Qantas

Qantas serves free food on every flight, domestic and international. On domestic flights, what you get depends on flight length, from snacks on short hops to a full meal on flights over three and a half hours, and beer and wine are free from midday, or from 9am on longer flights. On international flights, Economy includes full meals, Australian treats like Tim Tams and Bulla ice cream, and a full bar. Qantas publishes a sample International Economy menu as a PDF on its website, so you can see the style of food before you fly.

Menu By Flight

Domestic Flights

Domestic menus feature ingredients from local producers, with dishes on select flights such as a Japanese poke rice salad with grilled chicken, spinach and ricotta ravioli, and cottage cheese and spinach samosas. Tea, coffee, juice and soft drinks are free throughout the flight, and alcohol is free from 9am on flights over two hours, or after midday on shorter flights, with Australian wines and beers such as Coopers Pale Ale, James Boag’s Lager and Stone & Wood Pacific Ale. On regional QantasLink flights over two hours, you’ll get a hot item such as a breakfast burger or pizza, plus a sweet treat.

International Economy

On my 15-hour Qantas flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne in 2026, there were three meal services and plenty of snacks. The first offered three mains, and I chose the chicken, which was just okay, but a toastie between services was lovely, and the crew happily offered me a second when I asked in the galley. Breakfast just before landing was one of the nicest I’ve had on Qantas recently, with a choice of a hot dish or a fruit platter. On an overnight flight from Singapore to Melbourne in 2025, a quick supper was served before the lights went off, and breakfast came close to landing to maximise sleep: a hot dish or fruit plate, with yoghurt and a muffin. Meals come with Aussie classics like Tim Tams and Bulla ice cream, and select flights have a self-serve snack bar.

Business Class

Business Class includes a proper meal even on short domestic hops. On a one-hour morning flight from Melbourne to Sydney in 2026, I had a choice of a frittata or a croque monsieur, with thoughtful extras on the tray like Pepe Saya butter and The Yoghurt Shop’s lemon myrtle yoghurt, a nice nod to an Australian native ingredient that Aboriginal Australians have used for thousands of years.

Special Meals

Qantas offers special meals for dietary, religious and medical needs, from vegetarian and gluten intolerant to halal. Request one at least 24 hours before departure, or 36 hours for a kosher meal, and its status will show in Manage booking. Infant and child meals can be requested on select international and domestic flights at least 24 hours before departure, and select flights also carry a kids’ snack box.

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