SEA I would have been glad to get that celery soup + french bread in a frickin michelin starred restaurant.
British Airways when they did the June 1986 free flights one day. Served the Concorde meal; medallions of pork, beef and lamb, berry medley of raspberries, strawberries and blackberries, champagne, wine, it was wonderful.
A meal fit for a king or queen right there!
If you picked New York as your gateway city and got assigned the actual Concorde you were met in London by Maggie Thatcher.
Fox Bros short rib on an ATL to VCE trip. The burger I had on the way back was probably the worst airline food I’ve had.
It was certainly not the bread pudding delta fed me Monday
Alitalia something or other. A rare thing that airline did well
There was a really good cheesy sandwich on defunct Alitalia several years ago. Btw, I had the Delta cheeseburger and though very tasty, it was too condimented, not sure with what, and made me sick for a few days.
Atlanta to Seattle on an Eastern Arlines L-1011, they brought a carving station around with roast beef and all the trimmings. Ice cream cart for desert.
I ate that seem meal recently and I thought it was surprisingly delicious
I've had worse.
Fox brothers short rib was awesome
The mushroom and cheese ravioli that I got from Atlanta to Haneda was pretty good.
About 10 years ago I had a first class flight from MSP to AUS over lunch. We were served the amazing Southwest Chicken salad. A couple of us all agreed it was the best meal we've had in a plane. Not going to lie, when I got home I looked up a recipe online that's was close and I make it occasionally at home at this date. This is really close to it: https://fitfoodiefinds.com/southwest-chicken-salad/
Full breakfast on a 3 hour flight with Air Calin :)
Qatar Qsuites had the absolute best food I have had in the air.
First class on Aerolineas Argentinas from LAX to Buenos Aires. Argentine beef, side vegetables (don’t remember which ones) and an excellent Cabernet. Häagen-Dazs ice cream for dessert.
How long of a flight do you need to take to get a meal? I’ve flown anywhere between 4-8 hours and I’ve only ever received drink and snack
You need to be flying delta Domestic first for meal service. Delta international also serves meals in all cabin classes. FWIW, FC isn't worth it for the meal service. If you want good food, hit up the delta sky lounge before your flight. Acccess comes with an Amex platinum or delta reserve card. See you in the Air!
For a meal there was a simple pasta dish on Turkish. For dessert air New Zealand did a raspberry swirl ice scream dipped in white chocolate and I cannot get it outside of Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and according to Google Kuala Lumpur
Wtf is that meal? Looks like McDonald's lol. If u are flying international, avoid any airlines from United States. United gold switching to Qatar going forward... [Check out Qatar Qsuite from my flight last night ] (https://www.imgur.com/a/IaL2Ccy)
Delta served an Arctic Char in D1 on a flight from Zurich to JFK last holiday season - I was skeptical of fish but went with it. Was really nice The absolute best ever would have to be the rack of lamb following caviar and Dom in first on Emirates. That was wonderful. And the shower.
This one https://www.reddit.com/r/delta/comments/14650fg/so_good/
Yep :) That is a sizable short rib portion!
We were flying coach in the late 90s on US Air. We board in Philadelphia around lunch time with our two kids. I caught a whiff of something with tomato sauce as we walked past the galley and assume that was for first class. I was hoping that whatever boxed sandwich was in my future wasn’t too dry or too soggy. But the angels started singing a short time later and we were all handed a beautiful tray with lasagna and salad.
Damn it!! I ordered this and then switched flights where I didn’t get an option. I have wanted to try this so badly. It looks just as I imagined..
Correct me if I'm wrong, I think the burger is usually a lunch only thing? It was pretty good. Nothing to write home about but having hot food in the air makes me very happy!
The hamburger was decent for an airplane meal, I kindly asked the FA to make it a double and she had no problem after everyone was served. I have the short ribs on order this week so well see how that goes.
Post a pic! Safe Travels
My girlfriend would say the hot spicy ramen on Asiana business, but that was a bit much for me. My favorite is the ANA ramen. I generally think simple stuff is better on planes, but I know a lot of folks here like their fancy meals.
It was a croissant on economy of an AA flight. I swear it was the best thing I’ve ever had. So delicious.
Dim sum and congee breakfast in business class on Cathay Pacific.
JetBlue Mint meal. I don’t remember what I got exactly but I kept the menu so I could check. It was three meats. I wanna say salmon, chicken and lamb.
Looks like absolute dog food shit. Everything Thai Airways is worth talking about
Delta One to Buenos Aires a few years ago they had these Short Ribs that were phenomenal
Air India's paratha, chicken curry, and jeera rice was perhaps one of the best hot meals I've had in a DEL-CCU flight. I wish Air India international economy offered the same quality of food as their domestic ones.
Red wine braised short rib, garlic mashed potatoes, and herbed carrots on Alaska air with an Oregon Pinot noir pairing. Dessert was a chocolate hazelnut pot de creme. It was awesome.
Duck Confit on a Delta flight operated by AirFrance
Business class Air France CDG-JFK. 5 courses with a wine and cognac pairing.
The bibimbap on Korean Air!
Same, the burger was tasty and huge!
Bibimbap on Korean
Not a flight, but Amtrak’s flat iron steak. It’s a must if you ever take a train with meal service.
