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8 Feb 20, 02:06 PM |
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51st and Green Lounge
We went back and forth a bit about booking this but decided last night to go ahead and book this as we had over 5 hours between flights. We could have booked a later domestic flight but it’s always good to have plenty time just in case. It was €35 each. I’d definitely recommend it if you can take advantage of the 3 hours lounge access. When we arrived they were serving breakfast. Offerings were tater tots, sausages, scrambled egg, beans, porridge, fruit, pastries and scones. There were fizzy drinks, fruit juices, different waters and a coffee bar. Here’s some breakfast plates. Pre teen takeby DS First impression - it looked posh. The decoration looks like a tornado and they have an Interesting selection of food. Breakfast offering - very tasty especially the sausages. We are still in the lounge. Edited at 02:08 PM. |
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8 Feb 20, 03:02 PM |
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waiting impatiently...!
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Subscribing ... have a fantastic trip
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8 Feb 20, 03:20 PM |
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Very Serious Dibber
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Have a great time!
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9 Feb 20, 11:24 AM |
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51st and Green
The lounge switched over to lunch options around 12pm. There were soups, spiced butternut squash and I think leek and potato. A beef curry, naan breads, rice and veggie pakora. Pastrami, cheese, salmon, salads, breads and crackers. Plus some sweet treats. We picked at a variety of different plates, sampling most of what they had between the 3 of us. I had a glass of wine and Dh had a couple of beers. Overall I thought it was a really nice experience and I’d totally do it again if in Dublin for a while. We took a couple of cans of juice and a few packets of taytos for the plane. Pre Teen Take by ds the spiced butternut squash was good as was smoked salmon with crackers. Mint cake was amazing! I’d come back here!
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9 Feb 20, 11:44 AM |
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Aer Lingus offerings
Plane food- what can I say... I was a bit unsure of food options on Aer Lingus, I did see that you could pay to upgrade your meal and a lot of people around us had done so, it was fairly pricey and I’d already booked the lounge so I didn’t really think it was worth it for us, the paid options did look far better though. Soft drinks were served fairly quickly with the lovely little pretzel snack that lets you know you are on holiday. Only 1 drinks service apart from water and tea and coffee with the food. Those that had paid to upgrade were served a while before anyone else. Options were chicken in a pepper sauce or beef bolognese. Dh and I had the chicken, ds didn’t have anything but just asked for a Fanta. The french pasta salad was inoffensive but didn’t taste of anything. The chicken was ok in texture but I wouldn’t call it a pepper sauce, Dh thought I was being a bit harsh. There was soda bread and a lemon mousse. I liked the pudding. I was fairly full from all the lounge eats so it wasn’t an issue. They brought little tubs of vanilla ice cream, this was nice. Not long to go they brought Chicken Tikka calzone, interesting and not too bad. At this point all the lights were off the window blinds down and the seatbelt signs were on, as they were coincidently for every food service. Was I impressed with Aer Lingus food options, not at all but I know I could have paid for better. Pre Teen Take by Ds The Fanta was good.
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9 Feb 20, 02:38 PM |
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The Lounge looks like it was great value, that’s brilliant that you managed breakfast and lunch (and wine!) It would appear that plane food is really just to keep you busy for an hour or so, certainly not a dining experience. I hope your flight goes fast!
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9 Feb 20, 06:17 PM |
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VIP Dibber
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Great review of the lounge. We are flying through Dublin in August so your experience is very interesting.
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9 Feb 20, 06:24 PM |
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Apprentice Imagineer
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Ohh, we are off to Universal next week, so reading along with interest
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9 Feb 20, 07:20 PM |
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VIP Dibber
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Excited to be reading this, it might even get me back into the habit of dibbing again! Hope you all have a fab time.
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9 Feb 20, 08:46 PM |
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Interesting that you have to eat your food in the dark with blinds down and no lights on. Is this a new tactic so you can't see how bad the food really is? Lol. The Green lounge at the airport looked really nice.
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