Private jet parked on the apron at San Rafael airport SAMR with the Andes foothills behind, private jet catering at AFA
SAMR / AFA · Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano · Mendoza Province

Private jet catering at Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano Airport (SAMR / AFA), San Rafael

Catering to your aircraft in San Rafael.

At San Rafael the day starts clear and dry, and the jets that come in are mostly small and mid-size, parked a few steps from the terminal. We cook and pack for the galley you fly, so what reaches the aircraft is ready for the flight attendant to plate.

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Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano Airport SAMR
Camille, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Inès, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Sofia, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder

Read by Camille, Inès or Sofia — former VIP cabin crew.

10 hours
ideal notice, last-minute handled
Plane-side
handover at the steps
Flight deck
crew and pilot dishes, on request
24/7
a flight attendant on the line

Three of us. All ex VIP cabin crew.

We know the galley, the diet card and the 5 a.m. re-plate — because we lived them. So we built the caterer we always wished we could call.

Camille, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Camille

Fourteen years on VIP and head-of-state cabins. Can plate for twelve in a G650 galley and still land it hot.

Inès, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Inès

The one who reads every diet card twice. If it says no cross-contact, it means no cross-contact.

Sofia, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Sofia

Answers at 5 a.m. when the leg moved overnight. Same-day swaps are her love language.

The local tableCooked so it travels

The San Rafael table, packed for private jet catering

San Rafael lies in southern Mendoza, and the private jet menu here follows the valley rather than the capital. Local specialities that travel well in a galley include cured lamb and beef, chivito-style cold cuts, provolone and goat cheese, olives pressed locally, dried fruit and fresh stone fruit in season. Private jet food from this region is built for the drawer: chilled platters that need only plating, and hot dishes finished in the aircraft oven with the sauce kept apart. An inflight menu for San Rafael can pair asado-style beef or slow lamb with roast vegetables, while private jet platters carry empanada-sized bites, regional cheese and charcuterie, and fruit. Gourmet inflight meals for guests flying out after a bodega visit tend to be light, cold and easy to portion by seat. Private jet snacks lean on nuts, alfajores and dried fruit that survive a long cabin day. In Mendoza Province the harvest months change what is best, so we adjust the local specialities to the date of your flight.

Mendoza Province gives San Rafael an unusually clear food identity: wine, olive oil, lamb, pears and peaches. A private jet menu for SAMR reads like a bodega lunch adapted to a galley, with local specialities cut and packed by passenger. We keep the inflight menu honest about what the aircraft can do: one oven, limited chill space, a crew that serves in a tight window. Private jet food such as roast lamb, grilled vegetables or milanesa travels hot-ready, sauce apart, and re-plates in a few gestures. Private jet platters for the cabin combine cheeses, cured meats, olives and seasonal fruit, all Chilled and labelled. Gourmet inflight meals can be plated cold for guests who dined on the ground and want something lighter, and private jet snacks cover the quiet hours: roasted almonds, dried fruit, small sweet pastries. San Rafael and the wider Mendoza Province supply the pantry; we handle the packing.

Local specialities of Mendoza Province plated for a private jet menu, San Rafael private jet food
01Slow-roasted lamb with Malbec jusOven, sauce apart
02Provolone and goat cheese boardChilled, sliced by seat
03Empanadas mendocinasOven, filling labelled
04Olive oil and herb grilled vegetablesRe-plate cold
05Pear and walnut plateChilled, seasonal
06Alfajores and dried fruitSnack box, shelf stable

How it works

Three steps, one message
01

You message us

Tail, pax, diets, timing. One message — no portal, no quote form. Answered at any hour, by a flight attendant.

02

We cook & pack for a galley

Leak-proof boxes, marked by guest and restriction, with reheating times written on the lid.

03

You re-plate and serve

Two minutes out of the drawer. Whatever you ordered for the crew comes in the same delivery, and one clean invoice follows.

At a glance · San RafaelSuboficial Ay Santiago Germano Airport · SAMR
The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano Airport (SAMR)

At SAMR the apron is quiet, the sky is dry and the produce is local, which makes private jet catering a question of what travels well from a wine region. Business aviation catering at San Rafael covers executive jet catering for owners, in-flight catering for the cabin and cabin crew meals for the people working it. Diplomatic flight catering is agreed through protocol before anything is cooked.