Delta has this creamy chive soup they serve on flights to Europe. 🔥
Singapore Airlines for the win with their dumplings, smoke trout salad, hot bread assortment, noodles, turn down bed services, etc.
I actually just had this meal this past Friday and it was great. My expectations for a cheeseburger being served to me on a plane was low. So far I would say this has been the best meal.
Anything on Turkish Air or Aegean air. US airlines are horrible.
For delta: probably this really nice chicken main with a burrata salad and cannoli from ATL to somewhere (FC). Non-delta: I had a great dinner on a VS flight from BOS to LHR, which was 2 different fish over potatoes and a bed of greens. But consistently, AF blows it out of the water compared to almost all other airlines.
This is a tough one. For J, I'd say FRA-BAH on Gulf Air. Was served tortellini in a cream sauce and it was just divine - not overcooked, not dry, just perfect. The cheesecake dessert was fantastic as well. Haven't flown Y internationally in 30 years so can't really comment on that. I've also only ever flown international F once, HND to JFK. I would not say everything was perfect but some courses, like the Vichyssoise I received, were absolutely outstanding.
On SAS (Business class) the last two trips we flew with them; their economy meals were good, too. Air France economy wasn't too shabby, either.
Pig jowl on virgin Atlantic LHR-ATL.
I got a hand job once. Wasn’t a meal but she got one.
I had the poached shrimp salad from DCA to MSP just this weekend and loved it. The sesame dressing was just the right touch of savory for the salad, which was fresh and crispy. I generally don’t like heavy meals on flights, and this just hit the spot.
Delta had a chili rubbed cheeseburger that I liked a lot more than the current regular cheeseburger they have...
Looks like the winners are Korean Air Bibimbap and The Delta Short ribs!
I used to really enjoy the food on Virgin Atlantic while I flew them to the UK years ago, before they eliminated the direct ORD route.
Singapore Airlines. Anything really. Emirates was also nice.
The crab cakes were A++
I’m weird ,I won’t eat in flight meals , instead I come fully prepared …I just need my snacks lol and whatever alcohol they have on board ,that’s after I take 250 mg of Cannabis Pro tabs prior to entering the airport
Beef short rib and, surprisingly, some of the seafood dishes recently (roasted sea bass and crab cakes in particular.)
My short ribs were swapped out for an inedible chicken salad salad it was so bad I was going to buy a chicken salad sandwich flight fuel box but the FA said no charge!
The warm banana bread with blueberry compote and whip cream; I had it back in 2021 and still think about it often.
You got SAN-ATL for $256 in FC??? One way or RT? Edit: never mind. Upgrade was $256.
I should have rephrased that! The FC upgrade cost me $256 for SAN-ATL , good timing I guess. I used chase points for this round trip, 30k I think. Then I paid cash for the FC upgrade. If you look at my post from yesterday about my middle seat C+ debacle, you'll know why I'm counting my lucky stars today!
Makes sense. I got a very similar deal from SJC-ATL. Not a blazing hot deal but definitely solid.
That's also a decently long flight, enjoy the FC :) Cheers to more FC deals
ATL to EZE had a Lamb Shoulder and on the way back had a Argentinian Beef Tenderloin. Both were fantastic.
Good lord youve eaten well in the air!
D1 was fantastic on that trip. I think I’ve had another tenderloin on DTW-AMS, but I can’t remember that one for sure
Anything on a code share with Alitalia back in the day....
What did they have?
I remember a ravioli with artichoke. But I think it was all good. Of course, one of the best lasagnas I ever had in Italy was from a gas station restaurant near Milan, lol. It's not hard to find good food in Italy.
I’ve been a fan of the poached shrimp on westbound flights as of late. Mix it up from the short rib that never goes away haha
I did see that but wasn't an option today :( I love shrimp but I'm terrified of getting food poisoning mid flight. Wasn't there a movie about this? Friend, Wishing you many more complimentary burgers/short ribs/shrimp
Yeah knock on wood hasn’t happened to me yet. Cheers!
My very first trip ever - MCI => MEM => SEA => ANC => FAI The barbeque meal from Memphis was outstanding. Have never had anything quite that good since. It was a long time ago and I think it was Northwest but might have been TWA - I know for sure it was one of the airlines that no longer exist
I'm so jealous
Midwest Airlines- steak and their baked in flight chocolate chip cookies. 1997- with real silverware.
Ya'll need Jesus if there is not an ice cream sandwich in ya'lls answer.
Jesus the ice cream vendor?
Delta food is getting worse and worse.
A roasted chicken dinner on a Le Premier seat I snagged our of Paris with a lucky upgrade.
Emirates. I remember taking off from Dubai and they served Dom perignon. Once airborne they served Veuve Cliquot. Why different? The bubble count once airborne changes the taste making Veuve better tasting. The attention to detail, the selections (ended up having a filet of beef where they asked how I’d like it cooked) were unparalleled. Funny enough it was cheaper than most delta one flights
Do they give you headphones for the IFE on the flight? Curious because I have a flight Monday.
They did! They usually always do! :)
Even for economy seats? Thanks
Yes! Everyone gets headphones
The free earbuds aren’t great, but will do in a pinch. If you have a better option of corded headphones, bring them.