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Home  >  Meal of the Week • United Airlines  >  United Airlines’ New Egg Frittata Breakfast In First Class
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United Airlines’ New Egg Frittata Breakfast In First Class

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 22, 2022November 22, 2022 20 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.

I had the chance to try the new breakfast menu on United Airlines over the weekend and can say that breakfast remains the best meal of the day in terms of domestic first class and that the frittata is a great choice.

Egg Frittata In United Airlines First Class

This month, United Airlines changed its domestic first class menu for the first time in six months. New breakfast choices now include a Belgium waffle with caramelized apple and cranberry compote or an egg frittata with Potatoes O’Brien, sausage, and cooked spinach.

I was seated in the last row of first class, but the purser came to me first, thanked me for being a 1K member, and took my order. She proceeded to jump around the cabin to take orders based on status, which is a bit old school since the flight attendant app now sorts order preferences automatically, but she was incredibly kind and gracious to every passenger and I was happy to receive my first choice despite being seated in the last row.

Breakfast arrived about 45 minutes into the flight, with drinks and the entree served on one tray. The main dish was exactly as described, with a triangle-shaped frittata,  potatoes O’Brien covered in cheese, two slices of chicken sausage, and some cooked spinach on the side. On the side was Chobani Greek yogurt (strawberry flavored), a bowl of fresh fruit, and a hot croissant with butter and strawberry preserves.

I have no complaints about the meal. In fact, I quite liked it and was even pleased to see Greek yogurt instead of the usual standard Chobani which has more added sugar and less protein. Overall, it was a great breakfast.

United offered a different type of frittata in economy class with Italian sausage for sale a couple of years ago, which was also good and I would like to see back.

CONCLUSION

United’s new breakfast frittata in first class is a winner. I recommend it and thought the quantity was impressive and the taste of the food worth the calories. I would order this dish again.

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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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20 Comments

  1. Greg Reply
    November 22, 2022 at 10:17 am

    Can they just bring back the basic Continental Airlines egg breakfast with that potato triangle and the cinnamon roll.

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      November 22, 2022 at 10:25 am

      I would love this too!

    • Mms Reply
      November 23, 2022 at 6:57 pm

      That was served on United. And then on the transcontinental flight it was followed up by the deli cart. United had a beautiful transcon breakfast service.

  2. Gravelly Point Guy Reply
    November 22, 2022 at 10:22 am

    Finally!! Something that looks decent and edible at the same time. An oxymoronic statement when referring to UA food service, that’s for sure! Glad to see the hideous casserole dish is finally gone!! Surely a step in the right direction nonetheless.

  3. Michael Reply
    November 22, 2022 at 10:23 am

    +1 Cinnamon Roll. So bad for me but such a treat.

  4. Sean Hayes Reply
    November 22, 2022 at 11:04 am

    That looks good. I still think the scrambled eggs they had in November with ham/peppers and onions may be the best breakfast I’ve ever had on United. I’d much prefer that over what they serve in Polaris breakfast, which I usually find disgusting or underwhelming.

  5. Emil Reply
    November 22, 2022 at 1:00 pm

    Woah! A decent sized plate?! impossible!

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      November 22, 2022 at 1:01 pm

      I’m not sure if I like these new plates because they are so generic, but the portion was certainly hearty!

  6. William Robert Reply
    November 22, 2022 at 1:40 pm

    The thing that stands out to me most is how out of date those Directv screens are

    • Tony N Reply
      November 22, 2022 at 4:27 pm

      Seems like the only up-to-date screens I’ve seen (and been on) was on the Air Canada A220 and I saw a picture of the 737MAx with new seatback screens.

  7. Aaron Reply
    November 22, 2022 at 3:01 pm

    “see Greek yogurt instead of the usual standard Chobani which has more added sugar and less protein”

    Yeah, but…it’s still fruit flavored yogurt, which is still sugary.

    • Frequent yogurt consumer Reply
      November 22, 2022 at 5:34 pm

      Exactly! First of all “Standard Chobani” IS Greek yogurt, I’ve never seen them make any other kind. And the standard is arguably this type with fruit on the bottom and 9g of added sugar according to the label in my hand at the moment. They do make other choices like Zero Sugar & Reduced Sugar flavors plus Plain (no fruit) of course.

      • Matthew Klint Reply
        November 22, 2022 at 6:56 pm

        This is standard Chobani United has served for quite some time:

        It’s disgustingly sweet and has very little protein. At least the current version has some protein, though unfortunately it still has added sugar.

        I prefer Fage O, but I doubt we’ll get that anytime soon onboard…

        • Aaron Reply
          November 23, 2022 at 12:48 am

          The best thing they can serve is plain Greek yogurt. Good for dipping the fruit into.

  8. Tony N Reply
    November 22, 2022 at 4:25 pm

    You foodie you. FASTING is my new health habit. Especially with airplane (and restaurant) food.

  9. Ryan Reply
    November 22, 2022 at 4:33 pm

    Glad to see that they aren’t using those awful casserole dishes anymore. Those look like something out of a TV dinner box

  10. Marissa Reply
    November 22, 2022 at 6:25 pm

    Had this on a flight last week, relatively tasty. That said, bring back the warm nuts with drinks, and the face towels. A roll with butter and jam would ne nice.

  11. Thomas McAndrew Reply
    November 22, 2022 at 10:04 pm

    I had the great fortune of flying ANA from YVR to NRT recently. The meal service in business class was some of the best Japanese food I have ever had, and I’ve been to Tokyo multiple times.

    In my view, the meal service on ANA and United are not comparable, they’re that different, and United needs to step up it’s game.

  12. Robert Reply
    November 25, 2022 at 4:36 pm

    I flew SFO-LHR last week in Polaris and one of the breakfast options was a Salmon bagel. It was actually really good and way better than the ‘egg omelette/surprise’ they’ve served for the last 6 or so months. I wonder if they’ll have the cheeseburger as an option for the 2nd meal for the flight back or if that too has evolved into something better 😉

  13. Steve Reply
    December 12, 2022 at 7:32 pm

    I had this on DEN-EWR recently. Agree it’s pretty good (and a filling meal). The one thing is I wish they would just leave that cheese sauce off. It’s very goopy and sort of seeps into everything by the time it’s served. But yes, please bring back the hot cinnamon rolls!

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