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[tiffsko]

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[Happy2BGrumpy]

Can't help you out here since most flights I'm on don't offer food anymore, and haven't for a while. I don't believe pretzels and snack mix can be evaluated as "serverd food". Song airlines offers food for sale, but between you, me and the other 60,000 people on this board, you are better off bringing your own food on. I know there are flight exceptions to this (cross country and international maybe), but BDL to
MCO doesn't constitute a meal flight.

 

[DebbieB]

I haven't been served more than pretzels or trail mix in a long time. They have the "food for sale", usually $10 for lunch or dinner. It's from a brand name restaurant, like TGI Fridays or Brueggers. Consists of a sandwich or salad, a side item like fruit, a cookie or cake.

 

[Deb & Bill]

I flew American from Reno to Dallas a few days ago in the morning. They served the most foul breakfast bars - Baked Apple bars from Quaker. Tasted like chemically treated styrofoam.

 

[Horace Horsecollar]

Originally posted by tiffsko
What plane, in your opinion, offers the best food?

The best food is in First Class on a 747 or 777 across the Pacific Ocean to Asia. When they wheel out the caviar cart, be sure to have caviar and smoked salmon.

In coach, on domestic flights to Florida, food is typically a little bag of pretzels and a soft drink. If you ask nicely, they may let you have the whole can of pop.

 

[purplebelle]

I haven't experienced it myself, but a friend told me USA 3000 served "real food" that tasted very good. A delicious sandwich, side of something, and a full sized butterfinger candy bar for dessert. This is just what I've heard.

I can't remember the last time I had FOOD on a plane. Meals used to be served from Chicago to Orlando. Yeah, not anymore...

 

[SueM in MN]

Dh and I flew Sun Country to Orlando in July on an early morning flight.
We were in first class, so we had good food (a veggie omlet, sausage, fruit and a good muffin), but the coach class had a breakfast sandwich, similar to an egg McMuffin that looked pretty good. Someone across the aisle from us actually chose that over the omlet.

WE haven't paid the extra money for the meals from Northwest, but they do look pretty good. The ones from Minneapolis are from Davonni's (a good Italian restaurent).

 

[dcfromva]

Whether or not food is served (or sold) on a plane depends on the airline, the length of the flight and the time of day.

My recent experience (coach class):

I was surprised to find that Alaska Airlines still served meals at no additional cost (on transcontinental flights, anyway ).


Delta sells food on flights more than 3.5 hours long. (Assorted deli type sandwiches).


United Airlines also sells food on flights (depending on time of day and length of flight.)

It is probably best to check with your airline to see what they do.


-DC

 

[chicknoodle99]

In January DH and I flew to MCO on NWA and they had the buy on board meals. We paid I think 5.00 for them and they werent bad at all. It was a Hard Rock Cafe meal with a small sandwich, chips, cookies, and an apple.

In May my sister and I flew to Las Vegas on NWA and bought meals..these were breakfast. She had cereal, fruit, and yogurt and mine was a blueberry muffin with fruit and yogurt. We thought they were pretty good.

I guess buying food on board doesnt bother me too much as its the normal anymore unless you fly First class or overseas. I think it was better than a greasy hamburger from a fast food joint at the airport and it also passes the time on the plane. We are on vacation so dont think too much about spending 5.00 for a meal as usually it costs more once we get to our destination.

Hope this helps...Good luck!

 

[SyracuseWolvrine]

In my opinion, Northwest has the best on-board pretzels

 

[inkkognito]

For freebies, ATA has the ULTIMATE cookies. They are only served on morning flights, so lately we haven't had any. But when we lamented to a sympathetic flight attendant one night, he presented us with a barf bag full of them!
For purchased items, ATA is currently selling "meals" (sandwich or salad variety) or snack trays on some flights. I haven't tried a meal yet, but the snacks are pretty good. For $5, you get blue chips with salsa, a Milk Way candy bar, crackers with peanut butter, a bag of raisins, and the most godly M & M/chocolate/shortbreak cookie bad I have ever tasted. The finger good items are great to keep the kiddies occupied.
Barb

 

[cdrn1]

I second the ATA cookie thing! They are made by Biscoff, and they are the BEST!
I took a long flight on American recently (9 hours) and was actually pretty impressed with the meals they served. For coach, it was pretty good.
Southwest serves a box lunch type of thing on some long flights, turkey jerky and cheese and other snacky things, not good but now awful.

 

[buzzgirls&dad]

I just have to put my 2cents in for midwest express' hot chocolate chip cookies. They are great and on the super saver fare flights.

 

[Donnainnj]

If you really want to know about airline foods, with pictures go to airlinemeals.net and you will see them all.
Donna

 

[hightown]

Frontier Airlines (based out of Denver) has:

Breakfast - Breakfast Burrito
Lunch - Wrap (chicken pesto, beef or veggi)
Dinner - Box with roll, packaged salami, cookies, crackers, cheese

They've been unchanged in two years. We'll see if it's the same in October.

Beats United which is nothing unless you pay $10.00 for hard, dried sandwich. If you're on United, bring your own food.

 

[Dopey Sharon]

Originally posted by purplebelle
I haven't experienced it myself, but a friend told me USA 3000 served "real food" that tasted very good. A delicious sandwich, side of something, and a full sized butterfinger candy bar for dessert. This is just what I've heard.

I can't remember the last time I had FOOD on a plane. Meals used to be served from Chicago to Orlando. Yeah, not anymore...

Your friend was correct, in that she got food, on USA3000....delicious...I wouldn't go that far!

We got turkey and swiss on a croissant, a bag of Lay's Chips, and a chocolate chip cookie in a package.

I don't like swiss cheese, so that got taken off. On the trip down, I ate half the sandwich (only because I was really hungry). It was a little on the soggy side.

On the trip back, I only ate my chips.

 

[merfsko]

I've travelled through Sky Service in January and surprisingly, Sky Service's food was actually great. We got little sandwhiches, and little snacks and I actually liked the food!

 

[2minnies]

Originally posted by buzzgirls&dad
I just have to put my 2cents in for midwest express' hot chocolate chip cookies. They are great and on the super saver fare flights.

Oh, yeah....I can smell them now.......YUM! YUM!

 

[Donalds_best_pal]

I fly a lot frequently on skyteam airlines, delta, continental, air france, etc. Most airlines dont server free food on flights with in the usa unless its to hawaii, most airlines group it with its international food serivce and do serve small meals. You can purchase food usally on flights over 3.5 hours as previously said and you usally get food in first class but i have had bad first class food to! I recently flew northwest and people are right, they have good pretzels. My uncle also said USA 3000 serves good food and its free. Hope this info helped.
Matt

 

[Chip 'n Dale Express]

I usually fly Southwest, and on my flights I get a snack box with oreos, fruit chews, and some other assorted stuff. Nothing too appealing, so I usually bring my own food. I feel a bit guilty about having real food (that others can smell)... but oh well