After checking out the American Admirals Club, we decided to check out the Qantas Lounge. Narita Terminal 2 sure does have a lot of oneworld lounge options! Lounge-hopping can be a great way to pass time during a layover, especially when you have a wide range of options available to you as a premium cabin passenger, elite frequent flier, or hold a credit card with lounge access.
Our flight was departing from the Terminal 2 satellite gates, and conveniently that’s also where the Qantas Lounge is located. To get to the satellite gates, just follow the signage towards gates 81-99. It’s maybe a five minute walk from the main part of the terminal.
Narita Airport Terminal 2 satellite
Once there just turn left, and you’ll see the escalator leading down to the Qantas Lounge right there.
Escalator to Qantas Lounge Narita
The Qantas Lounge Narita is open daily from 8:30AM until 9:30PM.
Entrance to Qantas Lounge Narita
I’ve always been impressed by the decor of Qantas Lounges, though this lounge most definitely didn’t feature the updated interiors. In just about every way this was the most disappointing Qantas Lounge I’ve been to.
On the plus side, the lounge was quite large. Even though all the premium passengers on a Malaysia Airlines A350 to Kuala Lumpur were using the lounge, it still felt quiet.
Near the entrance is a sitting area with black and dark blue leather chairs.
Qantas Lounge Narita seating
Qantas Lounge Narita seating
The next sitting area also has some orange chairs.
Qantas Lounge Narita seating
Then there’s an area with some dining tables.
Qantas Lounge Narita seating
There’s more seating along the center section of the lounge.
Qantas Lounge Narita seating
Qantas Lounge Narita seating
Qantas Lounge Narita seating
Qantas Lounge Narita seating
Along the windows are a bunch of seats along a communal table, and there are also some iMacs for guest use.
Qantas Lounge Narita seating
Qantas Lounge Narita business center
The lounge has nice apron views, though if there’s a plane pulled into the gate, it does obstruct most of the view (then again, I don’t mind a straight-on 787 view!).
Qantas Lounge Narita view
The lounge also has a selection of magazines and newspapers.
Qantas Lounge Tokyo Narita magazines & newspapers
What disappointed me the most about the lounge was the underwhelming food and drink selection, which made the Admirals Club look impressive by comparison. My guess is that the selection improves prior to the Qantas flight, and they just don’t bother putting decent stuff out at other hours.
There were two main buffet areas — one with drinks and one with food.
Qantas Lounge Tokyo Narita buffet
Qantas Lounge Tokyo Narita buffet
The drink selection included self serve liquor, wine, a beer machine, a fridge with soda and beer, a soda fountain, and a coffee machine.
Qantas Lounge Tokyo Narita liquor
Qantas Lounge Tokyo Narita wine
Qantas Lounge Tokyo Narita beer machine
Qantas Lounge Tokyo Narita drinks
Qantas Lounge Tokyo Narita coffee machine
Qantas Lounge Tokyo Narita soda fountain
The food selection was quite bad, and just consisted of croissants and muffins, cereal, cold cuts, salad, and fresh fruit.
Qantas Lounge Tokyo Narita food
Qantas Lounge Tokyo Narita food
Qantas Lounge Tokyo Narita food
Qantas Lounge Tokyo Narita food
Hot options included one soup and scrambled eggs.
Qantas Lounge Tokyo Narita food
Qantas Lounge Tokyo Narita food
The lounge also had well maintained bathrooms, as well as shower rooms.
Our SriLankan Airlines flight to Colombo was scheduled to depart from gate 93, just a short walk from the lounge. So we headed there around 10:15AM.
Walking to departure gate Narita Airport
Our plane was already at the gate, as it had operated a redeye from Colombo.
SriLankan A330 Narita Airport
While not significant, I found it odd that the departure time was originally listed as 11:20AM, but they listed a “new time” of 11:10AM.
SriLankan departure gate Narita Airport
SriLankan departure gate Narita Airport
When we got to the gate I went up to the counter to ask if they needed to verify my passport. I did this because I always try to be the first onboard so I can get pictures, and I didn’t want to not ask, and then try to board, only to be told to step aside because my documents still needed to be verified.
However, this time as we talked up to the counter the gate agent said “Mr. Benjamin and Mr. John? We need to verify your passports.” This was said before we even presented our passports. Now, before anyone thinks this was any sort of special blogger treatment, I’m 99.999% sure that wasn’t the case. Rather I quickly realized that we were quite literally the only non-Japanese tourists on the plane, so I’m guessing we stuck out a bit.
As expected, boarding started right on time, at 10:40AM.
Qantas Lounge Narita bottom line
While the Qantas Lounge Narita is quite spacious, this is by far the least impressive Qantas Lounge I’ve been to. The decor felt a bit outdated (it actually looks nicer in pictures than in person), and the food selection made the Admirals Club look good by comparison, which is saying a lot.
It’s my understanding that this lounge will soon be renovated, and I think that’s overdue.
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