“We are pleased to introduce this new menu featuring Boar’s Head premium products for our customers to enjoy as they travel with us along the Northeast Corridor,” said Amtrak Vice President of Product Development & Customer Experience Peter Wilander. “The updated menu features premium sandwiches, salads and snacks, along with some gluten-free and vegan choices to enhance the overall Amtrak travel experience.”
The Corridor Café Menu also features premium drinks such as Makers Mark®, Cutwater™ Spirits, and LaCroix® sparkling water, and other premium items including Sahale Snacks® and Sweet Street® desserts.
This new menu is one in a series of upgrades for Amtrak customers. Amtrak is working aggressively to enhance the customer experience with improvements including modernized and cleaner trains, improved on-time performance, enhanced Wi-Fi connectivity, upgraded facilities and expanded onboard experience options. Customers have the freedom to use phones and electronic devices at all times (no “airplane mode”), the ability to travel with small pets on many trains, a generous baggage policy, large spacious seats with ample leg room, and no middle seat.
– From an Amtrak press release.
Some complaints here about prices. Guess you folks don’t get out much, huh? These prices are only slightly higher than a good restaurant charges for the same type of food. Also, where does Starbucks charge only $1.75 or so for a small cup of coffee? The loss of hot meals is tragic, but probably in keeping with today’s trends.
In the past, I’ve jumped off the train at Penn Station and purchased from the food court. I seem to recall liking a Mediterranean place. You need to know your way around the station to do this one well.
Great, just what I wanted, some nitrite laden lunchmeat. Bradley, pleases tell us you’re using comedy when you say it’s the best microwave cheeseburger you’ve ever had. That’s like saying I’m the tallest midget, pardon me, tallest little person.
I think I’ll bring my own food. Zaro’s in Penn Station is a good source.
Bradley, you’re right. On Amtrak reality seldom matches the idea.
Joe, as is Au Bon Pain at South Station in Boston and 30th Street in Philly. Haven’t tried Zaro’s yet. Thanks for the tip. Anyone else have a good take-out tips near stations in the NEC for those who want to skip the Amcafe?
My only criticism is of the generic photos used. The microwave/toaster over pizza looks nothing like the images and the Cheeseburger (Honestly the best microwave cheeseburger I have ever had) I highly doubt will have lettuce, tomato, and onion available.
Pretty good looking menu. Not quite ballpark prices, but close.
Like how they partnered with brand names. Smart.
No reason this kind of forward thinking won’t eventually wind up on the LD trains. Patience might be better practiced than outrage…
Shows someone is at least thinking at Amtrak.
These changes look like a real improvement. I’d add Trader Joe’s microwaveable oatmeal (it’s delicious), entrée salads, tuna fish sandwiches, soups or chili, quiche, and bagels with lox and cream cheese. But I’d restore full dining service on the Lake Shore, Capital, and Silver Star (perhaps with a more limited menu of freshly cooked meals)
Children, the new word of the week is “contemporary”. I sense that Anderson’s team has picked up the tradition begun by Tom Downs that everything they do is a “first” regardless whether it’s actually been done before. Actually as critical as I am of Amtrak’s food service the NEC Acela and Northeast Regional menus of recent years represent some of the best choices ever offered by Amtrak. I didn’t care for some of the changes like adding bacon to the turkey sandwich but that;s personal. I see that they are continuing a recent “tradition”, enlargen the cup and put Dunkin Donuts on the side and you can charge $3.50, almost twice what Starbucks would charge for a small coffee.