Saddle Peak Lodge
419 Cold Canyon Rd. 
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Calabasas, CA 91302
818-222-3888 | Make Restaurant Reservations
Cuisine
Open
Dinner Wed.-Sun., Brunch Sat.-Sun.Features
- View
- Romantic setting
- Private room(s)
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Outdoor dining
- Valet parking
- Casual dressy
Wine
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 Before it became a restaurant, this century-old log building was first a Pony Express lodge, a hunting lodge, and then a bordello. It has become a favorite destination for Angelenos to escape the city for a romantic dinner or weekend brunch in Malibu Canyon. It is easy to understand why: the unique dining rooms boast rustic fireplaces and beautiful antlered animal heads; there’s a bar bedecked with vintage guns and fishing rods; the upstairs library dining room has a view of the surrounding peaks; and the waterfall on the terrace is bordered by cactus and aromatic plants. Young and talented chef Adam Horton serves a cuisine in accordance with the sophisticated mountain retreat feel of the place, like in his amuse-bouche, an heirloom tomato soup with crème fraîche ice cream, or smoked salmon served on a fluffy blini topped with caviar. Continue with the hamachi sashimi served with garlic chips and melon cilantro vinaigrette; the cauliflower soup; or the hand-cut Kobe beef carpaccio, seasoned with piquillo peppers, fried capers and mustard vinaigrette for appetizers. And, of course, the milieu calls for game for main courses, such as the seared New Zealand elk accompanied by a parsnip mousseline, grilled Texas antelope with caramelized apricots or squab breast with braised fennel. Horton also does very well with seafood, especially his delicate butter poached lobster with citrus marinated green papaya and roasted line-caught salmon covered with fresh peas. We recommend you end your leisurely meal with the semi sweet chocolate ganache, the apple terrine with cookie crust or the coffee soufflé. The interesting, 50-page wine list is comprised of all-American selections (except for the Champagnes and dessert wines).
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