Alaska Airlines Introducing New Food Menu in First Class and Main Cabin

Alaska Airlines is introducing a new inflight menu in its first class cabin as well as pre-order options for purchase in the economy cabin. These options include new, healthy varieties, as well as new service enhancements.

Let’s take a look at the details.

Food on Alaska

Alaska Airlines is unique in that the airline serves food in its first class cabins on flights as short as 550 miles. That’s much more generous than other legacy airlines that only serve complimentary meals in first class on flights longer than 900 miles. 

New First Class Meals and Service

As far as service enhancements, go, Alaska is re-introducing glassware on all regional flights served by Embraer 175 aircraft. In addition, coast-to-coast and Hawaii flights will now offer printed menus, allowing travelers to see all their options as well as follow along with the progression of service.

The airline is also increasing the available for options across its flights — coast-to-coast and Hawaii flights will have 5 options in first class, while all other flights will offer 4 options.

Here’s a look at the new options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner:

• Breakfast: Beecher’s mushroom omelette; chicken sausage breakfast bowl; lemon blueberry pancakes
• Lunch: Wedge salad with applewood bacon; Korean barbeque chicken sandwich; caramelized onion Angus burger
• Dinner: Chimichurri flat-iron steak; herb-roasted chicken; lemon fennel manicotti; ginger beef stir-fry noodles

On select flights, Alaska is adding Beecher’s mac-and-cheese as an alternative meal order, a complement to the signature Beecher’s cheese plate that’s already served.

If you’re departing out of the San Francisco Bay Area, you can also choose Alicia’s pork carnitas tamale, a spicy, handcrafted option with organic ingredients.

Those who eat vegan will be happy to find new pre-order options including a harissa and chorizo frittata made with plant-based JUST Egg, a spicy tofu wrap, and a white bean chili with grilled polenta.

In Main Cabin

It’s not just first class that gets all the love with new food options. Main Cabin is also seeing some new options — here’s a look at the new choices for breakfast, lunch, and dinner:

• Breakfast: Turkey, bacon, and tomato bagel sandwich; smoked salmon bagel sandwich
• Lunch and dinner: Stand Banh Mi salad; Strawberry Fields for Chevre salad; Mediterranean chicken shawarma wrap; Chicken Mango wrap

Hot Tip: You can pre-order your meal starting at 2 weeks in advance of your flight, and up to 20 hours before departure.

On flights to Hawaii, a new Tillamook cheeseburger will be available, and all flights will offer the new Jetsetter’s Jam sandwich in the economy cabin, made with peanut-free cashew-and-oat butter and strawberry preserves. While intended for kids, anyone can feel free to order this new sandwich!

Final Thoughts

Alaska Airlines has consistently been among the best airlines for catering within the U.S., and it’s nice to see it expand its menus to offer even more to passengers both in first class and in economy, the latter of which typically sees sparse offerings on other airlines.