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London North Eastern Railway (LNER) First Class service
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Butts
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You'd better hope the Waverley Lounge is reopen by then as it is currently closed !!
Willie Bee
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That's just great .. we are going to Edinburgh on Sunday, coming back Tuesday first class
I've had some good experiences on morning "Dine" trains to London; I did once get a "full LNER" where I asked not to have certain items and got extras of other stuff without having to ask, which was excellent service.
I am glad to see porridge is back; to be honest I will generally go for this over the "full LNER" because it is a healthier option and I am not really a cooked breakfast person, perferring a healthier/lighter option.
Heading north in the morning on a journey such as York to Newcastle is a much poorer experience than heading south in the morning. It may be due to the crews who staff these trains and where they are based, perhaps.
Similarly, a journey such as London to York in the evening is much better than Newcastle to York on an evening (the train I sometimes get on Saturdays often gives absolutely no service whatsoever from Newcastle to York).
I also try to get the 12:02 York to London whenever I can; a lot of people take this train the whole way to London. It's "Dish" rather than Dine. You usually get a couple of cold and a couple of hot drinks runs. Sometimes there is an extra run, which can either be hot or cold.
Today I tried the bombay salad; this was effectively brunch for me as I didn't have breakfast. I usually go for crumpets, but the bombay salad was much more filling despite being fewer calories. It was pretty good actually, but not everyone would like that sort of food, but I would be tempted to go for it again.
Some crews really don't like doing crumpets; this seems to be more of an issue on quieter trains where they would be able to spend most of the time chatting to colleagues. It is also not uncommon for the option not to be mentioned and the staff hope that you go for something from the trolley as it means more time to chat. However most crews are not like this; it's only a few who are.
If anyone is thinking of going 1st, the food aspect really isn't worth much and doesn't live up to the hype LNER claim on their website, however if I am able to get a good price (which, thanks to knowing the right people, I generally do!) I do very much value the extra space, and being able to work on the laptoip without someone seeing what I am doing and also having access to lounges so I can get work done, is quite valuable to me. I also like to have a window seat but also direct access to the aisle.
I find that for a "Dine" train, breakfast or lunch is more than I would normally eat at those times of day, but people with a bigger appetite than me may have a different opinon! I think everyone would agree that if you are on a "Deli" train at a time you'd want dinner, then you'd be left feeling very hungry!
I am glad to see porridge is back; to be honest I will generally go for this over the "full LNER" because it is a healthier option and I am not really a cooked breakfast person, perferring a healthier/lighter option.
Heading north in the morning on a journey such as York to Newcastle is a much poorer experience than heading south in the morning. It may be due to the crews who staff these trains and where they are based, perhaps.
Similarly, a journey such as London to York in the evening is much better than Newcastle to York on an evening (the train I sometimes get on Saturdays often gives absolutely no service whatsoever from Newcastle to York).
I also try to get the 12:02 York to London whenever I can; a lot of people take this train the whole way to London. It's "Dish" rather than Dine. You usually get a couple of cold and a couple of hot drinks runs. Sometimes there is an extra run, which can either be hot or cold.
Today I tried the bombay salad; this was effectively brunch for me as I didn't have breakfast. I usually go for crumpets, but the bombay salad was much more filling despite being fewer calories. It was pretty good actually, but not everyone would like that sort of food, but I would be tempted to go for it again.
Some crews really don't like doing crumpets; this seems to be more of an issue on quieter trains where they would be able to spend most of the time chatting to colleagues. It is also not uncommon for the option not to be mentioned and the staff hope that you go for something from the trolley as it means more time to chat. However most crews are not like this; it's only a few who are.
If anyone is thinking of going 1st, the food aspect really isn't worth much and doesn't live up to the hype LNER claim on their website, however if I am able to get a good price (which, thanks to knowing the right people, I generally do!) I do very much value the extra space, and being able to work on the laptoip without someone seeing what I am doing and also having access to lounges so I can get work done, is quite valuable to me. I also like to have a window seat but also direct access to the aisle.
I find that for a "Dine" train, breakfast or lunch is more than I would normally eat at those times of day, but people with a bigger appetite than me may have a different opinon! I think everyone would agree that if you are on a "Deli" train at a time you'd want dinner, then you'd be left feeling very hungry!
