Winter 2010 Upper Class Menu UK-USA

OUTBOUND

Starters
Trio of prawns with Marie Rose sauce and pea shoot cress
Butternut squash and ginger soup with beetroot coulis

Main Courses
Lancashire hot pot - a traditional lamb dish topped with sliced potato - with wilted baby spinach and roasted carrots
Marinated chicken breast with creamed leeks and wild mushrooms, winter vegetables and thyme jus
Vegetable tikka masala with steamed basmati rice, chana dal and mini pitta bread

Bread
White
Cheddar and mint
Garlic bread

Light Bites (VS 7, 17, 19, 23, 43 only)
Mini beef burger with streaky bacon and cheddar cheese
Green salad with spring onions, pea shoots, flaked almonds and extra virgin olive oil
Mini sushi selection box

Desserts
Orange and cranberry bread and butter pudding with vanilla bean sauce
Chocolate and raspberry mogador with vanilla bean sauce

Cheese
Cornish camembert
Denhay farmhouse cheddar
Garstang blue

Afternoon Tea (Not VS 17)
Selection of sandwiches - beef and horseradish, smoked salmon and cream cheese, Wensleydale and grated carrot
Sultana scone with jam and clotted cream
Cupcakes - pistachio, chocolate orange or banoffee



INBOUND

Starters
Smoked salmon summer roll with Asian slaw and soy balsamic glaze
White bean soup infused with white truffle oil

Main Courses
Grilled tenderloin beef fillet with cherry balsamic sauce, potatoes boulangere, whole baby carrots and grilled asparagus
Honey glazed chicken breast stuffed with hazelnut and date mousse served with couscous, baby turnips and patty pan squash
Spinach lasagne roll with fire roasted red pepper sauce and wilted spinach with chopped shallots

Bread
Pretzel roll round
Wheat pistolet

Desserts
Warm apple souffle with creme Anglaise
Blackberry creme fraiche with creme Anglaise

Cheese
Derby sage
Krystal cheddar
Gorgonzola picante

Breakfast
Cereal - Cornflakes, Weetabix, Muesli, Special K
Fresh fruit salad with plain yoghurt
Croissant with butter and a selection of preserves
Muesli topped apple muffin
Bacon roll with either tomato ketchup or brown sauce
Scrambled eggs with cream cheese, grilled back bacon, banger sausage, potato hash brown, button mushrooms and cherry tomato (Not VS 2, 6, 10, 12, 18, 22 and 46)


WINES

Champagne and Sparkling
Champagne Pannier Brut
Berrys Extra Dry Cremant de Limoux

White
Quintay Clava Sauvignon Blanc - Chile
Luna Clara Grillo - Italy
Felines Jourdan Chardonnay/Rousanne - France

Red
Gerhard Pittnauer Velvet - Austria
Clos del Pinell - Spain
Chateau Bouron - France

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[buns]

As always, Grateful Thanks Tinks oo) oo)

buns

I had the prawns and the chicken on the way out.

The prawns were excellent. the chicken was fine. Nothing too special.

I washed down with a couple of glasses of the Sauvignon Blanc. That was lovely!!!!

[honey lamb]

Not bad, not bad at all but alas, I won't be sampling it as I have no plans to travel during that rotation

Thanks for posting this Tinks. It actually sounds quite good to me - I just hope that the food that is delivered lives up to the description in January.

Good to see that Virgin are going for more "normal" sandwich choices on the afternoon tea, i.e. ones that I could [and probably would consider] purchasing in the likes of M&S / Pret etc. (Lets hope we don't see the likes of the egg mayonnaise & sweet chilli sauce sandwiches return to VS!)

[Darren Wheeler]

Thank you Tink.

Many thanks Tink.
Look forward to sampling it in two weeks time.

How can you find out what the menu is for other flights during the winter months - I am particularly interested in the LHR-DXB-LHR and the LGW-BGI-LGW menus? Are they published anywhere?

Thanks

[honey lamb]

How can you find out what the menu is for other flights during the winter months - I am particularly interested in the LHR-DXB-LHR and the LGW-BGI-LGW menus? Are they published anywhere?

Thanks

I think the menus for the BGI flights are the same as the USA flights. The DXB flights usually have an option which could be broadly interpreted as local as well as having turkey rashers instead of bacon.

The PE and economy options will be the same as posted as they do not change until March

I think the menus for the BGI flights are the same as the USA flights. The DXB flights usually have an option which could be broadly interpreted as local as well as having turkey rashers instead of bacon.

