TPE First Class catering

[jamess]

Hi,

i see that hot food is now available in first class on TPE Nova operated services and alcohol on all services after 4pm

see https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/travelling-with-us/onboard-facilities/food-and-drink

This is obviously an improvement.

does anyone know why breakfast is not available until after 10am?

James

 

[Bletchleyite]

That's utterly bizarre. First class breakfast is mostly about early-doors business travellers!

I'd more have expected breakfast to be served until 10am, with snacks thereafter. Possibly a typo?

Edit: the alcohol selection is beyond poor. Three wines (why three?) and an ale, no cider, no lager (surely this is by far the most popular alcoholic beverage?) and no spirits?

 

[NorthWestRover]

And very little of that offered last Saturday on Preston to Glasgow and return.

 

[Unstoppable]

On Friday I received zilch on the 04:52 GLC - MAN and on the 10:xx MAN HUL I received a hot drink and a chocolate cake. Definitely nothing as advertised in their FC menu

 

[Scotrail314209]

Did the 06:12 Edinburgh to Preston on Thursday. Was offered a few drinks and some snacks. It appears to be true that hot food isn’t available until 10am.

 

[jamess]

On Friday I received zilch on the 04:52 GLC - MAN and on the 10:xx MAN HUL I received a hot drink and a chocolate cake. Definitely nothing as advertised in their FC menu

Different first class menu for the 185 services which are on the Hull route

Train Food & Drink | Refreshments | TransPennine Express

www.tpexpress.co.uk

Did the 06:12 Edinburgh to Preston on Thursday. Was offered a few drinks and some snacks. It appears to be true that hot food isn’t available until 10am.

I have just tweeted them to ask why the 10am restriction. Will update this when I get a response

 

[Andy Pacer]

Interesting to hear of the hot options, so hopefully an improvement as long as things are offered as expected/advertised.

 

[jamess]

Different first class menu for the 185 services which are on the Hull route

Train Food & Drink | Refreshments | TransPennine Express

www.tpexpress.co.uk

I have just tweeted them to ask why the 10am restriction. Will update this when I get a response

TPE advising on Twitter that their suppliers can’t deliver any earlier

 

[driver9000]

Seems strange as hot breakfast was available on the early northbound Anglo-Scottish services last week.

 

[Bletchleyite]

TPE advising on Twitter that their suppliers can’t deliver any earlier

They need to find some new ones then!

10am isn't breakfast (other than weekends), it's a mid-morning snack.

 

[Bungle73]

They need to find some new ones then!

10am isn't breakfast (other than weekends), it's a mid-morning snack.

^This. They might as well not bother.

 

[BHXDMT]

The comms sent out about the new First Class offer all state breakfast is served til 10am, so the website is likely to be an error.

 

[route101]

And very little of that offered last Saturday on Preston to Glasgow and return.

I thought TPE were going to improve offer on the Scottish services.

 

[NorthWestRover]

Hot drinks, juice and biscuits/chocolate cake in both directions.

 

[30907]

That's utterly bizarre. First class breakfast is mostly about early-doors business travellers!

Who have conspicuously disappeared post covid.

I'd more have expected breakfast to be served until 10am, with snacks thereafter. Possibly a typo?

Edit: the alcohol selection is beyond poor. Three wines (why three?)

Customary to offer rose white red

and an ale, no cider, no lager (surely this is by far the most popular alcoholic beverage?) and no spirits?

The buffet offer is better - wine included, arguably.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Seemingly no catering in first class on the 1015 Manchester Victoria to Northallerton TPE working this morning (and onwards to Redcar). Not much heating either, never mind any eating.

See what's available, if anything, for the 1450 return trip towards Manchester, with the 1428 from Northallerton to Liverpool Lime Street having already been cancelled.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Quick update: No catering in first class on either the 1450 Northallerton to York (then Manchester Airport) or 1627 York to Manchester Victoria TPE services.

 

[dave87016]

seems like TPE FC is already a farce judging by the comments

 

[route101]

Did the 06:12 Edinburgh to Preston on Thursday. Was offered a few drinks and some snacks. It appears to be true that hot food isn’t available until 10am.

Was that an 802 set?

 

[Scotrail314209]

Was that an 802 set?

Nope, a 397

 

[Mcr Warrior]

So, anyhoo, how do you readily determine whether a particular TPE service might just have catering on it?

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

So, anyhoo, how do you readily determine whether a particular TPE service might just have catering on it?

You don't, you book a first class ticket expecting a drink and small nibbles (or nothing on the Huddersfield stoppers) and that way anything else is a bonus. The only way you can deal with exceptionally inconsistent service without being disappointed.

LNER now run about half of their trains with a crap first class offering, (and I don't care as much as to look for the guide and book a journey according to which has decent menus, that's a ridiculous reason for choosing a particular service) so I turn up with low expectations and it's a nice surprise if I'm on a train where they can be bothered to use the chefs.