Saddle Peak Lodge: The Main Dining Room

The atmosphere at this place is great. The log cabin was first built in the late 1800’s and the. Added to in the 1980’s. Has the look and feel of a western hunting lodge. Perfect place to have had our Christmas Eve dinner. Food though, was good, but not great, and the price was a little steep. The service was great, and you must Valet park your car for $20. If the food was better, the. This would have been a 5 star rating.

The Saddle Peak Lodge is a must visit for my family and I when we are in Los Angeles. It is a drive through Malibu and up the mountains to get to it but it is a gorgeous route even at night. Let me start off with saying I absolutely love this restaurant but if you are an animal lover it's a bit hard because it is a hunting lodge atmosphere with animal heads and pelts as decor and if that turns you off this may not be for you. The employees are all wonderful and the last time we went we wound up with a small wait and one employee took us on a guided tour of the lodge and told us all about the history of it (and some possible ghost sightings) right up until our table was ready. The food is wonderful, I really enjoy the Pink Lady Apple Salad, Brussels Sprouts, Mary's Chicken Breast, and sorbet trio. If you're a more adventurous eater my father really enjoyed the Chef's Game Trio of Emu, Elk, and Bison. It's a beautiful place in a gorgeous location with delicious food, what more can you ask for?

My husband and I celebrated our wedding anniversary there and upon knowing this, the owner gave us a free dessert with a "Happy Anniversary" message written in chocolate. The staff is very helpful and friendly, from servers to busboys, they all took the time to ensure we were having a lovely evening. And don't get me started on the food, it was DELICIOUS. Would definitely go again!

Originally founded in 1900 and set up in the Malibu mountains Saddle Peak truly is a special experience and an LA staple. I go out to eat at least once a week to a new place, every week, and can honestly say this is one of the better places that I’ve been to in a few months, and I usually go to places of the same price scale. Our server Steven was fantastic and did a wonderful job as well as the rest of the staff that we encountered. The inside is designed like an old hunting lodge, which, at one point it actually used to be, complete with an inside that looks like a log cabin with taxidermy and chandeliers all over the place. Extremely unique for the Los Angeles area. They have valet only for $10 and the attendant on duty tonight was also very polite. Some of the items on the menu are a bit overpriced, but not by a lot only about a $10-$15 raise compared to other places down closer to the water. However, every dish we had was fantastic and the atmosphere really added to that as well. I started off with the French Onion Soup, which was a bit expensive for $24 but it was truly great. The flavors were rich and deep and it’s a dish I order all over town and can say this is one of the better ones that I have had. Next came the Bronzino which was fantastic. The skin was extremely crispy and the black rice with it was a great combination. It was also about $10-$15 more than usual being that they asked for $54 for this dish but still it was a good sized portion and truly delicious. Finally for dessert I had the famous toffee bread pudding which was not overpriced and came in at the standard $15. It was an absolute wonderful end to the meal. I understand how this place could be a bit expensive for some, but I honestly didn’t mind the slight increase in price just because of the trade-off of the location and experience. I would happily come here again, and plan to in the future. This would definitely fall into the special occasion dinner, even though it was just a regular Saturday dinner for us. I would highly recommend it to anyone for any occasion, especially a celebratory one.

I really enjoyed the trip to this restaurant from Malibu. The food is really good, I couldn't sit outside because of all the flies, and bees. Inside we picked a table which was rocking. And the bathroom was really unsanitary.