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American airlines food options are not included on flights within the USA and some international services. They offer a buy on board program for economy class passengers offering a wide range of snacks and meals, options change regularly to offer customers a variety of choices.
They proudly serve Java City’s 100% Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee.
In addition, Top Chef Master Marcus Samuelsson recently designed the New American Table menu for the airline – selections include a turkey and chutney sandwich – artisan-style bread spread with apple cranberry ginger chutney, topped with sliced smoked turkey breast, crisp apple slices and romaine lettuce. Accompanied by a breakfast biscuit – a buttery buttermilk biscuit topped with smoked turkey breast, sharp cheddar cheese and sliced tomato and served with Stacy’s® cinnamon pita chips on the side.
Note- Cashless cabin! Just check your flight time as this can affect what’s on offer.
I decided to try the Caesar chicken salad on my way back from MIA to SFO. This salad is only available on U.S. transcon and Hawaiian flights. It is served with a bag of “Food Should Taste Good” multigrain tortilla chips and the salad consists of crisp romaine lettuce topped with all white meat chicken and Parmesan, Romano and Asiago cheeses with creamy Caesar dressing on the side.
For 10 USD this is not a good value. The mark up for lettuce, some pieces of grilled chicken and cheese shavings is quite high. On a positive note, the salad tasted fine with the lettuce being crisp, the pieces of chicken tender and the cheese shavings flavorful. One can easily get a meal at MIA airport with a piece of chicken or fish, rice and beans and another side for about the same price.
The chicken salad sandwich designed by celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson consists of a blend of chicken, almonds, grapes and provolone, served on a hearty multi-grain bread. The sandwich costs 10 USD and a bag of Boulder Canyon chips or crisps is included. Taste was fine but the price is high considering that the average sandwich costs about 5 USD. Portion is very average.
American needs to offer more value and better selections. For a transcontinental flight from SFO to MIA that lasts about 5 hrs, only 2 types of sandwiches and a Caesar chicken salad were offered as major meal items in addition to other snacks and packaged goods. It would be great to see at least 1 hot option. If other airlines can offer a hot meal for a 1 hr. flight, why can’t AA do something similar?
Flew from SFO to MIA and purchased a Fruit & Cheese Plate for $8.29. It consisted of Cheddar, Swiss and Muenster with cream crackers, red and green grapes, almonds, walnuts and cranberries. The snack was very satisfying but a bit expensive.
I also purchased a bag of Mixed Spiced Nuts by Marcus Samuelsson. I think the price was about $3.00 and it had a mix of almonds, cashews, pecans, sour dried cherries and cranberries with a hint of spices.