055-056-057

055-056-057

055-056-057
Photo taken by: SM
Route: Ahmedabad AMD to London Heathrow LHR, May 2004
Flight duration: 8h28m
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 747-400, First Class
Meal type: Breakfast
1) Fresh Alphonso Mango, Croissant, Jam, Honey, Butter, Yoghurt
2) Cocoa Puffs with chilled milk, Fresh baked muffin
3) Eggs Hubert with Mustard Cream Sauce, Grilled Mushrooms, Rosemary Lamb Croquette, Khatta Dhokla, Croissant, Methi na Thepla
Drink: Orange Juice, Water, Coffee
Comments: Air India is having a Gujarati food festival on the AMD-LHR route so there was an unbelievable ridiculously huge breakfast spread available - a 3 course service all dished out and manually plated from the service cart. The full menu included Watermelon or Mango appetizer, choice of a half dozen Kelloggs cereals, Papdi, Jalebi, Kaccha Kela Nu Shaak, Bateta Ni Sukhi Bhaji, Khatta Dhokla, Gujarati Kachori, Farali Pattice, Masala Poori, Methi Na Thepla, Rye Ni Mirchi, Nimbu Chutni, Pudina Chutni, Cheese Omelette, Egg Hubert with Mustard Cream Sauce, Grilled Fish with Lemon Parsley Butter, Chicken Nuggets, Rosemary Lamb Croquette, Duchess Potatoes, Tomato stuffed with Spinach, Grilled Mushrooms
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 10+ - This was simply way too much food for BREAKFAST and it was all absolutely delicious.

054
Photo taken by: SM
Route: Frankfurt FRA to Mumbai BOM, April 2004
Flight duration: 7h28m
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 747-400, Executive Class
Meal type: Pre-landing snack
Lamb puff pastry, Fried Coconut Shrimp, Tandoori Chicken Tikka, Lemon Tart, Fruit Salad, Yoghurt, Toblerone Chocolate
Drink: Coca Cola
Comments: Air India always serves a "snack" that could easily be a meal on other carriers. The shrimp were absolutely fantastic. The trainee was very eager to please and served me well after everyone else had finished since I was out of my seat during the main service.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 11

051-052-053

051-052-053

051-052-053
Photo taken by: SM
Route: Frankfurt FRA to Mumbai BOM, April 2004
Flight duration: 7h28m
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 747-400, Executive Class
Meal type: Lunch
[051] * Appetizer : Hors D'ouevre - Pate served on a bed of salad with sweet lime wedges
Main Course : Roast stuffed shoulder of lamb with Charcutiere sauce, Duchess Potates, Asparagus and Sauteed Vegetables; Garlic Bread; Yoghurt
[052] * Dessert : Black Forest Gateaux, Brie & Crackers, Lindt chocolate
[053] * Fresh Fruit : Selection of fresh fruits from the basket
Drink: Water, Bordeaux
Comments: I was mildly disappointed with the main course. The lamb itself was excellent, but the sauce and the vegetables weren't quite up to my high expectations for Air India food, meal, catering. To their credit, the crew almost begged me to supplement this with the other entree (Goa Prawn Curry) that was receiving rave reviews. Service was superlative though. The trainee did a great job with the wine and the fruit basket reminded me of the days when AI didn't operate at minimum staffing and could deliver this kind of service on a consistent basis.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7 for the quality, 10 for the service

050
Photo taken by: SM
Route: Frankfurt FRA to Mumbai BOM, April 2004
Flight duration: 7h28m
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 747-400, Executive Class
Meal type: Cocktails
Contents of the meal: Salted Smoked Almonds, Potato Crispy somethings
Drink: Bacardi with 7-Up and a slice of lemon
Comments: Usual mix of packaged snacks/nuts with the drinks
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 9

049
Photo taken by: SM
Route: Frankfurt FRA to Mumbai BOM, April 2004
Flight duration: 7h28m
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 747-400, Executive Class
Meal type: Boarding Drink
Drink: Orange juice
Comments: Choice of orange, pineapple or sweet lime juice.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8 - The poor trainee doing the drink service forgot the coaster so she gets docked points!

