![]() ![]() I don’t know about you TLFL readers, but I am not really looking for a meaty aftertaste in a drink, especially at breakfast! But full marks to the wonderful Concorde Room team for innovation. ![]() One Twitter follower described it as having a “meaty aftertaste”. One thing you may notice on the menu is the breakfast martinis which includes a Marmite option! Much as I love Marmite I was really not sure about a martini. I had a Bucks Fizz too, which I know is sacrilege considering they make it with Laurent Perrier Grand Siecle, but I needed to ease into the hard stuff! California toastĪll the food was tasty, and I particularly loved the subtle sweet glaze with the salty bacon.Ī good cappuccino with BA’s signature Speedbird logo completed my breakfast. I am particularly partial to the maple bacon chop but couldn’t make up my mind between that and the California toast (basically avocado toast). The menu features a wide selection of everything from a full English to croissants. I think breakfast is probably the meal that they do best in the CCR, as recent daytime menus have been disappointing. I decided to head over to get some breakfast in the restaurant area as they would be serving lunch on the plane. Unfortunately, some things have stayed the same, though, and the toilets are still reminiscent of an NHS hospital loo! Concorde Room dining area Instead, there are now sleep pods available. Sadly it’s a bit of a shadow of its former self, with no cabanas and no spa. I headed straight to the Concorde Room, which allows access for First class passengers and BA Gold Guest List cardholders. The lounge – Concorde Room Concorde Room entrance Security was virtually empty and I was in the lounge within about 7 minutes of arriving in the terminal. Despite criticism of BA’s performance recently, it’s still an area where they perform well. You can access the First Wing when flying First or if you have a Gold card. The First Wing is unique as it deposits you straight into the First lounge. I was checked in by a lovely friendly agent and also noticed a fitting tribute to her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, in the first wing. I arrived around two hours prior to my flight due to bad traffic so I was pleased to see no queue whatsoever at the First Wing. Sadly it wasn’t to be as my flights were cancelled and there was no way to change onto Alaskan without an eight-hour layover. The original plan was to fly via Seattle, so I could try Alaskan business class, which I am yet to experience. So I bit the bullet and booked 6 nights accommodation with it. But when I looked at the price from London it was £2500, which I did not think was bad considering the option to get double tier points. ![]() The next price up was £2100 for better timings. There was a fare from Amsterdam for £1950, but the times were terrible. It was around the time when we were wondering if we would ever see decent airfares again. I will get a total of 1120 tier points from the trip, taking me nearly halfway to Gold Guest List on the reduced tier points. I booked the ticket a long time ago as a BA Holidays deal to get the extra tier points. ![]()
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