Apologies if this is a naive question or one that has been answered before but I miss the full English in first class from Inverness to Kings Cross. I’ve travelled on it twice recently, to Edinburgh and Newcastle, and both times it wasn’t on. Has the option vanished? Thanks.
Andy Pacer
Established Member
I believe the journey has been downgraded from 'dine' due to a vacancy for an Inverness based chef. I'm sure others better in the know can clarify and/or provide an update.
Butts
Veteran Member
Aberdeen - Edinburgh 1347
Grabbed 18/19 in M to myself for whole journey.
Minor Menu but had Roll, Crisps, Biscuit's, Salted Pot, 3 Whisky's and a a couple of Coffees.
Quite satisfied.
Grabbed 18/19 in M to myself for whole journey.
Minor Menu but had Roll, Crisps, Biscuit's, Salted Pot, 3 Whisky's and a a couple of Coffees.
Quite satisfied.
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Andy Pacer
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Definitely sounds good to me! Good value fare?
Butts
Veteran Member
Not as good as Leuchars from Edinburgh £8.30
£24 Edinburgh to Aberdeen and back - singles each way.
D6130
Established Member
I had a similarly-disappointing experience last month when travelling from Aviemore to Stirling with a friend from France, who was very much looking forward to his full Scottish breakfast. I wonder whether LNER have tried to persuade some of their Edinburgh-based chefs to do an overnight lodging turn to Inverness and back as a short-term fix? However, given the prices of hotels in Inverness these days, perhaps it wouldn't be a viable option.
Willie Bee
Member
29th October : 18:30 Edinburgh to Newcastle
Yesterday, my wife and I travelled from Edinburgh to Newcastle on LNER first class
The service was excellent
Boarded the train at about 18:20 and before we even left, bottles of water and crisps were handed out, together with the menu card
18:32 Hot drinks and shortbread offered
18:35 Drinks offered .. we had a Pepsi each
18:44 food orders taken
18:56 We were eating our dinners, lamb curry (wife) and risotto (me)
20:00 More drinks offered .. we shared one Pepsi
We would give the staff 10/10 ..WELL DONE LNER
Yesterday, my wife and I travelled from Edinburgh to Newcastle on LNER first class
The service was excellent
Boarded the train at about 18:20 and before we even left, bottles of water and crisps were handed out, together with the menu card
18:32 Hot drinks and shortbread offered
18:35 Drinks offered .. we had a Pepsi each
18:44 food orders taken
18:56 We were eating our dinners, lamb curry (wife) and risotto (me)
20:00 More drinks offered .. we shared one Pepsi
We would give the staff 10/10 ..WELL DONE LNER
Butts
Veteran Member
Are you teetotal ?
Willie Bee
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Travelled on 07:06 NNG to KGX yesterday, Bacon roll No full LNER.
Is it the end of the cook breakfast.
Returned on 17:18 brilliant service even on a full packed service.
Is it the end of the cook breakfast.
Returned on 17:18 brilliant service even on a full packed service.
Spaceship323
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Egg Centric
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I don't normally bother with the food but will be having lunch on Tuesday. How is the curry?
I found the Lamb Rogan Josh pretty good - I've had it a few times now.
Stormaggeddon
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Nice, but truly miniscule portions on the occasions I've had it. The naan bread is about the size of a credit card.
Andy Pacer
Established Member
The 0706 up train from Newark is a "dish" menu service to unfortunately doesn't feature the full LNER option.
Willie Bee
Member
Naan bread .. yep ! size of a credit card
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TT-ONR-NRN
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Hardly any do these days. It’s embarrassing.
Egg Centric
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Thanks. I'm not too bothered about it being small as I'm not starving to death, just wanted to know that I'd have a decent lunch
Andy Pacer
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Indeed. Although I wouldn't really describe it as "embarrassing" personally, disappointing perhaps.
Haywain
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On a train from Darlington to King's Cross. Two hot drinks runs and one cold drinks, no food offered other than biscuits with the hot drink. A little disappointing.
TT-ONR-NRN
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From Darlington to King’s Cross, just biscuits? Appalling.
Butts
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Any Menus on the Tables ?
Haywain
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Yes.
voyagerdude220
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Today's 05:26/06:30 from Newcastle, 06:56 from Skipton and 08:30 from Edinburgh showing as "Catering reduced in First Class" on LNER's Journey Check page.
There are normally at least a few of these every day (well, less so on Sundays since there's not really anything to cut back