Trip Report: AMS-IAD-SAN part II
The flight from AMS to IAD was on a Boeing 767, which meant the new horizontal lie-flat seats in business class. Like I've written before, I really like these seats. They're equally comfortable sitting up and lying down. And compared to other airlines, United seats have always been very generous with the padding, making for a cushy ride.
Lunch was served after takeoff. Salad with red wine vinaigrette, and smoked salmon and couscous. The smoked salmon and couscous were tasty, but overall the appetizer course on United has shrunk dramatically over the years.
Here's an example from 2007.
What hasn't changed are the main courses! Which can be a good thing. After a really fatty beef dish (designed by Charlie Trotter) on the flight last year to AMS (pic here), I was glad to return to the tried and true filet mignon with potatoes and vegetables which I'd had many times over the years.
Dessert was a raspberry cheesecake with passion fruit sauce. Don't forget to save the Ferrero Rocher from the tray in the beginning to have at the end.
Pre-arrival snack was a "Tuscan-style" wrap with herb chicken, sundried tomatoes, cheese, salami, and olives inside. It was tasty, but lonely. Like I felt there should have been some sort of accompaniment with it. Overall though, it was a really nice flight with very friendly and professional service.
