Wed 15th March

Originally posted by Decker
and the first press release I've seen on it. I will also link this in "News" as the thread title here might cause some people not to read it

And now on V-Flyer

Cheers

Michael

So have we lost the light bites for good??? New menu sounds OK but still seems a bit structured, but will have to find out for ourselves in a few weeks.

Nice to hear from you Elaine, didn't like the sound of the elderflower jelly but rhubarb crumble sounds good.

Fully understand you'd rather be enjoying yourself than sitting at a computer - you'll be pleased to know it's still cold here and don't enjoy the sun too much!

Jilly

Hi,

This is fairly related. Do VS serve hot chocolate in Upper? My sons are always desperate for it when we travel BA CW and they always say how it's exclusive to FIRST passengers.

Thanks,

Tom

Originally posted by tom139
Hi,

This is fairly related. Do VS serve hot chocolate in Upper? My sons are always desperate for it when we travel BA CW and they always say how it's exclusive to FIRST passengers.

Thanks,

Tom

Yes Hot Chocolate is served in Uupper Class (have never had it, but have a copy menu from VS28 last year, which confirms availability!)

Thanks, Richard! They will be most pleased!

Originally posted by jilly
Nice to hear from you Elaine, didn't like the sound of the elderflower jelly but rhubarb crumble sounds good.

Fully understand you'd rather be enjoying yourself than sitting at a computer - you'll be pleased to know it's still cold here and don't enjoy the sun too much!

Jilly

I agree about the elderflower jelly...though I think I'd have been intrigied too...like I was once intrigued by a lavender cheesecake; I got about half way through before I admitted it tasted like filth, and then ordered a sticky toffee pudding and scoffed the lot. Oink! You can't go far wrong with that dessert, so where is it VS [?]

Thanks for the update Elaine. [y]

Excuse the lateness in joining the party...

I think I prefer the ex-USA menu, as the "Best of British" seems to = mashed potato [:$]. (My taste buds with respect to anything mashed or slushy have been scarred for life by school dinners, I'm afraid.)

So, it'll be curry, curry or curry for me. Hardly great when you've parted with hard earned cash or miles to fly Upper, to only find one thing on the menu you would enjoy. Compare that to recent flights on SQ, UA, and NZ, where I've felt spoiled for choice.

I can't help feeling it was designed by the marketing department.

It would probably be better to have one "Best of British" item on each menu rotation, rather than an entire menu of it, for fear of alienating people's tastebuds!

As it happens, I doubt I'll be flying VS until the latter half of the year, so it looks like I'll thankfully miss it.

Cheers,
Mike

No LAMB then[?]

Originally posted by mike-smashing
Excuse the lateness in joining the party...

I think I prefer the ex-USA menu, as the "Best of British" seems to = mashed potato [:$]. (My taste buds with respect to anything mashed or slushy have been scarred for life by school dinners, I'm afraid.)

Cheers,
Mike

And after all that Jamie Oliver has done for school dinners [:0] Actually, take it from one who sees them everyday, the menus might sound nice with stuff like salmon, but they don't taste any better! Well, except the butterscotch tart which has always tasted good, Jamie oliver or not!

OK well its here and Ive seen it, tasted it and smelt it ... here is my opinion from a crew perspective..

EX - UK

Starters :
Leek and Potato soup with welsh rarebit croutons ( 8 / 10 )
Loch Fyne Salmon Salad, decent sice salmon (7/10)

Entrees :
Surrey Bangers and mash with Ale gravy and colemans english mustard, The sausages are propper bangers and have a have a good taste the gravy is nice too much better than the previous menus ( 7/10 )

Chicken Tikka - I dont eat chicken but from looks and smell and other crew comments excellent comes with rice, Naan bread and mango chutney (9/10)

Vegetarian Cottage pie, looked good and feedback possitive ( 6 / 10 )

Deserts:

Rhubarb Crumble and Ice cream - Yummy thats all Im saying all bowls came back empty ( 9 / 10 )
jelly and fresh cream - very little taste but looked nice ( 4 / 10 )

and of course Cheese and Biscuits with some Port

Light Bites / Snacks

Melton Mowbray Pork Pies served with Branston pickle.. decent size pie between a individual and family size in the shops, pastry crust looked farmhouse produced- feedback was good ( 8/10)

The new wine list is good which includes Chappel Valley English white... Obviously I couldndt sample theese while operating the flight so Ill let you try these for yourself !!

I just had the pork pie, leek and potato soup and cottage pie on flight to Tokyo (Pork pie was "lunch", the rest dinner). The pork pie was delicious. The soup was just fair (it didn't have the croutons) and the same for the cottage pie. However, I have to say the English wine was suprisingly delicious. Sort of like a Riesling. In fact, one of the flight attendants gave me a bottle to take home. Definitely worth a try.

What is the champagne onboard VS in UC at the moment?