The Highlight Room in Los Angeles
On Christmas Day, for lunch, we decided to go at The Highlight Room, the rooftop and poolside restaurant of the Dreams Hotel on Selma Avenue.
Swimming pool at The Highlight Room in Los Angeles
It was a beautiful day, but a bit windy and cold, so we were not surprised not to see anybody swimming. At least, we could enjoy some of the views of Los Angeles, with, on one side, the Hollywood sign that has a certain magic.
View from The Highlight Room in Los Angeles
We started our brunch with some virgin cocktails: the 360 for Jodi, made with a cold pressed grapefruit juice, fresh lime juice, lemon lime soda and basil. On my side, the Top Floor, made with cold pressed watermelon juice, fresh mint and cold pressed lime juice. Both were very good, quite refreshing.
360 cocktail at The Highlight Room in Los Angeles
Top floor cocktail at The Highlight Room in Los Angeles
We then shared the house salt’n vinegar chips that came with a caramelized onion dip. The chips were good, not too vinegary, but unfortunately a large part was crushed, making it difficult to eat with the delicious dip. Still, it was a nice appetizer.
Salt’n vinegar chips at The Highlight Room in Los Angeles
Salt’n vinegar chips at The Highlight Room in Los Angeles
For her entree, Jodi went for the strawberry field salad, composed of spinach, strawberries, 7 grains croutons, almond, feta, and added a side of avocado.
Strawberry field salad at The Highlight Room in Los Angeles
I ordered the lobster toast that was made of a poached Maine lobster, heirloom tomato, tarragon and avocado on a slice of sourdough bread. This was delicious, the kind of brunch dish I love to eat. The lobster was perfectly cooked and there was a lot of it. However, the sourdough bread was a bit hard to cut through...They should probably replace it with a brioche bread, making this dish like an open face lobster roll. Still this was pretty good.
Lobster toast at The Highlight Room in Los Angeles
Lobster toast at The Highlight Room in Los Angeles
Last was dessert. We could not leave without trying their olive oil cake that was served with brûlée figs and a lemon chantilly. This was delicious: moist, the top was brûlée. This is a must have!
Olive oil cake at The Highlight Room in Los Angeles
Olive oil cake at The Highlight Room in Los Angeles
This was a nice brunch with beautiful views of the city. The Highlight Room is the kind of place to go to enjoy a quiet time, a good break from the craziness of Hollywood Boulevard...
Enjoy (I did)!
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The Highlight Room -6417 Selma Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028
