Air India (205 pictures & videos)

10/10

NVU

(DWC) to India (DEL), 27 Nov 2004

Business Class

Dinner
Appetiser: Tiger prawn cocktail on a bed of red lettuce. First Entree: Grilled Salmon with lemon herb sauce, chateau potatoes, sautéed vegetables (spinach and carrots). Entree two: Dum ka murg (chicken curry), rice pulao, and spiced vegetables (capsicum and potatoes). Accompaniments were yoghurt, papad, paratha, Crema bel Paese cheese and crackers, fruit. Bread roll, Lurpak butter, and a Toblerone chocolate were included too. Desert was Date Crumble with Cardamom and Arabic coffee sauce. This was followed by tea/coffee.

Buorgogne Pinot Noir and water

Dinner served on this 5pm flight to Delhi. No cold/hot towels offered at any time. No table mats either. Aircraft was an fresh ex-SQ one, with a J class configuration of 2x2x2. Seat pitch was less than an original Air India A310. The tiger prawn cocktail was excellent. Large juicy prawns. The bread was warm. The first entree was very innovative for Air India. The salmon was a chunky piece of fish, prepared delicately with the sauce. The accompanied veggies went well with it. Entree two (chicken) was as original an Indian dish you could imagine. Perfect in preparation and presentation. Desert was imaginative and excellent too, though sweet. There was an international touch to the meal. I do not understand the all in a tray service bit. The vegetarian option was Shak Navratan (mixed vegetable curry), rice pulao, and daal. The desert was Phirni with nuts. Overall there was ample to eat.

Date added: 2008-05-21   //   Flight: 2:40   //   Aircraft: A310-VT-AIA (ex SQ) "Tapti", business class