  • Restaurant cuisine, cooked on the ground
  • Fresh and local produce
  • Labelled by seat, diet and reheat
  • Aviation-ready packaging
  • High loader for large cabins
  • HACCP certified kitchens
Who we fly forTwo cabins, one standard
Business jet cabin ready for service with a catering tray, business jet catering at San Rafael SAMR
Business aviationOur core

Corporate and VIP jet catering at Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano Airport (AFA)

For business jet catering at San Rafael the typical brief is a short passenger list on a wine-country trip: owners, guests, a pilot pair. Corporate jet catering here is usually a cold starter, a hot main from the oven and a fruit plate. VIP flight catering and charter flight catering follow the same logic, with luxury inflight catering reserved for events. A private jet chef writes a bespoke menu around the aircraft's oven and the slot.

Sealed government flight catering trays beside an aircraft, head of state flight catering at San Rafael SAMR
State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Inflight catering for government and royal flights at Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano Airport

Government flight catering at San Rafael is rare and handled through protocol before anything is cooked. For head of state flight catering, we work with a named team, sealed trays and a traceable ingredient list. VIP aviation catering for officials follows the same discretion. State visit aircraft catering, if the field is used, is agreed through the protocol office and the handling agent.

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A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet
PrincipalSealed
Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people
Special meals

Dietary requirements and aviation catering at Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano Airport (SAMR)

In a Mendoza kitchen the allergen risks are specific: nuts in the sweet course, wheat in the empanada pastry and breaded milanesa, dairy in nearly every cheese board. Kosher, halal, vegan and gluten free requests for San Rafael are handled as a procedure, not a label: a separate board, a separate box, seat numbers on the lids and no names. Allergen free dishes are prepared apart from the regional classics, kids meals stay plain and recognisable, and other special meals are agreed with you before the menu is cooked.

i.
Allergens

A sheet per guest. Separate boards, separate boxes.

ii.
Halal & kosher

Sealed, certificate in the same box.

iii.
Children

Their own menu, nothing to cut at altitude.

iv.
Plant-based & wellness

Vegan, low-carb, light — composed, never compromised.

Crew & pilot mealsOn request

Crew meals & pilot meals at Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano Airport

For the pilots and cabin team flying into SAMR, crew meals are a request you add to the booking, and they appear on the invoice as a normal line. Flight crew meals for a short turnaround should eat in one hand: a boxed empanada plate or a cold chicken wrap. Pilot meals can differ from guest dishes, and different meals for pilots are packed in separate crew meal boxes so captain and first officer do not share a dish. Crew catering and cockpit meals are labelled CREW and kept apart from the guest trays. Cabin crew meals are packed the same way, with the seat plan marked.

Meal passSAMR
Cabin crew
Box
Marked crew
Galley
Oven 6 min
Order
On request
Marked crew
Meal passSAMR
Pilots
Box
CPT ≠ F/O
Galley
Cold or hot
Order
On request
Two dishes
San Rafael airport SAMR terminal and apron, airport catering for general aviation at AFA

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night
DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO delivery and FBO catering at Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano Airport (AFA)

Delivery at SAMR runs through the FBO or the general aviation terminal, whichever your handling agent names for the tail. FBO catering for a small jet usually means one van, one gate and a short walk across the apron to the aircraft door. Give us the tail and the slot, and the handling agent catering arrangement is settled with the terminal staff, who escort the trays airside. Catering delivery to the FBO and ground handling catering use the same route: gate, escort, aircraft, with the cold plates kept chilled until the cabin team takes them.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal
High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Aircraft provisioning and airport catering at Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano Airport (SAMR)

San Rafael is not a wide-body field, so galley catering here is sized to business jets and the occasional turboprop, loaded by hand through the main door rather than a high loader. Airside catering delivery runs through your handling agent, who opens the apron gate and escorts the van to the aircraft. Aircraft provisioning follows the galley layout you give us: oven count, chiller space and drawer size decide how we pack. If a larger aircraft is planned for a harvest-season event, tell us the type and we will say what the apron and the door allow.

Mention it when you order
HACCP kitchen

Certified, inspected, with cold-chain records filed against your trip.

All FBOs served

Whichever terminal you park at, handover is at the aircraft, on your slot.

Diets read twice

Allergen sheet per guest, halal and kosher on request, sealed and labelled.