047-048

047-048
Photo taken by: NVU
Route: Delhi (DEL) to Bangkok (BKK), 26 Mar 2004
Ticket price: US$355 (r/t)
Flight duration: 3hrs27mins
Aircraft type & class: B747-200 VT-EGC "Harsha Vardhan", economy class
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Dinner
Contents of the meal: Mixed salad, Bread roll, Amul butter, packaged water, Yoghurt. The entree was Gosht Patiala (soft mutton cooked in a yoghurt/tomato/onion mild spicy gravy), Rice Pulao, and spiced vegetables (Cauliflower and potatoes cooked in dried tomatoes and green chillies) . Dessert was a Fruit Praline Mousse. Tea, Japanese Tea, and coffee was available too.
Drink: Water
Comments: Surprisingly there were menus offered. The meal was absolutely delicious. The mixed salad had variety, the bread roll was soft. The entree was outstanding and was wiped out in minutes. The mutton was well cut, marinated, and perfectly cooked. The rice was hot, and the spiced vegetables had imagination in preparation. On the whole the presentation was great and the quantity was more than adequate. What I was happy about was that there was a mouth freshener included too, something similar to the Jet Airways after mint. The other non vegetarian option was Chicken Hunan, Fried Rice, and Oriental vegetables.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 10 (meal) and 9.5 (service)

045-046

045-046
Photo taken by: NVU
Route: Bangkok (BKK) to Delhi (DEL), 03 Apr 2004
Ticket price: US$355 (r/t)
Flight duration: 3hrs40mins
Aircraft type & class: B747-300 VT-EPW "Shivaji", economy class
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Dinner
Mixed salad, salad dressing vinaigrette, Bread roll, butter, packaged water, yoghurt, papad. The entree was Rara mutton(mutton cooked in a very spicy tomato/onion gravy), white rice, and spiced vegetables (chopped button mushrooms cooked in dry tomatoes and green chillies) . Dessert was Phirni (Indian milk dessert). Tea, Japanese Tea, and coffee was available too.
Drink: Water
Comments: Surprisingly there were menus offered on this sector too. The meal was wonderful. The mutton had a bit too much fat, but all the same was deliciously prepared. It was also nice to have an Indian meal, after so many days of eating Thai food. I particularly enjoyed the mushrooms which was very much to my taste. The other non vegetarian option was Thai fish curry and rice. Air India's economy food service has picked up a few notches. Their service is top grade. If they could just improve the general product, this will be an airline to reckon with.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 9 (meal) and 8.8 (service)

043-044

043-044
Photo taken by: NVU
Route: Delhi (DEL) to Bangkok (BKK), 26 March 2004
Ticket price: US$355 (r/t)
Flight duration: 3hrs27mins
Aircraft type & class: B747-200 VT-EGC "Harsha Vardhan", economy class
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Drinks prior to dinner
Contents of the meal: Indian savouries by Haldirams: "Mopleez" Crunchy potato snacks (spicy), and "Mopleez" cornflakes chiwda (fried cornflakes mixed with Indian savouries such as cashew nuts, raisins, spices.
Drink: Albert Bichot white and red wine "La Cuvee Bichot".
Comments: The wine was very drinkable, and there were unlimited savouries and liquor on offer, and the crew were delighted to give you more.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7 (wine) 9 (savouries) and 9 (service)

040-041-042

040-041-042

040-041-042
Photo taken by: Tundra767
Route: JFK-LHR, 8 Mar 2004
Ticket price: $1,135.00 USD
Flight duration: 7:45
Aircraft type & class: 747-400 Business
Business or leisure trip: Business
Meal type: Dinner - Chicken Curry with rice and vegitables and usual salad with Lobster apitizer . The snack mix servied with the rinks was very interesting it had cornflakes in it??!! But was suprisingly good!
Drink: Bloody Mary with Salt on the rim of the glass! I was suprsed also an olive and lemon wedge. Best one I have had in a while
Comments: Very good meal. It was basic but was very good and I really enjoyed it. Prior to landing but not photoed a small breakfast was served.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 9
Camera brand & type: Cannon S400 Digital