During Orange County Restaurant Week, I had the pleasure of joining two food-loving friends, Patty (My Foodie Page) and Bobby (100 Eats, 100 Days) for lunch at the Silver Trumpet in the Wyndham Hotel, Costa Mesa. Other than my Travel Easts posts, most of my dining adventures are local to Orange County and I must say that all three of us came away from the Silver Trumpet 100% satisfied and very impressed with Executive Chef Robert Biebrich’s execution and creativity in realizing the farm-to-table vision for this first-rate hotel restaurant. The only thing that struck us as odd is that it seems to be a secret, that’s why the Silver Trumpet is This Week’s Obsession…
Lovely lakeside patio dining or, on this hot day, we chose the casual elegance of the dining room with its musically-themed bright, modern decor.
First Course:
Grilled Peach, Prosciutto, Arugula, Goat Cheese
Tomato, Watermelon, Basil Sabayon
Chilled Roasted Corn Soup
Main Course:
Lobster Pot au Feu
Grilled Scallops, Watercress, Oil-cured Tomatoes, Citrus Emulsion
Pan Roasted Chicken Breast, Wilted Spinach, Crispy Onions, Truffled Chicken Broth
Dessert:
Kettle Corn Sundae
By the end of the afternoon, we owned the place!
(truthfully, we lingered and the staff prepared for a buy-out by clearing around us 🙂 )
The Silver Trumpet’s close proximity to South Coast Plaza and the surrounding high-rise office buildings makes it a natural choice for business lunches or post shopping nosh. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner it’s also the perfect place for those power breakfast meetings or dinner with clients. Just steps away from Segerstrom Center for the Arts, lovers of the arts can enjoy their pre-fixe theatre menu.
Silver Trumpet Restaurant and Bar
3350 Avenue of the Arts
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
714.442.8593
The restaurant looks really great..so its food! The lobster main course is driving me insane!
Angie – the lobster pot au feu was amazing!
wow looks so good you have amazing places to eat there, thanks for the congrats on the baby and love your new blog design
Yes, we’re lucky to have some very fine dining here! You’re welcome, Rebecca – babies are the ultimate miracle 🙂
I used to work at this hotel in a previous life. Looks like a major upgrade!
Fantastic looking dishes…you must have really enjoyed your selves if you closed the place down 🙂
Yes, it’s wonderful to be able to have a long, leisurely lunch with friends!
What a great place! I love that trumpet decoration on the wall. The food looks great too — the scallops are calling to me! 🙂
You are lucky to have foodie friends nearby. I have none here, makes me sad. I think blogging helps. That way I don’t send my family over the edge talking about food nonstop. You guys had an amazing lunch. I went for lunch today too but it was not nearly as gorgeous as this place. We also got a buyout. Think we were there for almost 3 hours gabbing. Lol!