Anybody had a Delta (coach) meal lately?

You know, I flew Delta from Seattle to Amsterdam and back in June and I honestly don't remember what they fed us. Which either means it was neither so bad nor so good as to be memorable, or I had enough wine to block out the memory. I do remember being pretty underwhelmed with the "breakfast" but dinner was probably okay. They do give you a salad, a roll and butter, and usually a little chunk of cheese. We brought some Clif bars with us on the trip so that if we were hungry, say, on a train ride we could have a snack to tide us over until we could get some groceries or our next meal. You could bring one of those to supplement if the meal on the flight just doesn't do it.

We flew Delta last winter. We never eat going over. The return trip via New York was decent but don't remember exactly what is. The best part is that we had wine on the return trip.

Sorry, I never look back behind that curtain.

I ride with 'The Great Unwashed (i.e. coach)' a lot on Delta internationally and domestic quite a bit. I find it better than most other carriers. I always request vegitarian/kosher even though I'm neither to avoid any stomach issues. Food sucks on a plane unless you are in 1st class on Alitalia per my own experience. I would bring some snacks if you can't tolerate microwave pizza before you land. I would grab some Cliff bars or some almonds before I left the 'E'.

That was it! A microwave pizza! I was laughing through the posts because I couldn't remember the meal, either, but it was a microwave pizza. Horrifying, especially after eating in Italy for 10 weeks.

Do not remember the specifics of the 'menu', but do recall it was just about even with a low cost fast food offering...in other words, not something to write home about or have fond memories about!

I appreciate all these comments, keep them coming! :)

I have flown to Europe on Delta twice in the last year, the food is OK, not memorable. I have noticed that they have switched to offering one meat entree and one non-meat entree, usually pasta. My wife is vegetarian (but will eat dairy, eggs as an ingredient, and fish) and usually orders a special meal, but commented that mine looked better than hers and she should have just gotten the non-meat option. If you ever order a special meal, keep in mind that airlines strive for efficiency. Even though they offer multiple options (Vegetarian, Vegan, Hindu, etc.) usually what you get is a one meal fits all, lowest common denominator meal...and nothing personal...but a vegan airline meal can be a bit dull. Also they have different "categories" of meals that are indicated on your itinerary. Dinner will be a full meal, but often it may say "snack" which can be the microwaved pizza or a sandwich and not side dishes. Seems like the food is more plentiful on the way over than on the way back, meaning several snacks on the way back compared to a dinner and a light breakfast on the way over.

Remember when they used to give out salted peanuts? You wouldn't eat them on the ground but up in the air they were more valuable than cigarettes in jail.

If you want to be safe then bring your own food. Seems that European airlines have a better grasp on what is palatable for flyers than their USA counterparts. On USA carriers I always seem to end up with some disgusting unrecognizeable piece of meat slathered with some sort of topping or gravy-like substance. On European carriers I'm usually presented with a role and cheese with maybe some lettuce and/or a tomato. Give me a fresh roll and cheese with a few fresh toppings ANYDAY over mystery meat swimming in gravy.

We've only been at this for 3 years, but isn't what you are served a factor of where you are flying from? We fly out of Philadelphia, and unless we are mistaken, everything at PHL is handled by Aramark, which is a low-quality institutional food-service provider (also the reason our ballpark food stunk before the new parks were built and private food vendors allowed, as they had exclusive rights at the old Veterans Stadium). Our meals have been much better on our return flights from Europe. Flying BA round-trip, the meal loaded on in Heathrow was distinctly better than the Aramark meal. Even USAir's meal was better loaded abroad.

Yes, where you are flying from makes a difference. Even the US airlines contract locally for the return flight, so flying back from Europe, you will notice a distinct difference, if only in the style of bread, the type of cheese, etc.

had the pasta today on the way over from SEA-AMS. It was OK, but way too cheesy and rich for me. Salad was good. Service on Delta was very good, and the flight was great. Seat was too hard and my back hurt a bit after a few hours.

Interesting...maybe the food from ATL will be better than somewhere different. I am pretty confident that the food on the way back from Europe will be better than the US. Up until this trip I flew BA international which has WONDERFUL food each way. I cashed in skymiles for this trip so I'm stuck with plain old Delta.

Our flights in June did not have good food or service but I did notice that the people who ordered special meals seemed a lot happier with their food than anyone else did with theirs!

I get the vegetarian option and am fine with it. Like some other poster stated, I was jealous to get my meal only to see that the person across from me got cheese manicotti, and I got some rice and asparagus. And yes, I had to ask for some butter for my bread...and had to ask for some salad dressing.....But it does save me on some calories and probably tummy issues when I already have a nervous stomach to begin with (not a good flyer). You get your food before anyone else, if you think that is a plus like I do.

Of the big US carriers, Delta has the best food. Dinner is the best, salad, roll, crackers & cheese, entree, desert, wine, coffee. Breakfast and snack are iffier - I, too, had the microwave pizza on the way home from Italy in May (ick.) I generally carry some small assorted snacks, but the main meal is good.

My two previous internationl flights this summer were bad... they served the worst food ever... dinner was terrible including everyone's favorite vegetable, soggy spinach. I don't want to go into all of the details, but breakfast was some sort of roll stuffed with eggs and pimento (not edible)...and the midnight snack in the back of the plane was a veal sandwich! Seriously, just give us plain food that is good... so, I will never fly that airline again (Delta) without taking my own food. I flew out of two different locations, and both were bad, (Orlando to Istanbul and the other flight was Detroit to Vienna) On a one hour flight on Turkish air we had a wonderful little lunch...

I haven't noticed much difference in the food on Delta, KLM and Air France. The main course is either putrid pasta or chemical chicken. Dessert also usually looks like it came from a chemical factory instead of a kitchen. I usually leave those on my plate and nibble on the roll, cheese and cookie. Food on the Air France flight last spring was marginally better, but it may only have been fresher. The only real difference I have seen is that Air France served French wine instead of the Chilean stuff served on Delta and KLM. This is not actually a complaint. I don't fly for the meals on board; I just want to get where I am going safely and at a price I can afford.

their frozen pizza (snack on the way back into the US) and their egg-thingie (breakfast on the way to Europe) are both vile! Non-edible. Oddly, first class domestic meals are pretty good. No complaints at all on them. Bring your own sandwich. M

As a flight attendant, I am able to bring my own food-can't stand airplane/airport food. But when not in uniform, I have to abide with TSA rules for the general population. I just came back from Germany and on the flight over took cold pasta salad from home, a sandwich minus mustard/mayo (pick up those pkgs from any rest. in the airport) nuts, a brownie and piece of fruit. No problem getting thru security with that. Coming back to the States, brought in a sandwhich from the bread shop down the street from the hotel. No problems getting through security on that one either. Hope this helps.