The Barn Kitchen

"Once an exclusive getaway for Hollywood elites, the privileged serenity of this quaint refuge no longer requires a SAG card to gain entrance (though you will need a reservation if you’re not staying at the property). With open-air communal seating in an idyllic poolside setting, this is hardly a typical restaurant, but embrace the relaxation and allow yourself to be pampered by the effortlessly disarming service. Matching with the general wellness retreat aesthetic, the ingredient-driven cooking tends towards wholesome Cali-style simplicity—think fresh salads, grilled cauliflower steak with sauce vierge and the requisite avocado toast at lunch. The menu is small (especially during the day), but dietary restrictions are readily accommodated." - Michelin Inspector

Sparrows Lodge is the full MICHELIN package in Palm Springs

"Nearly all of the dining is al fresco beneath an arbor strung with golden-glow bulbs, a romantic setting for hearty plates built from carefully chosen ingredients. Chef Jon Butler, who grew up in a Southern California farming community and trained at Arzak (Three MICHELIN Stars) and noma (Three MICHELIN Stars) in Europe before returning to California, lets relationships with Coachella Valley producers dictate the menu — “I don't like to settle into a seasonal menu… here we have micro seasons… We’re using produce when it’s right to use produce.” A mélange of purple and yellow carrots arrives roasted until soft and buried in buttery pistachio-rose crumble like topsoil; generous hunks of crisped pork chop sit atop white beans and Brussels sprouts cooked in the meat’s fat. In a lamb dish, his technique shines as the meat comes beneath a sheet of handkerchief pasta beautifully laminated with watercress like pressed leaves, and a peppercorn sauce pings a pleasure center in the back of my brain tied to a childhood memory: rich gravy, the most cockle-warming color brown. It’s the calling card here: familiar comfort — or as Butler puts it, “If people can connect a dish with something that they grew up with, you’ve got a customer for life.”" - David Shortell

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"Matching with the general wellness retreat aesthetic, the ingredient-driven cooking at The Barn Kitchen at Sparrows Lodge tends towards wholesome Cali-style simplicity—think fresh salads, grilled cauliflower steak with sauce vierge and the requisite avocado toast at lunch." - MICHELIN Guide

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"Once an exclusive getaway for Hollywood elites, the privileged serenity of this quaint refuge no longer requires a SAG card to gain entrance (though you'll need a reservation if you’re not staying at the property). Matching with the general wellness retreat aesthetic, the ingredient-driven cooking tends towards wholesome Cali-style simplicity—think fresh salads, grilled cauliflower steak with sauce vierge and the requisite avocado toast at lunch." - The MICHELIN Guide

The Barn Kitchen at Sparrows Lodge - Review - Palm Springs - Los Angeles - The Infatuation

"Located in one of the most-underrated little hotels in Palm Springs, this is the casual, hidden lunch oasis you can’t find anywhere else in Palm Springs. While dinner here is only open to hotel guests, The Barn Kitchen at Sparrows Lodge has opened its lunch situation to the public and it has quickly become one of our favorites in town. The ham and mustard melt has no business being as good as it is, and the smoked salmon spread is all you need when the temperature hits triple digits. RESERVE A TABLE WITH RESERVE A TABLE" - Brant Cox