Virgin Atlantic flyers, prepare to tantalize your taste buds with Virgin Atlantic’s new Autumn/Winter menu. This new delectable menu showcases a focus on seasonal comfort and destination-inspired dishes.
Upper
The Upper class has a variety of mouthwatering options to choose from. Starters include Serrano ham accompanied by roasted squash, pickled red onion, and feta cheese.
If you’re in the mood for poultry, the herb-roasted chicken breast is also available. Seafood lovers can indulge too with roasted trout fillet, while vegetarians can delight in the carrot tartare with whipped ricotta or the spinach and ricotta tortellini.
Additionally, for a heartwarming treat for the Autumn season, Virgin is offering Upper class a spiced apple and parsnip soup.
And for those seeking a plant-based option, the Beyond Burger with pickled onions, vegan cheese, and vegan mayonnaise offers a flavorful alternative.
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Extra bites menu
Virgin has also made some additions to its “extra bites menu.” This includes a traditional afternoon tea offering, including a traditional cream tea, accompanied by both a sultana scone and a white chocolate and orange scone, served with clotted cream, morello cherry jam, and lemon curd.
If individuals are craving something savory from the extra bites menu, Virgin is also offering flyers a bao bun with cashew satay chicken or a spiced lamb flatbread to help satisfy those high-altitude cravings.
Upper-class customers also now have the opportunity to customize their breakfast experience with the new “A La Carte breakfast menu”.
Passengers can choose from a selection of yogurt, fresh fruit, warm pastries, and a range of cereals. For those who prefer a quick bite before touching down, the Express Breakfast is served 40 minutes prior to arrival, offering a choice between a bacon roll or a sweet pastry.
Drinks and refreshments
To complement your dining experience, Virgin Atlantic has introduced a new range of wellbeing drinks. Passengers will now get the opportunity to sip on Real sparkling tea, Perfect Ted matcha, or Lo Bros kombucha, all designed to enhance passengers’ journey and keep them refreshed throughout.
On the topic of drinks, Virgin has also introduced its latest edition of onboard wines, for lucky flyers to savor including offerings such as New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc or a Côtes du Rhône red wine.
Premium
In premium class, passengers will have the following new options to choose from:
- Chicken lasagne
- Sage and thyme pork stew
- Panko-coated tofu with katsu vegetable curry
In addition, Premium passengers will get the option to enjoy a “British cheese plate.” This includes offerings such as “vintage cheddar, blacksticks blue, fig jelly and grapes with olive oil and sea salt crackers”.
A choice of sweet or savory Mile High Tea will also be on offer to the Premium class, with either “coconut and blueberry financier and pistachio macaron mini patisseries, or mini quiche Lorraine and smoked salmon blini”.
Economy
Economy Class isn’t missing out on the new menu treatment either. They can enjoy the following new dishes:
- Chicken, leek and tarragon casserole
- Creamy spinach and butternut pasta
Snacks
Finally, Virgin has also announced plans to upgrade its snack offerings across all its cabins.
For economy class, this includes:
“Walker’s shortbread fingers, vanilla Oreos, Cadbury mini fingers, and Penn State sour cream and chive pretzels”.
For Premium / Upper this includes:
“Savoursmiths bubbly and serrano chili crisps, Yumma peach flavored gummy sweets, Creative Nature blueberry muffin bar, Love Raw Vegan caramelized biscuit bar, and more”.
Virgin Atlantic has stated that the new Autumn / Winter offering will be available to “customers traveling over the next few months.”
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