Review of TAP Air Portugal flight from London to Lisbon in Economy

Hello and welcome to this connecting segment to LIS. This time I am flying a new airline for me which is TAP. So far my schedule looks like this:
SFO-LHR on UA Y - http://flight-report.com/en/report-12219.html
LHR-LIS on TP Y - you are here
LIS-MAD on IB J - http://flight-report.com/en/report-12281.html
MAD-LHR on IB J - http://flight-report.com/en/report-12318.html
LHR-HEL on AY J - http://flight-report.com/en/report-12341.html
HEL-CPH on AY J - http://flight-report.com/en/report-12412.html
CPH-IST on TK J - http://flight-report.com/fr/report-12544.html
IST-HKG on TK J - http://flight-report.com/en/report-12641.html
HKG-SFO on CX J - http://flight-report.com/en/report-12980.html
I was glad that my flight from SFO arrived earlier so that I can take advantage of the extra time to visit some *A lounges. In the end I had enough time to cover the UA and SQ ones. I exited the plane and followed the purple Connecting Flight signs. There was a security check and I had a bottle of water confiscated. At least the agent was nice and asked me if I wanted to quick sip before I dispose it. The lady at the checkpoint telling passengers to proceed was a bit snappy. She asked if I had any luggage that went through the x-ray and when I said yes she pointed to the conveyor and said Sir, then go ahead and pick up the bags. I guess she woke up on the wrong side that morning.
Once I was back at the terminal in T2A, I checked at the *A transfer desk and was issued a generic boarding pass with TAP printed on it. I remember seeing a distinctive one from TP with the name in watermark but not here at LHR. It took me about 10 min. to reach T2B where the AC, UA and SQ lounges are located. The walkway had moving walkways going from T2A->T2B, but not the other way, so it might take a bit longer if you need to get back to T2A.
UA Club
The club is located across gate B46 and upon entering I immediately headed to the showers. The receptionist took down my name and in 2 min. I was shown to one that was just cleaned. The shower room looked stylish and spacious with individually packed toiletries. Most importantly, the shower had good pressure and temperature did not fluctuate drastically. However, it appeared that my shower was hastily cleaned because upon flipping the toilet lid I found a brown stain in the toilet and there were one or two hairs on the floor. Perhaps turnover speed was an issue but a thorough cleaning should not be compromised.
Entrance.

Showers.

Interior.
Both the UA Club and the UA Global First Lounge boast a combined 22,000 square feet or 2,043 square meters of space and were the showpiece of UA's new club concept with modern decor, floor to ceiling windows offering great views of the tarmac and vintage artwork depicting UA's history.

Very impressive long bar.

Buffet.
I decided to have afternoon tea but there were other choices available.

My tea selections.

After I finished my light meal it was time for one more lounge visit. This time I chose the new SQ one.
SQ lounge.
I showed my Copa ConnectMiles printed card at the entrance and the receptionist seemed a bit puzzled about CM. I don't really blame her since CM is not very well known outside of the Americas. I guess for the rest of the world CM is an obscure little airline. ConnectMiles is a newly created program and its advantages remain to be seen. So far I think that their customer service over the phone has been excellent with professional agents that seem to be able to resolve issues on the spot, if not at least give you an answer. I have to see how effective they are in redeeming awards and their availability with partner carriers. The thought of flying them long haul to deep South America in narrowbody airplanes is a big turn off for me.
Upon entering I felt at home in the comfortable surroundings. The individual cubicles are very sought after spaces from what I have read and luckily when I visited the lounge was fairly empty. There is a selection of Asian and Western dishes, but after eating at the UA Club, I did not try anything here.
Entrance.

Interior.
The lounge plays with the residential concept and its interior design was developed by the firm ONG&ONG. Its location is by gate B36 in the same area as AC's Maple Leaf lounge. There is a dedicated area for F passengers that provides a more intimate and personal service.
Walking towards the J lounge right after reception.

Buffet area.

Bar.

Lounge.

Then I found this small room in the other direction from the J side through the hall after reception. I'm not sure if this is part of F.

Then it was time to head back to T2A and walk all the way. The flight was delayed for about 10-15 min. and the gate was not posted yet, so I stayed put.

Finally after a while the gate was posted and it was right across from me, so I did not have to go too far. A few people were lining up and families traveling with children were brought to a special seating area in front of the gate. Soon it was boarding time and priorities were followed.
Boarding.

Cabin.

Luckily the flight was not full and I had an empty seat next to me. My neighbor on the aisle seat pulled up an aviation magazine so he must have been an aviation geek.

Once we sat down, there was a further delay holding us at the gate. Thankfully this did not last long.
Some airplane spotting.

Bye LHR.

Service was efficient and FA's distributed a package containing a chicken sandwich with a peach smoothie followed by beverage from the cart.

The sandwich was a bit dry but still free which is a plus.

We then landed in LIS and parked in the tarmac so we had to use the stairs and bus to get to the terminal.

We arrived late at 1957 instead of 1836. Upon exiting Immigration and Customs I took the metro which was really convenient and took me almost in front of my hotel.