My wife and I have regularly flown Emeriates economy but we decided to treat our selves by flying Business class from Manchester UK to Perth Australia. We Flew in a Boeing 777. At meal time even though we were sitting in the third row of the cabin we were told that we couldn’t have our desired meal because other passengers had them. We were then instructed to select either an Arab dish or an Indian one. Neither was appealing but I selected the lesser of the two evils and selected the Arab chicken meal. I arrived in due course over cooked and dried out and as a result I couldn’t eat the dish. I have never had such bad food in Economy with Emeriates. After a wonderful change over in Dubai we boarded the next 777 for Perth. This time were seated at the rear of the Business section which made us wonder if there would be sufficient food for us this time. Sure enough we were denied our selection and again offered either an Arab dish or or an Indian dish. This time I pointed out to the steward that considering the considerable cost of my ticket I should not have to eat the food that other passengers had declined. After a literally stand up argument the steward said he would see what he could do. In due course he returned with our desired selection which was perfect. This argument over food I found very upsetting and ruined what should have been a wonderful trip for my wife and I.
We will never travel Business Class with Emeriates again. We would recommend to anyone that unless they like Arab or Indian food they should avoid Emerates like the plague.
