Qantas Sydney & Melbourne first class lounge menu, Summer 2016-17

Starting your next international flight from the Qantas First Lounge at Sydney or Melbourne? Then you'll want to sample the highlights of the seasonal summer menu, which will be available on an all-day dining basis through to the end of February 2017.
Here's a rundown of the new dishes, and at the end of this article you'll find a link to download the all-day menu for your own pre-flight perusal.
Corn, kale and zucchini salad with parmesan and pine nuts
A light and vegetarian-friendly summer salad of kale, corn and zucchini, dressed with plenty of fresh summer herbs, lemon, parmesan and pine nuts.
Chicken with cucumber, chilli, bean sprouts and 'strange flavour' dressing
A popular dish from Neil Perry's Spice Temple restaurants, this salad combines gently-poached chicken with a cooling cabbage and cucumber salad to counter the hot, numbing 'strange flavour' dressing of back vinegar and sesame.
Steamed snapper with rice noodles, galangal and coriander broth
Gently steamed snapper served in a chicken broth base with oak lettuce, rice noodles, herbs and spices, with flavoursome Thai nam prik chilli sauce served on the side so you can really spice this dish up.
Grilled pork loin with fennel, capers, oregano and polenta
A thinly-sliced pork loin is quickly grilled until tender and juicy, then brushed with an oregano salmoriglio (a mixture of pounded herbs, salt and olive oil) and served with soft polenta and topped with fennel, parsley, currants and capers.
Caramelised lamb shoulder with chickpeas, parsley salad and garlic yoghurt
Pretty much every lamb dish we've ever had at the Qantas First Lounge knocks it out of the park. This one sees an Australian lamb shoulder braised with thyme, cumin and tomato for three hours until tender, then grilled and served with tamarind spiced chickpeas, a salad of parsley, red onion tomato and mint. Choose a red from the wine list (we recommend the Peter Lehman Stonewell Shiraz 2012), or ask what red's been decanted... if you're lucky, it'll be the superb Rockford Basket Press Shiraz. Red more: Behind the wine list at the Qantas First Lounge Sticky beef with roasted cherry tomatoes, horseradish, chives and chips Beef chuck is slowly cooked in a stock flavoured with carrots, shallots, garlic, soy and ginger; then seared and glazed in its cooking liquid and served with slow-roasted cherry tomatoes, fresh horseradish, chives and chips. Pineapple and mango salad with coconut sago and chamomile sorbet You did leave room for dessert, didn't you? This one combines two classic flavours of an Aussie summer – pineapple and mango – dressed with lime and coconut. Summer pudding slice with fresh berries and sour cream sorbet A little more robust in this berry dessert, with gently-stewed blackberries and raspberries sandwiched between sponge cake layers, then chilled and served with a sour cream sorbet. Pavlova Is any visit to the Qantas First Lounge complete without the famous 'deconstructed pav in a glass'? Summer's twist sees the pav matched to fresh cherries and raspberries, yoghurt gelato, passionfruit meringues and mascarpone. Finally, Chivas Regal Ultis makes a debut in the Qantas First lounge, with the luxury whisky – blended from five Speyside single malts – served on its own, in a cocktail of your choice or as the star ingredient in a bespoke cocktail named Fine St Blend incorporating Chivas Ultis, averna, frangelico, freshly-squeezed lemon juice, egg white and a dash of sugar syrup. Click here to download the Qantas First Lounge Summer 2016-2017 Menu [175Kb PDF]
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
11 Oct 2014
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Good article David .. but the download link is not working.
24 Apr 2012
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Thanks for the heads-up kimshep: fixed.
21 Apr 2012
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Very nice David and thanks Chris!
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
29 Nov 2013
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That has got to be the best First Class menu Qantas has launched!
24 Oct 2010
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It's a pretty good one... and seriously, KimShep, if you try the lamb or stickey beef you really want to see if they've decanted the basket-press shiraz. Or just have the basket-press with anything. It's divine!
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
25 Sep 2013
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Would you have the breakfast menu too?
24 Oct 2010
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No, if we had it we'd have included it for download, but there's typically minimal change on the breakfast menu.
QFF Platinum
27 Jun 2016
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Great. I have a 3hour stop over in Mel in January
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
14 Dec 2016
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I had the Chivas Regal Ultis in the Perth Domestic Business lounge last week :)
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
23 Nov 2016
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Taking my first ever 1st class trip in February from Melb - Amsterdam. I bought the ticket on the Qantas website but will be flying Emirates. Its an early 6am departure flight. Does anyone know what time the 1st class lounge will open and which is better Qantas or Emirates ? I was really looking forward to enjoying the dining experience but not sure what to expect at such an early hour?
23 May 2012
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II had a good laugh when I looked at the summer menu: 'ALL DAY DINING available from midday"? But I AM looking forward to be there in mid-January!
American Airlines - AAdvantage
31 Dec 2016
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I'm bummed that the "ALL DAY DINING" doesn't start until 12 noon. My first time visiting this lounge will be in July. My flight (QF7) leaves at 12:30pm, which doesn't really give me time to enjoy the all-day dining.
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17 May 2015
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Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
18 Feb 2017
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The link isn't working :(
03 May 2013
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Now for the F food on board.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
31 Jan 2016
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Is it possible to get the Summer 17/18 menu up please?
01 May 2012
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Yes Please... 17/18.
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