Iskra
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They have teased elements of their all day menu and it looks alright to be fair. They say there is more to come too in the next few weeks.
Certainly sounds much improved.Travelled on the 0952 Aberdeen to London today. First Class offering was as follows:
Aberdeen - Edinburgh: Bacon Roll or Ciabatta, tea, coffee, biscuits, water (two drinks services)
Edinburgh - London: Ham Salad Sandwich or Cheese & Pickle Sandwich, tea, coffee, biscuits, water, wines (red/white/rosé) or beer (three drinks services)
All drinks served in proper glassware/crockery.
Great to see the famous LNER customer service in full swingAs we left Alnmouth I asked for a second can of Hop on Board and he rolled his eyes, saying they were trying to conserve stocks seeing as it was so busy. It was begrudgingly handed over though.
Yet the move to DELI for certain services, compared to what it was, is a considerable downgrade for the weekdays.Very impressed to see that they're now offering some alcohol on weekends and a bacon roll for something hot in the morning (something I've long been banging the drum for!). I'd be fascinated to know if they're planning on offering any of the other menu's (whatever they end up looking like) on weekends. But even this is a huge improvement on what was previously offered. Makes first class a much more tempting prospect on weekends. Good to see proper glasses on a weekend to go with the mugs. I'm sure it used to be plastic glasses on a weekend which always just smacked of cheapness. Kudos LNER this is impressive. Might even give them the best long distance first class offering on a weekend?
Depends what the other menus look like and what services they appear on to be honest. Hard to make a judgement on the final product when we've not seen it.Yet the move to DELI for certain services, compared to what it was, is a considerable downgrade for the weekdays.
Depends what the other menus look like and what services they appear on to be honest. Hard to make a judgement on the final product when we've not seen it.
I got a tiny little crazy feeling that you’re talking about the scotchLet's hope the Alcohol provision is extended beyond Wine and Hop on Board Ale that is currently all that is on offer both in 1st Class and Paid for in the Cafe Bar.
Where have all the other products such as Lager,Cider and Spirits disappeared to ?
Not everyone likes Wine or Beer.
Also until the return of Full Breakfasts, they should offer everyone at least a couple of Bacon Rolls as a matter of course. Even better there should be a sausage one as well, you could have one of each then.
LNER state on Facebook that they will be offering a special Afternoon Tea service on next Tuesday's 15:00 London Kings Cross to York (I'm assuming it's the Stirling train) service in First Class, although I don't have any further information in regards to what specifically will be on the menu.
Well that's all they told me. Who knows?I don't imagine there's any prospect of the new menus being in place for mid September, is there?
I'm taking the wife away to London for an overnight stay and a museum visit, and I'm just looking for something that will push me out of the car and on to the train. If I was going on my own it would be an absolute no-brainer, but for the two of us it's a more critical cost-benefit analysis that's going on.
The LNER sale that's on at the moment is very tempting, but we'd be travelling at dinner time and if the first class offering is going to just be sandwiches then I'm going to struggle to justify "booked train only" for a journey that's going to take the same sort of time by road.
What was the originally planned date for the new menus to come in to service?Well that's all they told me. Who knows?
I wonder why it's going to take so long.It's not happening. Apparently the launch date has been pushed back................
Edit: Going to be September or October now...........
I wonder why it's going to take so long.
Hot food is back! The bacon rolls are definitely hot out of the kitchenSomeone on Facebook reckons they got told that hot food would be back from the 6th of September. They didn't say by whom, so I don't know reliable that info is.
Hot food is back! The bacon rolls are definitely hot out of the kitchen
But being serous for a moment it would be good if they did hurry up and start getting back to having proper food again. The current menu is nice and hits the spot most of the time (especially around lunchtime or in the evening) but it's still a bit naff compared to pre-covid.
Informed Sources Third Law applies I fear!Just requested an update on the full menus, and they just spun the same old "autumn" line. Apparently the excuse for the delay is the app telling people to isolate, but that hasn't been necessary for weeks.
- Third Law ‘Always mistrust schedules based on the seasons’
Doesn't autumn start on the 21st?I guess it didn’t start today then…..?
Meteorological autumn starts on the 1st. Besides, as I say, someone claimed that they’d been told it started today. I always suspected that was nonsense……Doesn't autumn start on the 21st?