Each week, 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.
My weekly Meal of the Week feature tends to focus on premium cabin dining. But today we are going to take a look at the contents of United’s “tapas” snack box.
This snack box is available for purchase on domestic flights over 1.5 hours and on Caribbean, Central American, and Canadian flights. The current cost is $10.
There is still a premium connection here. When I flew from Chicago to LA a couple weeks ago I was feeling quite ill, so I turned down dinner. But I did ask for a snack box, figuring it would be something new to review for the blog.
Last night, I opened the box.
Contents include:
- Almonds
- Breadstick crackers
- Bruschetta
- Dark chocolate sea salt caramel
- Flatbread crackers
- Hummus
- Mint
- Olives
- Parmesan peppercorn spread
And I proceeded to eat it…everything but thee chocolate and mints, since this was my “appetizer” before dinner.
I’ve had better bruschetta. Better cheese spread. Better hummus. But you know something? This is a pretty decent snack. And it has been since United first introduced it.
Then And Now
I actually reviewed the tapas snack box once in the past, shortly after it was introduced in 2010. Almost a decade later, the contents have not changed very much.
> Read More: A 2010 Review Of United’s Tapas Snack Box
CONCLUSION
It’s still junk food, but of all the United snack boxes, I think this one is the best.
Have you tried United’s tapas snack box? Did you like it?
When I saw the headline, I visualized you wearing an Indiana Jones hat. I guess that’s a sign to return to drinking coffee.
Lol!
As a German, I am horrified to see so much plastic go to waste – I get that Americans simply do not care, but don’t you think the amount of plastic thrown away with this “Tapas” selection would be worth a comment from you, considering we live in 2019…!?!
I agree that the plastic waste on those packages is a nuisance. At a minimum, Business and First Class customers who are given a very similar snack pack could have sausage and cheese sliced in the galley improving presentation, quality and reducing cost and waste.
I get one free as a 1K, and it is quite good. Better than many of their meals, in fact.
@Jay Jay, beware if/when you go to Asia, they waste even more plastic.
I agree that out of all the snack boxes, the tapas one is probably the best option. Used to get them for free as a 1K and Global Services, but I’m down to Gold this year and will probably let my status on United die off. I had a good run, started Platinum, went 1K, got Global Service for a year, back down to 1K and now Gold for my finale. My wife and I are moving to near London next year, so I will probably switch my allegiance to British Airways while we are living there. Any good credit cards to get Avios and maybe lounge access? I already have the Chase Sapphire Reserve for PP, but didn’t know if there was a BA credit card with lounge access similar to my United Club card.
Amex Plat also transfers points to BA. I don’t think there is a BA lounge credit card, but you can get lounge access with Silver (about 3 TATLs). I have a hunch that I will be going from UA 1K to BA Silver next year due to a change in travel patterns (though will probably still make UA Gold).