Virgin 16/09/11 15:30 London Euston (EUS) - Carlisle (CAR)

[All Line Rover]

A vegetarian? Sounds tasty to me:roll:

I'm not a vegetarian. I'm quite surprised that Virgin cater to vegetarians so much, considering that they are in the minority. NOT ONCE have I seen someone ask for the vegetarian Evening Meal, even though I am often told that that is the only one left! (Which just goes to show how many people choose the meat option!)

All I ask is for a BLT. Or prawns. Or crayfish!! :roll: I'd travel in First Class all the time if they had crayfish!

 

[button_boxer]

You don't have to be a vegetarian to eat vegetarian food...

 

[All Line Rover]

You don't have to be a vegetarian to eat vegetarian food...

No, of course not, but not many people seem to choose the vegetarian option.

I eat many "vegetarian" dishes, but they're nothing like the ones Virgin have!

 

[island]

I involuntarily got a vegetarian meal on a British Airways flight the other week because that was all they had loaded.

 

[jamess]

Given that it appears that this is now a light bites (hot) service, not a main meal, north of preston, can anyone suggest what is on the menu?

James

 

[RJ]

My mistake - looked at the wrong evening meal menu. Orginal post duly amended. This is what you will get;

North of Preston

- Outdoor reared beef in black velvet porter with potatoes
- Vegetable Dahl
- Apple and quince torte

 

[All Line Rover]

My mistake - looked at the wrong evening meal menu. Orginal post duly amended. This is what you will get;

North of Preston

- Outdoor reared beef in black velvet porter with potatoes
- Vegetable Dahl
- Apple and quince torte

Aside from the fact that the OP won't get an Evening Meal anyway.

I think we all got a bit confused!

 

[RJ]

Aside from the fact that the OP won't get an Evening Meal anyway.

I think we all got a bit confused!

That's not strictly true...depends on how much you know about the First Class service.

 

[All Line Rover]

That's not strictly true...depends on how much you know about the First Class service.

So what exactly is "Enhanced Light Bites?"

 

[errata]

So what exactly is "Enhanced Light Bites?"

Maybe they warm 'em up...

 

[RJ]

So what exactly is "Enhanced Light Bites?"

It's exactly what it's advertised as - you get the option of hot food alongside the usual Light Bites offerings.

 

[All Line Rover]

It's exactly what it's advertised as - you get the option of hot food alongside the usual Light Bites offerings.

But it's not similar to an Evening Meal?

 

[voyagerdude220]

They're hot dishes which are smaller in size compared to the evening meal. Perfectly good, but no where near the quality of Pendolino Primo. Similar to the Super Voyager Evening Meals (but not the same).

 

[jamess]

Thanks for all this......

Given that I shall get the free wifi, sandwiches on departure from Euston and something a little warmer north of Preston, as well as as beer or two I shall pay the £15 or thereabouts difference and go for the first class!

James

 

[JB1601]

I'm not a vegetarian. I'm quite surprised that Virgin cater to vegetarians so much, considering that they are in the minority. NOT ONCE have I seen someone ask for the vegetarian Evening Meal, even though I am often told that that is the only one left! (Which just goes to show how many people choose the meat option!)

All I ask is for a BLT. Or prawns. Or crayfish!! :roll: I'd travel in First Class all the time if they had crayfish!

They "cater to vegetarians so much" by offering a veggie option, how is that "so much"? You may as well say there should be fewer wheelchair accessible trains because disabled people are in the minority. (and yes I know that's different, I'm just making a point)

In my experience (not necessarily on trains) veggie options often run out sooner than the meat ones as those providing the food don't account that meat eaters might choose the veggie option instead, as there's nothing to stop them doing that. But that's a different discussion entirely. I'm just hoping to get falafel on my next 1st trip up north