Delta (1357 pictures & videos)

5/10

JD Ho

United States (MSP) to United Kingdom (LHR), 19 Oct 2015

Business Class

Dinner , Special meal: no
Courses Starter: Shrimp with Avocado slices and red onion pieces served with lemon and cocktail sauce. Salad: Mixed Greens with Cranberries, Pecans, Apples and Feta Cheese, bottled oil/vinegar dressing. Soup: Creamy Corn and Poblano Main: Beef Tenderloin with sauce Bernaise, Lobster Mac and Cheese, Buttered Asparagus

1. Deutz Brut Classic NV Champagne; 2. 2012 Inception Pinot Noir (Santa Barbara, CA); 3. 2007 Ch. Simard (Bordeaux, France); 4. Starbucks Pike Place Roast Coffee

Forgettable

Date added: 2015-10-20   //   Flight #12   //   Flight: 7:40   //   Aircraft: Boeing 767

Other: This was not a great meal on many levels. The avocado was brownish and both the starter course and the salad seemed very uninspired. My kids could have thrown together those ingredients and achieved the same thing so it really did not seem like Delta put a lot of thought into this particular menu. The Bordeaux wine choice was muted, flat and really tasteless which I found surprising considering that Delta touts its relationship with master sommelier Andrea Robinson who supposedly chooses the wines after tasting them at altitude (doubtful or else this one would not have made the cut). This was disappointing because I was very excited to taste an aged Bordeaux on the flight...what a let down! The 2 upsides to this meal were the Pinot Noir selection (great selection, fantastic nose and classic Pinot Noir character even at altitude) and the tenderloin was cooked perfectly to a med rare state. This is almost never the case when I eat beef on a plane and it is usually overcooked. Great job on that.