The PE and economy options will be the same as posted as they do not change until March

It's lamb sausage instead of pork bacon.

The PE menu has possibly changed as well - I will find out.

Any ideas what one can expect from the CPT route...?

Any ideas what one can expect from the CPT route...?

Thats is being kept a secret to add to the roller coaster ride that will be your birthday trip and to give you something to put in your TR ... ) )

[Darren Wheeler]

Not bad, not bad at all but alas, I won't be sampling it as I have no plans to travel during that rotation

Snap.

Like the sound of the mini burgers.

[honey lamb]

Any ideas what one can expect from the CPT route...?

When we travelled to JNB last year I had lamb tomato bredie which is a kind of a lamb stew and very tasty.

Incidentally, when in SA and you order lamb from the menu, make sure it is Karoo lamb. The animals will have been reared on the Karoo which is a semi-desert with all kinds of herbs growing wild. It has a stronger flavour than lamb in the UK but it is delicious

Good to see that Virgin are going for more "normal" sandwich choices on the afternoon tea,

I forgot to add this earlier, but the sandwiches listed on the menu weren't the ones loaded on the plane. I had an option of Chicken, ham, or cheese.

[honey lamb]

I forgot to add this earlier, but the sandwiches listed on the menu weren't the ones loaded on the plane. I had an option of Chicken, ham, or cheese.

That can happen on the day of the menu changeover. I flew back from EWR on the day of the last changeover and the soup was an entirely different one.

They also didn't have menus - forgot to load them in LHR when leaving so we all had typed sheets of paper with the menu printed on them

Any ideas what one can expect from the CPT route...?

Thats is being kept a secret to add to the roller coaster ride that will be your birthday trip and to give you something to put in your TR ... ) )

Roller coaster ride? Do you know something I don't, Mike? At my age I need my journey to be predictable, smooth and - dare I say it? - uneventful. Granted, it won't do much for the TR, but it will suit me just fine.

When we travelled to JNB last year I had lamb tomato bredie which is a kind of a lamb stew and very tasty.

Incidentally, when in SA and you order lamb from the menu, make sure it is Karoo lamb. The animals will have been reared on the Karoo which is a semi-desert with all kinds of herbs growing wild. It has a stronger flavour than lamb in the UK but it is delicious.

All sounds positively lambtastic, HL. In fact, over the years I think lamb is on one of the dishes that VS have managed to screw up the least. Fond memories of the much feted lamb shank, anyone? And sampling Karoo lamb is a must.

Any ideas what one can expect from the CPT route...?

Thats is being kept a secret to add to the roller coaster ride that will be your birthday trip and to give you something to put in your TR ... ) )

Roller coaster ride? Do you know something I don't, Mike? At my age I need my journey to be predictable, smooth and - dare I say it? - uneventful. Granted, it won't do much for the TR, but it will suit me just fine.

Who's Mike? Has the Altzheimers set in already old chap?

I was simply referring to the problems you had with booking and the changing times of your BMI flights.

I am not privy to any surprises your good lady and young Tizer may have planned ...

Chris x

Who's Mike? Has the Altzheimers set in already old chap?

I was simply referring to the problems you had with booking and the changing times of your BMI flights.

I am not privy to any surprises your good lady and young Tizer may have planned ...

Chris x

Christopher - my apologies. For some reason I thought you were DA. No idea why. Maybe it's the beard. The ageing process takes its ugly toll on each of us. Now, where did I put my glasses...?

I'm glad that I currently have no plans to fly during this winter menu, doesn't appeal to me. Would yet again have to forgo a starter and force down the main course.

With the mini burger, there was something similar on the autumn menu and must of been popular as I was unable to get one, but was also told by the CC that one person had 3... v(

Food looks awesome thanks tinks, if there was improvement on vs it really is with catering as i have only had good food this year compared with the crap of last year.

cheers

alex

[Scrooge]

Certainly not the worst menu, I am still totally failing to see VS's love of strange soups.

I am still totally failing to see VS's love of strange soups.

Ah, c'mon Dave, you like a portion of the old warm 'n' gloopy as much as the next man...

[Scrooge]

Sure I like a portion of warm 'n' gloopy as the next man, just something semi normal, but at least I would eat one of the main courses on the inbound, out bound it would be a PE meal.

out bound it would be a PE meal.

Not even the curry?