Lounge access and burgers for LON-DUB
Apr 27, 2024, 4:28 pm
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Lounge access and burgers for LON-DUB
I'm looking for a flight for self, wife and son for Sunday Aug 4 to DUB, ideally for mid-day so we can get to the DUB Conrad early enough to enjoy to the hotel (only 1 nt booked there). I'd like to get lounge access where I can order him the famous pub burger. What are the best options for this? I'm OWE thru AA and also BA Gold.
Looks like there is only 1 flight out of LGW a day and not until evening. And nothing out of LCY at all. BA has a gap in flights from like 1000 to 1500 from LHR, which is odd? Does EI fly out of LGW at all? If we flew EI out of LHR would we even have lounge access or would we be stuck in the wrong terminal? I assume all the BA flights are T5, or are there any to DUB out of T3?
Looks like there is only 1 flight out of LGW a day and not until evening. And nothing out of LCY at all. BA has a gap in flights from like 1000 to 1500 from LHR, which is odd? Does EI fly out of LGW at all? If we flew EI out of LHR would we even have lounge access or would we be stuck in the wrong terminal? I assume all the BA flights are T5, or are there any to DUB out of T3?
Apr 27, 2024, 4:59 pm
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All BA DUB flights from LHR are from T5. BA / OneWorld status doesnt help on EI as they are not in OneWorld.
Im not aware of any BA lounges in London, excluding the CCR, offering burgers now or in the recent past. The pre-Covid Galleries First burger is dead and gone.
Im not aware of any BA lounges in London, excluding the CCR, offering burgers now or in the recent past. The pre-Covid Galleries First burger is dead and gone.
Apr 27, 2024, 5:09 pm
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Only LGW F still offers the burger (+ccr as youve said)
Apr 27, 2024, 5:10 pm
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The LGW First lounge still has ordering but I don't remember seeing a burger on the menu recently (though it's not something I would choose so can't say for certain).
Apr 27, 2024, 6:03 pm
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All food ordering has been discontinued from the LHR First lounge. It's now just the same buffet as the Club lounge.
The LGW First lounge still has ordering but I don't remember seeing a burger on the menu recently (though it's not something I would choose so can't say for certain).
The LGW First lounge still has ordering but I don't remember seeing a burger on the menu recently (though it's not something I would choose so can't say for certain).
I havent flown from LGW in ages, and same re. a burger tbh.
Apr 27, 2024, 6:17 pm
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burger was alive and well in LGW F earlier this year
Apr 27, 2024, 6:21 pm
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Some lamentations about the demise of the Flounge burger from a couple of years ago:
No kir royale? No BA Burger?
Also see:
What happened to the CCR/F lounge burger
Tell me why? CCR Burger?
I can't say that I have ever been that impressed with the burger on the rare occasion that I've ordered it; it wasn't terrible it just was a not so special burger. And I don't think I've ever thought of it as being famous (infamous maybe?).
No kir royale? No BA Burger?
Also see:
What happened to the CCR/F lounge burger
Tell me why? CCR Burger?
I'd like to get lounge access where I can order him the famous pub burger.
Last edited by jerry a. laska; Apr 27, 2024 at 6:45 pm
Apr 28, 2024, 3:49 am
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Just a buffet in Galleries First these days sadly. There is drinks ordering via a basic app/web interface. BA fly to DUB (technically a domestic flight as it's within common travel area) from T5. If you wanted to fly EI that would be from T4. EI is a partner airline to BA but not a Oneworld member. There's an overcomplicated rule book about who gets access to lounges in that context - I think BA codeshare with BA Gold (but not any other oneworld airline equivalent status or BA silver) gets into LHR EI lounge, and no guests. So in summary you're probably better off with BA (so guests allowed into lounge) and having either lounge buffet or buy food in terminal)
Apr 28, 2024, 4:19 am
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This^
I tend to eat in the Lounges because I have paid for my status and want to enjoy the free stuff.
But the food options outside are far better, I would say *any* food option outside the lounges is better than any of the lounge offerings (CCR excepted, but even that is really little better than your local gastropub)
Globe, 'spoons, Giraffe, Pilots, all offer burgers, it's just that it might be a bit noisy and full of people with their families going on holiday...
I tend to eat in the Lounges because I have paid for my status and want to enjoy the free stuff.
But the food options outside are far better, I would say *any* food option outside the lounges is better than any of the lounge offerings (CCR excepted, but even that is really little better than your local gastropub)
Globe, 'spoons, Giraffe, Pilots, all offer burgers, it's just that it might be a bit noisy and full of people with their families going on holiday...
Apr 28, 2024, 4:29 am
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The BA LGW-DUB service is an ATR, and is usually 2 flights a day, but one a day at weekends. Aer Lingus is stopping its LGW service shortly.
There is BA834 from LHR on Sunday 4 August, departing 10:35 hrs, so did you get the right date? Or some other unmentioned factor?
Being Emerald you can guest one person, assuming your child is over 2 years old, so either you will need to travel Club or ditch one member of your family. There's no guesting on Aer Lingus, it's just for the BA Gold cardholder. Wetherspoon in T5 is open to all, but probably Pilots or Gordon Ramsay would be a better quality experience.
The Conrad in DUB is a good hotel but not perhaps as good as some other Conrads.
There is BA834 from LHR on Sunday 4 August, departing 10:35 hrs, so did you get the right date? Or some other unmentioned factor?
Being Emerald you can guest one person, assuming your child is over 2 years old, so either you will need to travel Club or ditch one member of your family. There's no guesting on Aer Lingus, it's just for the BA Gold cardholder. Wetherspoon in T5 is open to all, but probably Pilots or Gordon Ramsay would be a better quality experience.
The Conrad in DUB is a good hotel but not perhaps as good as some other Conrads.
Apr 29, 2024, 1:35 am
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It's just a sad buffet in LHR Galleries First these days, no more custom ordering and definitely no more burgers. It's a shame it's gone IMO but agree with others that I'm not sure where you heard to it being a "famous" or "pub" burger. It was nothing special.
