- Mar 31, 2004
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I flew Envoy from PHL-LHR and the experience, for the most part, was underwhelming, disappointing, and overpriced. I paid nearly $4000 for my ticket.
Envoy Club: Service was good and the drinks were well done and big variety. The food was for the most part, terrible. They were serving dried out cru' de tet and what appeared to be some sort of plastic noodles. They did have some yummy cookies though.
PHL-LHR: Envoy had the pod seats which were outstanding. I loved them. Very good for a business flight. I found the seat to be very comfortable and loved the set-up, including the AVOD, but the selection on the AVOD was just fair. My flight attendant was horrible, and I mean horrible. In fact, my business partner had problems with his AVOD unit and they had to keep rebooting it. His flight attendant said to me at one point, "He may have the bad seat, but you have the bad flight attendant." The other F/A's were good, but she really left a black cloud over the entire flight.
We were served champagne, our drink of choice and hot nuts. The salad was very good and fresh. They served it from the cart and I thought they did a nice job. The meal, well, it was totally disgusting. I would have asked for more salad if I had known that the main course was so gross. I forget the 3 choices, but the beef medallions looked the best of the 3 and they were just awful. The Cabernet, was fair. Next came the cheese course and the dessert. The chocolate cake was as hard as a rock. The cheese was fair.
Fell asleep. The seat was great. Breakfast was disgusting. It was a yogurt and pound cake. In all fairness, the pound cake was just ok, but that was a lame breakfast for business class. Not even a hot meal?
One problem with the pod seats--don't let anything slide underneath because you will need to rip apart the seat to find it.
LHR-PHL: The BMI lounge was nice. The flight back had the older seats which do not compare to what the new seats have to offer. The meal was fair, not as good as a CO transcon flight. Most of the flight crew was great--very friendly. The "A" was a bit neurotic and was rushing our side of the plane with the service. I just love the F/A who wears the apron with the name "O'Stewardess". The arrival meal was some awful cheese and turkey sandwich....or should I say about 1/3 of a sandwich.
I didn't want to fly US, but my business partner did, so I did. Overall, my choice would be another carrier, but if US could improve the service, those new pod seats are something that would make me think twice.
Envoy Club: Service was good and the drinks were well done and big variety. The food was for the most part, terrible. They were serving dried out cru' de tet and what appeared to be some sort of plastic noodles. They did have some yummy cookies though.
PHL-LHR: Envoy had the pod seats which were outstanding. I loved them. Very good for a business flight. I found the seat to be very comfortable and loved the set-up, including the AVOD, but the selection on the AVOD was just fair. My flight attendant was horrible, and I mean horrible. In fact, my business partner had problems with his AVOD unit and they had to keep rebooting it. His flight attendant said to me at one point, "He may have the bad seat, but you have the bad flight attendant." The other F/A's were good, but she really left a black cloud over the entire flight.
We were served champagne, our drink of choice and hot nuts. The salad was very good and fresh. They served it from the cart and I thought they did a nice job. The meal, well, it was totally disgusting. I would have asked for more salad if I had known that the main course was so gross. I forget the 3 choices, but the beef medallions looked the best of the 3 and they were just awful. The Cabernet, was fair. Next came the cheese course and the dessert. The chocolate cake was as hard as a rock. The cheese was fair.
Fell asleep. The seat was great. Breakfast was disgusting. It was a yogurt and pound cake. In all fairness, the pound cake was just ok, but that was a lame breakfast for business class. Not even a hot meal?
One problem with the pod seats--don't let anything slide underneath because you will need to rip apart the seat to find it.
LHR-PHL: The BMI lounge was nice. The flight back had the older seats which do not compare to what the new seats have to offer. The meal was fair, not as good as a CO transcon flight. Most of the flight crew was great--very friendly. The "A" was a bit neurotic and was rushing our side of the plane with the service. I just love the F/A who wears the apron with the name "O'Stewardess". The arrival meal was some awful cheese and turkey sandwich....or should I say about 1/3 of a sandwich.
I didn't want to fly US, but my business partner did, so I did. Overall, my choice would be another carrier, but if US could improve the service, those new pod seats are something that would make me think twice.
And make fun of ourselves in the process. Too bad it is gone, because you could pour yourself a glass of wine and laugh yourself silly by reading that topic.
