Excellent thread Mr. Mac !
I am reminded of the catering in the Airplane! movie, which I saw the other day for the 15th time.
Likewise reminded of trips in the 80s on SAS and Icelandair, proper cutlery and cognac glasses even in monkey. I managed only to collect three of them,they somehow dropped into my briefcase.
Best one I've experienced was Quatar from Philly via Doha to Singapore, then back on business. Excellent !
Worst one was BA Dhaka - LHR, but that had nothing to do with BA, let's say the condition was pre-existing. Wish I'd had a cork, and if I had I'd have propped it in a certain place.