One clean invoice

Itemised and trip-report ready, sent after the leg.

About the airportSAMR / AFA

Aviation catering and business aviation at Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano Airport (AFA)

San Rafael airport is the general aviation and regional gateway for southern Mendoza, built around a single runway and a small terminal. Airport catering here serves business jets and turboprops with a compact apron and few services beyond the basics.

Business aviation

San Rafael works as a small business aviation hub in the Mendoza wine belt, with traffic peaking around harvest and ski season. Inflight catering and in-flight catering for those flights is simple and seasonal. Aviation catering and business aviation catering use regional produce, executive jet catering favours cold plates, and diplomatic flight catering is agreed through protocol. Cabin crew meals are boxed and labelled. General aviation and FBO services dominate, with ground handling services arranged on request.

Customs & food import

Argentine customs treats catering as provisions. At San Rafael, international departures need declared, sealed trays, and the destination's import rules decide what stays on board. Tell us the destination and we will flag the items to avoid.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for
4.7 / 5
★★★★★

Average rating from the cabin crew and pilots we cater for.

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★★★★★VIP AIRLINER
“The 5 passenger portions of avocado toast components and breakfast fruit were the easy part; managing a small galley worktop at Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano Airport took more planning. My search for "private jet catering near me" led to a practical conversation about written menu details. We changed the quantities of sandwiches, and The Galley Girls reflected the request in the final packing list. The note about the salads was easy to spot, and we could brief the rest of the team quickly.”
Martina W. | Chief cabin officer — BBJ
BBJ 2
★★★★☆LARGE CABIN
“Rather than an elaborate service at SAMR, our 7 guests wanted a breakfast basket with individual preserves, organised sensibly around a small galley worktop. The Galley Girls gave us an update on the snack boxes before the handover, which helped us organise the cabin checks. We could account for the main courses before passing the boxes to the cabin team, without a lengthy unpacking exercise. For our team, the strongest part of their private jet catering menu was how they handled written menu details.”
Victoria O. | Chief cabin officer — private jet
Global 7500
★★★★★LARGE CABIN
“Having 6 guests request yoghurt pots and fresh berries at AFA meant planning the portions carefully while accounting for different crew meal preferences. The Galley Girls kept the desserts separate from the finishing elements, which gave us control over the final presentation. The snack boxes stayed together in one group, so another crew member could follow the same plating sequence. I would discuss private aviation catering with them again, especially when crew briefing needs careful coordination.”
Andrew M. | Chief flight attendant
Gulfstream G650ER
Ordering for SAMR, in shortAsked by crews
How much does private jet catering cost at San Rafael when the passenger count changes at the last minute?+

Prices move with the plates, so a party that grows from five to seven at SAMR keeps the same menu and simply gains two portions on the invoice. Cold platters scale easily; hot mains depend on what the aircraft oven can hold. You see the revised total before service.

What is the lead time for private jet catering when you order a return leg from San Rafael?+

A return leg is easiest when it is agreed together with the outbound order, since the same kitchen plan covers both. Mendoza Province produce is steady most of the year, harvest weeks included. If the return is added later, it is treated as a last-minute order and the slot is confirmed with your handling agent.

What are the customs rules for inflight catering when the departure slot at SAMR is short and the turnaround is tight?+

Argentine customs rules do not bend for a short turnaround: trays are declared, sealed and itemised. Food leaving the country is the simple half, while what arrives from abroad is where officers look closely. Your handling agent confirms any paperwork for the slot.

Can you bring food on board yourself for a long leg with two services from San Rafael?+

Yes, you can bring food on board, subject to the destination's customs rules, and many crews keep their own snacks. For a leg with two services, ordering the main meals here means they arrive marked by seat and restriction, ready to re-plate.

Is catering part of a charter out of San Rafael when the season or weather window decides departures?+

No. Catering is not part of a private jet charter: you order it separately and it is invoiced on its own. When weather or harvest-season traffic moves a departure from SAMR, that separation lets the menu change with the slot.

Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano Airport · SAMR

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Plane-side
handover at the aircraft, on your slot
24/7
day or night, every day
Flight deck
crew and pilot dishes, on request
Dessert plated in the galley, ready to serve
Camille, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Inès, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Sofia, former VIP cabin crew, co-founder
Camille, Inès or Sofia
Former VIP & head-of-state cabin crew
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