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Pictures taken by: Patrick Chan
Route: Hong Kong (HKG) - Sydney (SYD), 18 Jan 2004
Ticket price: SYD-HKG-PVG and v v. - $2100 Australian
Flight duration: 8 hours and 20 minutes
Aircraft type & class: A330-300, Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Breakfast
Contents of the meal: Seasonal Fruits (Watermelon and Rockmelon), Assorted Bread and Rolls (Croissant, Custard Danish and Chocolate Muffin) with Strawberry Preserve and Butter, Blueberry Yoghurt
Drink: Apple Juice and Tea
Comments: I apologise for the quality of the photo - the passenger in front of me had their seat inclined >:o(. A menu was provided for this sector (as opposed to my flight to Hong Kong), but strangely enough there was no choice for breakfast - I was half-expecting an Asian breakfast option. I guess with three mains for dinner, something had to give. The bread was a bit too oily or sweet for my taste, but it did the job. I never knew that watermelon and rockmelon were seasonally winter fruits (maybe that is me just being ignorant) but I appreciate having the fruit there. CX has good presentation even for the economy meals, a more than adequate brekkie
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8

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Pictures taken by: Patrick Chan
Route: Hong Kong (HKG) - Sydney (SYD), 18 Jan 2004
Ticket price: SYD-HKG-PVG and v v. - $2100 Australian
Flight duration: 8 hours and 20 minutes
Aircraft type & class: A330-300, Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Dinner
Contents of the meal: Mesclun Salad with Chicken served with Italian Dressing, Fusilli Pasta with Tomato and Mushroom Sauce, Bread Roll, Marble Cheesecake
Drink: Lemonade
Comments: I apologise for the quality of the photo - the passenger in front of me had their seat inclined >:o(. CX food for ex-HKG flights is very good quality, well at least my choice more than satisfied me. A menu was provided for this sector (as opposed to my flight to Hong Kong) and three mains were available. The salad was a good compliment to the light yet flavoursome pasta. The cheesecake equally did not disappoint.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 9

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Pictures taken by: Patrick Chan
Route: Sydney (SYD) - Hong Kong (HKG), 27 Dec 2003
Ticket price: (SYD-HKG-PVG and v v/.) $2100 Australian
Flight duration: 9 hours
Aircraft type & class: A330-300, Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Lunch
Contents of the meal: Parma Ham with Rockmelon and Olives, Beef Stew with Mashed Potato, Carrots and Beans, Bread, Christmas Chocolate Cake
Drink: Lemonade
Comments: No menus were provided during this flight. I particularly like the trays that CX use for their meals. The beef stew was quite bland and the meal quality is reminiscent of the somewhat inferior meals IMHO served on Qantas (not surprising, since it's the same caterer as far as flights ex. Sydney are concerned). Christmas cake a nice touch for the festive season BUT the Santa Claus decoration isn't edible... potential choke risks and passengers weren't informed of this! IMHO somewhat below par to CX standard. There was an alternative choice to the beef stew, but I can't remember what it was :o(
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 6

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Pictures taken by: Patrick Chan
Route: Sydney (SYD) - Hong Kong (HKG), 27 Dec 2003
Ticket price: (SYD-HKG-PVG and v v/.) $2100 Australian
Flight duration: 9 hours
Aircraft type & class: A330-300, Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Breakfast
Contents of the meal: Fruit Salad (Watermelon, Rockmelon, Honey Dew), Braised Beef Noodles, Croissant-style bread, Passionfruit flavour Yoghurt
Drink: Apple Juice
Comments: No menus were provided during this flight. I particularly like the trays that CX use for their meals. The noodles were quite bland, but otherwise were well cooked. An adequate breakfast. There was another choice for egg omelette and sausages as an alternative to the beef noodles.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7.5

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Pictures taken by: Wendy
Route: Bangkok to Hongkong, 17 Jan 2004
Ticket price: Award ticket
Flight duration: 2hrs10mins
Aircraft type & class: A330
Business or leisure trip: leisure
Meal type: lunch
Contents of the meal: Onion roll, Sweet and Sour Pork with Rice and Vegetables, Fruits and Ice-cream (coconut or mango)
Drink: anything you like
Comments: the main course was very delicious but the coconut ice-cream was the highlight of this meal
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 9

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Pictures taken by: RYU
Route: HKG - NRT, date: 13 JAN 2004
Ticket price: US$2,000 + r/t
Flight duration: 3'30"
Aircraft type & class: B777-300 2-class
Business or leisure trip: Business
Meal type: Snack at the lounge and Dinner onboard
Contents of the meal:
** Lounge: CX has two beautiful lounges in HKG. Both lounges have the "Noodle Bar" serving western style snacks and asian noodles. I opted for the Won Ton Noodle soup with steamed char sui bun. Very tasty!
** Onboard: (from the menu) Selected Seasonal Salad w/balsamic vinegar dressing. Appet: Mugwart Soba Noodles, Chicken & Mackerel Tataki. Main: Steamed Seabass adn Grilled Scallop w/Sea Urchin Sauche. Bamboo rice and Mixed vegetables (Japanese style)
Drink: Cathay Signature drink: Pacific Sunrise - a refreshing combination of champagne and Drambuie w/ the zest of orange and lemon. (The strips of orange and yellow in the drink are orange and lemon peals)
Comments: Cathay's cart services in J class is nicely presented. The signature drink was a bit too sweet for me but a creative drink. The salad greens were exceptionally crisp, noodles did NOT stick to each other as often experienced on other airlines and the main course was delicious.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 9+ The only point deduction is that it took nearly 30 minutes before drinks were served after take-off. May have something to do with setting up the carts for the drink serivce

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Picture taken by: RYU
Route: SIN-HKG, 13 Jan 2004
Flight duration: 3h15m
Aircraft type & class: A330
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Breakfast
Contents of the meal: Special request "Fruit Platter". The regular offering was chicken fried rice or an omellete.
Drink: Low fat milk
Comments: Much healthier than the regular offering. Fruit was ripe and fresh!
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8

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Picture taken by: RYU
Route: HKG - SIN, 11 Jan 2004
Ticket price: HKD2,538 r/t (USD330) Online deal
Flight duration: 3h30m
Aircraft type & class: A330
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Dinner
Contents of the meal: Chicken breast w/vegetables, warm roll, cut fruit, Haagen-Dazs ice cream
Drink: Finlandia Vodka & Tonic, White wine
Comments: The timing of the cocktail and dinner services, as well as the quality of the food was very good! Ice cream in economy class was a nice touch!
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 9+

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Picture taken by: Scribbler
Route: CX 904 Manila to Hong Kong, 20 Dec 2003
Flight duration: 1 1/2hrs
Class: Economy
Meal Type: Breakfast
Content: Corned beef and diced potatoes on pan de sal (a local type of bread, popular for breakfast). Note that in the Philippines corned beef is more like shredded meat that comes in can rather than the thick slabs found in delis in North America.
Drink: Coke, but juice, coffee and tea available as well
Comments: Actually it was not disappointing at all. It was good and satisfying for a short flight. But my travel companion who doesn't eat beef had to request for something else. She was given a cheese and tomato sandwich on rye, presumably from either business or first class.
Rating: 8