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Taste Test: United’s First Class Breakfast Sandwiches

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 30, 2021November 14, 2023 13 Comments

My Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago.

United is currently offering sandwiches or snack boxes in place of meals in first class on most routes over two hours. I’ve reviewed the two lunch/dinner sandwiches before and today will review the two breakfast sandwiches.

In This Post:

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  • The “Breakfast” First Class Sandwiches On United Airlines
    • Everything Bagel Baguette
    • Turkey Monte Cristo
  • CONCLUSION

The “Breakfast” First Class Sandwiches On United Airlines

United offers the following two sandwiches in first class on flights over two hours departing before 9:45am:

  • Everything bagel baguette with veggie cream cheese
  • Turkey Monte Cristo with raspberry jam

Everything Bagel Baguette

First, we’ll look at the vegetarian “everything” sandwich, featuring:

  • Everything ciabatta
    • sesame seeds
    • garlic
    • poppy seed
    • green onions
    • salt
    • paprika
    • black pepper
    • onion powder
    • garlic powder
  • Swiss cheese
  • Cream cheese
  • Carrots
  • Chives
  • Scallions
  • Red peppers

It was served hot and the cheese was nicely melted. The red peppers with paprika, black pepper, onion powder, chives, and garlic better gave it a bold and somewhat spicy taste.

a food on a plate
What’s up with the felt-tip pen marks though every sandwich wrapper? Reminds me of the day-old, reduced price bread section at the grocery store…

a sandwich in a plastic bag

a plate of food and a cup of coffee

a bread on a plate

a plate of food on a table

a food on a plate

It hit the spot. But do note the nutrition facts. The sandwich contained 25 grams of fat (including 13 grams of saturated fat), 60mg of cholesterol, 1360mg of sodium (!!!), 70 grams of carbs, and 18 grams of protein. Yeah, not for the dieter…

a baguette in a plastic bag

Turkey Monte Cristo

For my next trip, I ordered the turkey monte sandwich with jam. If featured:

  • Vanilla brioche
  • Swiss cheese
  • Turkey bacon
  • Raspberry jam

I must admit, it was very tasty and I liked the salty bacon juxtaposed to the sweet raspberry sauce. Heating this up is essential.

a plate of food and a cup of coffee on a table

a hot dog and a cup of coffee

a sandwich on a plate

a person holding a sandwich

a sandwich with meat and cheese on a plate

This sandwich is absolutely loaded with sodium, featuring 1050mg. It also has 19 grams of fat (including nine grams of saturated fat), 62 grams of carbs, 80mg of cholesterol, and 21 grams of protein.

a hand holding a package of food

Note that starting in February 2021, United will rotate out the turkey sandwich on mainline flights and instead offer a French Twist croissant sandwich, which includes a spiral croissant with an egg patty, Canadian bacon, and hollandaise sauce. The Turkey Monte Cristo will still be offered (cold) on United Express flights .

With the Polaris pre-arrival meal now upgraded, I suspect there is a surplus of these sandwiches.

CONCLUSION

I know, I know. Too much fat. Too many refined carbohydrates. But I have to admit, these hit the spot early in the morning when you are trying to wake up. 

Both sandwiches were tasty and I would rotate them going forward, though I still hope United will bring back heartier breakfasts sooner rather than later.

Have you tried the United Airlines breakfast sandwiches? Which one is your favorite?

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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13 Comments

  1. Abhinav Singh Reply
    January 30, 2021 at 9:45 am

    Looking like first class.

    • Per Axel Oxenstirna Reply
      February 19, 2021 at 2:21 pm

      As a diabetic those sandwiches are death sentences waiting to happen. 70 and then 62 gram of carbs ! I have made it routine to ask for a diabetic food selection. This proves my point. Extremely unhealthy for almost everyone.

  2. Stuart Reply
    January 30, 2021 at 9:57 am

    I’ll stick to a mediocre Starbucks breakfast sandwich I bring on board. Those look truly horrid.

    I can’t believe the executive’s in charge of catering at the Big Three, when seeing what other airlines overseas offer (at what is probably a similar cost), actually believe this is even remotely a premium offering. I mean, my god, do THEY actually eat this stuff? It doesn’t have to be a full meal. But at least be creative with snack offerings that are not like a $1.50 frozen hot pocket from 7-11. Or a sandwich dispenser in a hospital waiting room.

  3. Kyle Reply
    January 30, 2021 at 10:23 am

    McDonald’s is better.

  4. JJ Reply
    January 30, 2021 at 10:35 am

    I’ll take the snack box

  5. Alex Conway Reply
    January 30, 2021 at 11:00 am

    ‘With the Polaris pre-arrival meal now upgraded’ – that’s a very nice ablative absolute construction, Matthew!

  6. TWA John Reply
    January 30, 2021 at 12:18 pm

    All airplane food, it is actually more healthy to eat the packaging. You were spot on with all the toxins they use to make the food anti-septic. Many crew have left a crew sit for days and there is no decay.

  7. Mark in Ithaca Reply
    January 30, 2021 at 1:32 pm

    Both of those look pretty slim on everything but the bread, but the Turkey Monte Cristo with raspberry jam actually sounds pretty good, despite the turkey bacon. I’ve been doing more jam on my own breakfast sandwiches lately. Check out the Pancake Tweetup group on Facebook for some of my recent outings!

  8. Lukas Reply
    January 30, 2021 at 2:33 pm

    Pre-covid, I would probably have said something like ”eww”. Now, I just miss flying and can’t wait to have another nasty airplane meal 🙂

  9. Paolo Reply
    January 30, 2021 at 5:09 pm

    Dreadful. Total overload of carbs and sodium. The calorie count is too high. A much higher quality sandwich from Pret or Fresh, and dozens of similar outlets, has fewer calories and healthier ingredients.
    While the idea is good, and infinitely preferable to the ‘slop on a plate’ of many airline breakfasts, the execution could be better…

  10. T Reply
    January 30, 2021 at 7:16 pm

    In average, F class costs a minimum $200 more than Y class when flying domestics. Let’s analyze a bit:
    – Everything bagel baguette with veggie cream cheese or Turkey Monte Cristo with raspberry jam: $15 / each
    – Cup of coffee: $3
    – 1-2 fresh baked cookies: $2

    So is it really worth to pay that much for a seat that is not lie-flat in a single-ailse, for a meal that is unhealthy (I am sure you guys’ wives/girlfriends/partners prepare much tastier and healthier breakfast), for a service served by grim-face attendant, for a flight with no wifi (extra, please)?

  11. emercycrite Reply
    February 1, 2021 at 9:11 am

    How revolting.

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      February 1, 2021 at 9:16 am

      That bad?

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