United’s new flat-iron steak entree . (Image: United)
In the latest refresh of its food service, United is introducing new menu options on North and Latin American flights in all classes of service.
The changes start October 25 on Premium Service p.s. transcontinental flights, which on that date will begin operating out of United’s Newark hub, moving there from New York JFK.
Premium cabin customers on those flights will see new lunch and dinner offerings with appetizers like roasted duck with stone-ground mustard and figs, or peppered goat cheese with pumpernickel bread; new salads like granny smith apple with shaved fennel and beets, or butternut squash with haricots verts, pumpkin seeds, bleu cheese, cranberries and pickled onions. New entrees include flat-iron steak with broccolini, gigande beans and red chimichurri; duck confit ravioli, mushroom ragout, semi-dried tomatoes and sauteed asparagus; and lamb shoulder with sauteed gnocchi, eggplant confit and lamb jus. And desserts will still include made-to-order sundaes and cookies baked on board.
New Napa salad with salmon. (Image: United)
On November 1, United will bring changes to lunch and dinner service in United First and United Business cabins. For one thing, lunch service will be expanded to flights longer than three hours that depart between 1:30 p.m. and 3:59 p.m. Options include Napa salad with grilled salmon, goat cheese and fig; and an arugula salad with Milanese-style chicken. Late-night flights between Hawaii and Houston, Chicago, Newark and Washington will get full dinner service with new entrees like hoisin short ribs with wasabi grits and stir-fried vegetables.
Sandwiches like a pretzel burger with bleu cheese dressing, arugula and pickled onions will be offered after takeoff on late-night, non-p.s. transcon flights; flights between Hawaii and Los Angeles, San Francisco and Denver; and other late-night flights of at least five hours and 20 minutes.
For sale soon in economy: Southwestern bistro scramble. (Image: United)
November 1 is also the date for changes to the food-for-purchase selections in United’s economy class Choice Menu Bistro, for flights of more than three and a half hours that depart before 8 p.m. A new breakfast selection is a Southwestern bistro scramble; new lunch/dinner options include a rustic Italian sandwich and a French country-style bowl with slow-cooked beef, roasted carrots, onions, parsnips and white rice.
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Why doesn’t United show the economy food in the packaging/tray they serve it on? Looks WAY to fancy in the photo!
At what point does this “newsletter” just become an excuse to rebroadcast corporate PR?
Add some value or stop this PR newswire spam.
I just flew UA J class EWR-BCN RT and had the Amazon cod to BCN and the tilapia from BCN. Both were delicious! In fact, both flights were great!
Airplane food… yeccch. Even business-class meals aren’t that good these days. But I have always enjoyed the sundaes on United, especially since the flight attendants will gladly make you a sundae of any desired size. And I mean ANY desired size… and I have the stomach aches to prove it. After one recent flight I could barely waddle off the plane.
What would really be nice: popcorn. I’ve learned that any flight, even 12-hour ones, can be easily endured with 3 or 4 good movies on my iPad. But I do miss the popcorn… I wonder if I could operate a hot-air popcorn machine at my seat? Oscar?