Qantas Singapore lounges now serve classic dishes from Fatty’s

There’s something new, but also not really new at all, on the menu at Qantas’ Singapore first and business class lounges.

The dishes are crispy spring rolls, which sounds very straightforward, and a clay hotpot dish dubbed ‘nuclear chicken’.

The rich broth of Fatty's nuclear chicken.

And to understand their significance, just one word is needed: Fatty’s.

The nondescript restaurant in Singapore was almost a second home to many Qantas pilots, crew and passengers.

More formally known as Wing Seong Fatty’s, but just Fatty’s to Qantas pilots and crew on a Singapore layover, the unassuming family-owned restaurant nestled between Bugis and Little India had become an institution.

Its fame spread through word-of-mouth to passengers on those Qantas flights until Fatty’s was almost an unofficial Qantas lounge.

So when Fatty’s current third-generation owners, brothers Skinny and Kelvin Au, decided in June 2026 to put out the Closed sign and retire, Qantas wanted to keep something of the Fatty’s memory alive by bringing two of its signature dishes to its Changi Airport lounges.

Two of Fatty's most popular dishes are now available at Qantas' Singapore lounges

After Skinny and Kelvin shared their closely-held family recipes with the Qantas chefs, the Qantas first class lounge is now the place to go for Fatty’s famous crispy spring rolls.

Fatty’s crispy spring rolls are now being served at Qantas' Singapore first class lounge.

Meanwhile, the Qantas business class lounge is where you can sample nuclear chicken.

Nick McGlynn, Qantas’ Executive Vice President for Asia, said Fatty’s had “been part of the Qantas story in Singapore for decades.”

“Singapore has been one of our most important international bases since the late 1940s, and Fatty’s has been woven into that history from the early days.”

Fatty’s nuclear chicken joins the menu at Qantas' Singapore business class lounge.

The Fatty’s story began in World War Two, when founder Au Yuen and his son Au Chan Seng, fondly known as ‘Fatty’, quietly fed prisoners of war at risk to themselves.

As that story spread among Australian Servicemen and RAAF pilots, Fatty’s became a place crews found their way to and kept coming back.

And for decades after, for Qantas pilots in particular, a visit to Fatty’s at the end of a long flight was almost a pilgrimage.

The Au brothers shared two closely-held family recipes with the Qantas chefs.

“Fatty’s was more than a restaurant,” reflected Qantas captain Mark Hofmeyer.

“It was a family that, more than 80 years ago, showed kindness and compassion to people in need.”

“For the generations of airline workers it fed, it became a place of normality in a job that is far from normal.”

“The familiar setting, smells, tastes and hospitality remained a magnet for Qantas crew until the last meals were served.”

So if you’re passing through Changi Aiport on Qantas, Emirates or a Oneworld partner airline, this will be your last chance to enjoy the Fatty’s experience.