The next lounge for our little visit to Heathrow T3 was to Cathay Pacific, which I’ve visited numerous times before but not to the posh bit. This is the seating area of the First area of the lounge, with the table service restaurant off to the back left. We went over, but there was a fifteen minute wait, so I sat excitedly whilst Richard sat on the phone doing business things.
There was a friendly welcome at the reception desk, it felt authentic and personable so my first impressions were very positive.
The dining room area which all felt clean and comfortable.
The self-service drinks area.
The beer selection was the best of all of the lounges we visited in the day.
The full drinks list in the table service area.
The food menu with some tempting options. With the food and drink, I appreciated the effort to offer some Asian choices as well as some European choices.
Richard with his salmon starter.
My burrata starter, which was delicious although I felt that the burrata could have been just a little creamier and I’m not sure why a second one was provided. It was nicely presented though.
The dim sum selection which is available in the main lounge, but I thought I’d have this for my main course as I don’t ever get to come here any more. This was as tasty as ever, one is shrimp, one is vegetable and the other is pork.
I ordered a pork bun as well as I got muddled up when they asked if I wanted anything else.
The cheese board selection for dessert and this was perfectly pleasant, but only the blue cheese had much in terms of the depth of flavour.
It’s unlikely that I’ll come to this part of the lounge, namely the posh bit, again so thanks to Richard for guesting me in. I’ve always liked this lounge in general and it was a very positive experience to visit it again. The posh lounge area was quite compact and we had a bit of a wait to be seated, but it all felt professional and I hope I can get in the main part of the lounge again at some point in the next few years…..
And with that, we thought we’d pop to the American Airlines lounge.